I am working on both sci fi and Japanese terrain to finish two projects. I opted against the pizza box technique for the sci fi as I thought the walkways, piping and grates etc would be too fiddly.
So I bought my first laser cut mdf terrain (TTC cos its cheap and I'm poor). This will speed things up, right? Sweet summer child.
An hour or so later:
I then read the box time estimate. The diagram is either "set aside an afternoon" or "you're in for the long haul." Lucky I'm on holidays or there would have been swearwords. You do get a lot of stuff for $30USD/$50AUD.
I used the bits of MDG sprue to decorate my Tohaa bases. That takes my Infinity painted minis count to 40 for the week and ticks off another faction. Mercs, Ariadna, Aleph, Yu Jing, Tohaa all finalized. Pan O, Haqq, and Nomads still to go. This burst of painting is sponsored by Zone Raiders as I finally have sci fi rules I can play with my kid. The game is also responsible for my terrain purchase, as my usual stuff lacks the verticality needed for the game where wall running, power jumps and grappling is commonplace.
I can pretty these bases up with washes, highlights and maybe some wire pipes, but they look serviceable with just a gunmetal basecoat. Waste not want not!
I'm also mentally preparing myself for superhero gaming as my kids, after years of being indifferent to Marvel etc, are suddenly "into" superhero stuff. Luckily I have a secret stash of rebased Heroclix so this may not be as wallet-damaging as you'd expect...
Then, after spending all afternoon assembling it then you have to paint it too!
ReplyDeleteZenithal > rust spray > washes is fast and effective, I've done a load of TTC sci-fi stuff in this manner. If you spend a few extra minutes on some bold graffiti/corporate logos via stencils or transfers it draws the viewer away from sloppy paintwork elsewhere.
DeleteI appreciate any advice. I'm sorta experienced in MDF from other projects but not precut laser MDF; I know to wipe away PVA to avoid blobs, to seal the MDF (or expect to use a LOT of spraypaint) and I'm going to dry-fit the buildings first.
DeleteI suspect it would be easier to paint this fist, then assemble, but I'm not THAT organised...
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TTC stuff is a close fit in my experience, paint it first and risk some tricky assembly!
DeleteI fear my purpose in life is that it may serve as a warning to others.
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...did I mention this is just the FIRST box? :-/
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You have a crazy number of projects going on at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThe secret is constantly swapping between them and never finishing any of them....?
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The problem with terrain is where on earth do you store it afterwards. Especially if you live in an apartment, and not a house with a basement.
ReplyDeleteI found that 'Battle Systems' provide an excellent option for terrain if you're tight on storage space. It's all quality cardboard that gets quickly assembled/disassembled with plastic clips so takes up very little space, and it really looks nice despite being cardboard - I painted the edges on mine with a felt tip pen to blend the pieces even further making the seams unnoticable
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