Tales from the Crpyt pt. 2

Hello all,

Here is an update on the crypt project. You can see a fair bit of detail as to how it all came together from the last update.

I hope you've enjoyed the latest installment! Plenty of work yet to go, but the plaster flooring really did take a long time. You can see how the segments came out, which should give you an idea of how much carving had to be done around the slabs. This was all done with a hobby saw for the larger chunks, but a craft knife for the majority of it (plenty of tiny angles just waiting to snap off). Still to go are some interior elements such as sarcophagi, bricks to drawn in the walls, and the paint job!

Son of a Pitch pt. 2

A really quick update, but I did a fair bit of work over the weekend, have a look:

Here is a clever hole in which I will insert goal posts... made from a tube of styrene, you'll be able to see the posts in a future update.

And some work on the grass...

Enjoy!

Tales from the Crypt pt. 1

Hi everyone,

I've been a busy guy these past few weeks. This is some work on another commission I've picked up to build a grave mound with a fully-furnished interior crypt.

Over the top will be the graveyard itself with a small mausoleum leading to the crypt below. This is such a great idea for a piece, so hat's off to Robert for dreaming it up. I hope I do it justice!

So, on with the pics...

First up I have to acknowledge the fantastic work that Jack Pantalone aka. Sangennaru aka. The Lazy Forger (http://www.thelazyforger.com) did with these cobblestone sections. I am working off moulds from his original pieces and they are bloody brilliant. I'll have some pics of my plaster-casting set-up in my garage in a later segment.

This is the result:

And this is how I'm using them... yes, I have to carve away the excess plaster. Very therapeutic! This picture also includes the masonite base I've made for the piece:

Here are a few more details. Robert also sent me some photos of the Sedlec ossuary... this isn't going to be a replica but hopefully you can appreciate the decor!

Some details of the resin skulls purchased from eBay...

And how the whole piece is looking right now, with some resin bits and bobs I've collected over the years. Not sure who made them, though...

So there you have it, the makings of an underground crypt... Enjoy!

Son of a Pitch Pt. 1

Hi all,

It is absolutely stinking hot here. I've just wrapped up my holidays and have gotten back into my day job. My last efforts in my second life as a miniature scenery maker were spent on a couple of projects. One of them being a Blood Bowl for the Ausbowl State Championship 2 held by the boys over at BBLOC South Ausrtralia (Check their blog here - http://ausbowlsc2.weebly.com/index.html).

I don't need to go into how important local tournaments are. That's why I've agreed to put together a custom built pitch for the winner! This lucky bugger will get the Blood Bowl pitch I wish I had built for my self! I have an earlier one kicking around the blog, but here are some WIP pics of what's coming:

You can see in the last pic there are a few little surprises in store for the (un)lucky players. Quite a few things to trip over (including a bear trap!) and some rather deadly-looking goal posts.

More pics soon, as I've had it undercoated last weekend and can't wait to finish it up!

28mm Gothic/Woodland Terrain commission

Hi all,

I have been working on these pieces for the last couple of months, after some wheeling and dealing with LAF member robh.

So, here's the end result:

And some more detailed shots:

So, that's what I've been up to... amongst other things. I'll be posting some more pics up this week of a few other projects :)

Power to the people

So what's next on the list of things to make and do? I'll be doing up an urban board with Painting Princess for some superhero fun. The buildings will be modular, hopefully..! One of them being an electricity substation.

I also want to use it in my modern war games, which will probably take place in the desert. So what to do?

I picked up a set of this:

HO my foot! The set is perfect for use with 28mm figures. And I have quite a bit of inspiration to draw from on my trip to work every morning. I can't provide any photos of Sydney's inner suburbs, but the power station will be some kind of brick/cinder block affair with some corrugated iron for the roof and additional levels. Here are some pictures I did find from around the world, though:

Well, that's it for now. I've dredged a piece of giprock/plaster board from a renovation site, and have plenty of cardboard... all I need to do now is start building the bloody thing. I'll keep you posted!

Ancient Wall Fort - 3rd and final installment

There's a first for everything I guess! This project is now done and dusted. A little more on the fate of this monstrosity a bit later.

So, last time I promised some more in progress shots, and here they are:

With Lord of the Rings figures for scale. Looking pretty good at this point, I reckon. Took a lot longer to actually finish but you will see that soon.

So, a little story as to what happened at Conquest and the ultimate fate of the Ancient Wall Fort. I had intended to have it complete by the Saturday. I had driven from my sister's place at Murrumbateman to Melbourne - a drive that all up took around 7.5 hours. Arriving in the fair city of Melbourne delirious and bloody-well exhausted I started painting what I had left. At about midnight I hit the sack and woke up again at 4:00am to add some finishing touches... in the end I thought better of it and took it to the show to paint on site.

I was approached by Michael (of whom, there are two) at D6 Gaming for some terrain pieces to put up in his shop. I struggled a bit but finally made the choice to send over a nice, big, impressive piece that will hopefully get a lot of use and draw some attention! And what, pray tell, did it look like?

In the morning, Melbournite sun... just before handing it over!

Some dwarves prepare to defend the walls from an oncoming attack!

Don't let them through!!!

Charge!!!!

I guess I'll need to build my self a new one! Hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did.