Mordheim table in progress

Inspired by boreal_NL and various other members of this fine forum, i've decided to make my own table.. again. This time not as a surface with movable buildings on top of it, but a city in various levels for maximum gaming enjoyment (sp?).

I took the first step and designet the city in Google SketchUp, a program which I by the way strongly recomments for sketching stuff, it's free and easier than ProE.. Anyways, i've made some sketches of how i want my table to look:




Comments on what i could add, etc are very welcome!


I begun building the main levels; The level with the two small staircases is almost done. Pictures will come up soon!

thanks!

looks promising !
mind if I steal a couple of ideas after you post pictures ?

VERY COOL & PROMISING! I REALLY like the waterways, sewer grates, & the multilevels...not necessarily in that order. I will be interesting to see how your blueprint translates into the ACTUAL model. Keep posting your progress, Amigo!

pascal the rascal wrote:

looks promising !
mind if I steal a couple of ideas after you post pictures ?

Sure thing m8. that's what posting pics are for (u.a.)

@DeafNala thanks main.. i continued biuilding on it today and somethings have changed regarding the sketch.

It's coming along just alright. Pics up later to day/morrow

This looks very good already! What will you be using for construction?

I will be watching!

Boreas_NL wrote:

This looks very good already! What will you be using for construction?

I will be watching!

I'll use insulation foam (sp?) and polystyrene mainly. Wood will also be used several places, like for buildings, etc.

Here are the first pics:














There you go

Since i took the pictures i have greatly improved the house. it is coming out really nice.. although i dont know how the roof should look or if i should make more broken walls on the ground floor :/

As you might have noticed i haven't made one of the corners of the table as high leveled as the other one next to it (the one with the door).. It would simply be too complicated painting the sides along the sewer canals.

Awsome And! Are you going to add a stonebridge in the future? Love te big sewers The wood you brake by hand look so much better than cutt wood imo.... I cant wait to se what the houses are going to look like!

Wow man, that's looking awesome! I love the amount of detail you've put into it so far. Really adds a lot to the Mordheim-feeling!

I can't wait to see this board all done!

Oh man! this is looking great! I love the fel to it already! get with the rest! I want to see it finished by the end of this weekend!

you make me want to restart my town.... thanks a lot for that... ...sigh...

that is very nice, i can't find a single thing wrong with this terrain!

great stuff!

the only thing i noticed that wasnt top notch is the arches in the sewers. google some to see how they are constructed.

this will turn out to be a really cool gaming table. keep up the great work!

WOW that was quick. EVERYTHING looks TERRIFIC, AND even BETTER than I would have imagined...since I have a VIVID imagination, take that as a REAL compliment. You've DEFINITELY captured the character of dear old Mordheim. From the broken walls to the crumbling sewer grates, a FINE WORK OF WONDER in progress. This IS going to be something SPECIAL...keep plugging, Amigo!

Thanks a lot guys! Lovely comments and critics


I AM going to make a non-stationary (read movable) bridge, but im not sure if it is going to be a wooden bridge or one of stone. Maybe both? The walk way on such a bridge could be wood, and the small pillars holding it together where you enter it, could be made of bricks like the sewer walls?

I like working with wood and when breaking it by hand you really achieve a natural 'broken' look.

The house has also been further built on. It is almost done, i just need a roof and some crates lying around

Thanks again all you happy people!

aaaand.... the house is finished! I think it fits the mordheimy style very good. And since it's my first try at making a building without foam i think i did pretty well But what do YOU think?

I like your crate. Consider that idea stolen!

House it looking reaally bad!!!! Never will it pass expection!!!

Which means it would be perfect for Mordheim games!

Nice work!

Looking really neat I'd say... hope it turns out the way you want to.

If that's going to be a typical building, you are going to wind up with one TERRIFIC, JAW DROPPINGLY COOL looking gaming board. VERY WELL DONE!

Thanks y'all!

In the meantime i've built 2 more buildings. One smaller house with a complicated roof and a drawer inside
...and a mansion with garden gates and a nice big door (open of course). Books are strewn across the 1.st floor making it look messy and moody

Pics up soon

wow !
great pictures of great buildings !
I really like the idea of railings/balconies on the outside of buildings (just wasn't as good as you at building them ...)
Are the larger pieces of wood (eg the roof supports and side beams) balsa wood, or is this another kind of wood ?

keep the pics coming !

ps) I've got some foamcard and balsa left from my first try at a couple of buildings and I've been thinking about a chapel, church or wizard's tower for some time now. I really need to make drawings before I can start anything, but I just didn't find inspiration that suited me. I don't know exactly what I want, but I didn't find anything yet that I like enough. So if anyone has sketches or pics lying around ...

Fantastico!

Wow great work! The individual bricks on the sewer/street levels look excellent. Lots of character in your buildings. Keep it up

Just to let you know that i intend on posting some more pictures in the following days!

A LOT has been made for and on the table, so... yeah!

Updates are as follows:

1 house
2 mansions
1 wizard's tower (dice tower also)
all polysterene has been bought and added to the empty spaces of the board itself.

I now need to make some more bricks along the sewers!

I have also started a possessed warband, so expect pics of those too!

Stay tuned fellas!

Can't wait, And...

Hi again all!

I've finally managed to bring my camera down to my workspace and snap som shots for you guys.

The buildings are coming along well and fit each other on the table, but i still need more buildings.
ATM i am building a house which has been struck by a wyrdstone meteor, thus demolishing one side of the house.. or that is the idea

Here are pics of the latest terrain features:





















pwew... There you go enjoy!

Nice! I really like the little details: books, rubble, furniture,... !
When will you start painting? : )