Warbases Ruins

Phil turned up a few weeks ago with a "Stalingrad" laser cut ruined building from Warbases.

I have no need of Stalingrad, at the moment, but I have talked about wargaming the action around University City in the SCW using PBI, so inexpensive shells of modern buildings are on my shopping list.

Warbases do two sizes, a £4 large & a £3 small (or regular, in coffee-speak), so I felt it was worth asking Phil to pick me up £10's worth a the next show he went to (one large and two small).

The "kits" consist of four sides and an interior base to strengthen the construction. As far as I can see some of the parts are common to both buildings and it looks like you could mix and match a bit and make a combined mega-ruin as well. I also realised that I should have made one of them "inside-out" as well to give me variety.

Phil's assembly breakthrough is to use the interior base as a first floor (second floor, if you're American) so the figures aren't lost in the bottom of them. Mine went together well, but they do need gluing, - you can't store them flat packed.

Here are some test photos with some IB's & Carlists for illustrative purposes.

The three buildings





Popular Army in possession
Carlist's assaulting some IB's
Potential mega-ruin layout
The buildings were glued with standard PVA and slightly textured with polyfilla, especially on the corners. They were then treated to a very thick layer of Dulux emulsion and dry brushing with the same.

I'm pleased with the results. May treat myself to some more.



Comments

  1. Chris Kemp2 May 2013 at 21:44

    They look good Graham. Did I mention that I am planning Stalingrad as my next NQM project? Are you up for another 3 week game?

    Regards, Chris

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    1. Trebian3 May 2013 at 09:06

      Only 3 weeks? Didn't it take us a year to fight Moscow?

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  2. Anibal Invictus3 May 2013 at 09:11

    An interesting addition and surprisingly low-cost

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    1. Trebian3 May 2013 at 09:56

      I agree. I've seen other examples like this, which were admittedly more sophisticated, but at more than what I was prepared to pay.

      As a grown up with power tools and a workshop making buildings isn't a big deal, - it's just time consumin. Plus the other probelm with modern buildings is getting all of those windows properly lined up!

      For the more sophisticated - and pricy - end of the market look at:
      http://www.commission-figurines.co.uk/cat-building-packs.html

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