Infinity Terrain

So I didn’t manage to get this done on Sunday. It took a little longer and I am still not quite done but I am done enough to start to design the next section.

I took a look at how this was going to be assembled and I got to the stage where I had to glue the platform for the columns,

Before this was done I needed to weather this as I wouldn’t be able to easily get in.  There still will be a final weathering stage but I need to get the bulk of the work done.

I also liked and disliked how much each part popped and it felt like components stuck together and not a structure.

The final result should be a well maintained and used facility, not abandoned and not entirely safe/ A few bodge jobs done to keep things running. This will be the oldest building of all as I imagine this was built to allow the delivery of building materials for the building of the industrial complex.

The first thing I done was paint the exposed panels.

I put on some thinned oil paints black, brown and orange, rubbed in with a rag and then went in with another rag and removed a lot of that was put on. This had the effect of making the stark white paint muted and giving everything a more uniform tone.

I added some streaks using AK interactive streaking rust and streaking grime. I then went in with a brush and neatened this with some thinner. this gives a subtle rained on effect I done this to the columns and on any vertical surface.

I then got the chance to start to add some cables.

First I needed to glue down the platform. This was done with superglue into the peg and holes I created earlier.

These are not “plugged in” in the same manor on each of the robots. some have been connected in serial and parts cut and swapped ports. Generally anything to make them work. I used solid core ethernet cable strands so when these don’t droop naturally as this would have been a nightmare if I used stranded wire. This may need a little touch up before I am done as it required lots of touching. Also the positions I chose should not get bashed.

This is where I go quiet for about a week while I start to design the com tower. I have a few ideas but I have also had more ideas for more buildings which I may start on but cant start yet until I finish this.

I am still very much open to ideas. Specifically what type of doorway I should have from the building to the platform. Should this suggest a kind of draw bridge, an old repurposed airlock from a bigger dock or something else?

More to come.