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Cheap Infinity Terrain

Turning this


http://www.containerstore.com/shop/collections/hobby?productId=10028178&N=229

into this



These are plastic boxes from the container store. They are about $5.00 each. Since the photo I’ve added some weathering to the buildings.

Step 1: Turn lid over and glue down if you wish.
Step 2: Place labels on box to mask off windows
Step 3: Spray paint with choice of color. Better to use a primer that adheres to plastic first or just use a spray made for painting plastic. We used basic spray cans of paint from Home Depot.
Step 4: Tape off inside rim of the roof/lid
Step 5: Spray inside with textured paint from the store.
Step 6: Gently remove roof and window masks.
Step 7: Play

Very nice! My only suggestion would be to add some kind of ladders/fire escapes & maybe catwalks interconnecting the buildings. Maybe not on all the apartment buildings, but a couple of them, for variety's sake.

awesome idea.

Nice and resourceful. Might try this, or do something similar.

Dang, I'm doing this. Friggin' awesome.

id like to see some oif your weathered changes.

Also you can do some amazing stuff simply with a sheet of 1/8" MDF from Home Depot (less than $10) and a coping saw ($6). If you don't have clamps, getting a couple clamps to hold down the MDF while you cut with the coping saw is needed.

Then it is just a matter of tracing or designing a pattern and simply cut with the coping saw which cuts through it smoothly. Glue together, primer and paint.

One sheet of MDF can build 2-6 buildings depending on the design and how many levels you make it.

Totally agree DS but sounds like work lol. I like a good lazy way.

I'll try to get new pics soon. I used the airbrush for that. Used a bit of brown under roof and bit at the bottom to look dirty.

We do have some ladders and things but not ones that we made. We combine a lot with stuff from Warsenal, Sarisa, and Micro Arts.

Edit: forgot to mention. These buildings line up fantastically with Micro Arts Stairways!