Nabootique

Here is a custom cardstock building I've been working on based on the Nabootique shop from the Mighty Boosh. It's 28mm scale. Now I just need a Naboo and Bollo miniatures to go with it!

Made my own textures in photoshop. Made with 1.5mm card. Based on a London style building. It's pretty solid and I cut the windows out and inset them. 

The width is 4" and I plan to make a few more of the same and hope they fit to a modular grid system for my terrain. 

I think I will use it in skirmish games like 7TV or even Necromunda.

Things I'm working on

Wow. Can't believe I have'nt posted anything this year. Been reading a lot of blogs, but never seem to get around to finishing any of my own projects.
Well I am still working on things. I seem to keep swapping from one thing to another.
I made some more Shipping containers, smaller ones this time. I put the originals next to them for comparison, and when you see them next to a building you realise just how huge they were. I like the smaller containers better, it uses less card and printed paper, and I can fit more on the tabletop!

Shipping Containers

I have been inspired by the card stock and paper buildings I have seen on peoples blogs. World Works Games make some great scenery. Wasn't sure where to start though. Then while I was playing a certain level on Battlefield 3 on xbox360 I noticed the shipping containers, and thought they seem simple enough to make. I have seen WWG sells some shipping containers, but wasn't happy with their colour scheme and texture. So I thought I would have a go at making my own in Photoshop.
I had to decide on a scale. So I did some calculations (here comes the science bit, concentrate). My average model height is around 1.5". So 1.5" equals 6 ft, and therefore 0.5" is 2 ft. (with me so far?)
Shipping container doors are apparently 8ft in width, so when scaled down that comes to 2". Theres 3 containers so it comes to 6" wide in total.

Basically the dimensions of the block are 6" wide, 6" tall, 7" long. But I'm wondering if they look too big. I'm thinking of making the width of a container 1.75" instead. That would make the dimensions 5.25"x5.25"x6". I plan on making some individual ones too, and some different colour schemes.

What do you think? How does the scale seem?

Farscape Miniatures

Today I thought I would post some sci-fi miniatures. I don't play sci-fi as much as modern rules, so haven't used them in a game so far. Maybe I will use them in 7TV someday.

Again I've had them kicking around in my collection for a while. Posting my old models gives me a chance to make new stuff, mainly modern scenery, which I hope to show soon.

These are based on the TV show Farscape. I think Scorpius is my favourite. He required a lot of green stuff, and patience, to make the suit. (Maximum points for the person who guesses the miniature he is originally based on (the original model is heavily converted).

Predator Miniatures

To start things off I thought I would post images of my 28mm Predator team. Based on the guys from the film, one of my favourites, they are made up of bits of GW Catachan Jungle fighters, first edition Imperial guards and bits of green stuff. Plus Chaos Knight heads for Mac and Dillon. Weapons from the Foundry and my bits box.

I made these up many years ago and think I should really give them a better paint job some day.