Maudeheim & Environs Part I: Updated 10/29/13

ohh, great, i love dark sun, nicely painted those minis, more dark sun!

Thanks, floedebolle! I just might have a couple more Dark Sun minis kicking around...I know there are a few Planescape Guys & Gals in the Vault.

Excellent mediocrity! I'm thinking the minis would be useful to a desert themed Lizardman warband. They do make a great vingette.

Really like the Dark sun fellas, the favourite being the big guy. Your mushrooms just keep mutating, which is good, I think...

Thanks for the positive feed back, Guys!
@Von Kurst: while Dark Sun claims the Blue Boys are Gith/Githerai/or such, they semm to be universally looked upon as Lizard Lads. Ringing the Guys in vignettes with paper reinforcements or tiny rubber bands for casualties makes them usable for gaming.
@folketsfiende: The Mushrooms do seem to get their rocks of by mutating. Plus coming up with new ones has become an obsession with moi. One of my amigos from L.A.F. may have some cast up for sale; the Mushroom Infestation is coming...BWAHAHAHAHA or not.

I had been motivated to finish the Boys before the "new & improved" Photo Bucket was forced upon me, but when I went to upload the photos, I found the next version had gone into effect 12 days early (insert a string of expletives here).

Haven't looked through all of it but from what I understood you made all those shrooms and whimsical miniatures yourself. Very impressive. Wish I could paint like that

Thanks for the kind comments, wanna! I'm glad you like the stuff & took the time to say so!
Aside from some plastic arms from G.W. the Mushrooms are all my fault...God provided some of the parts for the trees.
As far as painting goes, I started out as an average games quality painter; after half a century, I've improved some. SO keep at it & you'll get there.

FINALLY some paint has been applied to Maudeheim proper (picture on page #1 here on Tom's). All the natural(?) formations & most of the mushrooms have been completed. AND here's the results of a week or so of paint & profanity:

Long Shots:




Zooming In...so to speak;



Up Close












To fuel the fires of creative madness your kind comments & critiques are invited.

Great to see photos of the project again. Nice progress! .

I see all the mushrooms are out waiting for the children to hunt for Easter eggs...

Thumbs up for such an ambitious project! I like how it's come along, and your hard work shows!

Thanks for all the kind words, Guys; they fuel my creative fires...so to speak.
Having gotten rid of some space taking furniture, I now have enough room in my work/sleep place to keep all my projects accessible. Hopefully this will mean I get more accomplished on the more daunting pieces...or not.

It looks fantastic, so much dedication. The colors really compliment the mushroom folk too.

Thanks, theomar. I'm glad you like it & took the time to say so.
My color sense or lack thereof does seem to carry through to most everything I do...it adds a certain consistency to my stuff.

Oh boy! Those towering formations are insane!!!!! I must build something like that too! Are they made of insulation foam or foamboard - or something else?

Incredible!

Joao

Thanks for the positive feedback, JoaoS!
I have a tendency to get carried away with things. The positive side of that tendency is what leads me to making some impressively tall buildings.
With the exception of some balsa & bass wood, the buildings are entirely made of 1/4" insulation foam. The rock formations are 1/4", 3/4" & 1" insulation foam. AND the Mushroom Cap on the central (O'Leery's) Tower is a florist foam cone plus some Woodland Scenics Foam Putty to fill in all the tiny holes.

That is so awesome.

I wish i could fly to you and play a couple of Maudeheim Mordheim wgames ith you.

Fantastic!

Thanks, MoM!
Having you & floedebolle drop by for some gaming & crafting would be WONDERFUL! Well, we're not dead yet & where there's life there's hope.

Wonderful pics of wonderful stuff! Like SerialMoM said those pieces really make you wanna play a game. Or two. Or a campaign.

Thanks, folketsfinde!
As I add the scaffolding & walkways connecting the upper stories, the gaming aspect of the piece should increase...my Bar Wars Rules give extra points for combats at higher elevations.
Luring Folk to Texas for some gaming may yet be my ulterior motive...BWAHAHAHAHAHA ...or not.

Impressive work, Nala! This is the first time I've seen this thread, and it's taken me quite some time to get through it all... With all this terrain and mini's and hobby stuff taking up so much space, I take it you must be living in your basement?

Thanks, Lion...glad you like the stuff! It all pretty much fill my rather large room & spills into the next.

HEAR YE!: I'm currently having internet difficulties. Updates will be unlikely for quite some time. Until then Be well & have FUN!

After some DEEPLY DEPRESSING moments off-line, I've returned to posting from MY VERY OWN PC!
To celebrate, here's some W.I.P. shots of O'Leery's Tower:

Long View:


The Lower Portion:


Up On Top...sort of:




While my photographic skills are still somewhat lacking, simply being able to post them is WONDERFUL!
I hope you enjoy them!

Hey, welcome back!
I especially like the parts that are angled out over the front of the building. Angles like that make a building much more interesting.

Thanks, theomar! I also am a fan of buildings with interesting angles.

DeafNala wrote:

After some DEEPLY DEPRESSING moments off-line, I've returned to posting from MY VERY OWN PC!

Days, or even hours, without your trusted PC and internet connection can feel totally inconvenienced, right? Glad you're back, and with some nice shots, too. I love the doors on your structures, where did you get those?