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Ragin' Ork Dreadnought







And gobert, I don't mean any offense to you. I understand what you are saying. I just want you to know how highly I regard you all.

I've done 3 mockups so far and jammed them into the bare-bones-est wall mock up. I feel like I am making progress towards what I want, but I'm not quite there yet.


As always, comments and critiques are welcome and encouraged. Thanks for looking and have an awesome day!

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Fixture of Dakka





Surrey, BC - Canada

Warboss_Waaazag,

I see the decaying look you are aiming for. A much more affordable solution than getting new bulkheads and cutting them up.

Cheers,

CB

   
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 Captain Brown wrote:
I see the decaying look you are aiming for. A much more affordable solution than getting new bulkheads and cutting them up.


Thanks, Captain Brown!

I'm struggling with finding time to make stuff lately. My job shift eats up most of my evenings and the job is both mentally and physically taxing. I come home exhausted in the middle if the night, eat my dinner in the dark, sleep all day, and then wake up more or less just to get ready to go back to work. Even my days off are tough as I have only those two to do all my adult stuff and the first day I spend recovering from the past week.

Bleh.

I literally had to take a day off this week to make any progress on the only thing that makes me happy anymore: my hobby. This is the fruit of my labors.

I've had these MDF letters in various sizes for ages. I thought it would be cool to make my "minimalist Spacehulk" walls using them. I started with a simple design and the letter T. It has always been my intention to make this spacehulk multi-leveled, so I started with the idea of having 2 extra floors on this piece. So I made my measurements, did my cuts (with the idea that the 6" MDF pieces I'd already done would slot in) and test fit.


And then I realized my folly. First, the 6" squares were not going to stable enough to use. And second, the idea of having floors on both sides would not work with my current working mock up.


After some quick modifications and chopping up a whole lot of extra foamcore, I ended up with one tall slotted back wall and a whole bunch of floors and separate walls that I white glued together to form a whole. Here is floor one to illustrate and a second shot with a random Barry Ork for scale.


Then I went to town detailing the first floor minimally, and the second floor with a pattern of minimalist debris to match the bases on all the models I've been making lately. This is where I left it yesterday. Barry again showcases the scale.


And this is likely as it will stay for the next few weeks until I can find the time to finish it. Thanks for looking all. C&C always welcome. I hope you have an awesome day.

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Decrepit Dakkanaut






Mostly, on my phone.

Right now this looks like one of those magnificent multi level dioramas in the making. I think that as a full Hulk to play in this going to be amazing, and it's great that you have a project to channel your energies into. Sorry to hear your work is giving you a bit of a kicking.

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 inmygravenimage wrote:
Right now this looks like one of those magnificent multi level dioramas in the making. I think that as a full Hulk to play in this going to be amazing, and it's great that you have a project to channel your energies into. Sorry to hear your work is giving you a bit of a kicking.


Thanks, graven. I've been putting off building these walls for way too long and I'm so happy to have finally sat down and gotten some work done on it. I'm not very far off from a finished product on this either.

And if anyone is wondering, the materials I'm using to add details on this are all free scrap cardboard. The cardstock comes from a stiff sheet insert in an envelope. The regular shaped squares of various sizes are from the top layer of cardboard of an amazon delivery box. I pull off the packing tape and any cardboard that comes with it. Then I chop out the squares with a hole punch in the right shape. The packing tape that amazon uses is laced with thread that adds an interesting, but subtle texture to the squares. And then all the black stuff is foam cast offs from my trimmings. I work the tip of my craft knife through the foam to get texture that looks kinda like disintegrating metal. I used two sections of a plastic drinking straw for the pipes on the first floor tucked into the far corner. Some of the cardboard details also come from the thin cardboard boxes that redbulls come in. As often as I can, I try to use cardboard and plastic waste as my materials.

Really, as far as I'm concerned, a Maker should be investing in their tools first and their materials second.

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Shas'la with Pulse Carbine






Very nice start to your Spacehulk wall, looking forward to seeing more.
Great used of recovered materials though I am the opposite to you, all my tools are things I've recovered (mostly bilges) and I spend all my money on GW terrain...
That's said my best clippers are from the Imperium magazine..

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 Guardling wrote:
Very nice start to your Spacehulk wall, looking forward to seeing more.
Great used of recovered materials though I am the opposite to you, all my tools are things I've recovered (mostly bilges) and I spend all my money on GW terrain...
That's said my best clippers are from the Imperium magazine..


To each their own, I guess. I know I've spent my fair fortunes on GW products. I've just always had a passion for building on a budget.

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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

Definitely watching this, looking good so far.

I am totally with you on scratching things up. Kits are really nice to build, but nothing beats from scrap to something complete.




 
   
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Mad Gyrocopter Pilot





Northumberland

Looking forward to this Waaazag!

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 Warboss_Waaazag wrote:
And gobert, I don't mean any offense to you. I understand what you are saying. I just want you to know how highly I regard you all.

