Runehardt's custom terrain, scenerios and crazy ideas

[Runehardt]

Originally Posted by Grishnakh

Great stuff! I have a few questions for you. From your photo it looks like you painted the sides of the hex tiles to make them grey/white. How does this effect the tiles ability to fit with other tiles? Does the paint start to scrape off after awhile? And what kind of paint did you use and how thick is it on the tile?

Thanks!

Thank you!

I used spray paint for those. I have't had a problem with it chipping off. It's not very thick at all. I use a high end spray paint. Krylon (at least) or Belton Moltow(sp) out of Germany. Then I splatter sprayed it with a bunch of different colors. You can't tell from the photos but I also sprayed a clear glitter spray. and then to finish it off I used a brayer to roll white paint just on the tops of the tiles. Oh, and then I also hit it with a little clear coat.
They only stick a little bit when putting them together. Really not that bad.

[Runehardt]

Originally Posted by skyknight

They say imitating is a form of flattery. So feel flattered I am going to borrow your magnetic custom there if you do not mind. I am going to do a master set into swamp first and then I will tackle these puppies next. Thanks for the ideas and I will give you credit when I post.

Go for it. Post the pics when you're done. I can't wait to see them. I'll be doing a swamp too.... at some point.

[K/H_Addict]

any tips for giving grass tiles a dark grayish tint? i'd like to turn some of my terrrain into a graveyard.

[Runehardt]

Originally Posted by K/H_Addict

any tips for giving grass tiles a dark grayish tint? i'd like to turn some of my terrrain into a graveyard.

It might be interesting to keep the green areas and just change the brown areas to a gray... I played with a picture in Photoshop to get an idea what it might look like.
You could spray the whole thing a dark gray and then use a sponge or a brayer to paint the tops back to green. With a sponge you could combine a couple of gray greens.

Or to be real simple you could just use a burnt umber glaze or wash over the grass tiles. That might look dirty... but, that might be perfect for a graveyard. Instead of drilling holes and having removable gravestones you could just glue them to a single hex that would almost look like a mound of dirt.
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[Runehardt]

I find it hard to place the ruins on some of the more complicated maps. I also don't like the fact that they all look the same.
Here are some images of some altered ruins.

First I cut the ruins in have with a dremel.

I added some green stuff to the hollows of the cut ends. Then I added some damage texture similar to the rest of the ruin.





I painted the ruins a sloppy medium gray.
Then I added a black wash.






Finally I added some highlights and a little bit of vine.





After cutting the ruins I realized that the corners worked fine but the straight pieces need something to keep them from falling over.
I decided to glue them to a 2 hex piece. Then I added some rubble and vines

[Rhydderch]

Very nice additions Runehardt. I especially like the ruins since I always thought they looked a bit bland. I'll bet you'll have a field day when you get the castle set!

[shakey_snake]

nice ruins, but do they hide stuff?

I'd make them taller if I was going to do anything.

[aardvark22]

After making acouple mastersets of beautified terrain following Grishnakh's
great tutorial, I noticed that the ruins looked very bland on the map. A quick wash of watered down black paint greatly improves them.

Aardvark

[Runehardt]

Originally Posted by shakey_snake

nice ruins, but do they hide stuff?

I'd make them taller if I was going to do anything.

They're still more than big enough to hide squad figures. I think a taller one might be a good idea. I'll have to try that.

[gorillanator]

I really like the magnetic fields but what do those black water tiles do?

[bad_calvin]

Great work man.. very nice... I love seeing this stuff!!!

[Runehardt]

Originally Posted by gorillanator

I really like the magnetic fields but what do those black water tiles do?

Those are my Tar tiles. I have some modified Obsidians on my customs thread that work with my tar tiles. We've come up with a few different sets of rules for them. Sometimes we just use them as if they slow you down like heavy snow or slippery Ice and we've also played them where you have to roll a certain number to get out. The larger the figure is the harder it is for them to get out.