ORB ArchHive1995 Dome Wall Build Log

[Kitcar]

Alas, while using up the remaining floor plates, bulkheads, and plasticard, it turns out I am going to be...."shy" a few bulkheads. Two of the large buildings are expanded to be 11 floor plates if you count the bottom ones. I have had to cannibalize some of the bulkheads from dome wall sections to complete the buildings, and have found a reasonable source of 0.080" plasticard. This leaves me with too few bulkheads for dome wall sections between the buildings, necessary to keep them far enough apart so you can reach into the interior. I can alternate buildings on either side of the dome wall section, stretching them a bit but shortening the dome wall length to 4 -5 foot instead of 9 feet. There are such challenges...sigh... Buildings at 30 inches tall, they need to be connected to each other for stability. I can't justify more than $1 each, but I need 50-100. eRip hasn't had a lot that size for a long long time. Custom wall sections are pending I think....

 

[Kitcar]

@Kitcar. I see that tube and think “Cannon Barrel!”

It came, really, from a spool of hay baling plastic netting.

 

[Kitcar]

I see, that was meant literally. You are trying to build the whole damn hive!

If I had been thinking clearly at the time, I would have bought more than one set of the boxed game and Outlanders supplement too. One of many regrets from that time in my life...

I am thinking more like a part of a small dome wall, the intersection with the hive wall, and some space next to it, and including a depiction of the promethium sprawl. My tiles are hexagonal so the depiction of the three "zones" of a: outside the hive itself, b: a vertical, with no primary "game table surface" area where underhivers have reclaimed a portion of a dome wall and the buildings attached to it, and c: The promethium sprawl next to the dome wall. Stored in modular boxing that I will invent real soon. Yeah, THAT'S the ticket!

 

[Kitcar]

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[Kitcar]

Here is the bridge and tower with added platforms. All of the platforms are braced, the card sags after 18 years. View media item 27457

 

[Kitcar]

Here is the whole dome building section.View media item 27456

 

[Kitcar]

The sharp eye will notice about 10% of the buildings are not attached yet, and none of the buildings are glued to each other.

 

[cainex1]

Holy hell, thats expansive!

 

[Punktaku]

Wait... did one of the above posts say "NINE FEET" ?!?!

 

[Kitcar]

9 feet long if I dont zig zag them, so a blank wall all on one side. They extend about 10-20 inches out from the wall in that case. found some more service building tops.View media item 27468

 

[Kitcar]

The triangle floored one I have two more levels to add to it, and the diamond-pair one on the end of the gangway stack has two more levels coming too. There are enough spare bulkheads for 12 inches of wall 10 bulkheads high to fill in wall sections between buildings for room to access the interior. (Essentially stretch the wall a bit.) All designed to fit the the back of a pick-up truck.

I THINK all 6 gangs can have a bang-bang with one configuration for the campaign. Put the Arbites on the watch towers, randomly shooting at all they can. Ripper Jacks in the tunnels, and ash waste nomads living on the hive wall, taking pot shots at all that try a promethium tap. Game on.

 

[Kitcar]

Here is a configuration that I think shows 5 feet of dome wall with the buildings placed on both sides. The buildings have vertical stacks of bulkheads that form a section of the wall, so chaining them creates a centerline of wallish sections. I say "ish" because I need,...need..., more bulkheads to fill them in.View media item 27473The pics have resolution for zooming!

 

[Kitcar]

Here is a zoomed view that I think has the atomosphere of the original box game top sort of hive. View media item 27474

 

[Kitcar]

And my phone made this "drawing" modification for me.View media item 27475

 

[Kitcar]

View media item 27476Here is the buildings all lined up, with the "spacer" wall sections. They are shorter, 6 or 7 bulkheads high. I think there are 2 feet of them.

Would look like the end of Death Wish 4, or 5. Dead gangers falling by the second. My favorite quote from the movie: "What are those?"...."Teeth!"

 

[Punktaku]

You totally need to check out @Kiblams thread and build a vertical hive for that flat outside!

 

[Kitcar]

You totally need to check out @Kiblams thread and build a vertical hive for that flat outside!

Bang bang, that's a prize winner I hope. I didn't read, what was the composition I wonder?

 

[Punktaku]

Plasticard. he's a plasticard wizard. (one of a few on here). that thread is worth the read.

 

[Kitcar]

Here is a pic with scavanged bulkheads, so it's 6-10 high. I have about 2 dozen more to top off the back buildings with some floor plates I still have.

This wall is 8 foot long. I think most of the buildings would be accessible enough if it was up on a plywood sheet. Hivequakes happen. View media item 27495

 

[Kitcar]

Other side of 8 foot dome wall. Seems about right for depth as far as reaching.View media item 27494