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How fine is the detail on the sides of those? Would they take to a drybrush or are they going to get filed in when you basecoat it?

I really can't wait to see what their bundle offers are going to be like.

Also, the MAS buildings are really killer for airbrushing. I'm thinking that these might be a less-expensive set to practice that art on.

Also, looking forward to seeing these and the MAS sets side-by-side. A few of each could make for a really killer board.

I don't have any of the sci fi stuff yet, but here's a mostly painted pic of one of the wild west heroic buildings... still gotta do the lettering up top for the store name.. I was thinking of something like "Custom Outhouses by U. P. Frehley"



I didn't prime it at all, I just did heavy drybrushing of shadow gray on all the walls, and the trim was slopped-on bleached bone followed by a rough drybrush of skull white. I wanted the wood color to show through. I think the sci fi buildings will paint up nice, just be ready for the wood to absorb a lot of paint, so it might take an extra coat or 2.

How would a thinned out coat of PVA do? Would it prevent the paints from soaking in so much?

There are two things that will stop it ether clear coat or a wood sealer should do nicely I really want a pro airless sprayer for large buildings like this.

Captain Jack wrote:How would a thinned out coat of PVA do? Would it prevent the paints from soaking in so much?

This is exactly what you should use. You can buy mdf/wood sealers but its just watered down PVA glue (thats white/wood glue to yanks) that you are generally buying probably with a little white paint to take base coats.

Either way it should solve any paint soaking up issues.

LunaHound wrote:Reminds me of the Portal 2 cryo pods.

Any painted pics?

These were literally put into my hands hot off of the laser cutter late on Christmas Eve. I have only really been able to dry assemble them for the blog and get a few games in with them for the reviews and write ups I've done. Don't worry though I fully intend to paint all of these up and get a few articles up on the blog about what they're like to paint etc. and I plan on doing a desrt outpost board with them.

Aduro wrote:How fine is the detail on the sides of those? Would they take to a drybrush or are they going to get filed in when you basecoat it?

A normal base coat won't fill the detail, and I used ink to stain my Old West buildings and then drybrushed those to get a nice grained wood effect so I don't think these will be any different. But looking at them I'm tempted to base coat them a colour maybe highlight sections with my airbrushes and then use watered down paint to run into the groves for shadding and let the natural capillary action do all the hard work.

Savnock wrote:I really can't wait to see what their bundle offers are going to be like.

Also, the MAS buildings are really killer for airbrushing. I'm thinking that these might be a less-expensive set to practice that art on.

Also, looking forward to seeing these and the MAS sets side-by-side. A few of each could make for a really killer board.

I'll be doing some comparison shots it an article soon comparing the MAS and SP buildings so hopefully you'll find that useful. I actually think from a gaming perspective the SP buildings probably work out better as a set on the board because there are way more options. However, chuck a few MAS buildings between them and I think you'll have a really cool little gaming board for something like Infinity. Sorry I don't know what the bundle deals are, although I can tell you the prices of some of the main stuff I've already put up on the blog:

Habitation Pod Explorer - £12
Habitation Pod Settler - £16
Habitation Pod Family - £20
Warehouse £22.50
Silo's - £7.50
Supply Container - £7.50

All the various base gantry options will cost £5 per section and you'll be able to buy 5 sections for the price of 4, i.e £20, which obviously works out at £4 per section. Hope that helps.

Captain Jack wrote:How would a thinned out coat of PVA do? Would it prevent the paints from soaking in so much?

I've used watered down PVA glue to stick my Old West buildings together and where I sploshed a bit onto the walls it did effect how the ink flowed but not the drybrushed paint over the top and it wasn't too noticeable. I know somebody who used clear spray varnish to seal some of the Micro Art Urban buildings and they said that worked well, but again I worry about the wood just soaking it all up.

I use skull white primer for my MDF buildings, works like a charm.

BrookM wrote:I use skull white primer for my MDF buildings, works like a charm.

Is that he spray can undercoat or brush on?

SirAngry wrote:

BrookM wrote:I use skull white primer for my MDF buildings, works like a charm.

Is that he spray can undercoat or brush on?

