Hammer Time!

 Just not in the way you would think.....

Years ago I liked this post on Reddit.

 I liked it so much I wanted one for my Fallout gaming table. So I asked Patrick from Pat's Laser Cuttings if he could lasercut me a 28mm one after I sent him the details. And that he did.

As it always goes, I built it, but had issues with keeping it properly upright so after some bodging I got it to work. Primed it, painted it a little bit was stuck on how to get the text on.....and then into The Box TM it went in one of my many cleaning runs....

Out it came last week. I own a laserprinter these days so the lettering was 0 issue anymore. Some extra weathering, basing and done. Will work for my Modern, Post Apoc, Zombie and even my Cyberpunk table (if you visit a backwater). Yes, fun build this was.

50 Cent Challenge - yet another Sovjet Monument

 Time again for another 50 cent (okay, with inflation 1 Euro) and another sports trophy. No idea which one as I quickly removed the label, and punched out some card for a circle and a star. Based it on a base and doesn't need much more, this is a nice all metal one so no need to worry much about toppling.

Quick paintjob and Boris is your Uncle as they say.....

Low power transformer shed and a large gas canister for Zona Alfa

 I don't know who makes the STL for this, I do know it was one of my first prints and it came with a seperate base, walls, roof and 2 doors. The doors did not print good enough to be painted so I ditched those, and 2 of the nubs on top for the roof broke off so I glued in 2 matchsticks for a proper fit. Hell, I ditched the entire thing in my The Box TM and forgot about it. A while ago I did the concrete and the cabinet on the side but then again it ended up in The Box TM.

Dug it out last week, made 2 doors with card. Really simple stuff. Used one of my craft punches to make the ventilation slits. Douse with superglue once done to make it rock solid and give some proper grip for the primer and weathering.

Dryfit check

 Painted them as far as I could before glueing them into place, final weathering I prefer to do in situ. 

I really should have spent some time sanding the thing....something I do nowadays as it makes such a difference in the end...

Of course, it needs some electrical stuff to be complete, so I scratchbuilt this out of a few parts from my bits box and painted it.

 As I was scratchbuilding anyway I recycled the fuel tank of a 1/72 Russian Fuel Truck and the steeringwheel for a large gas canister. Nothing earth shattering but a nice filler piece.

Industrial equipment scatter tests

 I'm trying out to see how quick I can churn out 20x20 based industrial equipment to populate certain buildings (os spaceships etc) using nothing but bits from my bits box. 20x20 bases from Renedra I have tons, so might as well use them. Also a good test for the coverage of the AK markers over a primer coat.

Will work for 28mm as well as 15mm. 

 

Going over once already covers 90% of the primer layer, but a second coat made that 100%. It dries really quick so you can keep up the painting evenings tempo too.

Some sponging, a wash and you are basically there.

 The blue device

The green device

 

The orange device

Blue is made from some airtanks from a 1/24 truck kit, Green from another tank from a 1/24 truck kit and a bit from a 1/72 fighter aircraft cockpit and Orange from bits from a really old Revell Poseidon submarine. All resting quietly in my bits box where I just dump in scrap kits. 

Sarissa Precision R044 Water Tower Brick Tower (28mm) finished

 And another piece sorted for Zona Alfa. Sarissa Precison R044 Brick Water Tower.

I fixed the water tank to the top and drilled a hole in the underside so I can fit in a battery operated tea light. Some scratch built additions like the lamp and cabling. Fun little thing. The siren is a seperate piece I made aeons ago and fits very well on any sort of flat roof building. Enjoy!

 

Finish it! - Zona Alfa Nissen huts

 Picked these up in May 2018, converted the 4 into 2 large ones and then into the Big Old Box they went. Fished them out last week, primed them and just finished them. Meant fro Zona Alfa but will be useful for Pulp etc .

I think these are from the Dust game, but not 100% sure.