This Years Terrain Project -- The Crater
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:14 am
I had this game board I used for my Necron Army many years ago. I recently broke it out and wondered what I could do to modify it for Robotech.
Once I removed the pieces that were 40K related, I was left with a flat board with 5 small craters (Rough Terrain). I need something that would block LOS. A moon base would be cool, but frankly I could not get it done in time for the Open House. So I decided to make a much larger crater with a high jutting rim and an area internal that minis could still be placed. I sat done and sketched it out, and while doing this realized that if I made it in pieces, it would be easier to move (it would be 2 1/2 foot wide), I could make the crater larger by spreading it out, or just use it as hills by placing the pieces around and not in a circle.
So out come the razor blades, hot wire cutter, spray adhesive, and a pile of scrap foam from my city build last year.
Here is the start:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/Jakovaltrade/Terrain%20Test%20Robotech/20150419_220926.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/Jakovaltrade/Terrain%20Test%20Robotech/FB_IMG_1429499969267.jpg
I had a thin piece of plywood laying around so I sketched the pieces out on the plywood and used my scroll saw to cut it out. Then I glued the crater to it as a sturdy base.
Once I removed the pieces that were 40K related, I was left with a flat board with 5 small craters (Rough Terrain). I need something that would block LOS. A moon base would be cool, but frankly I could not get it done in time for the Open House. So I decided to make a much larger crater with a high jutting rim and an area internal that minis could still be placed. I sat done and sketched it out, and while doing this realized that if I made it in pieces, it would be easier to move (it would be 2 1/2 foot wide), I could make the crater larger by spreading it out, or just use it as hills by placing the pieces around and not in a circle.
So out come the razor blades, hot wire cutter, spray adhesive, and a pile of scrap foam from my city build last year.
Here is the start:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/Jakovaltrade/Terrain%20Test%20Robotech/20150419_220926.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g196/Jakovaltrade/Terrain%20Test%20Robotech/FB_IMG_1429499969267.jpg
I had a thin piece of plywood laying around so I sketched the pieces out on the plywood and used my scroll saw to cut it out. Then I glued the crater to it as a sturdy base.