So a while ago I posted some images of some industrial platforms that literally came to me in a deem.
I refined my designs and sent them out for some CNC laser operators to quote on.
I was surprised that two of the local operators had some of the best prices and were actually interested in such a small job. Well I had a local guy Lazer GraFX and Carlos from
Mechanical Warhorse both make up some sets so I can compare price and build quality.
The Lazer GraFX guy was super fast and I have had there set for a couple of weeks, I expect Mechanical Warhorse to take a couple of weeks for fabrication and then ship from the the US.
Anyway I have had a chance to assemble a set and see if it fits together. It's an interesting experience to visualise something plan it out then then have it arrive on your doorstep. It looks just like I expected it and fits together just as I imagined. I think they will look great painted up. After fitting them together and checking them with some miniatures I have discovered some problems that have made me adjust my designs.
The angles of the ramps are too steep, miniatures tend to tip over also the spacing of my ramps don't allow a standard GW mini base to fit between the notches I designed to prevent minis from slipping along the ramps.
Also the ladders I designed need to be wider to better grasp the edge of a base so the minis can actually climb the ladders.
I need to send wait to see how Carlos dose with his set then I can start sending my revised designs for fabrication then the some I get to paint them and play some games with it.
Except Alderaan
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| Some of the original plans |
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| The pieces are modular so they could be rearranged for each battle. |
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| Long ladder. |
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| Short ladder. |
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| The scale looks good. |
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| The ladders actually work. |
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| All the fine detail cut outs look great. |
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| I think a table full of this would be fun to play on. |
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| These are the only sample pieces I had cut |
