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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Mon 7 Feb 2011 - 21:20 | |
| This is Marienburg!... Hi folks. Been dying to reveal something to illustrate my latest greatest gaming table masterplan. The table I conjured up for Cianty's campaign was reasonably ambitious, I spent many evenings down at my local Games Workshop store building the Mountains of Mourn territorial game-board. This time around I have been working from home. After evicting my flatmate I had space to get this thing started. I fear that I've bitten off more than I can chew with my design concept! My modelling activity has been fraught with set-backs which meant I was unwilling to start a WiP thread from the get go. Nevertheless, with advice and encouragement from my friends & co-conspirators plus some invaluable hands-on aid from the able-bodied Chris 'Frogprince' Kneller things have finally started to come to fruition. *Edit*Originally this post was not for the big reveal. More was to come (and still is!) for I was still working on the table! There is a lot left to do; Bridges, sewer entrances, and more island foundations (wharves) have since been built. Any buildings you see have been custom-made for my table by Carl 'Scenery Bloke' Merrell. Firstly, here is a snap-shot which gives a sneak-peek look at what I've been working towards, allowing a basic illustration of what a small zone will look like once the project is finished. I've taken a few more shots of the above scene at different angles if anyone wants to see 'em? Hoping to trace my steps for you in a report which should illustrate the bigger picture. I should also mention that I've been inspired to tackle this mad s**t by various members from the forum. Regards, Werekin.[img][/img]
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DeafNala Admin
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Mon 7 Feb 2011 - 23:36 | |
| VERY NICE! It's an attractive little piece made even more so by the mystery factor...haven't a clue where you're going with this sucker . PLEASE DO post some more photos of the Beasty & that Fellow out for a swim...a few different angles would enhance the experience. WELL DONE! | |
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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 8 Feb 2011 - 1:01 | |
| Thanks for chiming in DN. My handheld device zoomed in for a closer inspection of that poor floating sucker. I hope his cold bearded corpse doesn't look too familiar. Slightly different tilt to the original pic. Couldn't tell which view was clearest. *Edit* This was the original picture I took of the table on my phone camera after it was constructed. I shall shortly begin uploading the backstory serving as a walk through and what not-to-do in hobby craft! Regards, Werekin.
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DeafNala Admin
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 8 Feb 2011 - 1:49 | |
| - werekin wrote:
- I hope his cold bearded corpse doesn't look too familiar.
...I LOVE it! Actually he looks a bit too healthy to be moi. Thanks for the additional photos...more of the oh-so-cool details are now displayed to better advantage. The water effect looks TERRIFIC from above & grass clumps add a nice gone-to-seed feel. GREAT STUFF! I look forward to the background fluff. | |
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Von Kurst Distinguished Poster
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 8 Feb 2011 - 4:10 | |
| Cool start Werekin. Is that textured plasticard? Nice. | |
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Elmoth Champion
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 8 Feb 2011 - 8:45 | |
| Looks cool Looking forward to a group picture Xavi | |
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WarbossKurgan Distinguished Poster
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 8 Feb 2011 - 10:54 | |
| Awesome looking start! I shall be following this thread with interest! | |
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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 8 Feb 2011 - 21:17 | |
| In the beginning we built a frame... Added some extra supports... And nailed a playing surface into position... This was done twice... Regards, Werekin. | |
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drakkol Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 8 Feb 2011 - 21:42 | |
| Really interesting! I'm curious about your project...will it be a sort of Mordheimy Venice? If you'll need some pics of Venice i could take them for you when i'll visit my girlfriend next weekend... | |
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frogprince Youngblood
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 9 Feb 2011 - 15:49 | |
| as a fellow conspirator in this project, i have to say your in for a treat! once we have ironed out the technical difficulties this project is going to look awesome!
as a side note, i have been working on an addition to this mighty project which i hope will also be similarly impressive. more details to come as progress has been slow and i am loathed to reveal too much before it is ready, however, once it is in a state to reveal a retroactive WIP thread will be posted!
