Tell 4Ground What You Want (What You Really, Really Want)
April 15, 2019 by crew
If you wannabe in with a chance of having wargame terrain designers 4Ground build your dream kit then holler at 4Ground in the comments and tell them why!
Move over Cad, it's time to let the community lead the way. Justin and Gerald have already submitted their wishlist to mama Ben, but if you wanna have some fun with a 10mm Reichstag or have an idea for something completely new and royalty free then comment below.
If you can follow Ben's train of thought please leave a map for the rest of us!
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I repeat myself, but: I! Fraggin! Love! This! XD I could listen to you two rambling for hours XD (but please fix the squeaky chair ;))
Agreed, Ben is a delight and needs to be on more often. ?
10mm Reichstag? No a 28mm Reichstag.
Actually I’ve had more time to think about it. I’d like either a modern building complex a la Princes Gate London, get my SAS Spectre boys to storm it.
Or a bunker/cave tunnel complex. Not a fantasy one, but a cave complex like Tora Bora, which could be used for just about any system or period. Or a man made bunker again used for hunting down criminal masterminds, fanatical leaders or Hitler.
Also, what I really would like: a Chinese treasure ship! For 28mm Freebooters Fate! It would be a whole table on it’s own. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y4RM-7qFkik/VenGqsUAT1I/AAAAAAAAuOI/miyYB2VQQYY/s1600/Treasure%2Bship%2B4.jpg
Yes I’m still here
I genuinely did nod when they said ‘nod if you’re still here’. ?
How many ideas can we submit? Got a few, so let’s throw them at the wall and see if any stick. 1) Space Egyptian temple complex in 28-32mm. Basic form would follow historical Ancient Egyptian buildings, but with something added to give it a sci-fi flare (not sure what, maybe play up the animal headed statues/paintings and the odd techy bit thrown in). I think this is marketable because it will appeal to Thousand Sons players for 40k, people who want to play homebrew Stargate games and generic sci-fi players looking for something different. Unless I’m mistaken, most desert sci-fi… Read more »
go nuts submit whatever you want until it’s over.
I would like an addition to the Jesserai line, well, that look at least. Something that could act as a 40k knight hanger or repair bay. I think you guys could do something amazing with that.
Omg the squeaky chair..!!
Wonder if I’m still at 3rd place or gone up one. The Roke’s Drift set should be finished by now, no?!
Still can’t believe Justin jumped me..that’s so un-justin-like!!!
Think your place depends on how many suggestions made here they like. ?
we played on the prototype, needed to change the walls on the internal layout to be less accurate but more accommodating to miniatures
I guess I’ll repeat my comment here. There just seems to be no interaction on YT. What I would really, really want is central European, early 20th century architecture apartment buildings and rural houses, because nobody in the industry does those! I’d want them for 28/32 mm scale, but this should be easy enough for you to scale down. Who would want those? Well, pretty much all the historical gamers can use them to finally play some 1944/45 campaigns in Germany with appropriate buildings. I would use them for my post-apo games set in Germany. You could also use them… Read more »
the chair squeak is subliminal it moves too fast to be heard 😉
I love the apartment buildings idea though, it would really help with the 15mm reichstag that I’m sure Ben will cave in on any day now.
I would like to have a 28mm Lindisfarne Castle. I think this would be a great piece for games such as Saga, it has great historical ties, could easily be tied into Fabled Realms and would make a great participation game table at events for 4Ground.
Before or after the Vikings sacked it?
Would also work as a stepping stone to making Bebbenburg to play games from the Bernard Cornwall Uhtred books. 😉
My dream kit would be a 28mm futuristic cyberpunk oriental villa with working shoji and fusuma the panels would be partially see-through with thin crafter paper. This would allow for some great photos (creeping cyber ninja). With an internally playable Engawa and a LED lighting kit for the central interior. The roof would be tiled in places with some of that amazing corrugated card you use as a nod a more traditional past. There would also be space for a rock garden and sculptural trees and a perimeter wall running from the Villa around the gardens with space for some… Read more »
now that’s the sort of genius thinking I can get behind 😀
also it would be ideal for my Yu Jing
Shhhhhhh no names and JSA forever.
Bakunin will always be there for you, at very reasonable rates, of course.
I would like you to buiild one of XVII century tall houses from any european city that are build around town sqares. search – Old Houses At Dlugi Targ Square In Gdansk, Danzig or Sukiennice from Crakow. it will fit to many tables from napoleonic to modern times, and also all sort of fantasy too,
Spanish Main pirate buildings
I would like to see some pre WW2 Chinese building that would be suitable for gaming between 1911-1949, as this would cover both the Warlord period and WW2. It would allow gamers to play Bolt Action in this theatre of war, as well be suitable for skirmish style gaming set in the Warlord period which could include Chinese gangsters, brigands, spies, Japanese Yakuza etc.
It’s an often over looked period and setting but has the potential for some interesting gaming. Also once I get back from China in a week’s time I will have a ton of reference pics…
I spoke to Joerg from things from the basement. When you get back you should send him a message he may be able to help you out there
cheers, will do
I’ve got a few ideas…
Some nonsuch university/library buildings for fantasy and fabled realms
Elf related buildings
Dark age churches
I agree with Andy Zecks Roman fort idea, especially if it could be worn down to be used for both romans and dark age.
I’d love some add on pieces or even sets so daldorr could look more osgiliath: domes, bridges, etc. they are good as is, but I think it could be taken to the next level.
