Update 12/17/14 - Mordheim

Over three weeks and no post to show for it.  I really haven't taken much time to hobby.  This time of year is difficult to find any time away for hobby-ing.  I salute those who have the motivation to take what little time they have to do posting, painting, whatever they can.

I'm starting to get more excited about doing a Mordheim campaign.  I've played 1.5 practice games and think it will be fun.  I've been watching/listening to some YouTube channels lately also.  One is LongIslandWarGaming and the other is TheTerrainTutor.  I've learned rules from LIW and tips for terrain and inspiration from both.  The only problem with that is I keep adding things to my docket and not finishing other things.

Oddly enough I had some sick little ones starting this weekend and caring for them allowed me some time.  After playing, what little I have, I noticed the importance of having terrain for Mordheim.  Terrain cost money, no surprise in that statement.  I don't have much discretionary money and there in lies one of my problems.  In steps The Terrain Tutor with a solution of sorts.  He has a playlist entitled "How to make foamboard buildings and ruins for urban wargaming."  Foamboard is foamcore as I know it and so far, I've found, it can be obtained rather inexpensively.  If you watch any of his stuff my building will look very familiar to his; minus good looking cuts.

Foamcore Ruins

This start took me about two hours only because the windows took about 1.5 of those.  (I need to come up with a better cutting method... or be a better cutter)  I altered his measurements slightly to make the windows slightly larger but with the minis from my Witch Hunters in there the scale looks pretty good.  I know it looks quite rough now but as I go along it should look better.  If it looks anything like his finished building I'll be very happy.  The idea behind this type of building, for me, is that I can use it for play as I finish more steps.  It doesn't look good at this point but it's functional.

I would like to get three or four ruins done to this level before I go on.  Now I just need to figure out a ladder system.  I'll probably use some balsa wood or something.  So far I've spent $3.71 on foamcore board and used 1/3rd of the sheet I bought.  I figure that one sheet (30" x 20") should make me two ruins with some scraps leftover for odds and ends.