BattleTech - The Board Game of Armored Combat
BattleTech Miniatures and Terrain => Gaming Terrain => Topic started by: worktroll on 04 November 2018, 03:19:48
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So we're taking some donations to a non-local op shop (short for opportunity shop, equivalent to US "thrift shop"). Has to be non-local, so my wife won't change her mind & buy things back ...
Anyway, I see this set of Lego road plates for $10, and thinks "I might find a use for that". And I did.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Ji5x0AhF9EbknKHSrLmAmeuOFBjB6PMjc9XTpOjrN3eyV9rRNgL6uHLzd6R05Js6hHmL_82to71f3VD40_269W8Ph46iBKmVghHUA-ARL3iOrZkJhAE4kZYYt_wmvGBdgLKlQ_SPgTmfKbo9UYJHO7PcjcYS0XNuumImiHLf0LedVFbNlM6TG7vzJuFhwJjd9o-wd9RPkLRsd3VaSgnPxpd2yU4kL3FfuN2wSUwX0RADlTg2iB8x8az7KnEILz0qy-4PyCiJfWrQjHc-UP2uSefnHxLCChhVT97Ek-dtHuZmz9royjelEMaATIggyi5XD_Oejp3UZLIO8LvDZcvQUqkBw4_aiSO4i2fzVExf_fvNhOeQk61vCIfTJjIyhnqvVN1OfJDZhz2znjGUdZYiCK1AsS_Ty4BOBKiJrzXsd4R9wRKl9lCiq_IerjqoYlBPWVzcz0DCsbC8oop6U1Fh1JHTn9i_aIejLPd3Pu_5HHH3B7WFQvqOvGcdslhWTEQTk13kVT9bjL_khErkXIQqeo2mkgQVZ0RneBs7N7Mobs6sk4xPsYK_DHWVJanzmISMDx6IyInV0fbr5BFt_pLUf-3o1zfAkFQZs49By_IHNOkS-h4nZoy_fOFOoQcQD9Rbm82BGsGUDJlqWZXRxY2Cua9PdVtolajlXp6m9zw6HUCgDsum14syHu1CiCW46RYuQ7064j1j8UxsqyPEkg=w960-h653-no)
Seen here with some of the foam-core buildings I've already made up. Pretty good fit, no? A couple more - Buckingham Palace, the Empire State building, and a cathedral, plus some DropZone Commander buildings, and I'll have a pretty good city layout to do my first game of Alpha Strike in!
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nKAdAZ5ZM4ip1aGA0Yce3FSpvXK9lSCXK_Kupmy4IcLfHUcncwW3Wk9zJgpUYxLj_ItNa7zwwJXf9xNd-IRAdTuvaU0Dq9G33PYivA3YYVN0CX9PHXpFk4hYAkT6VE9mvHfDoRMVPVdRKJ0RQl8aMy-g3lSvs14hDH4UG0PvMqrS9z-zpnR-uBlwnechs6kmdSbltXItmKNoIktuR3wgniN4Wzpn1zdmUpPQs2Kh62-peDIIqCCKCsEb8qIUG7Fq_YpnJ8hRRn0O_-oZ2e6MtUUzzOlnRypFMrF-GWkUEwMyieg9UvWevBbfCwUxZ7HzUx9Z4Al45ig7Bnp_u1q9NMQCJrHF0JsDCMSOi5xxcqfdOGbfOsaUbZwYMjfSDSc3ZKT2-DLPhklWtcDpRxi_EbQZUVaT5nudWp1H5Nft0iRORv3dupJLDXyNG5AcSUtxN6rIcbNqB_mbP0OQnCK0bfMd-RxDIgwiRgUYQqmOGnhJVZxB9DD_KyBqBk6H0H6E1TJ-tGgxrvsGpTPvzWuDH5Uvs1TIR1KxDcg5bMVv9Kb5uKtQt3fbMw2aaESdKvAcKq1fdvH2JuFiwTOHOeBYI10TqVd4RTAjpP5hgbXexrA9uP9Nx66LP2Pa41Ifs5vaGxhcTqzKzT7g0KwHN6RmM6vJX_fiI205idlcF6MzC7esSiBygqtcNbepMVHQfg_t79vsBapn7hiFdWW4rg=w748-h447-no)
Seen here, a Word of Blake Militia Level II moves cautiously into the Embassy District in the International Zone of Solaris City. Unknown to them, a band of resistance fighters from different stables are waiting to ambush them in the shadow of the Steiner Embassy ...
