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Evening, gents, back from vacation. Popping back in to say cheers, and kudos to all the ideas that have sprung up and/or developed in the meantime. Going to be fun competition

@Grim - i used superglue. Gorilla Glue brand gel superglue, to be precise. i'm sure you could use PVA or wood glue...i tried to do pallet markings, but they didn't come out so good after i washed them with a really-too-dark wash to make the wood look better...i've noticed recently at work IRL that several pallets are painted on the sides (blue, and especially red)...i think they might have been used for flammable barrels originally. i'll probably work son some of those, as well.

@Vik - there are several different kinds of pallets...the ones i am around the most have three 2x4's as the 'frame', and i thought the coffee stirrers were close enough in scale. i have also seen pallets made with cubes of 6x6 at the corners and midpoints, and for this comp, i might try to make some of those, but the others are fairly simple to make and i have everything i need to make them already.

also had a thought to make ork buildings like they had in a workshop article in an old white dwarf...

Progress progresses, thanks to a quiet evening with my wife and American Horror Story. Gluing tiny sticks into place into place is a fairly repetitive task, so additional entertainment is more or less a necessity.

Haven't decided on what the base is going to be, but I cut a circle of foamcore to suffice for the time being. (Planet Killer for scale)

If the planet killer is to scale, this the Wicker Man Galactus extraordinary work, sir!

 inmygravenimage wrote:
If the planet killer is to scale, this the Wicker Man Galactus extraordinary work, sir!

Haha, touche'. Planet Killer model for scale.

Also, those pallets are pretty nifty-looking.

Wicker man is coming together nicely, good job.

and there i am ...always looking to have a not too revealing backdrop in my pics.... lol...nice toilet paper roll there...

the wicker man model looks awesome, i like the built symmetry of the chest...i bet that took ages!

Hey all,

Managed a start on my entry tonight.... Wrote out a big explanation 4 times but my phone is being a jackass!!

So.... Pics only.... Lol.... Medieval style bunker that can be separated into wall sections.... Old stone fort rebuilt over in timber in a desperate time of need...

More to come soon... Only minimal wood so far! Haha!

Cheers

indeed....not that much wood currently

Dont you worry Vik... I got plenty of wood I intend to use!!

Viktor von Domm wrote:and there i am ...always looking to have a not too revealing backdrop in my pics.... lol...nice toilet paper roll there...

Hey, no shame between friends, colleagues, or strangers on the internet. I might not have that right.

MagosBiff90 wrote:So.... Pics only.... Lol.... Medieval style bunker that can be separated into wall sections.... Old stone fort rebuilt over in timber in a desperate time of need...

Liking the controlled chaos look so far, and always a fan of modular builds. Was never quite able to pull it off myself, but looking forward to how the project turns out.

Hey gang. I'm bailing out on this one, but going to help out on the judging side. In the meantime...

Coming soon to Gotham...

werlll.....

the next one to bail out will have to take a serious paddle...

Ahoy all! Im still in... lol.... managed to make a very quick mock up of part of the timber structure overthe doorway... still rough and basic for the moment... going to atte, pt to make it a-symetrical... as though it has been thrown up in a hurry...

Anyway... hope you all can see the direction I am trying to go in....

Ack, I don't want to get a paddlin'! I'm still in!

I spent some time sketching out my idea for the abandoned farmhouse. See what you think:


The overall structure is there, details will come as I start building it. I'm building it to scale for Warhammer 40k minis, so the doors and windows would all be approximately the right height for a IG or Ork Boy. Space Marines might have to duck. This drawing is actual size, so the finished model will be 7.5" wide on the front, and approximately 5.25" tall. I included a small sketch of the side view (not to scale). I want to have the bare boards showing, and some peeling away. Maybe fire damage. Lots of ideas. Now to build it!

Supply Drop.


What am I going to do with 1000 of them? I need ~200

And Started.

Only 16 courses to go. Including the 1/2 courses.

lol...they´ll get used eventually...once you have the materials the use for them will turn up...

Not much progress. I experimented with creating wood planks. These are cardboard, sealed and then primed with gesso:

It's a start. *shrug*

@Red Harvest that made me lol hehe

At least you guys have a start! I need to power through some of my other projects so I can get started on this one =/

Having a little trouble with inspiration atm - I love wood. I am a bit obsessed with it of late. But... I don't feel like doing a house, even though I need more terrain of a house like nature. Have to do some brainstorming with supplies in hand I guess.

It needn't be a house...trees are made of wood too...

That was going to be my take if i could have managed. A nice little woods. three or four trees and some bushes. Go for it anyone, i will not manage now i think.

Witches, they're made of wood... You could build bridges out of them, but you can also build bridges out of stone...

Peg leg stall!

@ Cleatus run a cocktail stick up and down it to give it a grain effect and your golden.

Oh boy, I totally forgot I was in this...

 Cleatus wrote:
Not much progress. I experimented with creating wood planks. These are cardboard, sealed and then primed with gesso:

It's a start. *shrug*

Use some house paint, lay it on thickly, and once it starts to dry, drag an old brush or better yet an old toothbrush --stiffer bristles-- across it to leave brush marks to simulate wood grain. Works a charm.

First level ready for a floor.

And now to figure out how to add the second level floor. Also, 20cm across at the widest point. This is a big 'un. With the roof, probably 28cm high.

Hmm still not sure what I'm gonna have the energy to do this time around. Farm board is the neatest thing but probably not the time. Maybe fall back on one of those shacks or even an outhouse

Are we already feeling the first Christmas caused breaks of creativity here? It is getting very quiet atm...

Well....then I have to bring up some incentives...
I am currently designing an all wooden tank as a first price for the winner...the piece will be a complete scatchbuilt that will stay true to this daring theme...so it will hopefully will look good even unpainted...I plan only to seal it with varnish...


Waiting for some reaction of the lot of you...

Cheers, vik

My two children have killed it for me. But there's still time to knock out something small.

small is fully ok...

When is this competition due to end?