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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: 14th brooklyn on January 18, 2012, 09:59:01 AM

Title: Warehouse
Post by: 14th brooklyn on January 18, 2012, 09:59:01 AM
Finished painting my scratchbuild (foamcore) warehouse yesterday and posted a few pictures on my blog:

http://dhcwargamesblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/warehouse/ (http://dhcwargamesblog.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/warehouse/)

Just a small teaser:

(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq157/14th_Brooklyn/Warehousefront.jpg)

Enjoy,

Burkhard
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: inkydave on January 18, 2012, 10:51:26 AM
Very nice 14th. Those shields for lamps are inspired. And the textured paint for the render works superbly. All set off by your great paint job. Superb!!!  :-*
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: 14th brooklyn on January 19, 2012, 06:16:50 AM
THX Dave!
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: Marine0846 on January 20, 2012, 03:58:39 AM
Well done.
The building could be used in a number of different periods.
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: starkadder on January 20, 2012, 04:59:08 AM
That place would leak like a sieve in heavy rain. Guttering and stormwater down-pipes please, particularly for the roof pitch on the left  :D :D

Well done, 14B.
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: 14th brooklyn on January 20, 2012, 07:12:55 AM
THX again guys!

Quote from: starkadder on January 20, 2012, 04:59:08 AM
That place would leak like a sieve in heavy rain. Guttering and stormwater down-pipes please, particularly for the roof pitch on the left  :D :D

Well done, 14B.

Any good ideas where to get the materials from? I Have been thinking about that for my buildings a lot, but never came up with a solution especially for the gutters.

Cheers,

Burkhard
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: Damas on January 20, 2012, 07:19:24 AM
Gutters can be straws cut in half (available from many thrifty/craft stores) with downpipes from bamboo skewers perhaps?
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: 14th brooklyn on January 20, 2012, 07:43:01 AM
Quote from: Damas on January 20, 2012, 07:19:24 AM
Gutters can be straws cut in half (available from many thrifty/craft stores) with downpipes from bamboo skewers perhaps?

The bamboo skewers are a good idea!

Thought about the straws myself, but I can not get paint to stick on the full ones and I think it would chip off half ones which will be less robust.
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: Damas on January 20, 2012, 09:02:50 AM
Hmm, D cross section dowel might be useful then.  The top could have scattered dried herbs at the ends to represent dropped leaves.  You could also have a few dried leaves scattered over the roof and in the central gully to give the building a 'lived in' look.
Title: Re: Warehouse
Post by: starkadder on January 20, 2012, 09:05:41 AM
Skewers, chopsticks or fine dowelling rod (which is cheap considering how little you need).

Fencing wire or cyclone mesh grade are also a very simple solution together with a little modelling putty work for the inlets.

The big ticket item is the actual "U" gutter. You can do that with wine bottle lead (if you can find any these days) or any reasonably thick tin-foil. Form it with a chopstick by just folding it.

But it's still a nice piece.