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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: KD47 on December 08, 2022, 11:58:54 PM
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Hello again, I've been out of the scene for a while but I'm still alive, but I have a back-log of stuff to put up on this board.
Here's one of those. Picked up 2 laser cut Sarissa quonset huts. The roof is "OK" but only barely, so I covered that with corrugated plastic sheet to make it look more realistic. I have DELIBERATELY OVER-WEATHERED (hint there is no such thing) the buildings. Take a look at some real ones online some time. They're REALLY rusted out and thrashed if they've been abandoned for years and years, which is completely appropriate and even expected for a post-apocalyptic setting. New looking quonsets just wouldn't look right.
I used the salt-and-hair spray masking method, dry-brushing, and pastel chalks to rust these bad boys out.
So here's the breakdown:
1 - 3 Building number one, thoroughly rusted out with moldy doors and grafitti. I also put a model railroad chimney on this one as these buildings typically had a basic heater to combat the drafty cold that inevitably seeps through metal sheds.
4-6 Building two, a little less rusty, but still trash. The back features not only a model railroad chimney to combat the freezing cold, but it also has a window air-conditioning unit to combat the 120 degree sizzling heat of the desert in a completely inadequate way.
7 & 8 This is a magnet-based storefront that will attach to building #2 to give a little variation. Corrugated overhang, PSP plating walkway. Style reminiscent of old west buildings of the American southwest. Will make a good small outpost, gas station, country store, what have you.
Enjoy.
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I like how those turned out. They certainly look like they would fit right into a post-apoc setting. I’m looking forward to seeing additions to this project!
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Brilliant work, they look great! 👏🏻
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They look great :) Especially the graffiti :)
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Lovely work :-*
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Nice variety yet similarity! Great job...
Mike Demana
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Nicely done :)
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Liking these… a lot. :-*
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Brilliant painting and weathering. A real treat for the eyes.
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These look great. I agree that there's no such thing as over weathering with these buildings. Every similar type of structure I've seen in real life has been in pretty poor condition.