chesme Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 After being inspired by a bit of terrain at http://www.terragenesis.co.uk, I decided to try out my own version of the design. I changed it up to match a Moorish look for use in Warlord. I've been working on a cardstock version to get a better plan before jumping into a full fledge terrain piece. Bellow is the fruit of my labor so far. What do you think? Would anyone be interested in the cardstock version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Looks pretty good. What software are you using to draw that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesme Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 Thanks! I design and "skin" all the pieces separately in Coreldraw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 Darn - I was hoping you did that in CC2 Dioramas from Profantasy, then I could ask for the fcw files. Oh well, it was a long shot anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorderl Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 That is sweet looking, great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voladilk Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 That's pretty cool mate! I love the design! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turhan Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I agree with the others. Nice work. Looks like it can be printed on paper and glued to foam core easily enough too. Maybe even "buffed" up with some very light spackle texturing on the 'plain' wall areas. I like beefier construction as my game crew can be tough on scenery, so I look for Stout materials instead of just cardstock. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewen Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Real nice work. Unfortunately, I have only used card stock and foam core for my personal stuff. At our LGS the players are too rough. It looks good. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesme Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thank you all for looking! I get to work on the actual piece soon. You know, I really like putting cardstock buildings together and they actually are more durable than I thought they would be, but my real problem with them is that they take up just as much room as a full piece of terrain. Well, that is unless it folds up, which all the good looking stuff I've found does not do. If it's going to take as much room in my travel box then I want to take an actual building. I'll use the cardstock to fill a village until I get all the buildings built, though. Now, if only I could make some cardstock buildings that fold AND look great... Fitting a whole village in a folder would be sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 You know, I really like putting cardstock buildings together and they actually are more durable than I thought they would be, but my real problem with them is that they take up just as much room as a full piece of terrain. Well, that is unless it folds up, which all the good looking stuff I've found does not do. If it's going to take as much room in my travel box then I want to take an actual building. I'll use the cardstock to fill a village until I get all the buildings built, though. Now, if only I could make some cardstock buildings that fold AND look great... Fitting a whole village in a folder would be sweet. I agree 100% with your assessment. Unfortunately, designing them to fold up typically undermines any durability they had. I've found two real good uses for card stock scenery: 1. As you mentioned, to fill in the village/terrain quickly, the replace them with "real" terrain pieces as time allows. 2. Convention and 1 shot scenarios. I've run some scenarios where spending the time to build "real" terrain would be pointless, because the buildings would only see limited use after that. For conventions, having all card stock terrain makes clean up a snap - you simply give the terrain away to anyone who wants it, if no one wants it, you throw it away. Leaves more room for all your con purchases on the way home. In any convention scenario, I'd rather spend the time making Card Stock terrain that is disposable, rather than risk my good stuff in transit or with a couple of careless gamers (there is always one or two). Plus a lot of the kids don't have decent terrain to play with, and they are grateful when you give them that kind of stuff after a scenario at a con. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystorm Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 but my real problem with them is that they take up just as much room as a full piece of terrain. <snip>... Fitting a whole village in a folder would be sweet. It can be done. Hubby decided he needed enough for a city scape for his CAV activities. He found a box and then designed stacking buildings so everything fits in that one box. ponder it a bit longer, you may be able to pull it off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriOpticon Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 What do you think? Would anyone be interested in the cardstock version? Awesome! Yes, I would be interested in a cardstock version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesme Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Hubby decided he needed enough for a city scape for his CAV activities. He found a box and then designed stacking buildings so everything fits in that one box. That's what I was starting to do, but with the Village Works stuff... much harder to get them to fit in each other when it's not your own design. I was definitely going to keep that idea in mind if I designed any more cardstock terrain, but I just love building actual pieces. It's a curse and a blessing at the same time. If I make a nice piece, I want to take it to games to show it off... but then the risk of damage from lugging the piece around is pretty high. It's such a conundrum. This was my first design to wean myself from physical pieces to cardstock, but I think the want to make a little building is too great. Awesome! Yes, I would be interested in a cardstock version. Neat, I'll try to get the PDF together soon. I don't have any instructions made up, so I'll have to do that first. I think it's pretty straight forward, especially if you have made other cardstock stuff before, but I want to make sure all bases are covered. Thanks for the interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastl Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I'm currently adding a whole lotta buildings to my VillageWorks collection. I've found a reasonable way to keep them stored without taking too much space. I get the boxes used for copy paper at work. Then I cut them down to either 4 or 6 inches in height, depending on what I'm storing. I use the 6 inch ones for VW because I can put the roofs in there too. Then I store the buildings on edge and they fit quite a few in there. Slap the lid on and you've got a rather small and useful box of terrain. That being said, like the stuff you're making! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turhan Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Hmmm, a folding building that looks good. I think you've thrown down a gauntlet. I think it can be done: Printed card stock or foamcore as the basic stucture (with the walls "taped together" with fabric hinges), a pop off flat-roof, and no extending balconies. probably all flat roofed buildings, unless you want a very complicated bit of terrain. Durability would be an issue, but repairs would be possible if you used printed and glued on "exteriors." Got me thinking. yep you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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