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Rivets should always give a +1 cover save !

... shoudn't there be more rivets on the stairs? Amazing plumbing. What is the diameter of those pipes? I love the recessed driveway.

Valhalla130 wrote:This gets better with every pic. See,, this is the kind of thing I wouldn't even think to add, but it gives the building all it's character and makes it look more "realistic."

well... isn´t it supposed to be that way?

The Good Green wrote:


... shoudn't there be more rivets on the stairs? Amazing plumbing. What is the diameter of those pipes? I love the recessed driveway.

that man is onto something


oh and dave...i was in love with that building already before you detailed it up ...now with those pipes and everything... man... if i wasn´t already married

Dam this gets better with every post Love that piping have to ask where is it from or did you make those curve bends if you did how the hell did you do it

If not where did you get them from I need some piping for the engine section on my Ork tank boat ( yes I am trying to finish it ) plus some for my steam punk buildings so please share

The stair way looks so much better with the support beam in, although see you have gone the GW route goth skull

I love the fact you are back to terrain building again, it always makes me want to buy stuff and cut gak up

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!


That is one amazing looking scratch built building Dave! and BIG! damn man, you gonna need a new house soon! again, just for you and your models....... and then we can all come over for classes on creating them! ;-)

Nah just steal his LOL

Thought this might help Dave
@ Nerdfest09 Cool cast or is it

The Good Green wrote:


... shoudn't there be more rivets on the stairs? Amazing plumbing. What is the diameter of those pipes? I love the recessed driveway.

Thanks man! Rivets on stairs..I suppose so

Viktor von Domm wrote:

Valhalla130 wrote:This gets better with every pic. See,, this is the kind of thing I wouldn't even think to add, but it gives the building all it's character and makes it look more "realistic."

well... isn´t it supposed to be that way?

The Good Green wrote:


... shoudn't there be more rivets on the stairs? Amazing plumbing. What is the diameter of those pipes? I love the recessed driveway.

that man is onto something


oh and dave...i was in love with that building already before you detailed it up ...now with those pipes and everything... man... if i wasn´t already married

Thanks Vik, I'm glad you approve

lone dirty dog wrote:Dam this gets better with every post Love that piping have to ask where is it from or did you make those curve bends if you did how the hell did you do it

If not where did you get them from I need some piping for the engine section on my Ork tank boat ( yes I am trying to finish it ) plus some for my steam punk buildings so please share

The stair way looks so much better with the support beam in, although see you have gone the GW route goth skull

I love the fact you are back to terrain building again, it always makes me want to buy stuff and cut gak up

Try as I might, I am not able to bend tubing or piping into 90 degree elbows without kinking. The pipes and fittings are all Plastruct. I only ordered a few sample packages from my local hobby shop to see how I like them..And I do

Plastruct designates these tubes as TB-6

http://www.plastruct.com/pages/OnlineCatalogIndex.lasso
The outer diameter is 4.8mm (3/16"), it is made of Butyrate Styrene, which is denser, has a thicker wall, and cuts without crimping or collapsing like standard styrene tubing tends to do and the fittings press-fit together.

They are only 1-2mm smaller in diameter than the riveted Pegasus Chemical Plant pipe flanges , and they are compatible for the most part (with glue).

nerdfest09 wrote:B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!


That is one amazing looking scratch built building Dave! and BIG! damn man, you gonna need a new house soon! again, just for you and your models....... and then we can all come over for classes on creating them! ;-)

@Nerd Thanks man! I'll NEVER run out of room for terrain

lone dirty dog wrote:Thought this might help Dave
@ Nerdfest09 Cool cast or is it

Thanks for the pic LDD! Yep, that is what I needed

The only thing I see missing are these:




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I'm trying to think what would make it look more real now. I need to learn this for when I start making my own terrain.

It just gets better and better. That building is S-U-P-E-R-B, the detailing is wonderful and 100% fits the grimdark feel...

How do you do this all so quickly - I'm struggling to detail one interior panel for my T-hawk in the time you build this entire piece!!

