Richelieu Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 The idea for this project arose shortly after the Daughters of Khaine teaser video was published. There had already been some discussion around the Greek influences evident in the Malign Portents Shadow Queen video and the new teaser reinforced those thoughts. I tried to think of different ways I would paint the new models, but my mind was suddenly consumed by the image of a Greek temple. My initial thought was to do a faithful, 28mm scale representation of a historical Greek temple. I quickly did the math, however and came to the conclusion that such a building would consume nearly 1/4 of a 6'X4' battlefield, so that was clearly out of the question as I wanted a functional piece of terrain. I got to doodling (I am by no means an artist, so please be gentle) and sketched this basic design: After thinking through the basic dimensions, the next step was to find the columns. After doing some research I headed to the local crafts store and bought these: They are designed to support tiers on a wedding cake, but they are durable plastic, fairly inexpensive and perfect scale. That's all for now! This weekend I'll be hitting the hardware store for some high density foam insulation for parts of the structure, and a piece of MDF for the base. Then on to the art supply store for some foam board for the roof. Morathi is an unforgiving Queen and she'll accept no excuses if I have not completed her temple by the time she returns to the mortal realms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughwyeth Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Great find on those pillars! They're perfect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Traitor Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Really cool idea, this could look very good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalesOfSigmar Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Cannot wait to see this develop. I want to do some themed terrain for my DoK a bit like this but no where near as awesome as a full temple! Will be following this for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richelieu Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 Still haven't finalized the design, so I haven't gotten to the hardware store for the rest of the materials, but I did want to make some progress, for myself as well as the people following the build. I wanted to make sure that the temple wasn't just a generic temple and that it is really representative of the iconography that Morathi would surround herself with. I watched the Shadow Queen teaser and took a screenshot of the symbol of Khaine at the end, then adjusted it to scale, printed it out and made a stencil so that I can etch it into the floor of the main section of the temple in front of the Cauldron of Blood (more on that in a later post). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirbeau Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Promising start, looking forward to seeing how it develops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Cool idea, looking forward to the next stage of the project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richelieu Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 Managed to get my hands on some nice thick scraps of extruded polystyrene insulation for the main floor and raised dais the altar will sit on. The pic below is the basic layout. The rear section of the temple will be enclosed by a stone wall. Roof will be a typical Greek Ionic style, which is said to be modeled after the elements of the female form, which is fitting considering the temple's subject. The frieze will be made of skulls (just ordered a box of citadel skulls). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Nice! I especially like the new rune on the lower temple floor. A bit off centre, but very suitable for the Daughters of Khaine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richelieu Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nutty said: Nice! I especially like the new rune on the lower temple floor. A bit off centre, but very suitable for the Daughters of Khaine Hahaha love it! Morathi is the ultimate cougar (I know it's a panther, not a cougar)...thousands of years old but still rockin' a hot bod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutty Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 In all seriousness though: that is going to be one big temple. Morathi will be pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richelieu Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 OK, you know the story, busy with work and family, yadayadayada... I have managed, at least, to secure the dais to the temple floor, and add the stairs up to the dais. I like having functional terrain, so there's a landing about 1/2 way up that a 40mm base can easily fit on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richelieu Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Unexpected business trip this week so I won't get to finish before the end of the month sadly, but here's a progress pic. Cauldron of blood is going in the circular area below the dais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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