{"id":1880,"date":"2020-08-11T20:51:48","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gtazz.com\/blokecrafted\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2020-08-11T20:51:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T19:51:50","slug":"black-and-white-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gtazz.com\/blokecrafted\/misc\/black-and-white-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Black and White Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A while back we started playing Malifaux in the office at lunch times, and needed some easily portable scenery that could be collapsed after each game. In the end I came up with a black and white town that fits inside a single A4 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Foolscap-Spring-Document-Storage-Folder\/dp\/B07K5B7WFP\/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&amp;keywords=blue+box+file&amp;qid=1597175398&amp;sr=8-5\">box file<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first building had a tab and slot system, shown below, that means every single wall was a separate piece. This took forever to chop out, so in the end I replaced them with duct tape. Because you know, if you can&#8217;t fix it with duct tape..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gtazz.com\/blokecrafted\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20170813_140632_HDR-1.jpg?resize=254%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1240\" width=\"254\" height=\"512\"\/><figcaption>The laborious slot and tab system<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The base and roof are separate pieces, each with a square of black 5mm foam board attached. So long as everything is cut nice and snug the walls open out, and everything slots into place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gtazz.com\/blokecrafted\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20170810_182414_HDR-scaled-e1590313805230-687x1024.jpg?resize=344%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1238\" width=\"344\" height=\"512\"\/><figcaption>The first building, assembled<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The texture of the buildings was super simple monochome art done with my unipin fine liners. As you can see above, I just did a hint at the brickwork rather than trying to fill everything in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gtazz.com\/blokecrafted\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20170810_180315_HDR-scaled-e1590313836191-657x1024.jpg?resize=329%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1237\" width=\"329\" height=\"512\"\/><figcaption>Side wall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After that it was just a case of coming up with a few designs. There&#8217;s the large apartment block, the general store, a small house with an offset roof, and a large house with a hip roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gtazz.com\/blokecrafted\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20171020_131815_HDR-scaled-e1590313897545-1024x632.jpg?resize=1024%2C632&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Black and White Town\" class=\"wp-image-1234\"\/><figcaption>Black and White Town in action<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In action, no doubt with me losing yet another game of Malifaux. But really happy with the black and white town for what it is; cheap (practically free in fact), easy to make, supremely portable and storable, and gave us what we needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gtazz.com\/blokecrafted\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_20171020_131826_HDR-scaled-e1590313868131-1024x646.jpg?resize=1024%2C646&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Black and White Town bird's eye view\" class=\"wp-image-1236\"\/><figcaption>Aerial shot of Black and White Town<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Take away from this project: function scenery doesn&#8217;t have to take months to make!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while back we started playing Malifaux in the office at lunch times, and needed some easily portable scenery that could be collapsed after each game. 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