The Final Push - Lawnor approaches 100% painted
86 MTG: The Big Q1 2024 KDM Catch-up Project part 4
Models remaining:
Batch: 0, Normal: 28, Luxury: 10, Modular: 48, Bits Box: 3, Terrain sets: 13, To Ship: ATO Wave 2, TSoH, KDM
Models Finished in Collection: 3004 Models since start of project: 690 out of 63 completed and still not done!
With all that done, it’s back to finishing off the non-modular game content from The Gambler’s Chest, which is just Atnas, Crimson Crocodile, The Gambler, and The King. Crimson Croc is done, and I’m currently working on Atnas, while playing a fresh KDM campaign against the Dragon King
With Aeon Trespass completed (Until wave 2 arrives) it was time to get Kingdom Death back to the table. With the big box out, the first thing I did was sleeve up and put away all the cards from all the expansions I’d gathered. Turns out, they don’t all fit in the core box so I decided to make my own deck boxes to store the excess. I went online and found a box template generator and printed some to paper, then glued this to an old cereal box as a test piece. It worked well, but I learned two things:
1: Measure the card dividers, not the cards
2: Make the lid 2mm wider and longer than the box. This allows you to add extra card to the corners for reinforcement and still have the lid fit
The Gamblers Chest came in a very pretty sleeve you are meant to throw away. It doesn’t fit any more once you’ve built the models and junked the cheap box they come in. I’d put it on one side as I’ve been hoarding good card for craft projects. It’s time had finally come.
Instructions:
1: Glue the templates to the inside of the card with a glue stick. Cut them out first, but leave a healthy border so the glue goes beyond the edges you want to keep.
2: Score along the inside of the folds to preserve the pretty finish while encouraging folding
3: Fold everything before applying glue, then superglue the tabs together and use paperclips to hold everything in place. Leave it longer than needed to dry.
4: Add some PVA glue over the tabs. Trust gravity to have it run between the tabs and the walls. it will pool and it will run, so be prepared to contain the mess, and rotate the box every so often so it gets in all the crevice’s.
5: Using the scraps, cut out some strips and fold them along the middle. Use superglue to attach these over the outside of each corner of the box to help reinforce it. Use paperclips to hold these in place.
6: Make 1000% percent everything is dry and fume free before any game content goes anywhere near it.
Did you play the final final ATO Wave 1 battle? Great work on all the models by the way.
Yes and I’m not publically discussing details as it was one of the best moments in gaming I’ve ever had and everyone should get to enjoy it as intended. If you want to chat more, feel free to PM me.