Author Topic: Gunbirds S.T.A.L.K.E.R. project (17/8 - Crossed out) (Read 38731 times)

mikedemana · « **Reply #30 on:** 26 September 2024, 01:31:59 AM »

Good stuff! Your thread is good inspiration for my scratch-building I will be doing soon.

Mike Demana

Freddy · « **Reply #31 on:** 26 September 2024, 08:59:28 PM »

I really like this thread, you capture the essence of the Stalker aesthetics.

Daeothar · « **Reply #32 on:** 27 September 2024, 11:03:39 AM »

You seem to have found your momentum again.

And that looks to become another great addition to your S.TA.L.K.E.R. tabletop terrain collection

Can't wait to see it completed!

clanmac · « **Reply #33 on:** 30 September 2024, 05:04:43 PM »

Love the colour palette and rust work on this - beautiful.

Gunbird · « **Reply #34 on:** 03 October 2024, 12:09:51 PM »

Thx guys, appreciated

Did the steelframe and door on the cellar (recycling the lasercut card remains from other buildings to ensure straighter cuts that I can make), added 2 vents to the bunker (just sliced some off some 40K stuff) and did the rebar and concrete, though it felt a bit dry so it might not stick.

While cleaning, sorting and listing stuff for sale I ran into a incomplete box of 1/35 Italeri water trailer, and decided to build it instead of selling it (it would realistically only fetch maybe 3-4 euros anyway). A tad oversized, but hey, more water. Drilled out the pump and added thick solder for the hose, which I will drape naturally once all the glue and basing has set.

I'm aiming fot this look, but in very weatherd blue for the tank and Water in faded Cyrillic. Then make sure there are enough greens underneath and around it.

Kourtchatovium104 · « **Reply #35 on:** 03 October 2024, 02:09:27 PM »

Can't wait to see the whole set finished, as I am a big fan of the STALKER videogames. Do you plan to make a milk tank after?

Digits · « **Reply #36 on:** 03 October 2024, 02:58:38 PM »

Great project and I love fences…but those fences of yours would scramble my noodle! 🤪

Hupp n at em · « **Reply #37 on:** 03 October 2024, 04:57:03 PM »

Great to see you posting again Gunbird, I've gleaned a lot of inspiration from your work shared to this board over the years. I feel you on the "sacrifice perceived quality to get it finished" point, at the end of the day 'done' is better than 'measuring up to the standard in my head'. I'm currently going through a years-long backlog of 1/4-3/4 finished projects and just finishing them as efficiently as possible (likewise this stuff made several moves in incomplete states so I feel you there as well!). You're off to a great start with this project!

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #38 on:** 03 October 2024, 05:02:10 PM »

Great stuff

mikedemana · « **Reply #39 on:** 03 October 2024, 05:21:57 PM »

I love the bunker doors attached to the building. Great idea!

Mike Demana

Gunbird · « **Reply #40 on:** 03 October 2024, 08:32:48 PM »

Quote from: Kourtchatovium104 on 03 October 2024, 02:09:27 PM

Can't wait to see the whole set finished, as I am a big fan of the STALKER videogames. Do you plan to make a milk tank after?

Jog my memory for a minute, what specific milk tank do you have in mind? ( I like a challenge)

Freddy · « **Reply #41 on:** 03 October 2024, 08:35:44 PM »

You could make that fuel tank into a kvass barrel. Most Soviet thing ever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvass_barrel

Nice job on the house!

Gunbird · « **Reply #42 on:** 04 October 2024, 08:36:08 AM »

Quote from: Freddy on 03 October 2024, 08:35:44 PM

You could make that fuel tank into a kvass barrel. Most Soviet thing ever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvass_barrel

Nice job on the house!

thx! Chap on the Stalker FB group told me as well, I had no idea of these things....so I went right out to the kit swapping group and managed to get 2 more sets that should be here next week. I''ll trim the tank and frame down a bit so the look is more like in the pic, but this will be made, I guarantee you.

It will do absolutely nothing on the table besides being a POI, but what a lovely POI it will be

anevilgiraffe · « **Reply #43 on:** 04 October 2024, 08:43:17 AM »

just saw this on the Beeb

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq843dg4geo

Gunbird · « **Reply #44 on:** 06 October 2024, 10:52:46 AM »

Warlord order dropped in at dinner time yesterday, and whole the kids watched a movie in the evening I managed to get those done. Simple but nice kits, lift off roof, moveable door, really solid once built, 60mm round space for a HMG team inside if you need one. Pack comes with 2 concrete and 1 brick bunkers, and I only needed the 2 concrete ones for the perimiter...but had a brainwave mid the 2nd and made a transmitter base out of the third. Using a H0 metal power pylon and some strips of card from the card parts of the bunkers to make slats, turned the door upside down and slatted that as well. Minor cleanup needed tonight but otherwise ready for primer. All in all an evening well spent.