A bit of fun! Looks like I a great deal, some great inspiration, and I'll keep my eyes open. With different dressing/buildings, I reckon I could come up with a good drop-port too!
W.
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Excellent find, Worktroll! My gaming group has been using similar lego plates for our city fights and they work great. Happy gaming!
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That looks quite awesome there WT. Great idea and find! :thumbsup:
And I think you are going to enjoy Alpha Strike. It should be right up your alley. ;)
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Glad I'm not the only one to buy those foam buildings from the rama of dollar.
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I have Big Ben that way . . . but what is the brown one the Lyrans are hiding next to?
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St Peter's Basilica, Rome.
I figured the Lyrans would go for something understated ... ;)
And as for the Marik embassy:
(https://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g7-M00-BB-D7-rBVaSVtbNGGAP4u6AALkyK1m7wA805.jpg/mc111h-hungarian-parliament-building-cubicfun.jpg)
Now I'd love it if Cubicfun (the company making a lot of these) would do "ordinary buildings", but may have to hit up for some DropZone Commander sets. They've got a range of stadiums that could double as 'Mech bays, Solaris Arenas, or drop port buildings:
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41g8U9Z9a-L._SY445_.jpg)
And some skyscrapers for that City feel
(https://images.thenile.io/r1000/6944588200855.jpg)(http://)(https://www.dhresource.com/200x200s/f2-albu-g7-M01-BD-D7-rBVaSVtdynSAKrLoAAILbIXXhxM187.jpg/mc105h-oriental-pearl-tower-cubicfun-3d-puzzle.jpg)(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51JpzCV1VzL.jpg)
And Bob is your gene-father's brother!
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Hm, not the same company but . . . yeah, that looked really familiar though I was thinking Venice for some reason.
The Taipei tower looks interesting, guess I will need to add that to my Christmas list.
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You know those LEGO studs might be a great way to pin down a string for line of sight calculations. And I imagine making light/heavy woods is going to be a lot easier now since LEGO makes one-piece trees.
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They made 1 pieces since the 80s IIRC . . . now, those street plates are from that time as well IIRC.
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St Peter's Basilica, Rome.
I figured the Lyrans would go for something understated ... ;)
And as for the Marik embassy:
(https://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g7-M00-BB-D7-rBVaSVtbNGGAP4u6AALkyK1m7wA805.jpg/mc111h-hungarian-parliament-building-cubicfun.jpg)
Oooh that looks interesting...
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They made 1 pieces since the 80s IIRC . . . now, those street plates are from that time as well IIRC.
They’re the newer City series. The 80s road plates were a lighter grey. The good news is you can get what WT has reliably instead of hoping to price something together on eBay
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/k5YAAOSwo9VbFEF2/s-l300.jpg)
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Huh, I could never find them as a kid and only saw them in the big City/Space/Castle book from the early 80s I had that gave instructions . . . you know, way back before they made horses.
I DO thank you for the CubicFun reminder WT, it let me add some easy stuff to my Christmas list and I hope its some stuff I can build as the kid watches- he is too young to help. He has watched me build styrofoam buildings for terrain already, lol.
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worktroll, have you built buildings out of both the C and MC series? How different are they for you to put together?
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I've only done the MC series - they scale well enough to BT.
The C are smaller, but might work. The S look too tiny.
The MC series can be fiddly, and there are lots of pieces, but once you're in the groove they're fine.
W
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I have a C-series Big Ben and have plopped it down on the table once . . . I think I will stick with the C series to keep them in scale. I am working on being able to put together a 6x8 board using 1.75" hexes and trying to get it for a good urban set up.