I love making and painting terrain. You get a lot of bang for your buck, and it's generally quick and imprecise, meaning you don't really need to concentrate too hard! I especially like when you can add cheap toys into the terrain collection.
I recently picked up a pair of hard plastic toy barns or sheds from eBay for about £9 the pair. I guess they were intended as farm toy accessories. The sheds came flat pack and are push-fit assembly with sliding doors. After assembling mine, I glued the doors in position (open on one shed and closed on the other.
I went for a very quick paint job that is intended to imitate heavily rusted agricultural or industrial sheds. Nearly all the paint is applied with a spray can, stippled on with a big brush, or piece of blister foam. The few 'details' are also quick and easy - to give the sense of panels I masked off some of the wall sections and hit them with a heavier stipple of the brown. The rust streaks are watered down brown that I pulled downwards with a piece of tissue.
Shed 1:
Shed 2:
Of course, the best thing about having some new terrain, is using it with minis. I don't have a game planned in the near future, so I just had to make do with setting up some scenic photos!

Very effective painting and rust effects on these. Liking them a lot - they're great additions to your collection
ReplyDeleteThanks Dai! I spent quite a bit of time looking at images of rusty barns for reference.
DeleteQuick and easy but they're perfect for any SciFi or post apocalypse setting !
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yep, I reckon they're pretty flexible.
DeleteWow, these look cool as hell! The rust looks so natural! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThanks Suber! I'm very pleased with the rust - looking at all those pics online really paid off!
DeleteVery nice!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kym!
DeleteExcellent looking sheds, you have done wonders on them.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
Thanks Alan! Pleased with how they turned out.
DeleteThey look perfect. Your rust has turned out very well.
ReplyDeleteBill.
Thanks Bill!
DeleteThose look superb, and you'd never guess where they came from. You definitely got bang for your buck there!
ReplyDeleteThanks Toby! Wish I'd bought more
DeleteIs the toy still available on eBay? I like the job you've done on these so much I want to have a go at some of my own
ReplyDeleteI bought mine second-hand. They appear to be from Ural Toys - a Russian company. I'll let you know if I manage to track them down elsewhere.
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