Yeah. I'm not that gifted either. I have one half-painted Delaque ganger, 5 terminators and one bike sitting on my table waiting to be painted. And I haven't picked up a brush in months.

Fast? I don't know, I thought I was taking an unusually long time with this one TBH. There isn't really a secret, just the usual measure, cut, glue. If you are finding yourself sitting in front of it staring, thinking, you're probably not in the right frame of mind to be hobbying and should take a break.

btw, I see the Grandt Line window grab bags are back up on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grandt-Line-O-3741-Window-Grab-Bag-Assortment-Plastic-/380514082650?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5898681f5a
For those of you who were interested.

2 Trim bags available too
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRIM-ASSORTMENT-GRAB-BAG-O-Structure-Injection-Molded-Plastic-Details-GL3556-/400347793224?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item5d36968748
Hurry!

I've always wanted to try their rivets though
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grandt-Line-O-154-Rivets-043-D-Roundhead-pkg-175-Plastic-/230880905236?pt=Model_RR_Trains&hash=item35c1930814

what an awesome building. Can't wait to see it with some heavy weathering!

Oooh dave ive used those exact rivets before! They work like a charm, but i couldnt justify the cost when slicing up rod was so much cheaper.

 n0t_u wrote:
Well it's Imperial so the first sort of fits the theme nicely. How important is the building to be?

Off the top of my head and a quick search. Not sure if it helps too much, but I like the look of it.

Where is this piece of awesome sauce?

Not cheap eh? $.50 each an elbow, but they sure as gak look the part...and almost $10 bucks for a pack of 9 pipes! Plastruct has some good quality stuff, but you do pay for it.

This building is looking so great, I'm getting inspired to work on my Necromunda terrain this week. Dug out all my scenery making supplies, pipes, tubes, rods, strips, and sheet styrene...forgot I had as much as I do.

I take a few days off from reading stuff on dakka, and dave goes nuts building stuff...

... serves me right I guess

Awesome work there Dave... the scale shot nearly made me fall off my chair

Thanks Childe!
@Fango- nope, not cheap..that's why I only ordered a few little baggies worth, rather than my initial shopping cart



Shot it with (A LOT) of white primer, because it's big

how tall actually is it Dave?

That looks excellent dude! like really excellent! like so excellent i want to move to the states and marry it excellent! so excellent in fact that I want to have that excellent building's babies! and those babies would be excellent and have more excellent baby buildings and it would just be..... excellent!


and yep, that is a 'cool cast' of a lathe right there! lol :-)

Building lovers. Sheesh. Get a room, guy!

Seriously, that is really nice, Dave.

Thanks for the reference, had a feeling you were going to say Plastruct dam impossible to get around here and when you do it costs and arm and a leg

Glad the pic helps I tried to save the pic for the desk and drill but it would not let me

The compressor pic is not up any more so cant help you with that one.

@nerdfest09 you got what I meant then thought I recognised the baggies and resin that sounds wrong

Thanks Guys! Much appreciated!

This is fun!

Overspray black



And blend it in as weatherig
How big is it?
That is a 1' square base it is on and 11.5 inches tall to the gable

Its been too long since I have come here, and I must say this guy looks great!!

Wb Buddy! And thanks!
What kept ya away?



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Unfortunately, these washes must DRY..so I guess I'm done having fun for tonight

You're done and i'm starting lol! that is looking so good! I like the way you use the spray to blend in for weathering dave! I will try that myself when I paint my factory i just started!....... what factory?..... the one i think you'll be very pleased with in my blog! :-)

A mixture of making my pitslave gang and the female gender, but rougey is back and more necromunda-y than usual so naturaly im attracted here

Emprah Damned neighborhood Kids!

Spray painting their names on the walls!


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oh no..I'm not done yet!

Dave, what do you use to base your Necromunda buildings? HDF? MDF?

Hardboard, it's like MDF, but less dusty. I get 4x4' sheets from Menards for something like $5 a sheet.

That's awesome, the building looks like a kit.
Every time I visit your blog I feel a strange compulsion to start Necromunda and build terrain! Sadly not many people in my area are into it.... and terrain and I aren't the best of friends..

Keep up the awesome though!