VLOG: The Riverside Studio Expands!!!
February 11, 2015 by dignity
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Looking cool! I want to come to Nor’n Ireland for a wee visit, so I do!
fix its asap and invite PRODOS!
Yeah I think that’s what we’ll do 🙂
Do love that siege board, should open up the crack and put some red led’s in it to make it look like the ground is opening up with a hellish abyss!!
Rudddy hell Dave – was thinking the same thing when I watched that earlier! Would be very, very cool and I’m imagining a multi-leaf dining table now, pull out either end of the board and out comes the abyss from underneath.
Unfortunately my dining table doesn’t do that though…yet…
Now that sounds like a fun DIY project!
Woah the siege board is a blast even if a little bit broken but as @deaddave posted the crack in the structure can be used.
I am also impressed with how much stuff you have there hoarded 🙂
For the Vlog guys 🙂
All looks really good:-)
looking forward to getting to have a nose around next month:-)
Digital postcard idea sounds fun 🙂
22 different versions of happy Sunday!
Siege board is my favourite of those you have made. I remember it mainly because that is where you did the first demo of Infinity on the first Infinity week.
Having said that, not sure that seeing it being fixed is necessary, just get it fixed when you can and get filming on it!
For the love of VLOG is great!!
Hey guys, if BoW keeps expanding at this rate… you expanded out of Riverside studio by the end of this year.
Digital postcard idea sound fun and a really nice touch for people that are travelling etc (think you said you had someone coming from canda?) tables look awesome!
@warzan @dignity for the lead rot minis, soak em in Vinegar for a few min brush ’em off with a soft tooth brush dry ’em then prime them. Any of ’em that doesn’t fix is basically too far gone to save anyway.
and obviously, bin the vinegar, don’t put it on chips….
I know to get rid of mould on cloth you use white vinegar. But will it actually work on figures..?
And i’m sure I read somewhere that shellac is good for protecting lead miniatures from rotting but it’s to late to go looking to see if i’m remembering rightly.
IIRC any mild acid will work, since its just about dissolving the flakey stuff on the outside so the primer wont slough off when it flakes, its not actually mould it’s essentially lead rust. If the models have “white dust” try a rinse in cold water first, if it’s grey bubbly spongy areas, the model is basically too far gone, you might be able to re-sculpt or cover up if you scrape out the rot, but its a lot of work.
Aha. I knew about the “white dust” and “grey sponge” aspects but didn’t realise about vinegar being any use. Thanks for the info. 🙂
love the game boards you could use 2 by 1 inch straps to strengthen them for a quick fix to strengthen all the game boards.
Great vlog too guys, you just insist on making me more and more excited for March though don’t you, you rascals… 😉
As for the tables, my tuppence for what it’s worth: if you’re thinking of longevity and regular movement in and out of storage and worried about the dreaded corner damage that comes with it maybe something as simple as those plastic triangular caps you get with picture frames would do the trick. Clear plastic would mean you don’t even need to really take them off. Just a thought.
The siege board is by far the nicest board you guys have, i really like it, it deserves t be fixed. What’s behind the other 2 doors, it’s probably just tiny offices but i want to know Dammit!
It’s looking impressive. One of the largest wargames-based premises outside Nottingham these days …
Love the new fish bowl studio. I’m even more jealous of the amount of hobby room you guys have now. lol
Seige board looks very, very nice but I was never a fan of static tables that only have one layout. And you didn’t show us what damage was done to the winter board.
Heh my home office / painting dungeon is starting to look a lot like that, particularly with my recent MDF / HDF terrain addiction as I’m struggling to find places to keep it all! As for the Warzone table, my first thought is Imperial (trench side) vs Bauhaus (fortification side) but if you gothic up the fortifications a little, it could absolutely work as an Anyone vs Dark Legion table, where the humans are either enforcing a perimeter around a citadel to keep Algeroth’s hordes contained.. or perhaps this is the culmination of months of progress to get close enough to a citadel that some Doomtroopers can get inside and kick some necromutants in the face.
Heck, maybe you could follow up that game with the help of Modiphius and a short Mutant Chronicles session. If the Dark Legion break through, Chris could maybe run a survival horror game where the PCs are non combatants at the nearest settlement in the scramble to evacuate before the Legion’s vanguard arrive.. and if the corporate forces breach the citadel defences, the session could be a semi dungeon crawl with the Doomtrooper PCs kicking ass in the race to deliver a backpack nuke to the heart of the citadel.
