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A quick build by my standards for the kids at the Library group.
Would liked to have added some more detail especially some wires and plumbing, but the kids'll rather have terrain on the game table than the workbench!

Managed to get it primed tonight so can start painting and hopefully have it ready in time for NecroMonday!







Added a SW for scale comparison.
Decided to leave out the earlier stages. Parts from various plastic containers, sprue, styrene strips and odds and ends from the model kit spares box.
Would appreciate comments please as there will be a lot more pieces to build as and when I can fit them in the myriad of other projects ongoing.

Edit: Mods. May have dropped the thread in the wrong sub-forum. If so apologies and please move.
Thanks.
There will be the usual walkways of some sort eventually.
There is a need for smaller sections for carrying and storage.

Thanks for looking

Looking good, I lke the detail you've added. Next time, consider inverting the large cup used for the biggest container though, they usually look better when growing smaller at the the top instead of the bottom

Looking good so far. Outstanding use of a slurpy cup

Wait, that's your idea of a quick build with low detail? You need to make and sell stuff like that online.

The library?

Brilliant work!

Aduro: I couldn't agree more.

Thank you for the words of encouragement.

The terrain that I will be building along with this is for the Gaming Club for the kids at an afterschool study group at the local library where I volunteer.

I have a million other projects that need doing so don't want to spend too long on this, so the finish is a bit more rough and ready than I would normall allow. It also meant not adding some of the plumbing and wiring I intended to do.

The slurpy cup was wot got the ball rolling
The inverting of said cup I never thought about, as it was the domed top I wanted, but now you mention it I could have found summat to put on top and had domes both ends which would be cool!
If my daughter has a milk shake on her journey down to see me next school hols, wilco!

looks rad, cant wait to see it painted. only negative thing to say (and this isnt really negative) is that after i noticed you used a slurpee cup i cant see anything BUT the slurpee cup when i see it.

Was going to use the straw as a pipe going into the top.
Glad I didn't now!

wow this is amazing. Big up. I wish I had the encouragement to work on this kind of terrain.

Couple of pics to show some hurried painting so the plant could be included with a special game today.
The kids loved it




couple of my Hero Quest Zombies who stood in for ... erm ...Zombies would you believe!

Fwiw I played a Scavvy gang and the kids had a bounty hunter each. So they had to work as a team.
Objective loot markers to trade in for sweetmeats. I do believe you American chaps call it candy, what what!

It was all going well for the scurvy scavvies till the boss got shot and fell off the walkway into an acid container!
That was the end of him and the bottle test failed! Come back and fight you cowards!

Will hopefully get a bit more done on it and call it a wrap.
then onto the next piece of terrain.

Thanks for looking

Good stuff! way to recycle!
i'd remove the "A" on the clear plastic piece would be my only gripe!

Thanks Alarmin'
Agreed.
I was thinking about that bit in particular, and the "glass" pipe in general the other night when I had to down tools.

Will try and remove the tag and add some accumulated dust and grime to the pipe itself.

Some nice detail work, and the painting brought it to life.

I think it just needs some lettering or numbers stenciled on.

Nice to hear about some Necro being played as well...

Thanks
Really shoulda done that before starting the weathering

I may give it a miss on this piece but will definitely raid the decal spares for the next part. Though possibly will pop on a few warning triangles and such like here and there

looks very cool. Big up. It's been a while since I played necromunda.

For anyone interested in the construction a few pre primer pics.







Used No Nails glue a lot.
Spare sprue

An old 'pooter mouse innards
A crappy 1/72 Apache helicopter parts
Various parts from the model scrapyard
More sprue and sundry odds and sods

The panel joins were done with Tamiya masking tape with bolts from styrene hexagonal rod.


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Since my woes with burst radiators and a faulty water tank, a ballcock is now begging to be transformed with the help of a busted 1/72 Mig 21, courtesy of a clumsy electrician.
Just need to get my other projects sorted first.

That's some really nice work. One of the guys I regularly play and blog with has produced some lovely RT buildings using a veriety of old tins and plastic pudding containers. It looks better than it sounds, just like your stuff!

Just as a post op debrief I would consider thinking about putting a framework with a walkway around the cop of the cup with support beams that start flush with the top of the cup and retain their radius to the floor. That said, I reall like the terrain and the paint job as it is.

Thanks for sharing, and I look forward with antisipation to your next work.

Thanks Cap'n

TBH the idea did occur but was in a hurry to finish.
My next chemplant piece with ballcock and Mig 21 will have a top platform walkway with steps curving around if I can be motivated!
The current Necromunda terrain is in need of attention first as well as a billion other hobby projects!

Ballcock and Mig? Not a bad name for a pub.
Just popping down the Ballcock for a swift pint...
yup that would work!

cool to finally see some wip of that ace terrain piece^^

haddn´t noticed it was you in another thread tho due to new avatar pic...semms i getting old with not realizing in time...getting confused often with new pics...but geuss what i am due for a new one too^^ after all chrimbo is way over...

by the way, wnated to ask often enough wher the heck is that name of yours from?

Chibi cos I am cute *ahem*
Bodge-battle speaks for itself- I'm the world's worst tabletop general!

Paul is greek for small
Chibi is Japanese for small.
even though I am 6'3"

ähem, whats that in continental size?^^

and paul is small? lol and really where could i look that up?

and why the sudden change of avatar? i quite liked your silver wolfen back then...

This is some great looking work. A+ for using common items. Im gonna steal the idea for sure. Also i love Fairy tale so great avatar!!

I liked it too but he always seems to be asleep...
which doesn't repreresnt me at all, whatsoever.
much ok is more representative than Happy the Cat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_(name)

Thanks Junky
Yeah me too
I just love some of the little asides and comments that Happy makes

*hides in shame for lazyness of not going to wikipedia himself*

Love this plant!

Forgot to answer re metric conversion
6' = 1.80 m + 3x2.5 = 1.875 if my maths is correct Vik

Thanks Neil
Hopefully one day it will get some companion pieces.

well then you´re certainly no german oak tree... as we mere germans tend to be about a lame 2.05 meters high on average and i recall william wallace comment at the battle of sterlin too^^... 5 internetpoints for each who can quote its exact saying^^

My bad
Am 1.9 meters. Have lost an inch to old age as I used to be 6'4" in my youth. That would have made me 2.15 meters.

Wallace was as tall as a grouse in the heather and said:
I can see right up your kilt my good Bavarian fellow!

Lol