Insurgency in Quadam - Empress Buildings

[Digits]

Boy, I've only been gone a few days, and I see what I've missed.  Everything looks great.  And if that Toyota is how it looks when you're "not great", I wanna see it when you get great at it...

Thanks Jim…..but I’ve got as good as I’m gonna get!  I’m happy with the Toyota to be fair!

Pete, no to the damaged version me thinks!   As for the masking idea, probably not as I really want this rough texture, which is hard to achieve with rattle can I think.   It will take a few hours but I think I will use this method.   It’s dried very well.  It’s a touch hard on the brush though, never really used it in anger before.

[Digits]

So we threw a few dice around and played a couple of small learning games yesterday…..lots to learn but definitely fun……



Anyway, today is about progress with the hotel.    Main focus being the landscaping at the front.



Next I need to sort out the area above reception…..

[Rickf]

That's going to be fun to play on, cracking work.

[has.been]

Looking at that 'Most excellent Marigold Hotel' I was thinking that you
might consider (instead of a ruined version) some explosions. Though
without your trademark cow. You could make the (weighted?) base(s)
to fit into those nice balconies.

[Digits]

Thanks Rick



Pete, not the Marigold….no place for old farts here! Lol.  Explosions are a possibility….or at least one……could be used to denote an assassination or breach……..yup I like that.

The Grand Hyatt Nazwa.   More progress made and textured paint going on.   My back is playing up standing over it so a break before continuing the paint work.

I need to build a pergola to provide shaded cover over the terrace restaurant area next.  These palms are imported coconut trees.   They require far too much water than is generally available in the region’s fried earth…..but these are well irrigated.   The only place coconuts grow naturally in the gulf as far as I know are on the southern coast of Oman where it juts out into the Indian Ocean.






I’ve also been thinking.    I’m tempted to have this set up on my tropical beach mat.  Instead of popping it in the middle of a town, maybe more of a beach front area……I could then have a tennis court etc and with the couple of Empress balconied buildings I have yet to paint, this could look a pretty cool setting for shenanigans…

[mikedemana]

That hotel looks amazing! Can't wait to see it all ready for a game...

Mike Demana

[Digits]

Thank you.

Nearly built!   Just need to sort out the side garden bits!    I will add satellite dishes etc when painted.  There will be pillared supports under the large balcony when I glue it in place.   For ease of painting the building isn’t yet glued down.

[AKULA]

Good to see you back on it - that hotel looks incredible … a real centrepiece to any table
 

[brunei35]

Looks imposing already so should be spectacular by time completed. 

Thanks for help on windscreens, appreicated.

[Digits]

No worries.  Thanks guys

[CapnJim]

That hotel is something!  It's coming along quite nicely!

[Digits]

Thanks Jim.

Not saying it’s so big….but I just used a can and a half of Halfords primer on it! 🥴

I’m a tad worried my little pots of paint might not be sufficient….



Going to tackle the base board burst I think.

[has.been]

Not saying it’s so big….but I just used a can and a half of Halfords primer on it! 🥴

David, I did say, 'leave the 4 houses on the base!'  'Don't put up a hotel!' 

[Digits]

Beginning to think I should have listened…..these things always seem like a good idea when you first start them. 🤪

[has.been]

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.