Silent Butte (FfOL): UD 29/5 a very small game

[Malamute]

That looks really good Steve - is it too late to make the interior accessible?

 

[Silent Invader]

That looks really good Steve - is it too late to make the interior accessible?

Thanks Mark. It’s never too late, as it can always be rebuilt  

That said, with 25mm bases it’d be very difficult to create a meaningful interior that wouldn’t look ridiculously cramped. My inclination is therefore to go with a separate model of the interior, to a more generous floor scale (maybe 1” will be modelled as 1.25”?) with a bar/counter etc that can accomdate a realistic number of staff and patrons. The only downside would be the disconnect from having two playing areas. Or I might just end up thinking “sod it” and cut the roof out.  

[Dr DeAth]

I might just end up thinking “sod it” and cut the roof out.  

I don't think it needs a detailed interior, but the ability to put figures inside a building is really useful in the Ffol games as it differentiates from those that are on the roof.

[Plynkes]

Nice! Is that Rosa's cantina in El Paso? 


(Yes, I must admit, one of my guilty pleasures is Marty Robbins and his gunfighter ballads.)

[Silent Invader]

Thanks Plynkes - it’s based on a building from the film sets in Spain but it can be whatever it looks like  . I’m not sure if I should be embarrassed but I don’t know who Marty Robbins is....

I don't think it needs a detailed interior, but the ability to put figures inside a building is really useful in the Ffol games as it differentiates from those that are on the roof.

Ah-ha. I see where you’re coming from. In that case I suspect I’ll try out playing with a sketch/plan of the interior. Though, I do like making little doll’s houses 

[Silent Invader]

And it’s built:

La Mala Cantina

The hangout for undesirables, reproprates and the indisposed

[rumacara]

One more thread to follow.
Very well done Steve.

[Elk101]

Your talc and glue mix is bloody effective, that's a nice finish.

[Silent Invader]

Thanks Rui and Steve.

Because it amused me to do so  , here’s a photo comparison of the raw plaster and then after scraping and coating:

(The coating is somewhat translucent, which plays havoc with the lighting and focus)



Hopefully, what can see is that the finished effect is much less textured while having a smoothed but irregular appearance.

[Romark]

Excellent build,and trademark chicken as well 

[Silent Invader]

Haha. Well spotted on the chicken. I do like the Pegasus farm animals.

[Mason]

Nice end result, mate.
Worth all the extra effort that your patented plaster technique involves.
 

The hangout for undesirables, reproprates and the indisposed

Sounds like the Berry in October.....

[Elk101]

Sounds like the Berry in October.....

How rude 

The glalc finish (glue and talc) really does add to the overall look. I'm very tempted to give it a go.

[Malamute]

How rude 

The glalc finish (glue and talc) really does add to the overall look. I'm very tempted to give it a go.

How do you apply it, with a brush?

[Silent Invader]

You’re right Paul. Though I’m surprised you didn’t work out the ‘root’ of the name.

Steve/Nick. Glalc - very good  . The mix is applied with a brush and is of a consistency that  easily spreads but does not run. Too thick and it just grabs the plaster and stops the brush, too thin and it pools. Basically I can touch up by dabbing it onto a vertical surface and it will hold its form while blending into what is already there (and yes that is a contradiction but what can I say, it’s magic  ).

Edited for nonsense typos