To the Hellmouth and back,

To the Hellmouth and back,; or, Lumpy the Demon Slayer
Topic Started: Jun 29 2009, 09:47 AM (147 Views)
Ross	Jun 29 2009, 09:47 AM Post #1
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Yup, Buffy ripoff. Unashamed, tasteless, and thoroughly cheesy! Still with me? Excellent, I'll talk to myself then.... so it's going to be 25mm GZG street level stuff plus their Hellsbells, some assorted mixed demons (D&D new plastic stuff, GZG, and Eureka) and a shitload of grave stones! I've got a pair of practice Hellsbelles to work on before I get my order in but I've hit my first stumbling block. How shall I base this stuff? I plan for it to play out like a computer game, ie, start in one corner, walk through the map collecting powerups and health while beating up on various escapee's from the local Hellmouth. Finish the map do another until you hit the boss, start all over again. So I plan to make a couple of 1'x1' or even 2'x2' sections of graveyard that can be shuffled and spun for variety, some cave rooms, possibly a temple room or two, hell, I might even get freaky and make some demon dimension rooms! With that in mind, how should I go basing this stuff?
	Bunker29 and beyond! Foray's into the dungeons! I'm outta paint and it sucks giant hairy monkey balls!!


v_lazy_dragon	Jun 29 2009, 06:30 PM Post #2
Enforcer Posts: 4,011 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Hmm... I'd say as small a base as possible, or model the entire nboard in segments, and make the bases on segement sized... that way it'd kinda be like those top down turn based games....
	-Xander "I know not what weapons WWIII will be fought with, but WW IV will be fought with sticks and stones" Einstein. Check out my modern wargaming website: Black-Ops-Command


Ross	Jun 29 2009, 09:45 PM Post #3
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Those terrain bit? Naw I'm all good with them, I was after suggestions on the mini's bases. Should I go bare earth, black earth, full grass, stuff like that.
	Bunker29 and beyond! Foray's into the dungeons! I'm outta paint and it sucks giant hairy monkey balls!!


freebooter	Jun 30 2009, 02:26 AM Post #4
Mercenary Posts: 1,151 Group: Members Member #72 Joined: Mar 5, 2009	I find brown earth is best... It looks good on most terrain styles and can suit anything from jungle through urban.
	A learning experience is one of those things that says; 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' - Douglas Adams


RavenFeast	Jun 30 2009, 01:50 PM Post #5
Raider Posts: 482 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: Aug 3, 2008	Chocolate brown with some patches of green or honey static grass. http://ravenfeast.deviantart.com/art/Prof-Miller-81954530 Chocolate brown completely covered with the contents of a used teabag and dried leaf stems. http://ravenfeast.deviantart.com/art/Wastelander-Needs-Hug-94626672 A lighter shade of brown completely covered with green or honey static grass. http://ravenfeast.deviantart.com/art/Clockwork-Tarantula-No-1-84297898 Or just cover the entire base in an appropriate shade of fine model railroading ballast. PVA glue works well with the static grass, tea, and ballast.
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Zedmaster	Jun 30 2009, 10:38 PM Post #6
Tribal Savage Posts: 297 Group: Members Member #61 Joined: Jan 19, 2009	i use a very generic 1. you always want to glue your fine gravel or sand BEFORE priming. THIS IS KEY - it makes sure you undercoat the mini and the base in one go which can be an ass if trying to do separately. 2. paint base with A. a terracotta color OR b. a dark brown OR c. a light brown (depending on the overall feel and darkness your hoping to show) 3. then drybrush with a beige (or white mixed with the original base color) FINITO here are some examples with static grass added i use this effect on my terrain also. Zed
	zombies shuffle. humans run. shouldn't humans always rise victorious? funny that because they rarely do.


Schrodinger's Cat	Jul 1 2009, 07:55 AM Post #7
Raider Posts: 448 Group: Members Member #52 Joined: Oct 24, 2008	I use a very simmilar method to Zed, although the levels of brown depict roughly the terrain it's meant to be. Planning on having a big Heresy chappie to be the final challenge?
	Work Status: @ Uni (Hold 'till December.)


