Tagged: scratch-built
Tutorial- Ridiculously Fast Terrain From Toys
I ran a little experiment yesterday to see just how quickly and easily I could complete some reasonably good tabletop-quality terrain. On the block were two items from my “Bin of Lost Toys”. With nearly all my terrain coming from used resale shop toys, I inevitably end up with some extras that don’t exactly fit ... Read more
CSW Hobby Night!
Last night, Chicago Skirmish Wargames held our first official bi-weekly hobby night. We accomplished a lot, and had a great time, too! Tim, Mike, Jon, and I all participated. We even had video participation by Pat and Matt! Mike assembled these mop-headed space janitors. Tim continued painting minis from the Runewars box set. Jon was ... Read more
Adepticon Prep Part 3: Ten Train Trestles.
How does the train get from one station to the next? In the past games the train line was just a little corner of the battlefield. We propped up a few pieces of 0-27 train on crates and things and that was it. Now, however, I’ve got 10 trestles! These first 9 trestles are all part ... Read more
Advancing The Hobby- Posters and Signs on a Cutting Machine
I love seeing little details like posters and signs on scale terrain. I have done them in the past, but it is a pain to do, and it takes too long. The cutting machine simplifies this greatly. I googled “post apocalyptic posters” and copied/pasted some of the resulting images into one layer in the Silhouette ... Read more
Advancing The Hobby- Sketching With A Cutting Machine
One of the neat features of the Silhouette Cameo 3 is that is has spaces for multiple tools at once. I decided to test this out with the sketch pens that came with the unit. First, I used the software to create some simple images. Next I played with the different sketch features. The machine ... Read more
Advancing The Hobby- Using a Cutting Machine
I recently picked up a Silhouette Cameo 3 cutter. This will cut/score/scribe all sorts of materials including vinyl, stickers, fabric, magnets, and various thicknesses of styrene. There is a steep learning curve, and I plan on posting a series of articles detailing my experiments. I received the machine last Friday. It came as a bundle ... Read more
Sci-Fi Train Before Paint.
Here are a few pre-painted pictures today of a project that I’ve wanted to do for years. A 28mm Sci-Fi Train! The train is made up of an Engine from a Caterpillar brand construction toy train and the cars from a Pixar toy train. Both were found at different resale shops some months apart. The engine ... Read more
Terrain for Mattias, Part 1: The Negotiation
There’s a lot of painting talent in our club. One member in particular has a very unique style that I like a lot. Mattias’s approach has a palette and look that is quite unlike most other painters. You can see it on his less-than-accurately titled Amateur Hour blog. When it came time for Necromunda, I ... Read more
Fantasy Terrain Bits and More Waterfront
Here are a couple more fantasy terrain pieces that I recently finished up. This first bit came in a bag of HO-scale items I found at a resale shop. It is a base to a plastic model building, but the building wasn’t included. My original intention was just to make a piece of ground that ... Read more
More Toybashing: Creepy Crawlers and an Egg Box
I’m back with two more pieces of sci-fi terrain made from old toys and cast-off junk. These started life as a “Creepy Crawlers” molding station and a vintage refrigerator egg box that Josh gave me. For the egg box, I flipped it over and used the lid as the roof. I used a bunch ... Read more