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Offline section 8

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Hooverville shanty town (updated w/ pics and tutorial link)
« on: 11 February 2014, 05:55:22 PM »
Every Depression era game needs a Hooverville. So toward that end I have been working on some shacks and rubble piles. I finally got them all painted up this last weekend. I think they will work nicely for my pulp games and my 2ACW games.








This is a shot of a few of my favorites out of the seven shacks I built, the rest are on my blog if you care to take a look.  Hooverville.

Thanks


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So tonight I built another shack and did a quick tutorial.

Hooverville Shack Tutorial: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Shabby Chic
« Last Edit: 13 February 2014, 04:15:44 AM by section 8 »
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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #1 on: 11 February 2014, 07:26:15 PM »
Very nice! Those look like they would be useful in seedy south Asian port cities as well.

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #2 on: 11 February 2014, 07:27:59 PM »
Great work!

They certainly look the part.

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #3 on: 11 February 2014, 07:51:27 PM »
Nice work and very useful piece.
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Got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #4 on: 11 February 2014, 07:54:55 PM »
Great looking buildings.
Very useful for many periods.
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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #5 on: 11 February 2014, 11:09:29 PM »
Excellent work. Just the right amount of detail to tell the story and catch the eye.

Also, your research is classy as hell. Kudos.

If you felt motivated, a couple of pictures taken the next time you build one of these little gems would create a wonderful step-by-step or tutorial. It would be a significant contribution to the community.
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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #6 on: 12 February 2014, 12:18:25 AM »
Very nice...well, unless you had to live in those conditions! Bookmarked the blog, too!

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #7 on: 12 February 2014, 07:19:19 AM »
Nice builds and as others have mentioned, very versatile.

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #8 on: 12 February 2014, 07:31:21 AM »
Very nice and very useful. The Doctor Who episode with the Daleks in N.Y. sprang to mind!

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #9 on: 12 February 2014, 08:42:30 AM »
Very nice! Those look like they would be useful in seedy south Asian port cities as well.

Mr Murch! Long time fan.  Let me be the first (2nd?, 3rd? nth?) to fawn at your feet and welcome you to LAF.

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #10 on: 12 February 2014, 08:48:11 AM »
Mr Murch! Long time fan.  Let me be the first (2nd?, 3rd? nth?) to fawn at your feet and welcome you to LAF.

Now if you are really THAT Bob Murch, I painted dozens of your sculpts, if not welcome anyway!  :D

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #11 on: 12 February 2014, 09:14:20 AM »
Well done! That building could be used in a wide variety of setting.  :-*


THANKS for sharing!

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #12 on: 12 February 2014, 10:20:43 AM »
Now if you are really THAT Bob Murch, I painted dozens of your sculpts, if not welcome anyway!  :D

The clue is in, if not the name, the the little globe icon in bob_murch's personals.


Nice shed, by the way. A shanty town is useful for oh so many contexts

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #13 on: 12 February 2014, 10:43:04 AM »
The clue is in, if not the name, the the little globe icon in bob_murch's personals.

Yeah, found out already. Me´s a stupido mucho...

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Re: Hooverville shanty town
« Reply #14 on: 12 February 2014, 11:11:58 AM »
Very nice shed, can we see a photo of them all?

Can I second the welcome to Bob Murch. I'm still painting that order from you that I received in November, photo here: http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=59782.0

Fantastic miniatures, I just wish I was a faster painter!


 

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