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Thanks. I use Two Hour Wargames "All Things Zombie" for zombie games: http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/pages/atz.htm

Their FREE Chain Reaction 3.0 rules for cops against gang bangers, gang banger against gang banger, SWAT take down of the meth lab and similar games: http://www.angelfire.com/az3/twohourwargames/pages/cr3.htm

And also play Ganesha Games 'Flying Lead' and some of their other rules (Fear and Faith for Zombies). http://www.ganeshagames.net/horror/ and http://www.ganeshagames.net/modern/

Plenty of other rule sets too. Definitely not just for show, this stuff was put together to be used.

I'm working on a convenience store/Stop-N-Rob too. Gotta have some place for the denizens of Tophet Meadows to buy their Lotto scratch and lose tickets, cheap beer, and cold medicine (to use in the meth lab).


Jake

Painted up a few residents of Tophet Meadows.

First up, Dirty Pete:



Next, Pa:



And Billy Ray and Fleabag:



And finally for now, Boudreaux



More pictures here: http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/MobileHome/Tophet%20Park%20residents/

Jake

A beautiful trailer park!

Wow. Thank you for all those comments on living in trailer parks. I live in one, and I don't appreciate those comments.

You need to get a model of a trans am, take the wheels off and put it up on blocks in the tall grass and it will be perfect... lmao...

calgar 2.5 wrote:Wow. Thank you for all those comments on living in trailer parks. I live in one, and I don't appreciate those comments.

Cool, what other details should I add to make the park more realistic?


Which place looks most like yours?



Just kidding.

Honestly, which comments did you find offensive? Most of the comments were very specific to this terrain set.


I am still looking for some cheap appropriately scaled vehicles to put on blocks. I dod get a couple police cars I will be working on at some point.

Jake

It's been a while since I've seen your work, you have been busy!

I love the kits from Bachmann Trains, the scale is perfect for older GW models (RT era) and still acceptable for current IG. I just posted a few pics of the Hobo Jungle I painted up to represent a Necromunda Trading Post.

Subbed, and I'll be back.

I checked out your Hobo Jungle, fantastic job!

Jake

Thanks, I appreciate the compliment. I really like the work you have done here, the random bits (dumpster, mattresses, etc) really complete the set.

I'm going to work on getting more pieces like the Hobo Jungle. What brands do you recommend? I try to find this stuff on eBay to make the most of my wargaming budget.

I love this! Great work, the attention to little details is what makes it something really fantastic. Nice work!

You forgot to have a working tv sitting on top of a broken tv somewhere...

Damn, southern hicks, ruining things for us.

Where's the clotheslines?

I know what this trailer park needs. working blue LED in a wire frame ala Bug Zapper hanging on a porch.

Thanks for the comments guys. A bug zapper would be cool, but I've never messed with lighting for terrain.

The stacked TVs does sound like an option...

I've thought of clothes lines, they would be easy to do but I worry they would make it hard to place/move figures.

Skalk: Plasticville has a lot of cool stuff. Most of my resin accessories are from Black Cat Bases. You can get a lot of O scale stuff at decent prices from http://www.hobbylinc.com/

Jake

You could make a rotary clothes line, would be more compact and less likely to create movement issues.

Thanks for the Plasticville reminder. I used to have the radio station, it made a perfect Imperial communications outpost.

I'll check out Black Cat Bases, thanks for the link!

A few other companys I recommend are Ainsty Casting: http://www.ainsty-castings.co.uk/

Armorcast: http://www.armorcast.com/

and I think I left out the link for Black Cat: http://blackcatbases.com/


Jake

This trailer park needs three things:

Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles.

It needs a caravan with pants on top (pretty much the only thing I know about such places is what I learned watching "My Name is Earl")

After ages away from dakka, coming back and finding this was a real joy - hat's off for all the work and an interesting theme

SilverMK2 wrote:It needs a caravan with pants on top (pretty much the only thing I know about such places is what I learned watching "My Name is Earl")

Speaking of Earl, how's about a trailer tipped on it's side ?

Keeps getting better.

Feldenglas wrote:This trailer park needs three things:

Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles.

They don't live in the park anymore, they moved to Port Cockerton.
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This week I painted up some Brigade Games Boondockers from their Atomic Cafe line. One had a slightly miscast base and foot but some putty fixed that. Minimal flash, and very characterful figures. Fantastic faces. The one with a cleaver could probably be painted as a zombie, but I've made them all as live inbred inhabitants of Tophet Meadows Trailer Park.

I also got back some figures I had sent to Garden Ninja Studios to have painted for me. Drew there did a FANTASTIC job, and I can not recommend their services enough. http://www.gardenninja.com/

Anyway, here are some pictures:

Inbred Hicks (painted by me):





Some LAF minis drew did, mixed with some other figures he did, and the figures I did to show how they compare in size:





What's the matter Son, don't cha like clowns? Don't they make ya laugh?



More pictures here:

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/MobileHome/Tophet%20Park%20residents/

Thanks

Jake

WATCH OUT! granny with Uzi watch out for the recoil on that thing. Dude this looks AWESOME!! can I get an Apprenticeship with you, pleas I could live in draw

Right on brotha!Right on.

How did you shrink Fitzz?

The garbage was really well done, it looks almost real. Nice job.

SilverMK2 wrote:How did you shrink Fitzz?

...Hey, I moved and didn't even know it...

Great work Jake... :thumbsup...enjoying the " good life" here at Tophet Meadows.

This is awesome and cool minis too, especially the Captain Spaulding!

Inbred Hicks make me think of Deliverance-

OH MY GOD IS THAT FITZZ?

Granny Uzi is just epic congrats man !!!