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A Bit of Progress

Well today I really, really couldn’t be arsed but I decided I really needed to do something so I set to work on the field…

Covering the whole base in toilet paper to add a bit of strength and also to cover the foam.

I also started on a mini project… walkways. You can never have enough of them lol…

From top to bottom…basic, a bit more interesting and then interesting with added texture.

That’s another little thing sorted.

Still need to do a fence, another house using bought gear, aka foam and foam core …oh and I also need to build my Proxon.

Regarding the course, I had eight spaces and now have seven spaces left…this may not run at all.

It might be because of the location or people aren’t really interested… I am not sure what their minimum number is for it to run.

We shall have to see!

This is my pitch…

Creating Small Worlds
Get creative with miniature model-making! Learn new skills and discover how everyday objects and recycled materials can be transformed into buildings, landscapes and terrain for miniature wargames, role-playing or dioramas. Whether you’re an experienced crafter or a complete beginner, come along and see what you can create!

Please note: A £10 materials charge is payable to the tutor at the first session.

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Who Let the Sheep Out?

Well that would be me….

So idiot boy here snapped off the middle post in the foreground and did the battle fencing… problem I have now is that three posts won’t really work the same as the rest.

Therefore I may have to lay each strand and super glue each end to the rest of the fence…either that or say sodd it and add clump foliage to the gap with the posts.

Something to ponder tomorrow.

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Calling this Done…

Sort of!

So I got this far. I need to add the biohazard signs etc but there is still something missing.

Dirty down rust came out and was squirted with a pipette to get it to run along the cracks. I really need to do the section next to the control panel.

I will sleep on it, but if you have any ideas then let me know.

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A Bit of Colour

Although a little achy after going splat  whilst gracefully (yeah right) leaping across a flooded drainage ditch. I did manage to achieve a bit of painting…

Still a long way to go, but getting there.

Hot glue for gunky stuff coming out of the tank. Biohazard signs and at least one skeleton.

Ohhh and lots of rust and crap around the place.

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Top Done

Well back to work with a bang, 7 hours of training and after a little lie down I got the top of the tank done as well as a little control box on the side. Greebles help break up the outline and give a little more visual interest. Well that’s what I believe anyway.

Once the Mod Podge has dried then I will get the foam covered ready for undercoating tomorrow.

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This Evening’s Progress

I actually spent more time looking for stuff than actually building anything. I did however get this far.

Luckily the copydex at the front plinth hadn’t dried so I managed to straighten it up a bit. The one bit you can’t really see is the cereal box card glued to the bottom of the blue foam. This will give it a bit of strength and also protect the corners a smidge.

Next will be the top. Part of me is wanting to do a bit of a ladder and another part of me says sod it, I can’t be arsed.

The smaller pipes are cardboard drinking straws covered lengthways in masking tape to hide the spiral pattern.

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Something a Bit More Modern

This evening I decided to do a bit more terrain and as such instead of the more Medieval style of the last two I went for the good old Pringle tube and made a storage tank.

By made, I mean started… I got this far…

Still a fair old way to go but definitely getting a feeling for it. The thinner pipe is actually from the shower installation which actually fits really well. This was an offcut, strangely the height of a mini Pringle tube. I wrapped the pipe in thin brown paper.

I needed to have a little snooze this afternoon as my DIY shenanigans kind of wrecked me.

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Coloured Walls

Well I covered the polystyrene in PVA and then when dry I gave both buildings a blast with a rattle can

I covered the floors with the PVA too and lost a lot of the details I painstakingly put on it.

Oh well, such is life!

I did consider leaving them at the grey stage with just the wood bits painted…

But I had Mordheim Vibes and ended up colourful. The blue one is a shop or inn, you can’t really see the sign in either photo. I actually had to check it was still there 😂.

Been doing DIY today so leaving it there tonight… If the urge takes me I may start adding some colour to the stones…

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House Two Started

So I added the card ‘wood’ beams to the first house and made a start on the second.

With the second one I am going for the card walls but adding in a bit of foam… It isn’t glued down yet. I’ll do it tomorrow.

Now the beams are a bit thick on house one so shall be rectified on house two.

Can you tell I am making it up as I go along?

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More Colours

This morning I added more colours to this lot.

The yellow made its appearance again.

Hopefully I will get on with them this evening.

I am actually really enjoying painting these. I don’t know if it is because I am feeling better or I am just enjoying painting more simple miniatures. By that I don’t mean any insult to Wargames Atlantic. I just think they are lovely mini’s to paint. Big blocks of colour with the odd strap or accessory. Yes if you look closely at the accessories or some of the additions then you can see they are not sitting right or seem held oddly.

This is why the photos are taken at a distance.