Zona Alfa - Terrain - Junk Build

Yeah, yeah, more terrain. But still different than the others.

As a participant in this particular hobby you go through paint. You end up with a bunch of empty paint pots. What do you do with them?

I asked this of a fellow hobbyist who was into building terrain out of junk (paraphrasing), he suggested industrial pipes, bins, vats... pretty much variations of paint pot but smaller.

doing some gardening i found that some of the plants came with 'name tags' on these tag-holder stands/spikes that were pretty cool. held onto a few of them thinking that i might be able to come up with some kind of terrain 'something'.

Junk builds aren't something I've really done before, there's usually a plan or design (i.e. epic ship) or a specific project I'm basically copying (outpost).

I started assembling the empty pots, the plastic tag-holders, some container caps... bits and pieces.... junk.

The end result is the... "Merran Corp. Passigen 4000"...

These are passive (no moving external blade) wind generators that are deployed within the zone to produce power - normally only by permanent military or scientist bases/camps as they are hideously expensive.

The sail at the top funnels wind down into the generator which is in the housing directly below, the larger container is mainly an energy storage unit (battery).  Both of the barrels are huge chunks of metal that provide vibration dampening for the mechanisms and anti-tip to counter the sail, the result being that they provide excellent firefight cover. The units can be linked up into a larger grid to provide redundancy and smoother power levels - preferred by the scientists for their delicate instruments.

Rumours circulated that they contain some componentry including some kind of artifact fragments. They are rarely left unguarded and are usually close to camp, aka within sniper or drone range. Stalker camps are unlikely to have one though you might see an occasional, restored and barely-functioning specimen near permanent trading settlements.   They're also too heavy to shift around without heavy vehicles so any abandoned ones (usually broken) are more likely to be stripped for salvage with the special components removed before some GI lobs a grenade in to finish the job.

Back and front...

They're big enough to provide some useful cover variation on the table. Mixed in with some drums or trees or sandbags or something they should be useful.

Turns out I didn't have any unpainted pics so that's it.

Until next time...