With all the COVID-19 stuff flying around I thought it might be time to set a
Mantic themed table with some Plague vs. GCPS (Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere) vignettes.
I'm really digging into the backlog of cool Sci-Fi scenics from
Antenociti's WorkshopWith my wife home a lot lately I've not been able to work at the painting desk for long but its been relatively easy to sit in the living room, or kitchen, and assemble pre-painted MDF buildings. Its surprising how quickly a viable table comes together with this stuff!
GCPS troopers in 3 man teams containing a Plague outbreak in the Undertown while the news boards report.
The quality of the photo print components supplied with these kits is amazing and for the 'small signs' set pictured above you get a set of two triangular signs each face having a different graphic... and there are 9 to choose from in the kit so you have options right out of the box. With a little effort you can make signs from practically anything so the possibilities are pretty cool.
The Flats are a 3 level structure with a single, full floor, elevator serviced, apartment on each level. I've not yet done interiors for these so what you see is the kit with no additions.
The rooftop is also accessible via elevator which is shown above. I've made the top most roof removable and may retrofit lighting to this area... and many others... the better to show the cool acrylic doors and interior graphic details that so many of these buildings sport.
More views of the sign scatter... large enough to obscure most models and fun to look at.
The acrylic tops and rods are meant to be held in place by pressure lugs but these quickly get knocked off and go missing so I've put a tiny dab of glue on the lower part of the lug to convince them to remain in place.
Likewise the acrylic rods are meant to fit tightly into the base without glue but just slide right through so I glued some of the very good paper left from trimming the photo-prints to the bottom of the sign so the acrylic rods have a floor to rest on. The acrylic needs careful handling during construction to avoid getting glue on it and ruining the effect.
The benches are resin components that require a little paint which was as simple as spraying them with Rustoleum Hammered Metal, giving them a wash of
Secret Weapon Armor Wash and a quick drybrush of any silvery metallic.
The Undertown starting to take shape on a small table we usually use for card games.
Lots of scatter elements like street lights, info kiosks, adverts of various sized, vending machines, mail boxes, dumpsters and recycling bins.
The Plague erupted at lunch time with a move on the Spicy Pupniks food cart parked outside the Neo-Tiki Motel Office.
A GCPS team clears the main building of the Neo-Tiki Motel and moves to assist the situation developing at the office.
Red Oni Sake has a location right next door to the Neo-Tiki Motel and also provides vending machines and mail drops.
A view across the plaza. The Game Mat is the small Undertown Mat from Antenociti's Workshop and is printed on mouse-pad material. There is also a large version of this mat that joins nicely with the small mat for an even larger set up.
Plague taking cover behind the various bins.
The Undertown is relatively free of graffiti at the moment but will get tagged up... possibly during games! I think it would be fun to put a blue tack marker on a spot to be tagged and do the actual application between games. I mean what gang war themed game would be complete without turf and tags?
I just managed to finish up the set of Large signs. These are tall enough to obscure Knight Class vehicles or even low level flyers.
A set of two, triangular, signs with 6 different graphics in the box. You don't get the extra couple of choices that came with the "small" signs but they are really large prints with great, high quality, art so I'm not complaining.
They even have a Sci-Fi Nun on this one! On my table they are chronicling the adventures of the
Sisters of Eternal Mercy! Although any Space Nuns would fit in.
I'm working on the Stepped Tenements today and whatever else pops out of the big box-o-MDF!
