Zona Alfa - More Terrain... of course...

...though hopefully amongst the last. Or put another way, my (extra-large) terrain box was able to accommodate these, but is now pretty much full and i don't want a second box.

After (re)playing through the video games I thought it might be fun to have a 'science bunker' to put on the table. This building is an iconic feature that actually appears in all 3 games - actually it's the only one that makes it into all of them, though the design of the 3rd one is a slightly different... anywho...

With that in mind I contemplated scratch building one from mdf, but didn't really feel like chopping the pieces up, even though the structure is basically an easy flat-top pyramid.

Anyway I trawled around on the webs and found this, from 'Knights of Dice' which is a Victorian company (happy to support local where possible).

Stylistically it's not a 100% match; a bit squatter, two entry ways, more gubbins on the sides... but a good starting point... plus, I wasn't intending to make a 100% replica. 

So that arrived (btw, these builds/plans aren't usually instantaneous, I often have a thought swirling around for weeks before I actually do anything with it). Built it, minus the gubbins and filled the bottom divot and patterns with wall plaster.

Also got some 'picket'-esque fences for around the suburban house pieces. 

Turned out acceptable. not perfect but good enough. The roof comes off but the inside is just bare (painted but no walls or content). Intended to be a slightly run down, possibly abandoned shell; possibly in use as a gang hideout or something. 

And the fences... again, acceptable. Could probably use another set as these only go around a single house (plus change), and I have 3 houses. The intention is/was probably to use them as an interrupted fence line, so some out the front and none at the back, and can use bushes to gap fill too... will do for now anyway. 

Wanted to get these squared away fairly quickly as we have game day coming up... not this weekend but next i think. So?   have some interest so will be setting up a board and running some demos... rona dependant.

I also got a couple of bags of green lichen for scatter bushes/vegetation, and am working on some bark 'rocks' also for scatter.   generally looking to soften the edges of the buildings and structures which are fairly stark and pristine. 

[Later 2021-08-08]

The following don't warrant a post of their own so just popping them in here...

Another set of fences. done in similar style to the first set. should be fine. The only mildly interesting change is that i modified the 'T' section, chopping off the smaller cross section so they're just smaller straight lengths. Should provide some options for different set ups. I could probably also cut down the longer sections if required but i'd prefer not to. 

After a fb discussion i made a couple of 'kit bash' models. Kit bash is pushing the level of effort used. These are Tyranid bits (arm weapons) which i knifed off some material, melted a bit and glued on some small lengths of filament as legs.

Fluff-wise this are 'spitters', little mutants that spit toxin. Most of the hostiles in my zona are close combat with the exception of the bandits and i'm looking to add some more 'ranged' options.

Hence these.

They'll be intentionally quite slow, but i'll give them solid armour roll and probably a 'pistol' level attack, might add some kind of toxin rule but not sure what that will entail (movement reduce by 1"  for the rest of the game due to agonising pain... maybe will reduction... dunno.)  

I also have a couple of models incoming for another ranged mutant. This is a 'bodak' which will have a primary 'face melter' attack using the 'flamer template'.  TBA WIP.

wasn't originally what i had in mind for the spitter but i actually kind of like them. Some of the non-standard mutants in my zone have a mutated vegetation theme, (the yowies)  and i like these guys as an extension of that. they might be the flower heads of a mutated plant that run around attacking threats to the plant or something.  kind of a triffid feel to them.

[update 2021-08-11]

"What the hell are those things? Don't get too close."

"They look like some kind of... ghak! aaaaurgh! My eyes!"

"Open fire!!! Open fire!!!" 

Painted up, magnetised and ready for boxing. I actually kind of the like them.

The hobby box is currently out of tuffs so they'll have to wait for that - potentially could do without it.

Need to whip up some stats for them still. 

Until next time...