[WIP] Building of Ruins of Mordheim modular table

[Eric]

Thank you for the update, good to see the boards coming along. The shutters really add some extra character to the buildings, certainly well worth doing.

 

[quidamcorvus]

And i've only just been wondering what you have been up to ^_^ nice work

Thank you. In order not to get tired of the hobby, I alternate between painting figures, building mock-ups, and writing rules and supplements for the Warheim FS game. Tomorrow marks 15 years of active and uninterrupted hobby, so it seems to be working.

That is magnificent.

Thank you, very much.

Fab as ever - just one quick question: Have you considered more rubble? You have collapsed roofs and walls but the ground and insides are largely free of detritus. Obviously rubble piles are not great for figures as they tend to fall over so I can see a good reason not to include it or are you contemplating using loose scatter to give that effect after painting?

Thanks for your attention. Yes, I plan to add more debris, but that's only at a later stage. Maybe the rubble won't be as much as in this building in the photo, but it will definitely be there.

Thank you for the update, good to see the boards coming along. The shutters really add some extra character to the buildings, certainly well worth doing.

Thank you very much.

 

[jon_1066]

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Thanks for your attention. Yes, I plan to add more debris, but that's only at a later stage. Maybe the rubble won't be as much as in this building in the photo, but it will definitely be there.

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That looks great as well. It is the age old problem between playability and looks. Too much and your figures won't stand up, remove it all and it loses some of the effect. There is a poster on another site who uses loose brick and rubble scatter for his WW2 tables then just vacuums it up at the end. It is a bit more set up but looks very effective and you can just shove it out of the way to stand your figures up if you need to.

 

[quidamcorvus]

Workshop: Construction of the 'Ruins of Mordheim' modular table, part 105.​

I continue to work on the Mordheim ruins for Warheim FS.

This time I took the city gate to the workshop, which I equipped with gates, as well as completed the moldings inside the building and made shutters and doors.

 

[Eric]

Gosh, the gates look awesome without paint! Speaking of which do you have a brick colour in mind? Looking at the gatehouse the red brick looks rather good and I was wondering if you'd be broadly keeping the colour?

 

[quidamcorvus]

Gosh, the gates look awesome without paint! Speaking of which do you have a brick colour in mind? Looking at the gatehouse the red brick looks rather good and I was wondering if you'd be broadly keeping the colour?

Thank you very much. I'm also wondering about leaving the red brick colour. Here, a lot depends on the colour of the roof tiles I decide on, as I was also thinking of a red colour.

 

[quidamcorvus]

Workshop: Struttendorf, preparation.​

I'm putting the Mordheim Ruins table buildings model for Warheim FS on hold for a while to get down to the Struttendorf Ruins table.... for Warheim FS.

As I have recently come into possession of the following kits from Kromlech....

• City Ruins
• Derelict Warehouse
• Fortified Inn
• Marketplace Remains
• Town Ruins

...enough to fill a 120x120 cm gaming table, I decided to upgrade the buildings model in the style of Teufelsberg, i.e. to add a Prussian wall, and to publish reports on this work as part of the Thursday posts.

Today I have for you pictures of the raw buildings model and barricades from the City Ruins, Derelict Warehouse, Fortified Inn and Marketplace Remains and Town Ruins sets on the Rake’s Corner game mat from Deep-Cut Studio.

Photos of the first phase of work will appear next week, and you'll be able to take a closer look at the unreviewed kits in Friday's reviews.

 

[chrisgoodone]

Sir, I am new to your work. But you are a genius!
Going to go back through this thread and enjoy it properly!

 

[quidamcorvus]

Sir, I am new to your work. But you are a genius!
Going to go back through this thread and enjoy it properly!

Thank you very much.


Workshop: Struttendorf, part 2.

First up was one of the multi-part buildings model from the City Ruins set from Kromlech.

I made the framework of the Prussian wall out of pine slats and arranged the floors on the first floor of the ruin out of coffee sticks.

The next step will be to cover the external walls with joint plaster.

 

[twisted moon]

that is quite a sprawl you've built there.

 

[quidamcorvus]

that is quite a sprawl you've built there.

Thank you.

Workshop: Struttendorf, part 4.

I am continuing to valorise one of the multi-part buildings model from the City Ruins set from Kromlech.

As announced, today I have for you photos of the building models with the walls sanded, in addition, with a sharp needle I made small hollows where the plaster joins the wooden slats.

And this is how it looks at the moment.

 

[Eric]

The plaster "in-fill" looks great, really elevates the model. I do love how you're using these MDF kits as the skeleton to build over.

 

[KingOfTheLeadPile]

Something I am debating with myself for years. When buying MDF kits, and then putting in as much effort as you do to make them look that good - why bother with MDF in the first place...?

Haven't found my answer yet.

What makes you using MDF as a skeleton, when you 'hide' it that well, instead of cutting your own Skelton from card or foam?

Really interested.

Anyway, awesom... nah... for you just as good as usual. On an awesome level

 

[quidamcorvus]

The plaster "in-fill" looks great, really elevates the model. I do love how you're using these MDF kits as the skeleton to build over.

Thank you very much.

Something I am debating with myself for years. When buying MDF kits, and then putting in as much effort as you do to make them look that good - why bother with MDF in the first place...?

Haven't found my answer yet.

What makes you using MDF as a skeleton, when you 'hide' it that well, instead of cutting your own Skelton from card or foam?

Really interested.

Anyway, awesom... nah... for you just as good as usual. On an awesome level

Thank you very much for your comment. The matter is quite simple, I really, really dislike and get tired of cutting and gluing walls out of foam or card. I really dislike it and it has often blocked me from working further. Maybe it's just me that has this, but I much prefer to clad ready-made building skeletons where someone has already done the most tedious work for me.

 

[quidamcorvus]

Workshop: Struttendorf, part 5.

Today I have for you pictures of another of the multi-part building model from the City Ruins set from Kromlech.

If you have read the previous posts, you are already familiar with the different stages a building models goes through.

Therefore, today I have for you pictures of another building models with a finished Prussian wall.

To distinguish the buildings from each other, this one has a different beam layout and a different floor pattern on the first floor.

This is how it looks at the moment.

 

[twisted moon]

great work on the parquet flooring.

 

[quidamcorvus]

great work on the parquet flooring.

Thank you.

Workshop: Struttendorf, part 6.

Today I have for you pictures of another of the multi-part building model from the City Ruins set from Kromlech.

If you have read the previous posts, you are already familiar with the different stages a building models goes through.

Therefore, today I have for you pictures of another building models with a finished Prussian wall.

I decided on a beam layout and floor similar to the first building model, but added balconies to make the building model more distinct from each other.

This is how it looks at the moment.

 

[quidamcorvus]

Workshop: Struttendorf, part 7.

Today I have for you pictures of another of the multi-part building model from the Town Ruins set from Kromlech.

If you have read the previous posts, you are already familiar with the different stages a building models goes through.

Therefore, today I have for you pictures of another building models with a finished Prussian wall.

The ruins grew a bit when I added the walls cut out of foamed pvc, but one more elaborate building model is useful on the table.

This is how it looks at the moment.

 

[ManicMan]

Ah, the look of a building which had soo many additions to it after construction. Nice work

 

[Eric]

Gosh you are making excellent progress. They are looking really good.