AK-47 "Animal" Group Build - Cannery plated and fixing something I forgot

 I've been working in the front yard relaying the pavers and widening the driveway a bit (as far as my body and limited skills let me) cause my parents and brother drive SUV tanks these days.

Finished today and to say I'm tired is an understatement. Gotta love getting old :) But it is done and I am happy about it.

Anyway, plated all of the factory earlier this week, but.....

To seriously misquote Sir Cain, I forgot the bloody loading door!

<sigh>

Ripped off a building from my H0 scrap pile, washed off 20 years of sigarette gunk, cut a sateh stick and some scrap MDF et voila, loading door. 20 minutes of work.

Now that I look at it I might add some trim beneath the door....but that's for tomorrow.

Tetrapods based up

 This enough for now. Sanding next, then Mr Surfacer.

 

 

First full plate print succes since starting - Anti Mecha Tetrapods

 Jay!

Sofar I've never managed to line up a full plate of stuff and got that to print without issues. Today I finally crossed that hurdle. Ok, granted, printing so many of the same item helped I reckon, but still, WIN :)

The support helps with keeping them glued down on their base, so I did not remove them. 

Now to base them up in two's and three's, and give them a coat of Mr Surfacer.

Running a test print of a 15mm version as well so see how it works out. 

Edit: Awww, so cute.....

Recycling

 I picked up this resin water tower ages ago for my 20mm stuff. I tried to do something with it a few years backj, made a fence for it at some moment, but that got nowhere. Now I need one for 15mm, so with some scrap MDF to remodel a new door and a new base....

 

 

Now to let the lot dry, sand the edges and coat everything with Mr Surfacer and get on with it. 

Hobby night continued

 After skipping Tuesday due to health related issues I was keen to get something done today.

Mier did a grand job on her church, she's really on the home stretch now since she started weathering it. Sjors keeps amazing me with the highly detailed slide mould Gundam parts he has to assemble, and I based up some trees and glued the 2 story as the creator intended....

....and then promptly found out the roof can't fit like that, so I need to modify 2 nubs. But that is for tonight.

 

 

The trees as is are pretty massive, but meant for Verrotwood so no issue. I might print 2 more off at 75-80% scale to fit in with my regular scenery. 
 

WIP power line poles for Zona Alfa part 2 -Edited 10/3/2026

 Look at those 2 weeks fly by. Lots of things happend here, mostly stuff that gives hope for the future, but put the hobby down a few notches.

I've assembled but not glued the tallest building (for now) in my 28mm collection to see how well it goes with the planned size of the power line poles and I think I will trim them down a bit. Also helps with storage and stability.

And I've blanked off the first floor window above the entrance so I can glue in a metal plate so I can tack on a pub sign, or a bar sign, or a end of times sign. You know, a sign.

 

LAF BSC 2026 "Wheel" - cargo net with barrels WIP

 As I'm not 100% sure about the first crago for the crane I'm still looking to finetune that. But time is also short, so I looked for a easy printable barrel  and tested that. Too small. Gave it another try. Too big. Printed that off at 80% and perfect.

Now to do a test with various gauzes I have in my First Aid practice kits (expired stuff so no worries) to see how many barrels I need to get the look I am after, and then glue the barrels into a blob and paint that, then cover it with the net. What I don't need can go into my spares box for later scenery. 

The file for the barrel can be found here: Rocket Pig Games Barrel

It comes with or without studs, and 1 inch (the big ones) or half inch (the small ones). The small ones will make nice gunpowder barrels, the large ones are just a tad too big for me.