Errhile’s Scratchbuild Deployables
Don’t get me wrong – I like tokens. I routinely use MAS tokens for my games – they’re colourful, durable, generally fun. But, in my eyes, they are fine for status things. Wounds, Orders, Spent Ammo,...
View ArticleErrhile’s DIY Terrain – Cardbuilding #1
Cardbuilding #1 – basics & required equipment Cardboard / fibreboard / chipboard is a pretty interesting medium if you want to make your own table. It is cheap and easy to obtain, and not that...
View ArticleErrhile’s DIY Terrain – Cardbuilding #2
Cardbuilding # 2 – just some walls I decided to make some walls for starters. Why walls? Well, they’re simple to make, and provide effective Line-of-Sight break, as well as Total Cover for our models....
View ArticleErrhile’s DIY Terrain – Cardbuilding #3
Time to build houses! In the previous article I made some walls. But you can’t fill a table with walls… Well, okay, you can, but it would make for a dull table nine times out of ten. If you want an...
View ArticleRattlecans – spraypainting your buildings
Making my cardboard terrain (and, actually, taking care of some terrain made earlier by another group member) I tried to paint it with rattlecan spray paints. Sure, it is not perfect – but it gets the...
View ArticleErrhile DIY Terrain – Cardbuilding #3.5: how much of it do I need?
As you remember, in Cardbuild Terrain #3’s end notes I was wondering about how much table coverage would it provide. Well, I took the four floors, eight walls and assorted stuff to the LGS today and...
View ArticleCardbuilding #4 – more houses!
In Cardbuilding #3 I was making the basic, 10x20cm building. I had a few ideas on how to make it more interesting, but the text was growing too big already. I had to end it somewhere. Still, it would...
View ArticleSystema Table #2: Priming and First Layers.
Today we take a look at priming MDF. Priming MDF is one of the hardest things to do as the stuff tends to drink paint like the Sahara desert. You can see it disappear… My personal preference is gesso....
View ArticleCardbuilding #5: Centerpiece / Storage Unit
Well, we got there. And it is going to be a little bit tricky, so we have to sit down and think. By now, we have 4 types of modules. Basic rectangular ones are 106 x 206mm, including their decorative /...
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