The Pirate Project 2--Pirate Island

"Ya know, we Pirates are an awfully un-creative lot at naming' things."

                                                            -Jack Sparrow, At Worlds End.

Previously, we looked at the buccaneers that will make the bulk of our pirate armies. Now, whatsay we look at the island these buccaneers inhabit, ey?

Jungle plants from cut up fake plants.

Palm trees! The fronds are from fake plants, the trunks are from MegaBloks.

An old ruined cart with the East India Co. Brand sits forgotton… save for the map inside!

Every now and again, a pirates gotta fight dirty...

A small unregistered craft takes to the canal (megabloks with a foamboard floor and a sratch built mast.) A modified version of Henry Every’s jolly rodger hangs from the mast (my girlfriend picked it out.)

Thieves beneath the king's flag...

A diversified 401K...

My first attempt at a pirate building, and not a bad one!

A drunk with one leg… not too good!

Reward of £1? Undoubtably the worst pirate I’ve ever heard of!

What are your thoughts of this new terrain? Piratey enough? What's the island missing still?

New Central Metropagotham City: A Superhero City Map!

Today, we're still looking at some custom Heroscape bits, but are doing something a little different. Some of us have been playing this game literally since it came out, and at least one of us has been trying to create a decent Super Hero city for almost a decade now (considering that individual's age, that's a substantial bit of his lifetime.)

But only now have we been satisfied.

Behold: New Central Metropagotham City!

*Cues theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey*

The map is a slab of pink insulation foam, carved into using pens, files, and even tin foil!

A Falcon's eye look at the streets

Now, the idea of a map does sort of go against the idea of heroscape terrain: namely that it is modular. However, a city is usually... well, a city! There's not a lot of complexity to it. Also, cities have sharp, hard angles that heroscape tiles just can't supply. So enter: city map!

Thanos shows off Earth's sewage system

The board will be complete with working manholes, but the manhole covers aren't complete. There are two manholes on the streets, and one in the park.

Ain't they 'grate'?!

There are two rain gutters on the streets.

BATMAN:Robin, wanna drag race?
ROBIN: Well, chicks do dig the car...

Here are two cars to see for scale. The road was designed to be a two lane. I may add a second lane in time to better demonstrate that.

'I do love nature' said Iron Man never

A small portion of the cement area is grass, representing a sort of park. It could also be the sight of a fountain or statue, or perhaps even a cemetery!

Just surveying my new world...

Here's a nifty shot of Thanos just chilling out on the pavement. You can see there are some minor imperfections, but for the most part we're pleased with the result.

*Finishes 2001 theme*

So what do you think!? A superhero adventure in store?

-BG