The founding of Hickory Flat. The Law and Indians... Threadomancy...

[Legionnaire]

I personally have very limited time for the hobby, and the MDF buildings I've purchased are a doodle to put together and they look so much better than anything I could scratchbuild, never mind having to invest much more time.

I DO really appreciate scratchbuilt terrain, some people are amazing at it, but I would like to have time to play as well...

Saying that, I've done some very basic ruins and other stuff for my Post-Apocalyptic gaming that I'm very happy with, but at the moment, Sarissa and Battle Flag are more than welcome to have my hard earned money. 

[NickNascati]

I suppose there are a few differences.
1. I am retired, so I have the time
2. I use terrain building as a breather from figure painting or when I am waiting for figures.
3. I am cheap, I will actually make my own cactus from pipe cleaner and tumble weed from lichen.

[Za Zjurman]

Maybe I'm just cheap, but I don't understand why gamers don't make their own buildings anymore.  I have been soundly bitten by Old West Fever, but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay decent money for buildings.  I can see spending the money if it is a club project or a demo game for a show, but for a weekly get togehter, I'd rather spend the money on more figures.
Just my few cents for what they are worth.

Nick you are not cheap   and if I had the time I would make my own town.... But for me there are a few pro/cons.

Cons: Own builds are more fun and yes you can really call it your own town but it takes a lot of time to scratch build a town. (which I don't have)

Pro's: It saves time (I have a two year old toddler a busy job and my wife has an even more busy job) The time the Sarissa buildings save me is more then double worth the money.
The lasered building are really really nice.
I have no scratch build talent whatsoever  

Its like Elbows says. Its more of a time issue than not wanting to build your own town.

Regards,
Za

[Za Zjurman]

Hi all,

it has been a few weeks... Real life took over with two funerals, the flu and an ear infection  .
Finally I found some time to start things again. I finished some more detritus and the train station.

Some nice woodpiles from Ainstey



Looking at them I thought I can do that myself so here are some homemade piles waiting for some paint



I finished the station... I slightly overdone the weathering IMHO but then again we are in a desert  



And some impatient civilians waiting for the train.







C&C as always more then welcome.

Next up is putting together the corner hotel. I just gave the ground-floor some shoe-polish and a wash of bedab black.

Regards,
Za

[Gutbukkit]

  I love the weathering on that train station. Great job.

[Mason]

I love the weathering on that train station. Great job.

I am with Gutbukkit on this.
Great job!
 

[former user]

Your work is very good.
I You allow for a tiny comment.
I understand that the walls are meant to be painted in red paint and the roof tiles are shingles/shakes.
In this case, unless I am unfamiliar with the habit of painting shingles, if the shingles are meant to be natural weathered wood color, they should be weathered darker and greyish, not reddish. Plus the red tones are too close and they make a blocked visual of the whole building, instead of stressing the composition. If they were painted, this would probably be a different colour alltogether or the same red tone, not a different one.
So it puzzles a bit

[Za Zjurman]

@Gutbukkit and @Mason Thanks for the kind comments.

@former user Thanks for the compliment and yes you are right about the shingles they are a bit to reddish. Normally I use a very dark GW brown (Rhinox Hide or something it is called  ... who comes up with these names anyhow) but the bottle was empty and I used the darkest brown I've got by Army Painter. It unfortunately turned out more reddish then dark brown. Maybe I repaint them when I buy some new Rhinox Hide...

Shingles painted with Rhinox Hide as a base color



Regards,

Za

[former user]

that'd be much better
You could dilute black wash and add a drop of blue and then give it ochre and white drybrush
would bring the building out better

[Shawnt63]

Fantastic stuff Za!

[Za Zjurman]

Fantastic stuff Za!

Thank you very much Shawnt.

I want to thank you former user, I felt there was something amiss with the station and I thought it was the weathering but as you said it was the color of the roof. I faced the minions in the local GW store (no I don't want the starter box for The Hobbit   I just want some paint) and bought some Rhinos Hide and immediately repainted the roof and the result is much better.






It looks like we're shy one horse...




and the next detritus project some trading goods from again Ainsty



I am very very happy now with the station. Thanks again for pointing me in the right direction.

Regards,

Za

[Gutbukkit]

I loved it before but that new roof makes it look even better. Good call that man.

[Elbows]

Final product looks great.  I have a stack of Ainsty detritus waiting to be painted...I will be going with some based piles of goods as opposed to the ziploc bag of barrels and boxes I currently have! 

Very slick.

[former user]

Yes, in my taste it looks better
more natural but less colourful
and the red wall-paint comes out better
Importance is You feel good   

[Groove51]

Station looks awesome! It needs a sign.