No offence taken Warboss! I agree dakka P&M is an amazing community, all the interaction certainly keeps me motivated.

Graven is spot on about the new space hulk bits looking like a classic diorama piece, hopefully your shift pattern lets you get some good progress

Goberts Gubbins - P&M Blog, started with Oldhammer, often Blackstone Fortress and Void Panther Marines, with side projects along the way 
   
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I've been meaning to build this piece for a few years. Ultimately it will be the ruined extrance to my spacehulk.



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Boom! Leman Russ Commander





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The original Space Hulk rule book fluff described the hulks as 'huge, gloomy edifices with the property of movement, once." You've captured that well with the start of your entrance.

Great to see you posting!

"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."

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Thanks, Meer_Cat! Yeah, I caught Covid and had a "week off" from work. Managed to actually get some work done once I recovered. Not huge progress, but I painted up the debris.


And here's a mock up with the panel covering it.


Thanks for looking! It's good to be posting again.

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Made some more progress on my space hulk corridor. Laid down the floor tiles and spruced up the walls. You'll notice I painted the base before lauing down the floor tiles. One less frustration for when it comes time to paint. Second photo shows a pair of tank bustas for scale.


Thanks for looking! Feedback always welcome!


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Not where I should be

Good scale. Just about enough to.make even the first tiles a fight. Looking great.




 
   
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Thanks, Cam! I'm really trying to stay motivated and get this project finished. My next step is to try to build a big bulkhead door.


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I started working on the bulkhead doorway at the far end of the hall.



Here's Barry at the end for scale.


Thanks for looking! Have an awesome day!

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I started the internal structural guides for the door. And built a step for the door to slide to (and to cover up some of the gap under the floor tiles.


C&C always welcome.

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Here we have the outer wall in place with the 2 ply spacers in between. This is heavy cardstock, roughly 1mm thick, so there is a space inside this wall about 2mm wide.


This is the inside view showing the door in place.


And here the door mid-slide upward.


And the barely perceptible slot from above.


Next comes paint. Thanks for looking! Feedback always welcome.

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Mostly, on my phone.

This is a really exciting project to watch!

Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."

Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.  
   
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 inmygravenimage wrote:
This is a really exciting project to watch!


Thanks, graven!

Also, I lied. The next step was more detail, because I thought the outer wall lacked detail and the floor needed more debris.


But THEN I added the paint. After a basecoat in black I applied a dark blue.


Then a layer of lighter blue. On the door I added a mix of grey and terracotta paint and a lot of dirty black water so it would stand out as different from the walls.


I am calling this piece done and moving on to the next one.


Thanks for looking! Feedback always welcome. Have an awesome day!

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Boom! Leman Russ Commander





United States

That is amazing! I was having some trouble visualizing it at first, but now you've added a few dabs of paint- this is truly first-rate scratch building!

"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."

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The Dread Evil Lord Varlak





That is awesome terrain. You won't mind if i take some inspiration right ?

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 Meer_Cat wrote:
That is amazing! I was having some trouble visualizing it at first, but now you've added a few dabs of paint- this is truly first-rate scratch building!


Thanks, Meer_Cat!

Not Online!!! wrote:
That is awesome terrain. You won't mind if i take some inspiration right ?


Of course I don't mind! That's literally the whole point of this blog. Thanks for the feedback, Not Online!!!

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Gargantuan Great Squiggoth





Not where I should be

Epic stuff bud, looks amazing. Nice hint of an osl blue light hitting off all surfaces is well done. Let's the imagination run riot. Great work.




 
   
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Potent Possessed Daemonvessel





France

Wooow this is an awesome project ! Looking forward to following your progress !

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 Camkierhi wrote:
Epic stuff bud, looks amazing. Nice hint of an osl blue light hitting off all surfaces is well done. Let's the imagination run riot. Great work.


Thanks very much, Cam.

 KernelTerror wrote:
Wooow this is an awesome project ! Looking forward to following your progress !


Thanks, KernelTerror! I hope it doesn't disappoint.

More progress up soon.

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Northumberland

Brilliant looking terrain, the blue is a great touch. I love seeing projects like this, seeing everything come together is great. Good luck with it!

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Fantastic looking piece!

See what's on my painting table Now painting: Kruleboyz Gutrippaz 
   
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Surrey, BC - Canada

Keep at it Warboss_Waaazag.

Cheers,

CB

   
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 Olthannon wrote:
Brilliant looking terrain, the blue is a great touch. I love seeing projects like this, seeing everything come together is great. Good luck with it!

 Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:
Fantastic looking piece!

 Captain Brown wrote:
Keep at it Warboss_Waaazag.

Cheers,

CB


Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

I realized I never posted pictures of my finished T terrain piece, so here it is at long last.


Thanks for looking all. Most work to be posted up soon. C&C always welcome. Have an awesome day!

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