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Tunnel Fever; My first attempts at tunnels for 15mm
Topic Started: Mar 5 2014, 10:07 PM (2,612 Views)
TheMightyFlip
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For me, I undercoat, then seal, then paint over the matte, I haven't had any problems at all with paint chipping, flaking or anything like that...unless I do something stupid like drop them from a height...

I like the fan, but think it could use some brown or bronze, at the minute it looks like a bunch of scavs dived into it while it was spinning, though if thats what you were going for... :oops: :lol:
Edited by TheMightyFlip, Feb 6 2015, 08:34 AM.
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Brummie
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These look marvellous! Keep up the good work.
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Deagle
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Your work is inspirational! More!
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William Grim
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Tried a little different method for a new set of tunnels. I want to make these stack-able for a multi floor effect. so I cut out a tunnel system from a piece of pink insulation . just got some rough paint on it and a few bits and pieces. I wanted more of a claustrophobic feel , so these tunnels are much more narrow. I feel like the walls should be a bit higher, but if i go any higher it gets fiddly to move the minis around... :frustry:

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Still needs a ton of work, that cat litter is super white right now :yikes:
I still have 3 sheets of this, should i keep going in this direction or try something else?

Ideas and constructive criticism always welcome ! :cheers:
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mattblackgod
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Looks great. If you have a map each of your tiles you can work the design of each of the new ones to make them a modular set. It makes it a little easier to expand the set in future.

I found similar issues with walls when I did a few test pieces for 15mm tunnels a while back. I never got to build a set. Maybe one day. I also found the same issue with 28mm tunnels. You need room to get your mitts in! :lol:

Give the cat litter a couple of black and brown washes. It should start to deepen the colour.
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William Grim
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What a sad day for me ! I moved recently and just got to the boxes holding my terrain. Sadly 97% didn't make it intact ! all my modular tunnel terrain is to far gone to fix... I mourn. :banghead:
My wife took pity on me and picked up some foamcore so i could make more. So back to the drawing board, at least i have the experience making tunnels now, and hopefully can improve on some issues. :work:
Time to go see what i can cobble together !


Any suggestions, Ideas or constructive criticism always welcome :good:
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mattblackgod
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I am sorry to hear of your loss. Time to act like a true wasteland denizen and try to salvage what bits you can.

Good luck in your new builds.
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William Grim
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Starting to replace my tunnel terrain, got a few bits built today ! trying to really take my time and get all the measurements as close as I can :addup: not to sure about how cluttered and destroyed to make it.I was also debating if i should make it mostly tunnels or bigger areas with lots of walls...I went the tunnels root with my last build. I plan on doing a lot more structure damage too , holes in the floors and walls, flooded areas, fire damage. :tnt: I always seem to have such big plans as I construct the first few pieces :jam:

Here is a hallway section I am working on. The doors are reversible, one side corrugated one side painted to look like a rusted thick bulk steel door, they just pop right out, so they are easy to use in barricade situations.

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This is a 15mm mini. I wanted to get a different angle, but my batteries decided to die.
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I am working on a decontamination room right now :radhaz: . Anyone have any ideas what else might be in an underground facility? Ideas, suggestions and constructive criticism always welcome :pipboy2:
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No critisims, just compliments! Will you use magnets on the end pieces to keep the various tunnel portions together, or at the 15mm level that isn't a necessity?
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William Grim
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I plan to use magnets, but i didn't on this piece ,the doors were just cut out of foam ,the size of hole that i needed , pops right in and out of the wall. :)
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Crazy Joe
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Those pieces are looking good. Hope everything else survived the move ok.
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mattblackgod
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Looks fantastic. Nice work.
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William Grim
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got a few more pieces glued together tonight :leather:

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tinker
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You're working quick and doing some inspirational work!

What is the floor grate made of?
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William Grim
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The orange boxes are for medical specimens. Bits of tissue go in them and then they get put into a machine that chemically treats and dyes them and encases them in wax. Then technicians take the wax block out and shave it super-thin to make microscope slides. :good:

I cut one of those up to make various size grates :leather:
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tinker
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Thanks for the info... I did have microbiology classes back in the day and made various slide types :)
Edited by tinker, Feb 25 2016, 02:37 AM.
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mattblackgod
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Looks great.
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William Grim
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This is what i came up with. Gonna keep it fairly small so I can play on it sooner :rofl: It is on a 2x2 piece of foam board.still needs some washes and bits on the inside. and a lot of work on the outside board.Not sure if i should add smaller buildings too!
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A 2x2 board seems the right playing size for me, I can reach every corner easily, and with 15mm this is plenty of room to run around, with no :tank: vehicles of course ! I guess the more i look at it, it isn't so much a tunnel system as it is a small bunker or compound...it's a start :run:
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A very fine looking start!

Edited by tinker, Feb 26 2016, 08:19 PM.
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mattblackgod
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Great looking set. You are inspiring me to make my own. I should finish and repair my 28mm set first. :lol:

Beware building tunnels.....It is addictive. :P
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