General Store in the Works

Another wee update on the World Works Games terrain. Here we have a General Store over two stories. As you can see, the second story just sits on the first so you can easily lift it off. The quality of the textures is first class and I'm really looking forward to getting more done. I have a dozen more floor tiles to finish and I'l probably concentrate on more tiles until I have at least 3 foot square.

Single story on the four tiles.

Roof off. The stairs look quite nice inside.

Built up to 2 stories. There will be a balcony on the front when finished.

The stairs are now outside. The edging is still to be done, too.

The roof is off. I like the rug on this tile.

As you can see, the stories just lift off.

All the above...yes, all of it...comes apart to just this little pile! 

Connectors, posts, anchors...oh my!

I did some more cutting, folding and gluing last night. It seemed like I was doing it for an eternity with little progress, but I realised that I was actually doing the most fiddly bits - the anchors and posts. In the end, it turns out I made enough anchors to do my two tiles with plenty left over, all from one sheet. It was tedious, but easy. The posts were a bit more of a challenge. It was relatively straightforward to cut them (after reading the instructions - this is recommended!), but I found that folding them was a little difficult, as the dual layer of card means the outer layer doesn't quite wrap around the inner correctly. I'm sure there's a knack to it, but it was a little frustrating. It meant that I had to colour in a bit more than just the edge, but once assembled it all looked pretty good! I also tried a single wall and that was really quick to do, which is encouraging. It means that once I get enough posts and anchors done, I should be able to churn out the rest of the terrain pretty quickly!

The tiles all conncected. You can actually hold them up!

Rear shot showing the connectors in place.

Anchors attached and posts in place. The wall is complete. The stairs I did a couple of nights ago.

All assembled. Inside...

...and out!

Some terrain is on the cards!

Fuelled by the insane amount of fun we had with the Wild West game the other week, I decided to try and add some terrain into the mix. However, I don't have a lot of space to store large gaming pieces, so I thought I'd give the modular paper terrain offered by World Works Games a try. One of my boardgaming friends has a lot of paper terrain and his setups look stunning, so it seemed like a worthwhile thing to embark on. I've completed 6 of the tiles, which measure 6 inches square, but it did take me a bit longer than I'd have liked. I think that it'll get quicker with more practice, though. And I have to say, I am pleased with the result:

The 4 floor tiles. A building will sit on the wooden one.

These 2 extra tiles will provide the first floor and the roof.