Nekroplanet Grob: the Treasure Ark and the Statue
Posted: 31. 07. 2024.
One of the many outlandish burial customs of the Nekroplanet - a mechanical sarcophagus perpetually on the move, carrying the dead one and their precious possessions.
My work on Nekroplanet continues with a pair of scenario features. We have ten scenarios in the game, and most of them include a centrepiece terrain or figure that represents the focus of the struggle between the Raiders and the Grobniks. You've seen the Gate and the Tower previously, and during July I managed to toybash, paint and photograph the Treasure Ark and the Great Statue of Ulm.
Tomb Raiders have long coveted the secret treasure vault beneath the Statue of Ulm. Getting in is easier said than done, as the vault opens for one hour once a year. With that time approaching, both Raiders and Grobniks amass their forces at the entrance…
Both features were built using mostly parts of toys I collected from flea markets and shops on the cheap. As always, nail art elements and beads are here to add techy detail to empty surfaces. I have several tutorials that demonstrate my techniques and materials on previous projects. Have a look at:
- Tutorial: Spherical Drone Build
- Tutorial: Building&Painting Industrial Terrain
- Tutorial: Ornate Door Build
If you have any questions about the new builds, don't hesitate to ask!
During July we had a period of intense in-house playtesting of Nekroplanet Grob, making a number of tweaks to the scenarios and model rules as a result. The new version of the rulebook is coming soon to our playtest Discord. We are satisfied with where the game is, and are planning to lock in the final version of the ruelbook text by the end of 2024.
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Comments
Inspirational as ever. Did you have any trouble getting the walker to stand upright? I’m also curious about how you bulked out the underside of the walker - looks like baking soda and beads?
@Igor - Thanks!
@Magician Stage - Thank you! No trouble with that. All the legs are pinned in addition to being hot glued, and the cork base has enough weight and size to keep it stable. The underside was bulked up with cork, beads, globs of hot glue, and PVA glue.
Beautiful and weird, as always .
I check in on your blog every few days, and it’s always a little joy to find a new post.
Cheers
Thank you very much, KECG!
LOVE the statue. Did your past life have a career doing the covers of pulpy sci-fi paperbacks in the 50s?
I’d be interested to see some more painting tutorials and also what you do for post-processing on the images- they always look stunning.
Briliant!
These are great! Love the creepy biomechanical legs on the walker.
What piece did you use for the statue’s head?
@sic - Haha, perhaps! There’s something about my image editing in this post: https://gardensofhecate.com/blog/miniature/the-nekroplanet
@Warburton - Thanks!
@Marc - Thank you! The statue’s head is a 3d print of a geometrical sculpture by Morton Bradley. I found the stl here: https://www.georgehart.com/rp/MortonBradley/Morton-Bradley.html
It’s great to see this project growing, and that coming date for the rulebook is a good new. Keep on with the good work!
By Igor on 2024 08 01