Infinity Office Block paint test 2

We (http://www.lasercutcard.co.za) are working on a set of buildings designed for the Infinity game system. These are futuristic city buildings made of heavy card. The first building we did was an inner city shop that you can see here: http://www.lasercutcard.co.za/scifi-store

I made up a test model of the next building... a five level office block

The basic construction is layered sheets of card. For this test we wanted to see if we could add balconies

This is the layering in the normal configuration

Here, a few windows have been cut for the balconies

The same windows are cut into the outer layer

The test balconies are just a single piece of card folded

These are glued on the inside of the building

The balconies from the outside

For the paint test I started out with a blue undercoat using an airbrush

The top left corners of the "windows" were then shaded a darker blue

The bottom right were highlighted with a pale blue

The outer layers were spraypainted gloss white

I then went over the windows with black ballpoint pen to represent the window frames

Access to the building is via three doors at the street level lobby

The roof is accessed by the lift motor room (this is a rough mockup)

The overall effect with some models enjoying the sun

The original paint test is on the right -it is LOT more difficult to paint once the outer layer is glued on.

I started this one but it looked like a TIE fighter so I stopped :)

Spaza Shops with Salt Weathering Technique

The spaza shops (featured earlier) are a kit available from the LaserCutCard web store. I thought I would try the salt weathering technique on them at the same time as I tried it on the Casspir. The only difference is that I thought I would skip the matt varnish undercoat and see if the card could handle the water with just a layer of paint.

To start off I undercoated them matt black

They then got a coat of Tamiya Hull Red

I then wet them with warm water using a paint brush and sprinkled coarse salt onto them.

Once this dried (overnight) I sprayed the one flat blue and the other flat yellow

I then let them drya nd then scrubbed off the salt with a big dry paint brush.

I love the effect! Now I must avoid over-using it.

Casspir with Salt Weathering Technique

The Casspir is a mine-protected infantry troop transport used by the South African Defence Force and the South African Police Services. Steve and I have been working on a card model to add to the LaserCutCard web store.

The model still needs a little work so until the next version comes along I thought I would experiment with this one, trying a paint technique I have read about but never used myself. It involves wetting the model and then sprinkling it with salt.

I thought this would also be an opportunity to demonstrate that, even though these models are made up of cardboard, they are very durable and resistant to water.

Here are all the previous test cuts of the Casspir (the name comes from an amalgamation of the two organisations that developed it... the CSIR (Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research) and SAPS (South African Police Services)

The most recent cut had quite a lot of detail added and I thought it a shame that it would go to waste

Here is the most recent cut compared to my previous vehicle, the Buffel

Here is the Casspir compared to some GW figures

To start off, I gave the model an undercoat of matt fixative (sort of like a matt varnish)

I then gave it two coats of Tamiya Hull Red

I then dabbed on some warm water using a paint brush, and sprinkled coarse salt here and there. I then went over with fine table salt.

I let this dry overnight and the gave it a couple of coats of Tamiya flat yellow. This is the paint scheme that the South African police used to use.

Once this had dried I just scrubbed it off with a dry paintbrush.

I am very chuffed with the result and the card passed with flying colours.

A busy weekend...

The original cyborg monolith has had it's old cardboard top replaced with the new plastic one.
http://www.lasercutcard.co.za/cyborg/cyborg-monolith

I finished painting up the cyborg mysterious objective markers
http://www.lasercutcard.co.za/cyborg/cyborg-mysterious-objective

These have a slot cut in them to hold a die

I did a set of orc ones too.
http://www.lasercutcard.co.za/accessories/orc-mysterious-objectives

Red wunz roll higha

The cyborg range is now looking quite good!

Quad Gun

If you can't own the skies you can at least deny them to everyone else.

This is a quad gun made from MDF, plastic rod and card and is available in the store here:

http://www.lasercutcard.co.za/vehicles/quad-gun