From the Workbench - Feb 15th 2014

I fnally got back to the lab this week! And what a productive week it was! Finished a gift for the missus, but I was also able to work on a couple ideas I've had for a little while now, and get even more ideas for the next big thing. :)

Starting off, I was looking through the official Warhammer 40k Terrain and I admit that I'm intrigued by the "Zone Mortalis" boards offered by Forge World. But oh my goodness, that stuff is expensive! I mean that's Forge World and Games Workshop, so that should be expected, but still. I'm a Do-It-Yourselfer. I also saw someone on Thingiverse offering up files so that you could 3D Print your own Not-Zone-Mortalis pieces, but I wondered if I could do it quicker with cutting pieces of wood and assembling them. I started with a simple column.

It looks... Okay... Not great. Actually, it looks less like a Zone Mortalis column and more like the TARDIS with a slightly 40k/goth bent. This one definitely needs some rework...

The other bit that I started work on was some defensive terrain for 40k. I know that in 6th Edition, fortifications are a big deal, but unless you're playing Imperials your options are severely limited. And while I love my Space Marines and all their grand skull-covered terrain, I also like my Tau... My poor, fortification-less Tau. So, I aim to change that.

Starting with the Aegis Defense Like. Ironically, with a Space Marine standing behind it. I don't have the Marine ADF myself, so I'm not sure how the measurements compare, but it can easily be scaled up or down as needed. I was more going for the Tau "feel" more than anything. This is made with a 1/8" sheet of hobby plywood. Looking for comments on what I can do to make it more Tau-y or what can make ti better in general.

That's it for now. Hope to have even more to show off next week!