Sunday 15 October 2023

How to make hills? Asked by Daniel Wade,

I'm thinking about making some hills. Do you guys prefer playing on realistic looking hills where figures don't stand up properly, or ones that are flat that work well with figures?

I could compromise and layer the hill with flat foam and realistic looking grass. 

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  • Andrew Crampton
    Gentle slopes seem to work the best. Layers run into problem at the boundaries.
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  • Vincent Cholewa
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    I m not sure if there is a 'perfect' solution. Bases can slide on slopes and layers can be difficult at the edges.
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  • Rob Shirley
    If models slip get hold of some kitchen draw liner rubberized sheeting and chop it up to the appropriate base size.
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  • Aaron Nicoll
    Build a 3d model of the hill, replace it with a flat one with drawn on contour and crest lines when in use. Like moveable scatter terrain. This more than likely means the flat one is deployed for the majority of games though as its more practicable.
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  • Daniel Wade
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    At home I put layers of card under a drop cloth, but that wont work for DBMM very well. I wonder if I could glue some cloth to layers of cardboard (or similar) for lightness and portability?
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  • Ben Vartok
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    So.....I have gone for the very slight rounded polysterene foam version. Cut with hot wire/knife etc then sandpaper to the point where a base of heavy foot (narrowest base) can stand up. I also painted 2 or 3 coats of blackboard/metal paint so that magnetised bases have a bit of hold. This was after discussion with Ivan who also had the math's theory behind the angles.
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  • Neil Williamson
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    I prefer playing on realistic looking hills where the figures DO stand up.😀
    Good luck.
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  • Philip Gates
    Realistic looking hills, with base width wedges of wood or similar material to put under the base so the stand is upright when on the hill. The famous Andrew Bennetts solution.
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    • Ben Vartok
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      Philip Gates They can still fall over sometimes, I reckon a bit of sour cream will help.
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  • Daniel Wade
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    I rescued some hard foam from the skip at work which I will attempt to carve out some hills from.

    • Vincent Cholewa
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      That's how I got lots of magnetic sheets for bases. At a previous job heaps were being thrown out and I climbed into the skip. In those days I wore a suit ðŸ¤£
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  • Philip Gates
    I got some XPS from AliBaba and cut out some hills for CTA that wasn't. They will get an outing in November now. Quite easy to work on with a bread knife and a bit of sanding paper. I put a wash of thinned down PVA over the finished article before painting as that apparently is the way to go, according to the Terrain Tutor.
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  • Alastair Duncan
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    Four lane motorways modelled on Transmission Gully so hills don't slow you down and better still they can be paid for using the money Mr Luxon is going to give us from Monday.
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  • Shaun Robinson
    I’m a flat man all the way - there are Soo many ways we compromise and suspend disbelief in terrain (ever looked at building or tree scales where our “men” are taller than a house and we have Forrest’s of saplings!) so I’m for practicality … but no ugliness


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