Terrain Feature: Scratch Built Temple of Halloween Tat

Greetings, 

So I've finished my most recent large terrain project, having first had the idea last October (when I stumbled across the key ingredient in a supermarket), I always get there in the end! Saying that, I still have a tub of elves on the painting pile I got in 1993 so I guess my attention span is more of a work in progress.

Without further ado, here is the subject of today's article; a chaos temple long lost to the rampant undergrowth of Ghyran, recently rediscovered and re-consecrated by the pestilent followers of whichever god of foulness takes your fancy. Read on to see how I slapped her together from bits n' junk...

I only regret that I couldn't fit a skull inside the skull thats inside the skull. #hobbygoals

Terrain Feature: Scratch Built Wizard's Tower

Greetings all,

Note: this is an old post from the previous incarnation of this blog, now reuploaded The pictures are a bit rubbish but you get the idea.. 

[A few years ago now] GW undertook the re-branding and re-release of the classic terrain kit, the Warscryer Citadel (the Artist Formerly Known as Skullvane Manse).

Unfortunately, the family coffers are primarily drained by such minor concerns as food, shelter and toddler sized clothing, so purchasing it was out of the question (my birthday isn't until June and what are the chances that shiny-syndrome won't have diverted my attention elsewhere by then). The only option then, was to rummage around in the dark spidery fastness that is my gaming dungeon (read: garage) to see what recycled materials and bitz box goodies I could gather together for a scratch build project. I must say, now that its finished I'm rather glad I didn't just buy the kit; it was a lot of fun to put together and paint, and when I do eventually procure the actual model I can now happily cannibalise it for bitz without trepidation.

No-one on the internet likes a wall of text, so before we go any further here is the finished item, afterwards we'll discuss the journey to completion in detail. Oh, and if you don't give a fig how I made it and just want to see more pictures of it, scroll to the bottom for some goodies.

Look at that graceful grip and elegant curvature of the hand... I should audition for the Shopping Channel