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DeafNala Admin
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 9 Feb 2011 - 16:51 | |
| WELCOME Aboard, frogprince! I hope your stay is a LONG & MERRY one. The gaming table looks to be a fine, sturdy piece of work... NICELY DONE! I had done an island board a few years ago to represent The Isles of The Sirens just South of Tobaro. It really was an enjoyable build, & somewhat easier to do than a traditional Mordheim setting. HAVE FUN WITH THE BEASTY! | |
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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 9 Feb 2011 - 20:27 | |
| Shalllya's teats! Don't listen to him, he plays Skaven for crying out loud!! This undertaking has been masterminded from the canal bed up and while it can't claim to be a Wolfgang it will be a dirty pretty thing if we can pull it off. Here are some more WiP shots of generating the 6'x2' sections. 'Inky Pool' was applied as a base colour. Without custom mixing, this was the darkest hue of blue-green in the Dulux paint range. People paint the walls of their hide-out with this s**t!? Prior to this stage I took the liberty of taping off the frame and painting in a clean black line to border the depth I decided to work to, being 6mm. | |
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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Sat 12 Feb 2011 - 17:14 | |
| At this stage I had some tidy looking sea green boards and nothing had gone wrong. I started picking out a small selection of flotsam from the random items in mine & Frogprince's bitz boxes. A guy called Fishfingers who played in my last campaign had cast a bunch of chests & crates in plaster for me so I figured these would be ideal for sparse decoration. | |
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WarbossKurgan Distinguished Poster
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Sat 12 Feb 2011 - 18:30 | |
| Looking good so far! I'm really excited by this project - I'm glad you started with the water board. - werekin wrote:
- and nothing had gone wrong.
Uh oh! | |
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Von Kurst Distinguished Poster
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Sun 13 Feb 2011 - 5:21 | |
| - werekin wrote:
- At this stage I had some tidy looking sea green boards and nothing had gone wrong.
Sound ominous. I get it now. The 2x6 boards are all water and the risers become the City of Islands! | |
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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Sun 13 Feb 2011 - 16:42 | |
| Von Kurst you're on the right track sir! I then slapped two coats of oak effect varnish on the frame. Another tip I picked up was drilling into the frame, to implement a couple of clasps which pull the two sections together. This was a recommended step for this kind of build otherwise they can slip about during battles! I managed to execute the measuring just right because the catches locked perfectly dragging the two boards together. While they didn't sit exactly flush it was a good result. Here's a picture of the completed flotsam; body parts, perishable goods, a bloodbowl ball, a gribblie tentacle etc. The jetsam was varnished at the same time as the first of my human Priests! Here is a sneaky peek at my unbased Priest of Morr... He'll be making an appearance on another thread pretty soon as full Priests rules have now been drafted. I add the jettisoned cargo and corpse parts to decorate the boards before the Frogprince & I began the risky business that was the next intended phase. For the process which follows we'll be inviting you to watch some very silly video clips. | |
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geekgirl Champion
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frogprince Youngblood
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Sun 13 Feb 2011 - 23:41 | |
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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Tue 22 Feb 2011 - 20:06 | |
| Video links for WiP are now up guys! Feel free to have a laugh at my expense and at the Frogprince with his epic-glove-fail. If you want to cut straight to the action then hit 'Making of a Mutiny - part 3' which is the main feature. Thanks to geekgirl for her steady camera-woman's hand. Enjoy! http://libermalefic.blogspot.com/2011/02/making-of-mutiny.html | |
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tomogui Hero
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 23 Feb 2011 - 10:03 | |
| Great video! We need more hobby videos; they are great.
I have wanted to make a "city of islands" style board like this for a couple of years now, but cannot at the moment due to space constraints. This vid will make a great reference if I ever get around to it! Bookmarked. Good luck with the project, guys - it looks amazing so far. Please do keep posting videos and pics as you progress. | |
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WarbossKurgan Distinguished Poster
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frogprince Youngblood
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 23 Feb 2011 - 11:28 | |
| is my voice really that annoying in real life?
having seen that i don't think i want to speak again........... | |
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werekin Venerable Ancient
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 23 Feb 2011 - 19:30 | |
| Dwarfs whistle while they work! No use crying about it now Vermin Lord. Hi-ho! Next time we'll try recording a sing-a-long blog... That would be a shocker! | |
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frogprince Youngblood
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 23 Feb 2011 - 21:06 | |
| why is it that the first thing i thought of was 'i fought the law'? | |
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geekgirl Champion
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| Subject: Re: Marienburg - City of Islands, Bridges & Secret Deals Wed 23 Feb 2011 - 21:20 | |
| - frogprince wrote:
- is my voice really that annoying in real life?
having seen that i don't think i want to speak again........... I hate my voice in vids too... hence why I didnt try to say too much while I was filming! lol... | |
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