Soft cover could be like, general debris of a speeder or at-st with an area base underneath. Hard terrain would be the more solid bits I think.

Hmmmm now I'm wanting to do a Hoth or Scariff board....

1 minute ago, Dirgepiper said:

Soft cover could be like, general debris of a speeder or at-st with an area base underneath. Hard terrain would be the more solid bits I think.

Hmmmm now I'm wanting to do a Hoth or Scariff board....

if there were snowtroopers and stuff id do Hoth I love winter themes in miniature gaming for some reason. It truly doesnt matter as this terrain will be built to go on random tables. I am interested to see if the terrain is regulated to the shapes in the core or if they adapt a more 4 peices at 3x5, 2 peices at 5x7 2 peices at 2x4 type set up.

Someone please make the Dowager Queen....

6 minutes ago, qwertyuiop said:

Someone please make the Dowager Queen....

that reminds me one of the Tattooine cities in SWGalaxies was built around a huge crashed ship. God i miss that game.

2 minutes ago, BergerFett said:

that reminds me one of the Tattooine cities in SWGalaxies was built around a huge crashed ship. God i miss that game.

That IS the Dowager Queen in Mos Eisley

4 minutes ago, Extropia said:

That IS the Dowager Queen in Mos Eisley

is it? I thought it was a totally different city.

I was thinking of the Lucky Despot in Mos Esiley but there was a recreation in Mos Entha.

countless hours spent in that game next time i get a lull in vidja games im going to fire up an emulator

Nope. Unless there was a totally different city in Galaxies built around a totally different crashed ship. But I can't recall one, and it'd seem a bit of an odd coincidence.

Also, I too miss Galaxies

3 minutes ago, Extropia said:

Nope. Unless there was a totally different city in Galaxies built around a totally different crashed ship. But I can't recall one, and it'd seem a bit of an odd coincidence.

Also, I too miss Galaxies

I loved it. it was so wonderous at the time and even with how they "ruined" it i found it super enjoyable.

I played an emulator a while back and never finished leveling, but I was close. If its still around I should be strong enough to go whereever i want and explore again.

Annnnd this thread has swung me. Two core sets are gonna have to be a thing.

Already beginning to design 2 3×3 boards that can be played together or separate. An imperial hanger bay for an airfield, large open area with some hallways and backroom for interior play, the other a desert scape, with a few ruins, maybe a downed tie fighter. A few moisture farm equipment, etc. I hope we get a dedicated terrain forum board.

Yesss, join the us on the Awesome Side of the Force!

35 minutes ago, Dirgepiper said:

Annnnd this thread has swung me. Two core sets are gonna have to be a thing.

Already beginning to design 2 3×3 boards that can be played together or separate. An imperial hanger bay for an airfield, large open area with some hallways and backroom for interior play, the other a desert scape, with a few ruins, maybe a downed tie fighter. A few moisture farm equipment, etc. I hope we get a dedicated terrain forum board.

This should help:

http://www.hirstarts.com

4 hours ago, BergerFett said:

i did some research and it looks liek 1/48 or 1/35 scale is close to 32mm. If anyone finds anything different please post it. I will start scouring the internet for 1/48 scale star wars models to salvage

A figures scale in mm is a measure of the height of an average human (1.8m, or 1800mm). So divide 1800 by the scale in mm to get the equivelent ratio scale. So 32mm scale is (1800/32) ~1/56 scale. 28mm scale is ~1/64 scale.

From there you have to look at what common model scales are actually available and get as close as you can. If you are just 3D printing you can, of course, be exact.

6 minutes ago, Forgottenlore said:

A figures scale in mm is a measure of the height of an average human (1.8m, or 1800mm). So divide 1800 by the scale in mm to get the equivelent ratio scale. So 32mm scale is (1800/32) ~1/56 scale. 28mm scale is ~1/64 scale.

From there you have to look at what common model scales are actually available and get as close as you can. If you are just 3D printing you can, of course, be exact.

thanks

I think i am still in on 1 core to start but ill go HAM during the wave releases

Just FYI most minis marketed as "28mm" have actually been more like 32mm for the last ten years, at least.

45 minutes ago, Ghostofman said:

This should help:

http://www.hirstarts.com

good god man Im an obese man in my early thirties.... i dont have time to wait for all that mold work

BergerFett - There are folks on ebay who sell pieces cast in hyrdrostone from the Hirst molds. So you can get the pieces ready made in lots and not worry about the casting, dealing with materials, etc. I had very good experience with a seller out of Hawaii but cannot remember his ebay handle.

Hirstart super amazing. Use some of their stuff for Dnd dungeons.

32 minutes ago, Manchu said:

BergerFett - There are folks on ebay who sell pieces cast in hyrdrostone from the Hirst molds. So you can get the pieces ready made in lots and not worry about the casting, dealing with materials, etc. I had very good experience with a seller out of Hawaii but cannot remember his ebay handle.

That......is something I did not know, and might be a game changer.

You have any links to sellers for later?(on mobile at work currently, and eBay is weirdly blocked)

This is where us oldschool wargaming hobbiest shine. We see random gunk all over and tend to see ways to convert it into terrain. Heck i have some candies that come in 6" tall 2" wide cylinders that i keep the cans for because they make excellent propane tanks or a sensor hub focalpoint (i.e. the thing the dish sits on).

If you are resourceful enough, terrain costs you more time than money. A vaaaaast majority of it just comes from not throwing away things that isnt paper/cardboard/can decay, a knife, tape/glue, and cheap acrylic paints (seriously you can get giant bottles of cheapo acrylics for pennies compared to hobbiest paints and they work just fine for terrain, theyre just bad at the uber fine detail stuff the actual models use)

Biggest issue with terrain making is space/storage/transport. Which is why i have done very little of it since i am usually in a very enclosed area. Part of the excitement i hate for legion is i'll actually have an excuse to make terrain now, since 40k might as well not have terrain right now (seriously terrain is a gunline rule in 40k now and its bs beyond bs)

edit: also for those unable or dont want to invest the time to make good looking tropical plants, rip up some aquarium decor and glue them into bush/vine shapes. I've seen some really, really impressive and vibrant plantlife terrain out of that technique.

3 minutes ago, Dirgepiper said:

You have any links to sellers for later?(on mobile at work currently, and eBay is weirdly blocked)

Just checked my ebay purchase history and unfortunately the seller I bought the pieces from is no longer register.

Here is a link to some projects where I used the pieces. You can see how he shipped them to me stacked and wrapped in shrink in the background of the first pic.

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/683560.page

Also I'm sure there will be plenty of people willing to accept a commission or two.

I like to make terrain for 40k. I don't actually play 40k. I just like making stuff.

Sorry 40k, I'll be making SW:L terrain now.

12 hours ago, power500500 said:

It may just be a Pringles can but it can also easily be a grain silo with a little work.

A Pringles can was my very first castle tower that I ever made. Amazing what a bit of card stock, grey texture spray paint, some white drybrush, and an hour or two of your time can result in.

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53 minutes ago, Vineheart01 said:

Biggest issue with terrain making is space/storage/transport.

Yeah, this.