Hatchway designs for my Zone Mortalis Caverns

So I needed to design some simple cardboard hatchways to use on my new Zone Mortalis board. Using paint, I sketched up a basic design, such as the one above.

I found some textures of metal on Google, and experimented with a couple different combinations.

Now I have a variety of hatch types, and I will start slotting them into the board. I have a system planned where I recycle old sprue to make the slots, glueing them directly into the board. I will post another update once I have a working hatchway to show you! Next, I'll have to make some destroyed or burnt out versions of these hatches for destroyed ones!

Keeping Up With The Tanks: Iron Hands Techmarine on Bike

So in order to keep up with tanks in an Armored Task Force, I decided I needed to make a more mechanized version of a Techmarine. I also dig the idea of a Conversion Beamer, blasting things from afar and staying in the backline with a mobile kiting unit, making the techmarine a dual-purpose unit.

So, here is the finished product, after much kitbashing and converting. I'm pretty happy with the result, and look forward to using it in the future.

Teun Tries Terrain: -Easy- Zone Mortalis Board - Caverns (Part 4)

As the end of this side project nears completion, you can really start to see the caverns take shape!

But first: How I got here! I used scrap from the carving of the tunnels to bulk the board up a little higher.

Then, I enlisted the aid of my girlfriend to help me paper mache the entire thing. Then I sealed it with PVA glue brushed on over the top!

I used toothpicks, and hot glue, to make some creepy rock formations inside the cave... I also used some screen and a few straws to make a nifty pipe and industrial area.

Lastly, I sprayed the entire board with spraypaint, after leaving it overnight to dry. I put black primer on first, then dusted it with a ruddy brown color I had left over.

I still have some details to finish up on. I plan on adding bulkhead/hatchways at strategic locations in the caverns. I also want to flesh out a few more industrial areas. However, you can see that the basic layout and shape of the tunnels has now been completed! I am very excited that I can begin to use this board for Zone Mortalis games in the future.

Teun Tries Terrain: -Easy- Zone Mortalis Board - Caverns (Part 3)

I took a break from painting to try and crack out this Zone Mortalis board. It's definitely a lot of hard work! Next time, I'll spend the extra 25 bucks and buy the second sheet of material so that I don't have to worry about the depth of my cuts. Now that the hard part is done, however, I can start to work on finishing this board out.

Hammer of the Gorgon

Finished my terminator squad, which I dub "Hammer of the Gorgon." These bruisers are going to be used as Gorgon Terminators, and are equipped with heavy anti-vehicular weaponry in the form of multiple chainfists. These guys are intended to hunt Superheavies, and as the toughest terminators available to the Iron Hands, they may just survive long enough to do it. Hopefully I can flesh out this squad to full-size in the future, to ensure the success of their mission.