This was a fun one item to make. After a discussion with the lads at the club, the merits of a detachable roof allowing access to the inside of a building was identified as desirable, even if we never actually got around to opening it up. I wanted something that complemented my earlier build of the Red Door Palace, so I started with the same basic design.
I took two boxes, joined them together and knocked out some of the interior walls. With
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| The shine you're seeing in some of the pictures is the interior arcylic bracing I used to keep the model together. |
A couple of useful features: the office area can be stacked upon i.e. made taller if required and the orientation is such that my walkways sit flush with it as well.Also, the whole unit can be raised by inserting more boxes etc underneath.
Components were many and varied. Broken children's toys go a long way, as do old bits of computer hardware and pieces of scrap plastic and metal one chances upon just walking (or in my case riding) down the street.
My approach to painting wasn't particularly complicated. Rattle cans of spray paint provided a base and then my airbrush helped me add some variety - I'm finding quick and dirty airbrushing works well when it comes to terrain (that might change as I become more proficient with the airbrush!). I then sparingly added some more details/colours - a stripe of red here, a spot of yellow there. A few weeks later, I added some blues to the mix. Why? Because I had some blue paint leftover in my airbrush! As it happens I like the blue as it lifts the whole piece out of grimdark and into a more cyber-setting. Recently I applied a very glossy matt (yes, the can said matt, but the effect was gloss) varnish to protect the build some.
Oh yeah, I also made a console/desk for the interior of the building with green slime oozing down its adjacent drain. Nice.
Want some more photos? Check out this album for lots, otherwise here are a few more for your entertainment
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