Sunday, February 28, 2016

Scenery: Ruined Gas Station (Flo's V8 Cafe Toybash) WIP

This starts with a CARS play set of Flo's V8 Cafe.  When I got it, it was already in rough shape, so I figured a ruined gas station was the best way to go.  The set was already missing one gas pump, the top was broken, the sign was missing and some various parts were missing.  It's not the largest building, but the overall look and feel of a gas station was easy to start with.
The original out of the box (not my pic)
The one I found was in pretty bad shape (which to be honest, is the way I love to find these toys!) but still had the main parts intact.  Normally I wouldn't post until I had the build completed, but I am hoping to use this in one of my next campaign games.  With luck, showing something half done will encourage me to finish it more quickly!

Some WIP pictures:
Front view, still pretty clean

Front and above
The first shots I have are pretty clean still.  I'm adding junk to the base, as well as show a little more damage.  The interior I have added some fallen shelves and other bits.  There are some cans and bottles, plus a cash register salvaged from a Polly Pockets play set, just painted up.  I'm pretty pleased with the interior, although I may add a bit more debris before I call it complete.
Interior Details
I have some crushed glass beads I have used for simulated broken glass.  I was hoping they would pick up the light a touch and give that 'broken glass' glint.  It works, but not as well as I had hoped.  I have a ton of beads, so I'm going to play around with them some more and see if I can get them to work better.
Side view, open access plate behind
I placed a wreck where one pump was missing from the original play set.  I'm not pleased with the wreck, so I am making a new one.  The pictures show what I was thinking at least.  I'd like a much more "skeleton" wreck I think.  Hopefully I can make something work.
Wreck where a pump should be
It's a wreck.
The toy was missing the sign post, so I need to come up with a new sign.  I'd like to make both a sign post as well as something for the roof of the building.  There are various details on the roof, I think it should lend itself to a collapsed sign structure once I have a design.

That's it so far, comments and suggestions are welcomed!

14 comments:

  1. That's quite a transformation already. I'm looking forward to seeing it completed.

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    1. I love toy bashing, this one is turning out pretty well. Hopefully I can get it done soon!

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  2. Wow, what a transformation! I love the idea of the crushed beads for broken glass.

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    1. They work pretty well, but make a heck of a mess. I want to try them out a bit more before I recommend using them...

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  3. Great start and what a good model to work on - (I've also made a mental note of the glass beads)
    I wouldn't go too overboard with the debris thing, you've got to have room for figures too!.

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    1. I'll keep the debris down, but it does need to look 'messy'. The beads work pretty well, but I want to work on them a bit more before recommending them.

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  4. I will now keep an eye for this toy see if someone is throwing away a broken one. It's a cracking idea and I love the zombie story below this post.

    If I can be cheeky, I am new to all this blog stuff and I have started my own blog and posted my first BATREP for ATZ. I have posted a link to it below and would love to know your thoughts.

    http://survivingthezombiez.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Love the batrep! I'll keep an eye out for updates.

      Aside from this set, there are several useful other sets. The size is usually pretty good for 28mm and most are held together with screws (much easier to deal with!)

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  5. Very cool dude! I love your toy bashing posts, turning old toys into gaming terrain is a worthy pursuit. Well done Steve!

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    1. Thanks! Taking used toys and making terrain out of them is a lot of fun. I'm hoping I'll be able to get this done soon...

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