Sprue scenery creations log!

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**lord marcus**

Hello all. Inspired by Runer60000's sprue scenery tutorial thread, I have created this blog thread to chart my progress and the progress of everyone else who wishes to post in making cool looking scenery from all the sprues and bitz we have leftover from our big projects.

This thread is also meant to inspire those who have never made scenery before to try it out, and also to share any cool scenery ideas you may come across/make up.

My first piece is in progress, is yours?

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And so,

My main wall for my barricade, with my inquisitor lord as a scale ref:

And the barricade as it stands:

**Lennysmash**

A few wip shots.

I think I'll add some more tissue paper to create more of a mound, then I'm trying out a new trick I picked up of Terrainoob's which is to collect your old tea bags dry them out and use the leaves as a free flock. Anyway looking forward to seeing other peoples stuff too. Oh and if you got any pointers let me know. This is my first piece of terrain outside of a tea towel and some books.

**Element206**

that is a simple and effective barricade. Great use of sprue! Reminds me of the posts where the raiders hang out in fallout 3

**Zefig**

Fun fun. I made a wall out of sprue bricks. I used it for basing rather than terrain, but it's still sprues. Still being worked on too, I'll try to get a wip pic of that up fairly soon.

**BT_Guy**

Interesting. I never thought of using the segments as structure. I've seen them chunked up for rubble piles, but this is even better. Now I wish i hadn't thrown away my own sprues this past weekend...

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Like the trench feel with the duck boards.
Would be good for IG and a trench system.

nice work Lenny.
Keep it up

**MechaEmperor7000**

Is it ok for us to post some Sprue-weaponry and conversions? I love using leftover bits to make freebie stuff.

**Lennysmash**

Go for it I think that Lord Marcus started it with the express wish that others would contribute. Any additional ideas for what to do with all the sprue left overs is fine I think. Remember that we have had to pay for excess sprue as well as the actually minis.

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Oh and thanks for the compliment CBB, That was a test model, like I said I've never made any terrain before so I was very happy with the result.

As to a trench system that's exactly what I'm going for. The cheapest trench set I've seen to buy is still around £20/$30. The way I look at it now is that with every squad I buy I now get a free piece of terrain.

A massive thank you to Runer60000 for this idea.

**lord marcus**

Exactly lenny. My intent was for this to be a community project, and for everyone to contribute as they want to.

**Brother SRM**

Good use of sprue bits. Those barricades are nice and I'll probably have to nick them for my own purposes.

**lord marcus**

Feel free to post what you make here to serve as inspiration for all of us!

**MechaEmperor7000**

An attempt at making a Multi-melta from leftover sprues. Took alot of sanding, but that was 100% sprues. Started off as a Melta Gun though, and may be a twin linked Melta Gun since it's not quite big enough for a Multimelta. Still Largely WIP as I refine the process, but it does save me quite a sum of money as I can now equip alot of units with these bad boys on the cheap (I have enough sprues to make roughly 200 of these).

**lord marcus**

I could see adding another barrel and cutting shallow lines in the sides to make it a multi, as long as you added a backpack to the guy wielding it.

**MechaEmperor7000**

there's already two barrels. I made the unfortuate choice of using a clear sprue so it looks awkward right now. I'm making a second prototype when i get another exacto knife.

Also I did cut shallow lines into it, but I dont have my camera and my Scanner totally obliterated them. =(

**Viktor von Domm**

at MechaEmperor7000
please can you show us how you did it? i would love to see a step by step with this creation. could help lots of people, tho i might be thankful just on my part alone^^

vik

**OrionDisciple.**

I've got a WIP city of death at the moment and all the pipes are sprues with green stuff, yet to be added, and I plan on making gutter drains out of sprue sections cut in half. no photos as of yet.

**MechaEmperor7000**

I'll post a WIP when I make a second one. First one was originally suppose to be a small Blastmaster, which then turned into a thunder hammer (dont ask) until finally I settled on the Melta Gun design.

**Viktor von Domm**

really any kind of recognizable weapon will do, in the future i want to convert some mordheim dudes into praetorian naval marines so i need some futuristic weaponry...

much apreciated...

vik

**MechaEmperor7000**

It'll be three weeks from now though, since I have quite a bit of stuff coming up for college.

**Viktor von Domm**

hey when you do, drop me a pm, to show me. thanks in advance^^

vik

**MechaEmperor7000**

Will Do~

**Viktor von Domm**

thanks mate^^

**lord marcus**

Remember to post it here too!

Anyway, my barricade is progressing. I've got one side half-finished atm.

**OrionDisciple.**

I've just based a terminator using sprue as a pipeline on the ground, looks great.
About to start work on a barricade using sprue and old 25mm bases to make a gun mount for a heavy bolter.
i might make a new thread on making the mount.

**Viktor von Domm**

please we need more pics. bases with pipes frome sprue sounds really cool, please show us...

vik

**OrionDisciple.**

i'm trying but I can't get the photos off my camera i can't find the cord atm.
they will be posted soon.

**Wi1ikers**

Very interesting. Looks like i wont be throwing away my sprues anymore haha.

Show us more everyone.

**OrionDisciple.**

I've got the photos on my computer but i cant workout how to put them in this post.

**lord marcus**

Go to the gallery link at the top of the page, and click upload pics, then once you are done and it has processed them, go into your gallery (accessible by either your profile or the main gallery page) click on a picture, click on the "forums" link below the picture in the new window, copy/paste to the thread.

Agreed though, everyone is encouraged to post what they have done.

**OrionDisciple.**

Here wwe go.
http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/user/36344-OrionDisciple..html