Spray.

@ SirAngry

This stuff looks absolutely marvelous. You have a customer right here

Please can you advertise when you will be doing a "showing" at Maelstrom, I go there alot, and would be interested to see these in the flesh! If possible maybe you can bring some down to be purchased....I'm pretty sure I'll buy on the spot!!

Delephont wrote:@ SirAngry

This stuff looks absolutely marvelous. You have a customer right here

Please can you advertise when you will be doing a "showing" at Maelstrom, I go there alot, and would be interested to see these in the flesh! If possible maybe you can bring some down to be purchased....I'm pretty sure I'll buy on the spot!!

If I go down to the Maelstrom I'll drop any time soon I'll drop it down here when I'll be there. Sadly I won't be able to sell you any because I don't actually work for Sarissa Precision. lol. You can however purchase them direct from Sarissa Precision from 2nd Jan.

http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/

@BrookM, hmm I might have to go into a GW and pick some undercoat up. Perhaps the primers I use aren't suitable for wood and I should have been using cheap ass undercoat all along!!! Typical. lol.

Mind you, I use them on MicroArt studios kit, maybe Polish wood has different qualities than British wood used.

I use Halfords Grey spray primer on MDF all the time and it works like a treat.

GD

I have 2 adobe buildings to paint, I have some generic Kyrlon white primer, so I'll prolly use that, but I'll use plain ole wood stain for the floor and roof.

Oh my! I thought I had my board planned out and this happens.
Got to have that big garage building...once my wallet recovers from Christmas.

Heya guys,

Just to give you a quick update, but Sarissa have put their stuff up on their webstore to buy:

http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/store/system8/

Also the gantries aren't quite ready yet as they're making some last minute adjustments based on some feedback they've had. They'll be added at some point this week though and I'll be doing my reviews of them too. I hope you all had a great New Years Eve!

Cheers

Frontline Gamer

The timing on this seems perfect. I'm just getting into Infinity, and I was looking for predone urban terrain.

Question though - the etched lines, are they cut into the wood, or just burned lines? If they're just burned lines, it's doing to make them look a bit dull when they're painted.

SirAngry wrote:
Habitation Pod Explorer - £12
Habitation Pod Settler - £16
Habitation Pod Family - £20
Warehouse £22.50
Silo's - £7.50
Supply Container - £7.50

These prices are amazing.


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Question: Will these only be available on their site, or will there
be US distribution?

And don't quote me but I think I read if you spend more than £30, shipping is free.. or maybe it was 50, but still. Dunno if it was a limited thing, but I ordered 4 buildings and got free shipping to the US

It's £30.

http://www.sarissa-precision.co.uk/store/shipping/

Hot damn. Now I need my budget to open up!

They have a good selection of built up buildings at Maelstrom now so for people in the area its quite easy to go have a look at them. I dropped by yesterday, and to be honest was blown away by how easy it is to get the Sci-Fi landscape feel, and how good the detail is without a lick of paint. I will definitely be ordering some at the beginning of next month to start my Infinity/Necromunda table!








edit: add pics from phone!

That sold me on using them without painting them.

Caved in and ordered some solar panels and AC unit for my MicroArt building along with a nifty cityblock series 64 model, type 5 with an extra floor for added height. I'm looking forward to these with muy gusto.

I'm hoping to hear reports on how well they do paint up, and how best to prime/prepare them for painting.

Once we know all that - I'm in!

Oh aye, I hope that these are as receptive to primer as the MicroArt studios kits, because if so, Sarissa will be seeing a lot of my money this year.

Really looks great all built up like that.

I'd imagine that the usual spray primers out there will be fine for these though.

Alpharius wrote:I'm hoping to hear reports on how well they do paint up, and how best to prime/prepare them for painting.

Once we know all that - I'm in!

This

I've just dropped £150 on a selection of bits, once it's here I'll try and get some pics up with it undercoated.

Hey Captain Jack - I still have that CD of photo's for you !

GD

Yep it's a great little series of terrain and I'm just glad I was able to get the news out there to everyone. I'm currently planning a table based around this stuff and I'll post pics and links when I start on it here for peeps.