The “Cities of Death” expansion for the 4th edition of 40k is now almost 20 years old. I used to play a few games with it, but I did not have a really fitting board back then. Later on, I had some GW ruins and two or three terrain pieces from Forgeworld, but it wasn't a real city either.
To make a long story short: I built myself an urban gaming table. I used mainly 3D printing. The project is finished to about 85%.
An old game board by my friends Clyde_Frosch and Chilla-Bot served as the basis, so I didn't have to start from scratch. I had a roll of cork left over from laying the floor, which I cut to size for the roads:
In two places, I worked the craters directly into the overall picture to create a harmonious effect. I wasn't stingy with the dirt, even though it may look a bit excessive in the picture. However, I vacuumed off the excess after it had dried.
I've always loved the aesthetics of the old Forgeworld terrain. That's why I wanted the terrain for the board to look something like that. I finally found what I was looking for at “War Scenery” and their “Siege of Castograd” series. I bought the ruins of the Imperial Warehouse and the Hab Block and fired up the printer. Using these two buildings as a starting point, I did some digital kitbashing and was able to print some more terrain in the same style. As an old nostalgic, I find the shrine of “Sanctuary 101” particularly awesome. Maybe someone else remembers it from the old publications. The files for this can easily be found online and downloaded for free.
I primed the terrain with black tinting paint to hide the print lines a little. This was followed by a layer of light gray from the can applied at an angle from above. Here and there, I roughly dabbed on some Reikland Fleshshade and Agrax Earthshade to make it look less monotonous. Finally, I applied a thin layer of black oil wash and that was it!
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