We have some very useful bits and pieces for the 28mm scratch-builder today. It's a series of handy components such as doors, windows, aircon units etc, variously cast in resin, metal or 3Dprinted. These can be used to dress up household objects such as small storage boxes, electrical junction boxes, even bits of polystyrene packages or guttering and turn them into sci-fi buildings. They can also be used to embellish commercial MDF buildings, maybe turning a Middle Eastern house into a dwelling more likely to be seen on Tatooine or Arrakis.
We've built a couple of examples to give you an idea (since this is more interesting than just looking at the pieces in isolation). The first started off as a small fold-up storage crate – this example was found in a shop in Calais, but we've seen identical ones in the local branch of The Range here in the U.K.. We've given it a roof (a piece of Foamex with some plastic strips), added a door front and back and given it several windows, two of which hide the carrying holes at either end. There's a ladder for access to the roof, which has a couple of ventilation units and a radar (this is taken from our 6mm Moonbase range). The base of the crate is just the right height for a set of our steps to lead up to the doors. A CCTV camera watches the front door, while several other junction boxes, vents and bulkhead lights adorn the walls.
The second building is based on an electrical junction box picked up at a boot fair for £1.00 GBP The sides were covered in pieces of Evergreen corrugated plastic card to hide the various access holes, then we went to town adding doors, windows, and lots of aerials (the inhabitant clearly wants to keep in touch!). The whole thing was put on a small scenic base with two aircon units at ground level, and a few bits of clutter (storage boxes and barrels) to finish it off.
A further use for these bits and pieces is making small display bases for photographing painted figures. A simple corridor section can be made from Foamex, plasticard or foam card, and then decorated with items from our Wall Furniture pack. This has 37 metal-cast items, including wall screens, junction boxes, vents, bulkhead lights, CCTV cameras, control panels etc. These turn a plain wall into a detailed interior corridor on a spaceship or station.
We've built a simple example piece from two bits of Foamex, with flooring from Plastic Canvas (needlepoint grating, also known as 'granny grate'!).
B28-901 – Doors (x3) – £4.00 GBP
B28-902 – Interior Doors (x3) – £2.00 GBP
B28-903 – Windows (x4) – £2.50 GBP
B28-904 – Steps (x2) – £3.00 GBP
B28-905 – Ventilation Units (x4) – £4.00 GBP
B28-906 – Wall Furniture – £10.00 GBP
B28-907 – Stairs (x2) – £5.00 GBP
B28-908 – Ladders (x2) – £2.50 GBP