Ross	Jul 1 2009, 08:15 AM Post #8
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Cheers lads, that's given me something to think about! I hadn't Schro, do you have one in mind?
	Bunker29 and beyond! Foray's into the dungeons! I'm outta paint and it sucks giant hairy monkey balls!!


Christian	Jul 27 2009, 10:37 AM Post #9
Tribal Savage Posts: 279 Group: Members Member #76 Joined: Mar 19, 2009	Depends on the environment Ross I think some gravelly, brown surface would be generic enough... possibly with some bits of masonry? Is it going to be urban? Also, you should check out the rules for this game called FRAG. It plays really well with lots of players and has you jumping around the board in a Quake-style shoot out with powerups, teleporters, hazards and general havoc. Looking forward to seeing your usual high standard of painting... ... especially on the bewbs!!!!!!!!!!!111



Ross	Jul 27 2009, 01:16 PM Post #10
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Hmmmm, this FRAG sounds like what I'm after for this, it's not a freebie off the net is it? With the bases, probably not so much urban as graveyards and caves/sewers type of environments. Just an update on how this all stands, I'm broke Nothing unusual there, anyway, TAX has been done and signed off today, the missus' still keen on this idea so it's got the green light and she asks every now and again when I'm putting in an order for it all. But, I'll have to do some juggling as I need to shout the family a trip to the snow (if it's still there) in a months time and to pay for an alcohol fueled weekend away in about two months...... plus she wants a Wii and some DVD players for the bedrooms etc etc etc So it's going to be a little while before I kick this baby in the proverbial guts as I've got a plethora of stuff to fix up before then.
	Bunker29 and beyond! Foray's into the dungeons! I'm outta paint and it sucks giant hairy monkey balls!!


kfc v lot	Jul 27 2009, 05:44 PM Post #11
Jarl of the Wastes.. Posts: 483 Group: Members Member #48 Joined: Sep 27, 2008	How about one of them? Could really "£$% everyone's day up and then rape their still warm corpses!!! Though does cost more than the earth... £56
	That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange æons even death may die If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, Then you don't understand the severity of the situation!


Just Another Raider	Jul 27 2009, 06:46 PM Post #12
Raider King Posts: 940 Group: Members Member #49 Joined: Sep 29, 2008	I would'nt want to meet that in a dark alley.



v_lazy_dragon	Jul 27 2009, 06:48 PM Post #13
Enforcer Posts: 4,011 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Keep your eyes on evilbay.... big heresy figures often go for comparatively little....
	-Xander "I know not what weapons WWIII will be fought with, but WW IV will be fought with sticks and stones" Einstein. Check out my modern wargaming website: Black-Ops-Command


Ross	Jul 28 2009, 03:32 AM Post #14
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	That's a little steep for my price range!
	Bunker29 and beyond! Foray's into the dungeons! I'm outta paint and it sucks giant hairy monkey balls!!


Whiskyrat	Jul 28 2009, 09:23 AM Post #15
Wastelander Posts: 161 Group: Members Member #82 Joined: May 15, 2009	How about this guy? Or this one? And for rules why not use Combat Zone - I'm half way through something similar and the APs work really well. Edited by Whiskyrat, Jul 28 2009, 09:26 AM.



v_lazy_dragon	Jul 28 2009, 10:00 AM Post #16
Enforcer Posts: 4,011 Group: Admins Member #3 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	CZ is a nice little rules set, and I can heartily recomend it! (Danny seems to have written addons for pretty much everything you could ever want, which is also a bonus )
	-Xander "I know not what weapons WWIII will be fought with, but WW IV will be fought with sticks and stones" Einstein. Check out my modern wargaming website: Black-Ops-Command


Ross	Jul 28 2009, 10:56 AM Post #17
Wasteland Legend Posts: 3,648 Group: Admins Member #2 Joined: Jul 24, 2008	Love that first one and I looooooove the stuff int the backgorund in that second shot!!
	Bunker29 and beyond! Foray's into the dungeons! I'm outta paint and it sucks giant hairy monkey balls!!


Christian	Jul 28 2009, 12:07 PM Post #18
Tribal Savage Posts: 279 Group: Members Member #76 Joined: Mar 19, 2009	That first one never ceases to make me puke a little :/ That second shot is nice, I second Ross' comment. Looks great in that setting!



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