The Last Market of Bataar – terrain challenge

It’s now time to add some detailing. Finishing off the laketown houses and using all the cool extra bits of those kits to hang on walls. One important thing to keep in mind at this stage is I want this to be a gaming piece, so must keep the floors free of stuff that would stop you putting a mini down.

Then the large doors needed making, kept these simple and not able to open, again focus on a gaming piece and not super detailed diorama.

Now needed to timber the plastic laketown houses into the structure of the market, plus hide all the ugly angle ground edges…

As this market is meant to be the remains of a once great city, I can get away with a very rough and ready look.

The main hull is complete with the major elements in place. Happy with the overall shape and function. Lots of planks to game on and around with lots of ways on and off the ship. Also have different heights to the docking areas so most other craft should be able to tie up.

Like the mix of decking and the grids (saved from the original toy) that let you see the ground way below.

Next stage is to add some extra elements, like roof windows, an additional toilet…

… make a main doors. Plus make some planters for the food on board.  Then plan to rattlecan spray it and do a test game before going back to add more detail and look to make the market stalls and goods for sale.

Always keep a handy model on the desk to make sure you don’t kitbash an area so that your bigger average model can’t use it.

Next job was to start cladding and ‘offering up’ some building elements. Cladding involved closing off the voids in the ships to create living and storage spaces. There would be too small to game in so happy to block them out completely.

Wanted to really give the feel this was built up over time and kept afloat with additions and different parts used from all over the realm.

Here I’ve hinted at the piping running under the main deck. Fun cutting an access in the planking for the inspection hatch.

As this is a floating market wanted to ensure there is plenty of Sci-fi tech on show. Pipe work and boilers keeping the aether moving around the craft at all times.

As this will be a gaming piece and something I’ll want to carry to events and mates, plus have games on, decided it needed some strengthening. Used some solid wood rod hot glued into place.

Back to the hobby desk and it’s time to put base boards in place, to hold the sections apart to give me the market space in the centre. But keen to keep the existing decking in place to add another level of play.

Works out the piping is a bit deeper than planned once I’ve put in place, so plan to cut them in half to ensure once I plank the internal space it’s not reduced my levels.