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I really like your work so far. Your buildings look great. However you could Improve the look of your ruined buildings and make them look AWESOME by making them look more ruined and war torn. Right now they look too straight edged and intact to be very convincing ruins.

If you use real life examples of ruined buildings as reference and inspiration you will be able to make more convincing ruined buildings.

Here are some examples.













I look forward to seeing more of your ruins.

[EDIT] WOOT PAGE TWO yippie!!!! [/EDIT]

Nice Reference Pics. I will be using them... Bwahahahaha

Anyhoo On to the Pics from today.

Mruin 1 (adding sandbag stuff)
Overview


Closeup on sandbag revetment (back)


Closeup on sandbag revetment (rear of doorway)


Upper windows.


Front overview


Lruin 1 (Chipped up)


Lruin2 (Chipped Up)


Closeup of Lruin 2 Rubble piles at ends of walls

These ruins are getting better, I really like them. The sandbag one looks awesome.
Keep up the good work!

They look great i agree.

Flying Pooo wrote:These ruins are getting better, I really like them. The sandbag one looks awesome.
Keep up the good work!

Thanks. I shal endeavor to do so.

Deathshead420 wrote: They look great i agree.

Thanks

well I've lost a day to Space Marine... But I'll get cracking on these again tomorrow.

Awesome work. Subscribed!

this is a GREAT Tat, i'll be keeping an eye on this blog for some time!

Looking very nice! Keep up the good work! Remember to prime those with latex paint to prevent the stone from soaking up all your expensive GW/Vallejo paints.

Eggs wrote:Awesome work. Subscribed!

Thanks

Nightfall wrote:this is a GREAT Tat, i'll be keeping an eye on this blog for some time!

Thanks

TTG BUNKER wrote:Looking very nice! Keep up the good work! Remember to prime those with latex paint to prevent the stone from soaking up all your expensive GW/Vallejo paints.

Thanks. GW/Vallejo paints for massive amounts of terrain? that's just crazy talk. for my terrain productions i generally use thinned Liquitex, and "craft" acrylic (ala Apple barrel, ceramcoat, etc)

Wow... you're like some kind of civil engineering beast

Really nice work.

Flinty wrote:Wow... you're like some kind of civil engineering beast

Really nice work.

Thanks, the "modern brutal/ Stalinist" look really works well for 40k stuff (geometric angles are your friend...)

Anyway I've begun spackilng the ruins to blend the tiles into the MDF bases, and help hide some of the join lines for the larger ruins, (at least it will after I sand the excess spackle off...). I apologize for the poor pic quality but I need to get to bed so don't have time to retake em now (I'll do that when I get home from work tomorrow)

the three Small ruins (overview)








Sruin 1 Spackling

Sam you really are very talented, shot me a email later as I have some gifts for you.

Empchild wrote:Sam you really are very talented, shot me a email later as I have some gifts for you.

will do. as a matter of fact... done.

Gonna treat yourself to a new airbrush?

I think you need to, gonna be the only way to do them justice.

Man, now I want to play in DA BOYZ, just to play on this table.

--Brian, Wakefield, MA

Deathshead420 wrote:Gonna treat yourself to a new airbrush?

I think you need to, gonna be the only way to do them justice.

Seriously considering it anyway. at the minimum I'll be borrowing one from a club member to paint these.

Briancj wrote:Man, now I want to play in DA BOYZ, just to play on this table.

--Brian, Wakefield, MA

Heh. You might have fun at Day Boyz at that, but I'll try and bring this stuff to the Bunker (if I'm ever off on a sunday...)

I haven't been able to make it to DA BUNKAH in awhile, either.

Need any help?

Briancj wrote:I haven't been able to make it to DA BUNKAH in awhile, either.

Need any help?

Not at the moment but thanks for asking.


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Pics of spackling of small ruins.









Mini for Scale pic of LRuin 1


Other side of the wall (Valk/SR view)


Street level.

I am really liking these new ruins you're just pumping off the assembly line. So much awesome progress so quickly. Keep up the good work!

Flying Pooo wrote:I am really liking these new ruins you're just pumping off the assembly line. So much awesome progress so quickly. Keep up the good work!

Thanks.

Ive finished sanding down spackle on three of the five Medium ruins. and for a hoot I took some "action" pics using some old IG minis (old as in painted and un-used for some time not old model wise) and my Necromunda gang.

On to the Pics.