Love these mid-week vlogs! Always fun to hear what you guys are doing. Looks like you’re all having a blast. If only I wasn’t on the other side of the ocean, I’d pay a visit once in a while.
Cracking vlog gents, don’t go killing yourselves lol.
Have to say, I’m really envious of your terrain collection. On the boards, you can paint the edges of mdf boards with watered down filler. The filler soaks into the mdf and firms it up which really helps with corner blunting. Also, a couple of coats of a decent paint can seal mdf against a reasonable amount of moisture (short term), if the moisture’s that excessive that it gets through the paint to effect the mdf, it’ll probably effect the ply unless you’re getting moisture resistant ply or sealing it.
Either way, crack on, can’t wait to see it all up and running and good on ya gents, glad to see BoW moving up in the world 🙂
I realize that these table designs should be a trade secret, but is there any chance we could see them, maybe build-our-own-at-home?
The Wednesday for the love of vlog is quickly becoming my favorite show. As a small business owner who is fighting everyday to expand and grow, it is nice to see how you guys are changing and improving your product. This is probably the most positive program on the nets and it shows what hard work and a belief can overcome any obstacles.
I do have a question about guerrilla marketing. Are you getting paid to product place that big charity poster? If not you should write off the space as in kind service. 🙂
Dinosaurs!
wait a minute..won’t the MDF get wet if you use a “water jet” to cut the material? Won’t that ruin the MDF? If this is the case why is MDF even an option?
Just a thought, I do not know how a water jet works.
At any rate, I would vote for the more durable tables. If you intend to keep on doing boot camps and other types of events where you will need them that is. You know someone will spill their beer on them at some point.
and YES, please make the “repairing the trenches” video. There are many “make your table from scratch” videos out there. But are there even any “these are things we need to consider when reparing a damaged table”-videos? Would this not be an entirely new angle?
I know I would like to see that.
Lead Rot: it is a kind of rust for lead, (=a chemical reaction, and not alive like a mould is) and highly toxic at that. Lead in itself is also toxic if ingested, lead rot makes it more so, and much easier to breath in and/or ingest) This is the kind of stuff you need to avoid if you can,
You will need alot of protective gear from gloves to breath masks to avoid the poisonous cloud the dust makes + thoroughly cleaning the work surface afterwards. Make sure you have a HEPA-filter on your vacuum so you dont spread the lead rot dust all around the studios…
If it has gone soft and / or pitting has formed, you will need to dig it all out before fixing with green stuff / filler. Much like a rotten tooth. Then the lead will need to be completely sealed by paint/ varnish to avoid any more from forming.
I would choose to avoid all this if at all possible.
I think it’s properties for absorbing moisture are over a longer period than the use if a water jet 🙂
If you’re interested in looking at the evolution of sculpting, why not try and get an interview with Tom Meier?
What was the company that did that paint stand? I think that is exceptional and want one.
http://www.banduawargames.com/en/720-painting-tools
Thanks RedBen!!
wish you guys were still around London… Ireland is far away ^^
Table Saw?? Looks good guys. Personally now that you have the design for the tables I would recommend a table saw and doing all of the cutting and assembly yourselves.
We need our fingers 😉
Once you have them all put together will you be sharing the plans you came up with? Unless you did already of course.
@ghent99
With you mate
Modern figures in pewter or white metal don’t normally suffer from ‘Lead Rot’ unless they may have lots of impurities. Lead oxide thrives when stored in wooden or cardboard boxes with poor circulation. Some collectors of old toy soldiers swear by a concoction of natural Turpentine and a medical mineral oil to swab the affected areas.
Looking forward to some Dreadball Xtreme!
Great VLOG update. Excited for the future of BoW. Cheers
looking brilliant guys great stuff 🙂
Lead rot! I never knew they rotted, I’ll keep that in mind if I buy old minis off ebay again. So far the Squats I bought and cleaned up a while ago still look fresh.
Maybe the “how to fix tables” can be done as short separate videos that show an example of what to do, using offcuts instead of filming that particularly broken board. That way you can do it in your own time instead of having the filming getting in the way of your sorting out of the studios. 🙂
Hi
love the vlogs, what are the black trays/boxes/draws with the opaque lids in front of John on the hobby tables, a couple have red labels?
Aye its all comming together..am I hearing Kevin Costner in the background?
Im loving the Vlogs lads, highly entertaining stuff.