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Making 29 crates in a couple of hours
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Author:  Mapper [ Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:16 am ]
Post subject:  Making 29 crates in a couple of hours

Reading Songfist's WIP thread about Laketown and looking for accessories made me think about that there has to be a cheaper way of adding detail to buildings.

Went to a local hobby store and bought a length of bass wood that seemed to be about the right height and width (for under $1.25) for what I had in mind - making a crate.

Cut off a length, scored it with the back of a x-acto blade, added some toothpick framing, painted it with Vallejo Old Wood, added some Army Painter Shade and had it done in less than 10 minutes.

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Vary the length and different framing and you have some crates to make a barricade or add to a storehouse.

Update - thought the old wood paint and shade was too dark, went with a tan craft paint and the shade instead. Whole process I did in batches, cutting the rest of the strip of board up into various lengths, stacked a couple for more box vs crate look, scored, added toothpick framing, painted and shaded. Made 29 crates out of my two foot length of bass wood - not bad.

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With the unfinished Rohan militia
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Author:  Isilduhrr [ Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Making a crate for a barricade or warehouse

Looks pretty good. Would look great in a Rohirrim village barricade.

Author:  Songfist [ Tue Mar 24, 2015 12:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Making 29 crates in a couple of hours

Mapper,
Those came out great. It sure beats waiting months for orders from overseas.

I will be trying your method soon!

Author:  Dorthonion [ Sat May 16, 2015 6:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Making 29 crates in a couple of hours

A wonderfully simple yet very effective way of creating those little extras that bring a game to life. Well done!

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