I just posted some better photos of my walls (and some of my WIPS "accidentally"!). The walls are nothing but a simple metal equipment case dividers stuck to some cork and painted. Those cases used to be popular for transporting miniatures around here and I bought one myself - I later invested in KR case instead and I am really happy with that one. They dividing walls come in three sizes. I didn't bother cutting them or anything, so I got two long sections, one medium and two short ones. They come just a bit over 3 feet long combined.
As much as I'd like, the idea is not mine. Guys at our club used those to make terrain for WH40k, but I don't know if they came up with it.
I gave them a coat of PVA to seal the foam they are made of and sprayed them black, then drybrushed them with greys. This was a great opportunity to paint some graffiti on them, but I unexpectedly ran out of ideas very quickly. I settled for some shameless advertising of the people that helped me bring my moderns project to life in the first place.
Grekwood miniatures:
I left other sides blank - the idea is I'd use them for military base and I'd want at least one side to look "professional" :D.
Below is a "scale" shot, with one of the crew members I keep showing. As you can see, he will get a helmet, too. Looks like finished conversions weren't all that finished after all!
Thanks for looking,
Mathyoo
Nice barriers dude! The grafitti looks good.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bob, being higher than infantry, they really break up the table!
DeleteNow that you have pointed out what they were made from it all comes clear! Brilliant Idea.
ReplyDeletePretty canny, right? When I saw them in my club I couldn't believe how I didn't think of it myself!
DeleteI think that they're a great example of using one thing for another - I approve heartily.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe :D
DeleteGreat barriers. I love the graffiti. I tend to use friend's names, twitter followers and song lyrics for graffiti.
ReplyDeleteThanks! And welcome to the blog!
DeleteThat's a good idea, I got some buildings that could use some vandalising!
I'm glad you dedicated a post to this, Mathyoo, as I really like these walls and graffiti a lot.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bryan, I'm a bit disappointed that I forgot to take any photos before painting, just to show how little was done to them.
DeleteThey look great, mate. Excellent terrain tip. Thanks for the shout out too.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like them :P. And no problem, it's very basic but it is there to stay :D
DeleteGreat idea for walls mate, they've come out great
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteNice walls there.Walls always come handy and they are also nice to put away for storage when not in use.I like your work and will start follow you.
ReplyDeleteHey - welcome to the blog!
DeleteI'm glad you like them. They are easy to store, that's true! :D
Excellent work my friend. The graffiti adds a lot for personality and give off the impression of being in a very urban run down area. Great idea whoevers it was to repurpse these dividers into terrain. They have come a long nicely. I'd perhaps add some tufts here and there just to add to the run down appearance.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I was thinking of flocking, of course, but I always make such a mess I tend to leave it for "someday" :D
DeleteYou and me both I have some flock now and still haven't touched the ruins with it yet
DeleteThose are very effective, aren't they? Perhaps you need to get a few more :-) ?
ReplyDeleteHaha, I'd certainly need more, but not sure what I'd do with the cases :D
DeleteGreat looking Concrete walls :)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteThose are awesome, very simply yet very effective. Will be greta to see them in use for your project
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