Terrain Challenge - Something Happened Somewhere

First of all, sorry for the radio silence. Been hard at work, on and off of hobbying. Updates got harder to make but, I will go a little more into that further down. Lets get some pictures of the final state of the project before the August 31st deadline. The pictures below are on my 4’x4′ table at home.

So what has been happening? A lot really. I was able to get the water tower built but not without its trials.  I’ll go a little more into the details of each piece below. Hang tight, cause I can get wordy haha.

The Water Tower

Ah yes, my project nemesis, the water tower. My first issue with it was finding something to be a suitable tank. Water towers can be basically any shape and size, so I probably fretted a little too much on the ‘perfect’ tank. I finally settled on a 5″ styrofoam ball. Plastered and sanded it. Didn’t quite get it as smooth in most places like I want, but I think the rust helps break it up. Got a little heavy handed on the rust and it sort of looks like an ice cream sundae but I plan to go back and fix it up to be a little less yummy looking, as well as get more overgrowth on it.

The Abandoned House

This is the piece that my friend . It is a really nice piece with a removable roof for access to the inside. With the boarded up windows and the way the tile roof looks (sandpaper with a Secret Weapon wash), this thing looks amazing.

The Pump Station

What I ended up with on this one is exactly as I imagined. With the final rusting, I think it looks great. My only regret is not making the base a little bigger so the fencing wasn’t right on the building.

The Electric Poles

Personally, my favorite thing in the project. Just love how they ended up. When you put them next to the roads, they just look amazing. They were simply, but I think they bring some of that familiarity of regular life to the battlefield.

The Roads

Didn’t quite end up where I wanted on these. While I was working on the water tower, I kind of forgot where I left the t-intersection to dry, and didn’t get back to it until these pictures. Worse things have happened. Plan is to get that finished very soon. Cracks in the road ended up just being painted on but give a nice overall effect. May use a different material for the base of it next time, or just find some truly flat e-PVC.

The Military Tents

Oh man, fabric is tough. Finding a fabric that looked right was more difficult than anticipated. What I did find, was difficult to work with. The frame came along great but I will need to get some help with the fabric to get them finished.

Cars, Barriers and Trash

These were just little side projects as things were drying. Of particular note, finding correctly scaled cars, cheaply, was not easy. We were only able to find the two in the pictures and even those were difficult to find. Will be doing more bargain hunting soon, hopefully we can get lucky.

Final Thoughts and Moving Forward

Of what we were able to get built, I think we have some great looking pieces with just about enough to fill a 3’x3′. It’s vague enough to be used in different settings. Need just a little more scatter terrain, and voila. I am definitely proud of what we do have. But….

I was hoping to be a bit further along with everything. Beyond just various delays, to difficulties finding the correct materials, I can say that one thing I learned, is that I need to get organized. I really felt like a mess every time I needed to do even the most simple of tasks. I think my next project is going to be a reorganization of my hobby space. Things are sort of haphazardly placed with not really rhyme or reason. Stay tuned for that in the near future.

Thanks everyone who came in and looked at the project. I truly appreciate all of the likes and views. Happy hobbying!