Campaign Map finished…

Well, after a meh month finished with some crappy hot weather, finally finished the last tiles for the map. These are mainly coastal tiles with beaches or villages. I did another curve just to allow for more twisty rivers and I had a final tile… after some thought, canvassing on LAF and some very good suggestions I decided to go with a lost world plateau just for fun.

No big group shot… there are just too many of them now. 😂

 

Campaign Map Part 8

More tiles - first the last four from the first wave…

And the start of the coastal tiles proper…

 

Campaign Map Part 7

More tiles… so I caved and after a very positive job interview I ordered a few more. I didn’t get the job which is a whole different story, but after that knock back, back to the grind… the inevitable mountains, including 2 river sources, another full forest tile, another moor tile and 3 marsh tiles, including another 2 river sources and a marsh estuary - which is a clue to what else is coming up. 

A little note on the full forest tiles. Probably didn’t need a third, but the tike was very warped and otherwise unusable. I couldn’t bend it, so snapped into three, and re glued them together with the edges flat leaving a peak in the middle, the addition of foam pvc and greenstuff hides the peak and reinforces the join and it’s useable again. 

Everything so far:

The magnetic tokens are also done:

As well as the banners, I’ve made a series of numbered event tokens. These should allow for any rumours/events to be marked. These are just plastic rod nested in plastic tube with an orc skull from the GW Skullz box and some old railway modelling plastic numerals I was glad I remembered I had. They all live in a cheap eBay tin. Magnets!

Sprues

 Well, a job interview in town allowed for a mooch about town. Firstly, thank gods for Mock The Week as I wouldn’t have known WHSmiths has changed its name. TGJones is the name of a shoe shop ffs.

Anyway, thought I’d just check out Wargames Illustrated, see if there was a freebie and instead we have a new GW part work. Skaven warlock and rat ogres, I can find a use for them I think. Certainly at £31 less than the store value for the rat ogres.

Campaign Map Part 6

Next batch - mostly woods. 

And so far:

These group shots are very useful as it gives me a better idea of how it’s coming together. Case in point, I changed two tiles, adding two new river pieces, one as marshland and a fork going in the opposite direction. Much more practical than a hill tile and another walled farm tile. But I’ve got such an itch to do more. I’ve loved this project.

Just a couple of villages to do now. Need to attack the edges with some sandpaper though, some are very snug - looks like there are little knobs from the 3D supports that will need seeing to…

Campaign Map Part 5

 Next batch, marsh, moors and a couple of bits to make up numbers in the batch. Points of interest - my own little Isle of Ely, standing stones, ruins and an isolated moor hall/farm. Last pic is everything so far…