Urban board project - part 14

Whilst I have had time eaten up by enjoying the great weather and the fantastic snooker final I have still managed to finish up the buildings.
Walled park/courtyard has been painted. I used Wills railway scenery for the paving and just an ink wash over the walls to make them look weathered.

I also painted the base board and walls and attached them for this building.

So next steps are playing around with the layout to develop an optimal street and pavement width.


Final bank holiday tomorrow so not sure what progress I will make from now on.

Urban board project - part 13

I am pleased with the final building, it looks modern and architectural but is still capable of being gamed with.

From this angle you can see its more 3D and has levels for placing figures which are hidden from a frontal view.

Initial thoughts on the city layout.


Now all the builds are finished the priority for the weekend is;
1. Finish painting
2. Layout the city board

Urban board project - part 12

Assembled a board to represent a small park or area for statuary as part of the commercial district.

Primed.

This final build for the commercial district has been very complex. First of all I came up with the concept whilst sketching in the park earlier in the week, I then had to modify it to make it suitable for gaming. As it will be two tone another complexity is assembling it as two interlocking halves. I dont anticipate having to do anything as complex as this again.

Here is the first section assembled and painted.

For tomorrow the focus is finish the second half and also final painting of the other projects.

Day of rest

No physical progress today, tired from a 3 day work week. I have some designs and measurements I plan to start cutting tomorrow morning. This should give me enough buildings to populate the first board. The general theme is city/finance district for the first board. The next one will probably themed on residential, with the final two more industrial in theme (so I can use the IMEX platformer and hexagon sets). Might have a break before the next board and paint some of the figures from Salute.

Urban board project - part 11

Today I have managed to finish the detailing on the building as well as create and prime a base for it with small walls. For some reasons the metallic surfaces come out really poorly on the camera.


I have also managed to finish painting and assembling the shell building. I am happy with the effect the wood filler gives. Now it is finished I have to figure out the best way of treating the surfaces, I assume a matt varnish spray should protect them. I will find out soon.

Urban board project - part 10

Back to work today, cant say I enjoyed any aspect of it apart from leaving. This is going to slow down progress, so between now and friday no new builds - just finishing what I have started and detailing.
The picture hasnt turned out very well due to lighting. I have two contrasting metallic colours. I used masking tape to cover areas. However whilst this works fine on paint, it has stripped the surface from some of the unprimed foamboard. I think I can cover most of these areas with detailing. To start I have used shiny black card as windows and add thin metal strips. The strips are edging detail stickers you can buy for making cards.

Urban board project - part 9

This has been a more complex build so not as much accomplished today. Also spent a bit of time in the park and sketched some ideas for future builds.
The main thing with this was covering off exposed ends with plasticard. With the balconies this building should be more interactive for gaming.