Somfin\' Orcy (Not Orky for a change)

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For starters I decided we\'d seen enough ork 40k Stuff being build around here. I decided to work on something fantasy to see if we could spark that around here for a bit maybe.

I decided terrain would be nice, and free since I didn\'t really have to buy anything to do it. So I jumped on WAR, and took a couple of screenshots of the Orc Keep in Marshes of Madness.

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After measuring the bases and using the basic math that in-game 2 Black Orcs just about block the front door, (or rather block it enough so that players can\'t get through, even though there\'s a little open space here and there) I decided what the scale I needed was, then held the ruler up to my screen to figure out how wide it everything was.

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Soon after I started construction.

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I wanted to make sure that I could fit one of the bigger models on a standard base in the doorway, so Pictured you have the Grumlock and Gazbad figure from the collector\'s edition and an old orc I had left over from a mordheim warband (Poor guys both lost an arm durring the 6 years I took a break from wargaming. Somehow I think they did well living in a bin with all my Fiancee\'s anime figures for so long)

I\'ve started construction on the rest of the first floor and it measures 20\" x 10\", it just isn\'t much to look at so, no pics yet. I made sure it had a few bends and bows in it to keep it from being square as to make it a bit more orcy. I may get some pics up later.
 
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DIablofollower

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Can\'t wait to see how that comes out. I have taken that keep many times! I have also been taking screen shots of the random NPC\'s and characters for some conversion ideas. :)
 
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Yeah I play a black orc on Vortex myself. His name is Skabaz Hamtoucha. (If you don\'t get the ham toucher thing, I suggest you spend a bit more time around Zealots while they get crit-ed.)

Anywho, taken it many times, and defended it almost solo many times. Such is life. :p

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Some alterations had to be made there. I tried cutting out about a dozen or so \"U\" shaped pieces of wood for the bottom section, but it didn\'t look all that great so I scrapped it all.

As for materials used cardboard bound together with packaging tape (and later a little elmers\' wood glue for a more permanent bond) All of the exterior is cut out portions of 2 different thicknesses of HIS (High impact styrene) which I think is pretty much that plastic card that everyone uses for mods and whatnot. And the most important secret ingredient is tinfoil to keep glue off the counter because I don\'t want the wifey to kill me.

I think I\'m going to take a break for the night because I\'m pretty tired of carving out the \"Splintering\" on all the pieces of wood. If I wasn\'t such a stickler for detail, this thing could be just about done.

Tomorrow, I think I\'ll probably finish the top 3rd of the front and maybe start on one of the sides. Wifey has company coming into town so I don\'t want to try cutting any MDF for the base, or working with any of the insulation foam to build up the dirt mounds at the base of the towers.
 
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kakita

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Great stuff! The splintering looks like it\'s going to be a lot of hard work. Hope to see more updates. =)
 
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Sosryet

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It sure looks great. It does seem like it\'s gonna be a lot of hard work. Also, it seems like it is going to take up too much space. I would have where to keep it...

I would make it so that you can detach the sides. That way I would be easier to store/transport.

But, it is just an idea, you are the expert here. :D
 
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