The first step

hello all. new poster.

as I said in my intro I have never made terrain before (only made models), but its because of this site and you guys I am diving head first into this.

my third week in and everything is a learning experience (even trying to use my camera lol)

my group and I have all agreed not to start a game until we have a min of 20 buildings (with extras, carts wells ect)

I am aiming for one building a week myself give or take and have started helping the other guys with modeling stuff.

so here is my converted dj room/workspace and pics of my first building and work in progress.


ALL IDEAS/ADVICE ARE WELCOME, we are all new to this in my group and have no problems with learning before we make a mistake


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pink walls I know.


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I regret using the balsa for shingles but it did make me go out and find wood under .5mm thick for my next roofing job (it should look way better)

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my friends first attempt at modeling ever, I think he did a great job on his crapper, sorry about the pic

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this one is tilted to the side that is caved in, still have a second floor and attic to ad.

Seems to me that you successfully compensate that lack of experience with lots of talent and an astute eye for detail!
Those "first steps" look very promising indeed.

It looks like you are off to a good start.

The wood shingles look pretty good, I have actually been considering using wood instead of card as I really like the look a ton better.

Looking forward to your next update.

VERY NICE START! The buildings look TERRIFIC...LOVE the Throne Room. This has a lot of potential...something REALLY interesting to watch develop.
I'm a wood shingle Guy also. It makes life easier if you paint the strips prior to cutting them up & touch up the edges as you glue down each row. It saves you having spots that you can't get to later on.

Very nice. I love the curvy wood parts in the fram of the first building. I love the outhouse. I want to make one. As for shingles, I usally use ceral boxes. But the wooden shingles are cool.

found a wack of shingles for making doll houses. they are perfect and cheep too. the store I found has a old room in the back with a lot of doll house crap all on sale. 5 bucks for a bag that will cover a min of 4 mordheim buildings.


also what should I use to plaster my walls?

Woodland Scenics Foam Putty works nicely. White or tacky glue with sand give a decent effect. I use regular "pink" foam for my buildings; SO, I can get a nice texture by sanding with a coarse grit sand paper.

I use cardboard and/or fomecard for my walls of buildings. For texture, you can always mix some sand with black paint and paint it on during the undercoating. If you usally have a white undercoat, try mixing the sand with white paint. If you got the extra money, you can buy a "Roughcoat" spray from GW. It's a texture paint spray on. Works good for undercoats.

Personally, I don't add much texture for my buildings. Adding the wooden frames on the sides of the walls, usally gives me all the texture I need. Sometimes I'll use a knife and make some scratches and cuts to the walls to add a battle torn feel to it. That also adds some texture to the walls.

And to fill in holes or gaps in the buildings or the edges of cardboard, I use wall filler. The stuff you use to fill in holes in reall walls. It's cheap and works great.

Really cool stuff! Very impressed.

Baron Samedi wrote:

also what should I use to plaster my walls?

I wouldn't bother putting actual plaster on - just stipple-paint them and they will look textured!

You have to be subtle with Texture. If you aren't it can make it look slightly off.

Baron Samedi wrote:

also what should I use to plaster my walls?

I presonally use pre-mixed concrete patch. I love the stuff, it can be thinned with water, and dries rock hard never had a chip yet.

Baron Samedi wrote:

found a wack of shingles for making doll houses. they are perfect and cheep too. the store I found has a old room in the back with a lot of doll house crap all on sale. 5 bucks for a bag that will cover a min of 4 mordheim buildings.


also what should I use to plaster my walls?

Thinned-down white glue and toilet paper (just single ply). Seriously, it's the best for cheap texture.

Thanks for the ideas, think I will texture the walls of a few buildings all at once to save time.
The second house should be done by this weekend ( I will post pics )

what should I try next ( I want to try something bigger ) my options are

guard tower/ barracks
arena
large manor house

Build some stuff for in between the buildings like piles of rubble and makeshift barradges. Maybe some street posts..

Very cool start! Can't wait to see the finished versions.

sorry about the wait and pics, crazy week.

so I am going to take a break from this building and I'll finish the front stairs later (have a neat idea when I find the right parts)

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That's an EXCELLENT size building...VERY NICELY DONE!

here is the start of the watchtower/guard house.


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terrific job !
your cutting on the pink foam wall looks very realistic
can't wait to see what it looks like painted
keep up the good work

LOOKIN' GOOD! The inclusion of the Buttresses is a nice touch...one I invariably forget. This will be YET ANOTHER FINE ADDITION to the Beasty!

thanks for the kind words.

going to need a good "dripping rust" painting lesson for when I paint this one up, adding spikes all alone the watchtower for gnarly effect.

made the buttress to put a few cannons on the wall for looks.

long time no post. new job less time.

here are some more pics of the tower (going is slow out of foam I need for now)







here is a temple of morr I just started ( got a LOTR box set for 6 bucks at the good will, cut up the statue from it)





and one building I have finished, a small house (needs a little detail still)









did real good around xmas with buying old bits boxes from the bargin finder, still on the hunt.


things are busy for me so I will not say when I will post again because it never seems to work out for me.

Despite a lack of time you're making EXCELLENT PROGRESS! The Temple of Morr & the Tower look exceptionally nice...I like he chimney on the little building. As time permits, keep up the FINE WORK!

Holy Smoke !
Wonderful stuff !
Can you make me a temple as well ?

1 remark only ; I'd cut off the rounded edges of the wooden planks ; they may remind people of popsicles
;-)

keep up the good work !