u/iisbrok

Hello, normally I just lurk here but felt like sharing some maps. The context is that there is a worldbuilding project (mostly used for my Dungeons and Dragons [D&D] games) that involved a lot of maps. 55 settlement maps to be exact.

It started off years ago as a city for a one shot, then became a region for future games. I made a table to randomly roll a settlement NPCs could be from, then put them on a map, and eventually decided to make a map for each one.

I'm not dumping all the maps here, but I am including the main map all the settlements are on, its original form, some rough encounter maps (inspired by Runequest beastiary), and some settlement specifc maps to give ideas.

Built these over the course of last week, first time making this terrains, so there were plenty of learning opportunities.

Stalls are on some green square bases from a rank and flank wargame's model kit. Stalls are made out of 1 inch wooden cubes for corners, with plastic card as a flat face, and framed with match sticks. The counter tops are craft sticks, and watered down joint compound was used to make the stucco effect. Awnings were made out of a dried out cleaning wipe.

Various accessories were bits from other kits but food was sculpted. Barrels where Woodpile brand from Honbby Lobby, and crates where made from the wooden cubes with cardstock cut and glued to the faces.

I have a Mardi Gras themed Imperial Guard army. I'm finally starting on vehicles but wanted to build something inspired by a Mardi Gras float.

The main body is a broken Otterbox phone case. I used craft foam to bulk undercarriage. Had to toughen foam with joint compound and pva glue (will get xps in future). Plastic card, carstock, and corregated cardboard were used to cover voids. The edges of which were covered with painters tape and glue.

The treads and some metal plates are from. German tank kit. The turret is a lime juice cap, holy water flask, and bits from a Warhammer 40k Valkeryie. Fleur de lis on it was green stuff hit with a notary, wax stamp; I cut excess off the edges and rounded edges best I could.

The center gelt empty, so I cut up some mesh, and glued it to cardboard strips to fill the blank space. Rivets were basic semi beads from a hobby store. Used ball chain to evoke the imagery of Mardi Gras beads. The smaller fleur de lis are an Etsy purchase.

Needed trees for some tabletop gaming. Made the bases out of corregated cardboard, cereal boxes, and a lot of joint compound. Also used some ground texture and glued on a mix of aggregates and sand for more texture.

Primed everything in red and washed on dark blue, brown, and green. Later I dry brushed burnt umber, khaki, and bone white, then black washed.

Trees are some cheapos I got from Amazon. No work done to them. The grass and tufts are all from army painter.

Some friends gave me a 3d printed dice tower, which I painted up to double as terrain.

Didn't have a clear vision at first. Added damage and rubble piles to the tower after first wash to tint the stone work. Still, turned out decent enough.

Banner was cut from card stock and painted. The poles holding it are two halves of a bow glued into some holes I drilled.