McFonz's project I: Gritty sci fi (Salute game pics page 9)

[6milPhil]

That pretty funky.

[mcfonz]

That pretty funky.

Thanks, and because I have done more since:


A little bit more in the form of a smaller landing pad and steps.

[manatic]

This is turning out very nice. Keep up the good work!

[mcfonz]

Took a break from the buildings today although the landing pad has progressed a little bit.

For the Salute 14 participation game I plan to have a couple of 'random' elements in the form of citizens that perhaps do not know whose side they are on or perhaps aren't on either side. And who will behave in a seemingly erratic way.

One such character is Walter and his dog Donny. These are WIP:


Now Walter is a vet, he's seen action before but he thought he'd had enough. He tends to hang out at the laser-pin alley with his friends, relaxing, drinking beer and of course, playing a bit of laser-pin. He also runs a small fast food stall, a bit like one of those vans that you see selling bacon butties, sludgy coffee and other barely recognisable food and drink. Thing is, there is no way he is going to surrender his little patch of freedom to anyone. So, along with Donny he patrols his neighbourhood, sometimes shooting at shadows when they make him jump. Somehow Donny avoids being shot at, but kicks up a din. Walter can often be heard shouting at his dog when out for a walk, typically it's 'Shut the frak up Donny!'

[commissarmoody]

Now all you need is the dude! 

[daemon-forge]

I had a game on this table with McFonz on Thursday here are some pictures that i took. and he lost once again to my dice rolling skills *cough luck*




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[mcfonz]

Cheers Daemon-F. Yes, luck and that as a trial run there were a couple of things that needed erm, ironing out.

Still I managed to do a little more on the landing pad - not a great deal but another little bit of detail:




It's a junction box of sorts, I have a panel ready to place near the box, probably leaning up against the wall below, once I have finished the walk way and paneling on the building. In some games this could be part of a mission objective etc.

[Commander Vyper]

Nice. Hinge the fuse box cover in place mate using plasti tube and brass rod. Adds a bit to the objective impact. Maybe a flasing led on a microswitch that u can 'shut' off?

Cheers

[mcfonz]

Where would one get LED's that can be used in such projects?

[ink the troll]

Where would one get LED's that can be used in such projects?

if you want something pre wired/ soldered, see if you can find some of those led tealight thingies. Easy to disassemble, usually come with batteries and already have an on/off switch attached.

[Commander Vyper]

Easier than that.  Zinge industries have a complete led battery switch kit. Solid,  flashing or flickering.

[mcfonz]

A quick update on WIP painting on a couple of the pieces. Hopefully more images tonight as I have under-coated a fair few pieces now.

[AKULA]

looking great mate - getting a base coat on everything will really help tie all the components together.

 

[mcfonz]

Wasn't sure where to put this so thought I would tack it onto this thread. As I am buying in a fair amount of stuff for this project both for the Salute table and game and for the wider project for home use I thought I should take a couple of snaps and do a quick review of the things I am buying.

So as a result I have started a new blog:

http://miniaturesofakind.blogspot.co.uk/

Please check it out and follow it if you feel so inclined! More miniatures and terrain to be added in the coming days.

[beefcake]

That's looking really good. Hadn't checked back on this for a while.