Here Be Damnation!

First post in a long while.  I'm still alive and well - just more time poor than usual.  It's very heartening to see there have been over 4,000 views of the blog!! I hope people are finding it inspiring and/or instructional! Unfortunately, the durability of my last build, the Garden of Morr, has left a lot to be desired.  The fences and stonework around the edges were prone to breaking or coming off the poster frame with any form of handling.  That has meant I needed to mount it on something a little more sturdy to ensure it can handle gaming (and storage) a little better. The board is much easier to handle now that it is mounted on a larger canvas.  It is the same dimensions as my docks board, so the two will be able to be joined together for bigger games. You can see I've made a start on the paving process. I've got my hands of a 3' x 4' canvas frame that will align perfectly with my Mordheim Docks board, and my plan is to add roadways and paving in a similar...

With the Christmas holidays comes time to devote to hobby projects - both new and old.  One project I've been wanting to tick off for a while is a Garden of Morr / Graveyard.  Here is my progress so far. Finished graveyard board at the zenithal stage. I bought a couple of the new GW mausoleum kits during the year, along with a heap of Renedra plastic fence kits and a couple of sprues of gravestones.  I also had a 2' x 3' picture frame, which was the perfect size for a graveyard at scale, which I had bought to get clear plastic sheeting for the resin dam on the docks board. Along with some foam, cork sheets and 3D printed trees, I had all the materials I needed. The first step was to plan a layout.  I knew I wanted: - a raised area in one corner sloping down to the graveyard - at least one mausoleum built into the hillside - a graveyard keeper's / Priest of Morr's cottage complete with tools and unused coffins and gravestones - a couple of low hills; and - a low wall...

How the time flies - I can't believe 7 months has passed since my last update!!   I've finally been able to take some time off work to really dedicate to getting this table 100% complete.   The paint and Mod Podge are still drying, but I'm calling this finished! Since my last post, I've given the board a liberal treatment with Dirty Down Moss effect, with a focus on the area immediately around the docks.  I've also added a few autumn leaves here and there for a little pop of contrasting colour.  I then gave everything a quick spray of matt varnish, before moving on to the resin pour. I don't have a lot of experience with resin, and the thought of ruining all my work definitely played on my mind in the lead up to the pour.  I sourced a cheap poster frame with a sheet of clear perspex I could use for my damn walls.  Using silicone and masking tape I tried to ensure this was as 'leak proof' as possible.  I sourced some two-part epoxy resin from ...

This project is nearing completion!  I wanted to post on how I've approached painting, because it's a big departure from how I've painted terrain in the past.  Previously, all my stonework has been the stereotypical grey. Occasionally I'd paint some individual bricks different colours but then they would all get a unifying grey dry brush and a black wash.  For this project, I want my Mordheim to have a sickly green tinge, so I set myself a goal of not using any grey paint (besides the zenithal) and focusing on using browns and greens with plenty of varied undertones.  I am very pleased with how it is turning out! Step 1: Prime and zenithal During a brief respite from the humidity and rain over Christmas, I managed to load the board and buildings into the car and duck around the corner to the park.  I live in an apartment and priming in front of the building, even with a drop sheet, can create issues with the neighbors.  I gave the entire board a blast of Ru...

  Even with a 3x3 foot board, I still want a heap of buildings. The docks need to be densely packed, with buildings separated by narrow alleys.  This post is a dump of all the remaining buildings I've put together. Pegasus kit derivatives: With the two temples built, I still have heaps of the Pegasus gothic building terrain left.  I've put them to good use in the following buildings. Here, I've used the wall pieces to create ruined bottom story, and then added foamcore/coffee stir stick upper levels.  I tried out plastic tennis rackets for the windows and am pretty happy with how they turned out.  I also added heaps of rubble using cork bricks. Using 2 corner pieces, plus a broken pillar I was able to create a heavily ruined building.  I've added heaps of rubble, sand and grout. More of the same, but this time I included an intact wall too. Recycling old buildings: I have a couple of buildings from a few years ago which I am keen to use for the new board to...

A key terrain element I wanted for the docks board was some warehouses.  I wanted these to be really large multi-story buildings.  I've used the standard "Eric's Hobby Workshop" approach using foamcore, balsa, coffee stir sticks and card to create each building, but added a few twists of my own as well. Warehouse #1: The first warehouse has been built around a humble pringles can, to which I've added sporadic thin cork bricks to the outside and then liberally rendered with a mix of grout and sand.  Internally, the structure acts as a 'ladder' between the ground floor and first floor.  I've cut doorways and added a handful of stairs to suggest a full staircase. Looking at the image, I've just realised the second flight of stairs leads no where!!   The remainder of this building is foamcore and coffee stir sticks, however I did play around with a more interesting roofline to cover the small office above the pringles can.  This is definitely my favour...