Television is rather a frightening business. But I get all the relaxation I want from my collection of model soldiers.
Peter Cushing

Friday 28 April 2017

Look Upon My Works, Ye Mighty, And Despair



Round the decay
of that Colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.



I've been developing the world of the Drift though the characters but there was something missing; in this case, an environment. With one eye on the new release of Necromunda I decided to treat myself to a bit of terrain which would also double for a photo backdrop for more of the Inq28 miniatures.

I chose a ruined factory because, frankly, who doesn't want Sci-Fi Stalingrad?



Once I was happy with the layout as a photo backdrop:



I started on painting. This was fairly obviously going to be an airbrush job.For the basic palette I decided to go with an oily, grimy institutional green - basically the colour of Geidi Prime in Lynch's Dune:


A simply mix of grey and mid green - I also masked off some areas so that I could have chipping revealing the metal beneath.


The outside was done with various metallics:



And then came the weathering. I used a very watery ink wash and a filter to create streaks and then liberal usage of rust effects:


















And then tried it with a few miniatures





And finally added a backdrop for the burning sky of the Drift:






Very happy overall and I think this will be very useful to help with photographing SF minis. Who knows, I might even get a game on it!

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17 comments:

  1. Mike C28 April 2017 at 09:41

    Really impressed. That looks epic. So 40k.

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  2. Laffe28 April 2017 at 11:23

    I have two of those kits unbuilt as well as the new Shadow War terrain.
    Very good idea, building them with the dual purpose of using them as backdrop pieces. And excellent work, I love the weathering on those.

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    1. Herbert West29 April 2017 at 06:22

      Thanks Leif. Is the new terrain as good as it looks?

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    2. Laffe30 April 2017 at 07:41

      Yeah, it is. They are quite cleverly designed so you can do a lot with them. Although I bought the shadow war box which was a ridiculously good deal. With the single kits you are paying more and you are a bit more limited. (They can be combined of course.)

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    3. Herbert West1 May 2017 at 21:41

      I was gutted I missed the box set. Still, have the rules on order.

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  3. Preacher by day28 April 2017 at 14:57

    You've done a great job on those. Very moody!

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    1. Herbert West29 April 2017 at 06:22

      Thanks Padre - that's what I was aiming for!

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  4. Terry Silverthorn28 April 2017 at 19:36

    Wonderful work, but now I must ask, where are the miniatures from, or are they custom built from various 40k items?

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    1. Herbert West29 April 2017 at 06:22

      Custom jobs; if you check the inq28 tag on the post you'll see how they were knocked together.

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  5. Phil Curran28 April 2017 at 19:41

    Fantastic puts my efforts in the shade.

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    1. Herbert West29 April 2017 at 06:23

      Very kind of you to say so but I've seen your stuff - you flatter me

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  6. Michael Awdry28 April 2017 at 19:57

    Oh my, that's a bit tasty.

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  7. Suber28 April 2017 at 22:18

    I think this is like the first time I see someone putting real effort on these buildings, i.e. actually paying attention to the details and not just priming/weathering. All the tiny details are wjat make these kits stand out. Kudos to you!

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  8. Chico Danks29 April 2017 at 16:11

    Very cool mate, terrain has always been where I fell short so I'm jealous :(

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