Angel Barracks | 15 Dec 2011 11:37 a.m. PST |
A while back someone came up with the idea of using grenade party favours as 6mm buildings. This caught on with a few people, me included and that week I headed to Toys R Us to get me some. Here we are much later with my first attempt at them. I wanted to do something a bit different so waited until I needed them rather than just going ahead and making them on impulse. A short while ago I was after some 6mm sci-fi tent ideas. So I made the grenade building into a tent style structure. It is meant to be a rigid frame tent with a thick resilient fabric covering. The door is set into a hard solid porch which provides the only way in and out. I stuck a Z gauge fuel drum in there and some sandbags as extra cover. The floor outside is muddy and clay like so there are a few pallets on the ground to stop you losing your boots. There are a few things I am not happy with but as a piece of scenery for just one game it will do, especially for the cost!
Michael. Size Matters! angelbarracks.co.uk
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Louie N | 15 Dec 2011 1:52 p.m. PST |
I think it looks greta Michael. A row of these woul dbe quite nice terrian. How did you acheive the fabric effect over the body. Was that tissue and water down Elmos (PVA) glue. Also what figures to you use in your FUBAR 6mm sci-fi games? I like the guy with the missle launcher in the pic ture and was wondering what manufactuere that came from. thanks |
TheCount | 15 Dec 2011 1:55 p.m. PST |
Now that does look cool, nicely done Michael. Be happy! |
Angel Barracks | 15 Dec 2011 2:01 p.m. PST |
Cheers. It is cling film, or as I think you call it, saran wrap. The figures are from Plasmablast, I liked them so much I now stock them! link
Michael. |
morrigan | 15 Dec 2011 2:34 p.m. PST |
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Chris Palmer | 15 Dec 2011 2:46 p.m. PST |
Great take on the idea, Michael! I really like the fabric effect. Here is a link to my blog entry with the original idea: link
And here's another fellow's results making them: link
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Legion 4 | 15 Dec 2011 5:03 p.m. PST |
Very Cool !!! |
J Womack 94 | 15 Dec 2011 5:21 p.m. PST |
I really need to get to the dollar store. |
Redroom | 15 Dec 2011 5:52 p.m. PST |
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earthad | 15 Dec 2011 7:53 p.m. PST |
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DS6151 | 15 Dec 2011 8:37 p.m. PST |
That's a good idea. I have a bunch of those things I bought to make into cargo spaceships, but I like this idea better. |
moocifer | 16 Dec 2011 6:10 a.m. PST |
Hmm .. metal or fabric ?! I shall ponder .. |
Lego Warrior | 16 Dec 2011 10:27 a.m. PST |
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Angel Barracks | 19 Dec 2011 3:39 a.m. PST |
I have added some barbed wire sections now. Here is the temporary camp of Charlie Company of the Earth Corps Marines on Kometenmelodie. Images courtesy of a BPI remote drone:
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