Mordheim structures

[Boreas_NL]

It's the summer vacation, the weather is a bit dodgy, so what do you do... Build a Mordheim board, complete with structures, thats what!

EDIT: First paint op page 13!!!

EDIT: Project is progressing nicely = Pic heavy On page 7 pics of a semi finished city...

EDIT: I added some pictures and info on my warband: Liebert's Looters

Quite recently my gaming group (well, group, me and three mates) decided to get into Mordheim. As I am the one with the gaming facilities, they selected me to build the terrain needed for the game (I know, it's a burden ).

Last week I started with this building, a simple store house, made with plasticard and balsa wood. The desing is kept simple, with gaming first in mind.

I still need to add the floors and rough up the plasticard with some textured paint. Please let me know what you think.

Building two and three are already under construction... I hope to post some pictures of them soon.







C&C as welcome as always!

[Feren]

Hey Boreas,

Looking good so far just wondering what your plan was for the basing of the building & a board for them to go on?

The most common plans with mordheim are to make either make there board modular with terrain ontop (gorgeous looking but must be a tart to store!) or base there terrain pieces and make a flat board that matches the basing style (Usually tiled/cobbled)

Just wondering?

[Boreas_NL]

Good thinking...

At the same time I'm building a city board (on a purpose built table on wheels) using plaster blocks made from Hirst Arts molds. Though fairly simple in construction, they are a real pain to cast (I need some 1300 floor tiles...) so pictures of a finished board won't be coming any time soon... I can make some wip shots though.

The city board will have four big platforms, a canal running through the middle, thus separating them.

As for basing of the buildings, I haven't thought of that really. I figured I would glue them on the board, but being able to move them around should be a big bonus...

[Boreas_NL]

Just another pic... This one is of a bridge I made to connect two buildings on a second or third level...

[mrtn]

Looks like a great start. You'd want movable houses so you can rearrange your table for the different scenarios.

[N810]

Woah this looks like a great project,
I realy like the Bridge.

[MadMatt]

cool! another dutch mordheim player
great terrain, man!

[Wolf Scout Ewan]

Great stuff so far! Will be watching!

[Daniel36]

Pretty nice! I really like the bridge. It looks very nice, though the shingles look a little big. Perhaps a mini for scale would be nice, but I really think your shingles are too big. Next time, cut them a little smaller. It may take a bit more time, but it will look nicer.

[Dalanshin]

I am enjoying your progress so far, and look forward to seeing more!! I like the bridge alot. WIP photos are great too, so keep them coming, after all, this is a terrain log.

Do you have anything painted yet?

[Boreas_NL]

Thanks for the feedback! Last few days I've been casting plaster blocks like mad, so before long I should have some pictures of stone structures.

To give you an idea how these will look (style wise) I've included a picture of a tower I built as scenery for Warhammer Fantasy a couple of years ago...

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Pretty nice! I really like the bridge. It looks very nice, though the shingles look a little big. Perhaps a mini for scale would be nice, but I really think your shingles are too big. Next time, cut them a little smaller. It may take a bit more time, but it will look nicer.

I know, the shingles are a bit big... It makes the roofs a bit more practical to build though... Besides, I've already cut some 50.000 of them...

A pic with mini for scale...



And another of a balcony, built in the same style...



And the last one for now. A tree in Mordheim? Why not! The new plastic trees look nice, all gnarled and twisted... I have six of them and I will spread them through the city... Here's the first, notice the stones at the base.

[Dalanshin]

The stone base around the tree is a great touch, as are the vines growing on the tower. I am loving the design of this stuff, keep it coming!

[Boreas_NL]

My second building... Not quite finished yet, but I wouldn't want to deprive you of a pic or two... It still needs a roof and the floors but the construction is finished.









As you can see, this a large one (some 15" high)... The ground floor is built using plaster blocks made with Hirst Arts molds. It still needs some work though (mostly demolition using a large pair of pliers). Good thing the plaster is quite heavy, the large overhang makes the building want to fall over...

Let me know what you think...

[Enarion]

It looks oke mate but for playing purposes it kinda sucks since you can only walk on ground level and have no place to stand further up. For the looks, great

[Boreas_NL]

No problems there... I just need to add the floors. Just haven't made em yet.

[Dalanshin]

In post # 11, the balcony shot, there is a small gargoyle face; what is that from? It's very cool!!

I really like the combo of Hirst arts and scratch built, well done!!

[bugbait_nz]

These all look very good and I imagine will look fantasic once painted. The latest building seems to defy gravity, will it fall over if a metal mini stands on the top floor?

I think that the shingle size is OK, its a practicle size.

Bugbait out

[Boreas_NL]

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In post # 11, the balcony shot, there is a small gargoyle face; what is that from? It's very cool!!

Is this the one you were talking about? It came in a set of 6 different supports. I made a mold of them so I could reproduce them (for personal use of course...) The supports are quite small, but they add great character and a subtle malicious touch to the buildings...

The online store where I purchased these can be found here.

They have quite a nice selection of fantasy building stuff so be sure to check them out.

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The latest building seems to defy gravity, will it fall over if a metal mini stands on the top floor?

It won't fall over, the plaster construction at the base is heavy enough to prevent that. Furthermore, I'm going to add a base to give it some extra weight. Though I have to admit I was a bit concerned at first, you know, build first, think things through later...

[Lord_of_end_times]

Really great stuff, I will have to keep my eye on your log. One Love

[unwanted]

Nice buildings, though I'd be afraid of the last one toppling over if you place any metal models near the windows on the top floor... Or is the plaster-foundations heavy enough to keep it standing?