A real quick project - inspired by some of my time playing Fallout 4. There are telephone poles all over, and many in states of ruin (of course). I have a few telephone poles made by Lemax from after Christmas sales, and I figured turning a couple into ruined versions would be a good use for them. I wanted something that will look dangerous/damaged and not take too much space on the table.
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| This is where they start |
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| Base repainted, black wash |
I painted the snow (white) base an earth brown, and gave the pole a black wash. I drilled a couple of holes in the various arms, and ran some small wire I had left over from one of the various toy bashes I have done. On a side note, it's a shame but I have become quite the hoarder with the various kit bashing and such. Ahh well, I'll just get some more bins to store stuff in...
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| Mostly done |
After running the wire through, I did a little dry brushing on the wire, but it didn't look right to me. I went back and painted the wires black again. I flocked the base with a generic green/yellow mix. I decided to make a few of these.
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| Telephone Poles on the street |
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| The three poles next to each other |
It's a quick project and easy to do. The overall look is what I was hoping for, though I considered connecting two of them, but I'm afraid they will be too difficult to game around. I'm hoping to play soon and try these on the table top.
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Mate, these look fantastic, I got the sarissa telegraph poles and they don't seem right, but these do.
ReplyDeleteGood work!
Thanks! I was pretty happy with how these turned out, and they were quite cheap!
DeleteVery effective and just perfect for a post-apocalypse setting.
ReplyDeleteThe ruined signs of civilization are a great post apocalyptic visual. These look pretty close to what I wanted.
DeleteNow I like these! What a superb find and all the better for your additions.
ReplyDeleteGreat! Glad to hear you like them. They were a nice, quick and inexpensive way to make some scenery.
DeleteThese look great! I have been meaning to make some telegraph poles for ages. UK ones look a little different though but I made a convincing one for my truck fort. So need to make my mind up on how to make and base the rest.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I like the look of damaged telephone or power lines and the poles as well. They're everywhere and just a couple should add to the look of a table. Good luck with yours, I hope you get the basing done and share!
DeleteThey do look good but I find that I keep knocking things like these (lamposts, traffic lights etc.) over constantly.
ReplyDeleteHahaha! I knock that stuff over all the time as well. I still put it on the table, I like the way it looks.
DeleteAs a bit of a Fallout veteran (3, New Vegas and now 4) I have to say these are superb dude! Very well realised Steve, much kudos my man.
ReplyDeleteThanks! They should give a good post apocalyptic feel when I use them. Though Fallout takes too much of my time, it does give some good scenery inspiration!
DeleteThat's very effective! Are the bases weighted? I could imagine that these items might be a bit unstable otherwise.
ReplyDeleteThe bases are pretty heavy, they are a 'blob' of metal. I considered putting them on a washer to make them less tippy, but they are pretty good as is. Still not entirely stable though...
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