Skrapwelder's Strange Aeons stuff: The Lost Scouts, Episode 3: page 6

[Skrapwelder]

We'd been warned away from the old shack by the locals which only increased our desire to investigate for ourselves. Vague hints and disturbing whispers of of the foulness of the place sprinkled through the talk of the local townsfolk. No one from town went up there.

We decided to take a look around while the sun was still shining. What we found at first seemed to be just a derelict hut in the woods. Certainly the desolate air of despair that hung about the place was a product of its isolation in these dreary woods.

The shack itself seemed tame enough. We moved around back and went in for a closer look.


The speculation of the contents of that sack drove us in closer, our sole intent became one of uncovering what it was that went on here. The light was fading. The sun seemed to be setting far earlier than it should. Perhaps it was just an effect of the closeness of the trees that seemed to crowd around the shack.


This sack would bear closer examination but the light was fading and we wanted a look inside before the sun sank entirely.


Shovels and a bucket with the foul leftovers of a terrible misdeed. As we moved around the corner to the front of the shack we heard a voice and a dim glow began to leak out from the open doorway.


There was definitely someone inside. We crept to the window to get a closer look.


We reeled in terror at the things inside. Heedless of any disturbance we might make we fled back through the woods to the safety of the road and our waiting automobile. The fate of the man we saw inside and the mournful, faceless gaze he gave us as we backed away from the window etched themselves in our minds. There would be no sleep this night.

Have a closer peek yourselves. If you dare!





This was a fun piece to work on, but I'm glad I can call it done.

[Mason]

What a wonderful idea and amazing execution.
It tells a real story.
Brilliant!
 

[smokezombie]

Now THAT! Is a scene of horror.

Bloody wicked. Great story telling too.

[Oldben1]

What an awesome build!  I love the light feature.  it just goes to show you that a simple, but atmospheric build is all you really need.  I need to keep that in mind.

[Uncle Mike]

Great stuff! Love your sack!...

[Black Cavalier]

Hey!  I can see your sack from here.

[styx]

Wow! You hit a home run there!

[Bergh]

Brilliant! Very inspiring! 10/10.

I love the subtle way of it. Like in a good horror movie, its what you don't see at first which feels scary.
You surely inspired me to try out a home-made small building

[magokiron]

Brilliant!

Just... Brilliant!

Thanks for sharing.

[Tas]

Awesomesauce! 

[superflytnt]

That is the secret recipe to Awesomesauce, in fact.

[Skrapwelder]

Thanks everyone. I'm very happy with the way the little shack turned out. I've had some inquiries as to how put the whole thing together and how I got the various effects. I'll try and answer those here:

The face on the wall is a blob of brown stuff I stuck on the wall and then put the features in with a dental tool.

The tentacle is from a Monsterapocalypse model.

The poor chap in the corner started out as a Hasslfree figure holing a golf club and cel phone. His overalls were done with brown stuff.

The shack itself is something I made when I first started experimenting with resin casting. I made a master by scratching the planking lines into balsa wood.

The batten planks on the interior are strips of cardstock glued onto the resin. I used spackle to approximate the plaster.

The peeling paint effect was a lucky break. I think it is from the ink I used over the original paint job to stain it darker. It spread out and didn't cover evenly. Very serendipitous.

The backdrop was something I found on the web. I think I googled “Creepy backgrounds”.

I'm working on a few more scenes, including an outhouse to go with the shack.

Thanks again for all the kind comments.

Mike

[necrocannibal]

Looks awesome...I WANT ONE!!! And an outhouse too!!!
This puts my feeble attempts at terrain building to shame...

[superflytnt]

Looks awesome...I WANT ONE!!! And an outhouse too!!!
This puts my feeble attempts at terrain building to shame...

I got an outhouse for 7$ from FRP games; they also sell on Amazon.com and other sites. It was a Miniature Building Authority one.

[Alfrik]

Certainly puts the C in the word Creepy