Blog NIGHTBRINGER's Terrain & Warhammer Woodworking Projects

Time for another update, I cut a quick base for the house. It isn't glued on yet so I can still decide to discard it for a new one. It's cut from plywood (roughly 8mm thick to give it a bit of sturdiness since the house is weighty) and the edges are beveled at 45 degrees. What do you guys think of the size? I didn't want it to have a very large footprint, but at the same time I wanted to leave a little bit of space for some base decorations/details (barrel, wood pile, grass, etc.).



Feedback and suggestions are always very much appreciated!

 

That's a gorgeous base! I want to spend all of my Christmases in that house on that base. With all of my table tops looking like that base. I really like that, the bevel gives it a really stylish look that could be used to look like a small garden or large flower bed leading to a quaint lawn. It raises it up and really sets it apart!

 

It loos really good! What I do for beveling is to do it gradually, so it ends up kind of circular but more like a laying down parabola. That helps position small models on the edge. What I mean is that maybe with a height of 8 mm it might be hard to place models on the edge. But I´m just talking from the picture, I don´t know it is possible to place models already

 

Thank you very much for the kind words... I feel quite good about the work now! I was having difficulty deciding on a specific base size, but I feel confident now.

Thanks! So do you mean I should round the bevel a bit more? My models are all on magnetized movement trays so I usually isn't an issue for my guys but I'd like to make it more friendly for other people's models.

 

Yeah that´s what I meant. But not for regiments (movement trays make a very small angle) But more for lone character positioning where the models are heavy (especially with metal models) and the bases are only 20/25mm, because they are more likely to fall. Or also if someone plays without movement trays they might have some trouble if they want the models to stand perfectly together. But anyways this is a problem that will always be there so no need to get too worried

 

Very good suggestion!

 

Thank you! I've begun experimenting with painting schemes for the wooden sections. I found a paint I like, but I want to try staining a test piece before I proceed.

Still a few more steps to go...

• top stone for the chimney
• roof covering
• boards for boarding up the two windows
• basing decorations

I'm afraid I work pretty slowly ... but I will keep posting pictures of my snail-like progress!

 

You won't believe how happy I feel having found this thread. I was going to build a Pyramid-Temple that doubles as a carry case for my PrDes GCSE coursework, and I had no idea what to do with it. I feel both pleased and inspired now, so please do more little tutorials and stuff! It really is so good to get instructions off an expert.

 

@NIGHTBRINGER really makes woodwork work - so jealous of the carpentry skills

 

Thank you for the compliment! I've made a bit more progress but I've yet to take a picture. Expect updates soon.

 

A bit of paint and some work on the windows...


It took quite a few coats of paint to get good coverage on the wood sections. I'm not sure if I want to try to dry brush them or try to manually paint on some wood grains. Dry brushing may prove difficult because the wooden sections are fairly smooth while manually painting on the wood grains could be problematic due to my lack of painting skills. Decisions, decisions, decisions!

Anyhoo, that's all I've got for now.

 

At least a nice little house with chimney! Looks really good! I would live in there...
...for holiday...
...if I were a wargaming miniature...

 

Thank you... but beware of the incoming Chaos invasion!

I hope to get more completed soon.

 

That looks good!! What plans do you have for the roof?

 

Thank you!

I'm hoping to make a thatch roof... whether it will turn out or not remains to be seen.

 

It looks awesome. I like the idea of stone house.
My friend bought one too, but it weighs over 2 kilos

 

Thank you! I haven't weighed this one yet, but I can tell you that it is pretty hefty already.

 

As part of the base for my house I want to have a small wood pile (can't have a chimney without some firewood after all). I have made two different types and I'm not sure which one to use....

• small logs
• larger logs that have been split

Which one looks better?

 

They both look really great, I would mix them together, as I do in real life!