+++Begin Action Photos

1st Prandia (squad A Plt1 1 Legio Prandia rgt) Guardsman, accompanying Inquisitor "BoB" and his retinue of 82nd Necromunda "Absolute Aholes" occupy a pair of fortified ruins as the remnants of the 23rd catachan rgt charge down a street to clear a ruin during the battle for San Lorenzo on Ultima Macharia.

South overview (Pic from Surveillance drone +++Classified by Inquisition+++)


Street level view of the charge of the remnants of the Catachan 23rd.


Gun servitor "Brick" of the 82nd Necromunda takes a covering position in the forward of the two fortified ruins.


The 82nd Necromunda takes positions in the second story of the forward ruin, as Inquisitor Bob Directs the placement of the 1st Prandian Legionares.


two legionnaires of the 1st Prandia take position in a sandbag revetment and engage traitor forces.


Meanwhile elelments of the 1st Prandia move to give covering fire to the 23rd Catachan and give support to the 82nd Necromunda troopers.


Western Overview (Pic from Surveillance drone +++Classified by Inquisition+++)


Lt Walter Maxwell Shouts Orders to his Legionaries as the Battle rages.


Legionnaires of the 1st Prandia take covering positions against any Traitor forces trying to outflank the Imperial attack.


Northern Overview (Pic from Surveillance drone +++Classified by Inquisition+++)


+++End Action Photos

"normal" pics

Mruin 5 Spackled (adding Sandbags in progress) overview of sandbags


Close up of lower sandbag revetment


Closeup of upper sandbag revetment


Front of Mruin 5


Mruin 1 Spackled (adding Sandbags in progress) overview of sandbags

Great progress and awesome ruins as usual. Your minis are just as great as your ruins. I really like the assault cannon guy.

Flying Pooo wrote:Great progress and awesome ruins as usual. Your minis are just as great as your ruins. I really like the assault cannon guy.

Thats the "heavy" for my necromunda gang.

These ruins are top notch and great scale wise, keep up the great work

Gonna treat yourself to a new airbrush?

I think you need to, gonna be the only way to do them justice.

+1

S, this stuff is awesome!!! Quality & quantity!!!

InquisitorMack wrote:

Gonna treat yourself to a new airbrush?

I think you need to, gonna be the only way to do them justice.

+1

S, this stuff is awesome!!! Quality & quantity!!!

Thanks G. Toss me a PM with your addy and I'll bounce you a set of the casts. (door and 4 windows, 8 joiner bars)

bigfish wrote:These ruins are top notch and great scale wise, keep up the great work

Thanks, I shall.

Finished sanding down the spackle on the last two Medium Ruins. I'll get Pics up tonight after I get home from Work.

Pics as promised of the last two Medium ruins (sanded down spackle)

Mruin 2 (spackle) overview


Spackle close up


Mruin 2 (Spackle) facade


Mruin 2 Front Spackle closeup


Mruin 3 (Spackle) overview


Spackle close up


Mruin 3 Side Facade


Mruin 3 Facade

On to the next set of visual stimuli. In less high fa-looting wordage Picture time.

Mruin 1 Sandbagging status overview with psyker bob for scale.


Closer...


Mini Eye view


Table top status... (Waiting on time off/weather to put ruins on it and then sketch out what features I want to build into it...)

More great progress on your ruins. They are scaled perfectly.
When will we see them painted?
I can't wait until then, they should look awesome painted.

Flying Pooo wrote:More great progress on your ruins. They are scaled perfectly.
When will we see them painted?
I can't wait until then, they should look awesome painted.

Thanks,
There is a fair amount of things to do yet. Specifically, I need to add sand to their bases, weapon hits, a first round of paint, detailing (posters, crates/ etc), followed by a second round of paint (touchup) and then weather em.
I'll be starting the sanding process later this week.

On to the Pics for today.

I've added some Weapon hits to Mruin 1
(front View)


(side view)


I've added Spackle to the two Large Ruins. (I need to sand the spackle down, am waiting for it to dry... Darn drying time always making my things take longer grumble...)


Lruin 2 (unsanded) Spackle
Front


Side


Rear


Lruin 1 (unsanded) Spackle
Front


Side


Rear


And to get an Idea of how big they are here are the wo Large Ruins next to each other on a 2'x4' Table section. they almost reach the midpoint of the section.



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Pics for the evening... Then off to bed. Working in the morning...

Mruin 1 (sanded, adding Boards) pre paint detailing.

Overview (rear)



Sandbag wall closeup (with Psyker Bob)


Re rubbling a bit


Overview (front)


Psyker bob in a boarded window

Pictures from tonight's Club night.

Table is getting a test play from some of my Club members.