I commented recently to someone that I have a ‘thing’ for scenery. Taking a look about in the shed I can definitely see the effects of too many quiet nights surfing (and shopping) on MDF websites…
In a recent post, I also wrote about my varied table setups for some of our smaller games of Warhammer 40K. A lot of the tables in that post made use of a set of MDF plinths I finished building back in the summer of last year. TTCombat make these for their Venetian canal game tables. I like them for their flexibility. If used on a very small table a variety of height changes can be used.
On larger tables they section off a board for placement of other terrain elements whilst still offering some height changes.
Height changes are often under used on gaming tables as we do tend to start from (and rely upon) a very unrealistic flat tabletop surface. With lots of height changes players are forced to think a little bit more about how they will get from A to B.
To help with those options, I have been forced to add some more access ramps and stairs to my collection. The stairs are from TTCombat. The ramps are courtesy of Coronasan and his growing fascination with designing and building MDF scenery.
For some of his more adventurous exploits check this out…
Steinberg Shed Space 
Quite a varied set up there! 🙂
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They look great- certainly adds to a table set up with that sort of height difference.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Those terrain pieces look great! I have found that height pieces tend to be seen as barriers to go around.
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Right, so… I have a lot of TTCombat burnt wood in serious need of some pigment. See your grey there, did you spray that straight from a rattlecan, or did you apply any seal first, like some watered down PVA Glue?
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Finally managed to get back to the blog and start replying to people… Apologies for the delay. I suspect its unlikely you have gotten around to completely finishing your MDF pile in the delay though 😉
Most of my MDF gets painted in artist inks, the FW range are perfect for this, if a little pricy. I use no undercoat at all with the inks and let the bare wood soak up any ink it wants to. Just be careful with touch ups and second coats as these don’t absorb as well, and can leave slightly differing shades on the surface.
These plinths are NOT done using inks though. As I had so many parts to do I sprayed them using a cheap grey car undercoat, picked up on Amazon. As it is a slightly thicker consistency it is less prone to absorbing so more even than the inks if a second coat is required.
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Oh man, those are great looking and could be used in so many different games!
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