PicoTerrain Buildings
Fabricated Buildings
While running our demonstration game at Village Games, we received quite a few comments on our buildings. We started the the standard buildings we are offering at PicoArmor.com, and here's what we have done with them.
Besides cutting off the round chimneys and painting them, we have assembled the stock buildings into larger buildings.
The inspiration for this came from fellow 3mm Yahoo Group member, and customer Macunaima30.
Using the basic houses, hotels, and bits of basswood, we were able to construct churches, factories, commercial buildings, and a government office.
Factory Building
We glued three of the hotels together to form the main part of the building.
We added a house in the front as the office.
Finally,we cut a thin piece of basswood (about 2mm square) for the smoke stack.
We may begin sanding the sides of the hotels where we join them . They are slightly inclined, which makes getting them close and square a little troublesome.
Government Building
First we glued a bit of basswood (about 1mm thick) under a hotel.
Once dry, we trimmed the basswood flush to the edges of the hotel with a razor saw.
Three houses were then glued as office wings and an entryway.
Commercial Building
Much like the government building, we glued a bit of basswood (about 1mm thick) under a hotel.
Once dry, we trimmed the basswood flush to the edges of the hotel with a razor saw.
Two houses were then glued to the ends as wings.
Church
Again we glued a bit of basswood (about 1mm thick) under a hotel.
Once dry, we trimmed the basswood flush to the edges of the hotel on three sides with a razor saw. The last side was trimmed as a stairway on to the church.
Finally,we cut a thin piece of basswood (about 3mm square) for the steeple.
Using these fabricated buildings with the stock buildings, we have achieved a mass effect with the terrain with some variety, and at a low cost.
Here we have a West German village with a reinforced Soviet Battalion sweeping past.
The next thing we're going to try is fabricating modular blocks at 40mm and 100mm square. These will be residential, commercial and industrial blocks. We may also add small villages and farms.
While running our demonstration game at Village Games, we received quite a few comments on our buildings. We started the the standard buildings we are offering at PicoArmor.com, and here's what we have done with them.
Besides cutting off the round chimneys and painting them, we have assembled the stock buildings into larger buildings.The inspiration for this came from fellow 3mm Yahoo Group member, and customer Macunaima30.
Using the basic houses, hotels, and bits of basswood, we were able to construct churches, factories, commercial buildings, and a government office.
Factory Building
We glued three of the hotels together to form the main part of the building.We added a house in the front as the office.
Finally,we cut a thin piece of basswood (about 2mm square) for the smoke stack.
We may begin sanding the sides of the hotels where we join them . They are slightly inclined, which makes getting them close and square a little troublesome.
Government Building
First we glued a bit of basswood (about 1mm thick) under a hotel.Once dry, we trimmed the basswood flush to the edges of the hotel with a razor saw.
Three houses were then glued as office wings and an entryway.
Commercial Building
Much like the government building, we glued a bit of basswood (about 1mm thick) under a hotel.Once dry, we trimmed the basswood flush to the edges of the hotel with a razor saw.
Two houses were then glued to the ends as wings.
Church
Again we glued a bit of basswood (about 1mm thick) under a hotel.Once dry, we trimmed the basswood flush to the edges of the hotel on three sides with a razor saw. The last side was trimmed as a stairway on to the church.
Finally,we cut a thin piece of basswood (about 3mm square) for the steeple.
Using these fabricated buildings with the stock buildings, we have achieved a mass effect with the terrain with some variety, and at a low cost.
Here we have a West German village with a reinforced Soviet Battalion sweeping past.The next thing we're going to try is fabricating modular blocks at 40mm and 100mm square. These will be residential, commercial and industrial blocks. We may also add small villages and farms.
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