Im thinking the Bradbury Building in 32mm. Id go 32mm as it will still suit 28 but I have alot of 32 as well. The Bradbury building is an iconic building good for wild west, steam punk, WW2, modern, and thanks to Bladerunner cyberpunk. It has open spaces, close spaces and ticks so many boxes it’s incredible.
If there was a down side I would it would probably be the size but there is always the possibility of artistic licence tweaking stuff to suit, perhaps making it modular. Then again, sommtimes bigger is better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz44Sgqd1Ic
Ben and Gerry – Soul mates.
Just relocate from the BoT / OTT Studio to the Irish Pub across the road, order a round or two of Guinness and make this a regular show.
What I really really want? Some really good 40k Ork terrain. The Kromlech MDF Ork buildings are somehow too zany for me. I prefer the “serious” rusted Forge World Ork style, rather than the more “fun” cartoon style that Games Workshop and a few other companies go with.
there is a resin building kickstarter coming up that you may want to watch out for 😉
Excellent – just don’t forget to mention this Kickstarter when it goes lives on The Weekender – or post the link here if it is has been already announced.
I think the editors would argue against this. @lancorz am I right?
Meh, after a few pints the editing may get sloppy enough to slip through the cracks.
Ben and Gerry – Soul Mates (Unedited)
@lancorz – Set up Camera up, press Record, Order the First round of Guinness and… much later… Click Upload.
Living the Video Editor’s Dream. Am I right?
The White House as it was pre-1814 before the British decided to use it as a BBQ to cook the sausages they stole from the larder. Like Gerry, the commander in charge of the British forces that day was from County Down, but we won’t hold that against either of them. Why this building? The historical research and the challenge. Having a representation of an historic building before the many extensions and renovations it has got over the years. Just for the sheer joy of building it… but the true reason is the opportunity to do some “Hollywood” gaming, twisting… Read more »
lol
not sure how I can upvote this more than once.
Glad I’m not dead.
Also Down is the best county 😉
Wasn’t it the Canadians who used the White House for a bon fire? Or was that a seperate incident?
Canada didn’t exist until the 1860s, so we can’t put the blame on them. The evil commander from Count Down (not Gerry) Major-General Robert Ross, who had fought with the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War, commanded a large British force most of who would have been veterans from that conflict. I’m not sure if any of the regiments he commanded actually were raised in the British colonies that are now actually Canada.
Medieval England please for 6-10mm war of the roses.
As a reneactor in real life I also want to hobby this period.
Be amazing to be able to have Bamburgh castle or Warwick Castle to play seige.
Get some town too and campaign the war, scatter terrain for Bosworth and after seeing the Titanicus stuff I know you guys can do great shrinknwrapped terrain!
Speaking of Titanicus, any 6-10mm terrain would work for that, so it’d have appeal to Titanicus players too. 6-10mm Fantasy player too come to think of it. 😉
Loved this! More please 🙂 My idea pitch: Generic two storey half timber townhouses without overhang to the sides so that they can be placed beside one another to represent crowded city streets in various european historical periods and even get press-ganged into fantasy games. Each building should have the front door off center to allow space for an included detachable lean-to to be placed against the front of the building (if not attached then this item could serve as a stand alone market stall for scatter scenery elements). A detachable wooden sign should be included which could optionally be… Read more »
Oh and I forgot – A sign for a cheesemonger, mainly because cheesemonger is such a fantastically fun word to say 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1JWzyvv8A
There is not enough cheesemongery in the world so this is an important, as well as excellent idea!
Love your ideas, good stuff!!!
Always a great video when 4ground are in the studio. I like the idea of 28mm Caribbean/tropical island terrain. Smugglers den, jetty, a temple, shipwreck terrain with a couple of levels and interior and a cave that works in the same way. Pop the top off and theres a few tunnels inside. Or Megacity-esque cyberpunk apartment complexes so you can have a block war. Room to room clearing or balcony to balcony shootouts
Elf village in 28mm please. Lots of clean lines, elaborate roofs, fret work. Ideal for mdf. Maybe a hall, wizards tower, watch tower and a cottage.
Battle of Mogadishu (1993) Black Hawk down 🙂 28mm/15mm
Can I have the town of Sedan in 3 or 6mm including the Chateau fort from the 1870 period please
Too many Ideas will have to generalise.
African Architecture from the mudbrick and Adobe construction of ancient Mali to the intricate drystone walls of Great Zimbabwe.
Mesoamerican, Mayan and Aztec style structures.
Steampunk but with different cultural trimmings eg. Chinese/Japanse aka Silkpunk. 28mm, good for Wolsung
Early to mid 20th Century, Art-Deco, Neo-Fascist styles how the Nazis planned to re-build Berlin after their believed victory in WWII, eg. the Newest Wolfenstein Games. 28 mm, good for, 40K, K47, DUST, Weird World War in general, War Of the Worlds.
I want to never see Ginger Gerry ever again [drinks hard liquor about something entirely different]
Having given some thought of a laser-cut MDF kit I’d want, I’d love to see a couple of additions to the homeland apocalypse range. A drive-in burger restaurant (think a well-known clown-fronted chain but without the IP quarrels); and a single story bar, in line with Davis Jewelry and similar (ahem let’s call it “Joe’s Tavern”).
Hoping the prose mood-board is giving you ideas.