Carnevale - City of romance, grandeur and bloody screaming.
Building begins
While we all await Rome, let us make do with Venice.
As there is a bit of a local surge in interest and club day approaches, I figure we need a bit more terrain so started building!
First things first, the streets! There is a mix of heights and steps in the Dorsuduro block set so should lend itself to some interesting layouts.
Dorsuduro block Following up on the ground floor I decided to just go straight up and put together the Torre Del Arsenal, the grand towers of Venice’s dockyard.
I have decided to spray prime in subassemblies to deal with some of the recesses. I also noticed that the tower tops would be difficult to get minis in and out of so I won’t be gluing the roofs on for access.
It is snug in there, so the top won't be glued on.Next step is some modification. Carnevale includes some advanced terrain rules for ziplines and tightropes running between buildings. This presents a cool but tricky terrain building challenge! How do you make a modular tightrope?
I think the answer probably involves magnets! I’m not entirely sure how, it might involve gargoyles or something that I hook/stick thread or picture wire onto (or just the magnets), but I think there is some mileage in sticking adhesive magnetic strips onto the buildings as anchor points.
I also want to try breaking up the flatness of MDF panels with a bit of texture, that I can also use to conceal the magnetic strip. So, polyfilla!
Magnets!
Batman for scale
Splodge splodge! Needs a light sanding then priming.
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