Trailer Trash Updated with Pink Flamingos 20 May 2012

[CptJake]

A while ago, Miniature BUilding Authority had a sale I took advantage of.   I got a couple mobile homes and their gas station set.

This is what the mobile homes looked like (picture from their website)    http://www.miniaturebuildingauthority.com/proddetail.asp?prod=10901

Now, I live in rural Georgia, and pass trailer homes daily and none of them look quite like this.   I needed something bad guys could hang out in, SWAT guys could raid, rednecks could defend from Godless Commies, Revenuers and Zombies (as if there was a difference).  In short, I needed them dirtied up and aged a little.   I worked on the first one over the last week.  Let me know what you think.









The interior is plain white right now.   I'm not sure how I want to do it.

Morepictures here:  http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg134/CptJake_Minis/MobileHome/
Jake  

[commissarmoody]

WOW! Its like I am driveing back in columbus 

[Inso]

It must be great because it made me smile when I saw it .  I think your 'down-scaling' of the condition has made a huge improvement on the original.

[commissarmoody]

So is it going to be a meth house?

[Achilles]

Love it!

I'd likely paint it up as a construction office or some other type of trailer... but the Confed flag is just badass!

[Commander Vyper]

Get another 20 or so and it's MW2 all over!

Nice!

[CptJake]

I think the local Harley Enthusiasts tend to call it an independant pharmacutical facility .

It is going to be used as one for some gaming, as a hold out for survivors for zombie gaming, and just as good all around chunk of terrain for less than urban modern and near future settings of all types.

I may do the other one as a construction office.  The outside would have to not be quite as weathered.

(by the way, I am a Harley Enthusuiast!)    me on my latest ride.

Jake

[warrenss2]

Now, I live in rural Georgia

--- Ain't nothing wrong with that!

Wet a papertowel with some Elmer's white glue, add it to the roof, wait for it to dry, paint it that blue color of the tarps you've seen on mobilehomes before (and you Know you've seen that).

I've got to get some trailers for my games. Been too busy with the vehicles of late.

Good stuff! Very nice weathering!!!!  

Now you need to work on a tornado terrain feature.... 

[Colonel Tubby]

I own a few MBA buildings (not that one mind) and tend to leave them as sold - but you've improved that by 100%!

Love the bike by the way!

[CptJake]

I got them intending to leave them as is.  I am lazy.  That, coupled with lack of painting time means pre-painted or painted by someone else = good).  

But as I looked at them my first thought was, 'damn, two that are the same, that was stupid to buy.' Follwed soon by 'wow, those are way to nice to be in the scenarios I picture them in', so I dug out the paints.

As for the bike, it is not as loud as my last one, even with custom pipes, but it is a very smooth ride and does have some decent acceleration.

Thanks for all the compliments so far.

Jake

[Sterling Moose]

Great job, looks much better for a coat of paint.

[inkwell]

  You nailed that one! SWEET

[syr8766]

Awesome! Much improved! Can't wait to see the rest of the park and the gas station!

[mattblackgod]

This looks so cool. Nice work.

[SBRPearce]

For your interiors, may I suggest cutting heavy paper/light cardstock to make a template for drop-in boxes, which you can then dress as you wish. A little Blue-Tack around the doorways to keep it in place, and the "rural personal fortress" can be swapped out for the "independent pharmecutical production center" or what-have-you.