A Newb to all things Pulp

[pistolpete]

i always imagine pulp/cheesy bar scenes like this:

[MalcyBogaten]

Awwwwwwwwwww!

I wanna have..... Those Cultists! The Japanese! Plus just about all the rest!

I do have the IHMN Ra though! Thanks for reminding me..

Very nice work and concepts.

[Molotov98989]

So it's been a Hell of a long time since I last posted. Life has a way of getting in the way of things, and I wasn't about to post back in this thread unless I had something worthy of updating;

Here's a train-set commission I've been working on. Strictly for Pulp-esque adventures. 28mm scale, started off life as Laser-cut MDF (from TT Combat; the "Phantom Line").

https://www.facebook.com/jameshall13/media_set?set=a.1560030087356055.1073741903.100000472370213&type=3









Taking an embarrassingly long time to make and paint, this is by far the largest commission I have ever completed. Weighing in at 4ft in length, the track has been assembled in foot long increments, around 11 all told (without including the junctions and bends), with a custom hand-made bridge and two platforms. The steam engine Morrigan is 4ft in length end to end, from engine to observation deck. Featuring doors that open (hand-made hinges) and removable furniture for use in the carriages and on the platforms, There is Alot to play with here.









https://www.facebook.com/jameshall13/media_set?set=a.1560070534018677.1073741904.100000472370213&type=3&uploaded=42

This project has grown and evolved over time. Things were added, and things were modified to bring new angles and additional detail to the set. Wallpaper was printed off and added to the waiting areas, when originally they were going to be bare. The bridge became large enough for 3 tracks to run comfortably underneath it, when originally it was only going to cover 2.














I won't lie, I bit off more than I could chew, but I finished it in the end and you know what? Now that it's done, I'll be able to play some sweet games on it, and help the guy add more to the set in the future. :-)

[d phipps]

Beautiful work! 

[BugPope]

Great painting and terrain, but the bases really look bare and out of place, especially when the models themselves have so much care put into them. Don't neglect the bases.

[pistolpete]

Great painting and terrain, but the bases really look bare and out of place, especially when the models themselves have so much care put into them. Don't neglect the bases.

i agree - i'll understand green or grey (hey i'm guilty of it too but how else to do concrete?), maybe sand/tan but black seems too out of place.

i think the train is fantastic.  and the walkway is well done too.  i think someone has an mdf version for those of us (me) who are less skilled for diy.

[BugPope]

Even just black bases could look okay (I wouldn't personally do that, but there's people who see it as a stylistic choice, and that's fine), as long as you cover up the slot that's still clearly visible on the base, or hide the "threshold" between the figure's integral base and the bigger base you glued it on. That's a bad way to phrase it, but hopefully you get what I mean.

And grey concrete bases can look great if you just drybrush them for texture.

[Molotov98989]

To put all of your minds at ease.

The bases are temporary.

Thanks all the same though guys ;-)