Bolt Action Scenery Mega Project!

To produce the above required using the following steps:

1. Always use a scalpel blade to cut out your MDF pieces from their frame to avoid damages.
2. Trim any excess of the MDF pieces.
3. Glue with super glue and an instant activator spray.
4. Glue sand to the base as texture to simulate earth and gravel.
5. Spray paint with Halford’s ‘Matt Black’ Primer.
6. Drill hole in the center of the well base.
7. Thread needle with cotton through well base hole and the eye hole of the crane.

1. I twisted the string round until wound tight, then superglued in place using an instant activator spray.
2.  I then cut away the excess glue and sting to make sure the models base is smooth and flat.
3. I added several light layers of super glue to solidify the cottons and gibe more of a rough rope like texture, which I achieved by stroking with a rubber glove (definitely not something that has ever featured in any other context….not even at the Weekend!).

After painting the brick work a terracotta colour with 2 highlights adding yellow to get lighter, it was time to add a masonry mortar effect that I have developed. I use 50%/50% water to Vallejo ‘Stone Grey’ 70.884 to create a thick wash, which I then sponge of leaving a residue, which I dry with an hair dryer.

To get the colour of the rope I painted it Vallejo ‘Chocolate Brown’ with a liberal highlight of Vallejo ‘U.S. Field Drab’, and lastly a light highlight of Vallejo ‘Dark Sand’.

The final step took three squirts of Vallejo ‘Gloss Varnish’ over 3 evenings to create the water effect, using a needle to burst any air bubbles for a smooth finish.

This was a fun little build and paint that took me an evening

Kit available for Thyme Again: https://www.tymeagain.co.uk/store/russian-village-outhouse?search=russian%20village

I felt that I would like to add a few further details. The first is a stark warning with the Stalin Order 227 ‘Not one step back‘ pinned to the back of the loo door at eye height.

The next detail being a stack of German leaflets offering safe conduct if they surrender, placed next to the toilet seat to be used as  Bog Roll!

Not 5 minutes after painting up my miniature believing it to be a unique model for the tabletop, and what do I see but Mr Warzan and Master Warzan Junior have beaten me to the post!

Not only have the Dynamic Duo of Father and Son beaten me to the punch, but they have manufactured  far more exotic piece of essentially the same technology known as a ‘Shaduf’ complete with palm tree and crumbling wall!

Perhaps I “SHADUF” done something else!!!

GITZ!

In all seriousness, Very Well Done Max!

I was hoping to start my “Bolt Action Scenery Mega Project” wit something unusual and different.

Motivated by Warlord Games’ new release: ‘Case Blue’ Campaign Book, I decided that I need to get some rural Eastern Front scenery up and running, so I can play games set deep in Soviet territory.

First off is this well with a traditional wooden ‘crane’ to bring up the water.

The kit has been designed by that clever chap at ‘Things for the Basement’ which I got from 4ground.