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Tuesday, 13 June 2017

WIP Helsreach Building

I singularly failed to do any painting over the last few days, so instead I thought I'd share a WIP building I'm working on for my Logan's World / Helsreach-esque fringe world setting.

The building is a 28mm scale Casbah from Black Hat Miniatures Exotic Adventures range. The building is a great looking collection of interesting angles - here's it is unpainted:



Obviously its a great kit unmodified, but I wanted a more post-apocalyptic / sci-fi look, so I added a host of new elements to make it fit better with the setting.



Added bits include Gorkamorka truck pieces, plasticard, some resin doodads from various sources including Ramshackle Games, as well as a few pieces from broken toys.




I ended up gluing the roof and filling the join with milliput, as I don't really have any need to keep the inside accessible. While I like the end result a lot, putting the Casbah together was a real pain - the walls and roofs didn't line up, due to some warped pieces. In the end I covered the worst of it with some of the added elements and plenty of milliput!

Stay tuned for the painted version in due course!
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14 comments:

  1. Asslessman13 June 2017 at 18:16

    It looks fantastic, the shape and added elements are just spot on.

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    1. axiom13 June 2017 at 18:52

      It's a good looking kit, just a pain to assemble. I'm looking forward to painting it.

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  2. airbornegrove2613 June 2017 at 18:37

    Yes. I'm seeing lots of terrain work in my feed. I really need to get Graveskul a new suburb. Awesome stuff Jon!

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    1. axiom13 June 2017 at 18:53

      Cheers buddy! I'm liking terrain more and more. I've come a long way from gluing stones from the garden to cardboard bases!

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  3. Lasgunpacker13 June 2017 at 19:31

    looks suitably techy. Are you going to go white/cream colored, or more of a reddish mud plaster color?

    Either way, I sort of like the putty line you have... might be nice to do a pattern or stripe of color around the top.

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    1. axiom13 June 2017 at 20:59

      I definitely will be adding coloured stripes. The building will be painted to match the Fogou one I painted up a few weeks back - mainly white :)

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  4. quindia13 June 2017 at 21:43

    Very cool..

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  5. Dai13 June 2017 at 22:15

    Shame about the difficult build. :(

    Still, end result looks good and your added bits really add character.

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    1. axiom14 June 2017 at 06:49

      Hopefully it will all come together once it's painted :)

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  6. Suber13 June 2017 at 22:24

    I didn't know of that kit and I love it, I'll go have a look, as I think I have some use for it even unmodified. But I do love the additions, they add just the decadent point Helsreach is supposed to have. Total win!

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    1. axiom14 June 2017 at 06:51

      There's another larger Blockhaus kit Suber. I bought that as well!

      I really like that North African or Mexican look for Helsreach. It just seems to fit.

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  7. cheetor/sho3box14 June 2017 at 08:17

    Very promising, the add-ons are spot on.

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