Blotz B28-EE-002 Russian House #2 (with Warbases Lean-to Greenhouse) WIP

 I picked this kit up somewhere last year (I think?) and built it today. Nice little thing, quick to build, the losse shutters and windows are a nice addition. I've set the windows back a bit for a better 3D effect. That way they stick out on the inside but that will only help with painting. I've added, but not fixed, a Warbases Lean-to Greenhouse to it, but Il will not be glueing it in place. Easier to store or add quest items this way (and paint!). The storage on the other side I did glue down as it is a bit fragile otherwise. 

Just not sure yet about the roof. Metal, pressed fibre or wooden panels?

Warbases Brick Garage PIP x2

 After 3 coats of off white I got started today while the girls were doing their homework. 

Going for the grey pressed fibre plate this time, weathered. As this is a lot more common this is a good test. Needs a bit more work but nearly there.

Went for olive green doors on both sides, metal for the garage door and wood for the side doors so I can do 2 different kinds of weathering. 

Next up is the insides and work on the brickwork. I'm aiming for something vaguely resembling this:

But who knows how that will end up :)

Warbases Brick Garage Electrical work

 A bit of soldering wire, scrap card and MDF and enough superglue to make you cry.

30 minutes well spent and a little 3D effect added to a otherwise flat kit. 

Warbases Brick Garage WIP x 2

 I had been cleaning and sorting today and these set aside for later. DHL was supposed to arrive within an hour or so so I thought I might as well set at the dinner table and build. These will be for Zona Alfa. 

I picked these up last year I think. Yup, 2025. So slow.....disohonorable.

I cut off the sides of the door so it looks like an open door on one of the garages.

On the other one I did the same thing with the garage door and set it ajar. 

Tonight I'll do the roofs and plan out the paintjobs. 

Oh, and DHL showed up 3 hours later....while I was out picking up the kids and almost home again. Cause of course.

Warbases.co.uk 15mm Landing Pad and Ramp - Built, painted and reviewed.

 The Warbases 15mm Starbase 962 range has some nice bits of kit, including the very versatile Landing Pad and Ramp. I picked up 2 of these in my pre Xmas spend of 2024 and built one pretty quickly after that to see if it would work for 28mm as well. And it does, quite well actually. 

Landing Pad and Ramp

Quite affordable, it sets you back 6.67 GBP and for that you get a platform, 4 legs and a ramp. This also means build time is quick, with most spent on the 4 legs...stilts...supports....you know what I mean. It comes with no pre lasered numbers or markings so anything goes and you can easily paint it up to match your table, scenery collection or even force. I went for a basic weathered grey, yellow trim, a simple code and some wear and tear...negating the rust for a change. KISS was the motto this time so weathering was minimal (for me).

I left the ramp seperate as that helps with storage and I think it is meant that way, but don't quote me on that. If the pictures make you feel it isn't completely straight, trust me, it is. While assembling it I put it all on a glass plate and a bit of weight on top to make sure it set as flat as possible. But my large cutting mat will never ever lay flat, no matter what I do.

Using some 28mm scenic items to show it works fine for 28mm as well. The Buzz Lightyear Fighter makes for a great Point Defence Fighter in 28mm, the weathered blue green scenery in the back of the shot is from Games Workshop, the orange and green canister are Ainsty's 28m  Upright Octagonal Containers and the blocks in front are from a Jenga set with a coating of wall filler and 2 paperclips to turn into cheap barriers. The 28mm drone and the 2 metal barrels on the platform are scratchbuilt.

Using some 15mm scenic items to show it works for the itended sale of 15mm. The Buzz Lightyear Fighter makes for a great (Heavy) Fighter in 15mm. The orange and green canister are Ainsty's 28mm  Upright Octagonal Containers that work great as heavy cargo for 15mm, and the block in front is from a Jenga set with a coating of wall filler and 2 paperclips to turn into a cheap barrier. The 2 metal barrels on the platform are scratchbuilt. The yellow robot is a not AT-AT walker from Germy's 3mm range, sold through Brigademodels.co.uk these days as the Mercenary Heavy Mech GMM-334 with some minor modifications,  the 2 robots on the platform are from Groundzerogames.co.uk, the small one from the SG15-V13 pack with a scratchbuilt cooler added to have my own 15mm Wall-E, and the bigger one is the big humanoid droid from the SG15-V16 pack.

Everything was paid for with my own money, no freebies here. I can really reccomend this, affordable, easy and quick to build and paint and should fit fine into your 15, 20 or 28mm collection.

Oh, and for that one person wondering where I got the ramp code from.....

...the license plate of the car that was parked next to mine on my lastest Hospital visit. Inspiration can be so simple :)

Warbases Groundsman's Hut WW2-GMH Finished

 And it is done. Now to finish a few other items and then get back again to Stalker.

Warbases Groundsman's Hut WW2-GMH PIP

 Had a nice online painting group session. Had planned to do something else, but as most of the time....I did something else.

With Teams running and my kids around I did not check the picture of what I wanted it to look like.....well, it shows. But I like it anyway. Next up is to paint and weather the inside, and do the glazing, and maybe some final details and that should be it. Once done, it should fit from Modern days to Post Apoc easy enough, and everything in between.

Warbases Groundsman's Hut WW2-GMH Built and upgraded WIP

 Took some time today to build this after putting the kids to bed. Small, simple, quick to build. Covered the roof with card for another tinned roof and added a doorknob to the door. Should all have set by tomorrow, will prime it and get the basics done I think. Might even finish it on old year's eve, kids will be at Kim's place and I'm in no shape to go out and do anything, really.

I'm aiming for this "paintjob". Roof will either be rusted tin of weathered asbestos fibre.

Whether it will look anything like this....we will see.

Upgrading the Warbases Brick Workshop

 Just finished the upgrade of the Brick Workshop. Styrofoam offcuts for the roof and dormer, cardboard and newspaper for the roof, scrap MDF for other details and some milliput and staples for the win.

Review: Warbases Small Concrete Hut WW2-SCH Tthe Little Shed that could)

 Same spiel as the other one, paid for with my own money and I do this for fun. Yada.

Nice solid little kit. 4 walls, section with a door, section with the window, and roof and floor. Build time was a good 20 minutes, I left out the door and the window and replaced it with a card door. No windowframe as I wanted something different and put in a section of cut off MDF sprue. Added windowsills as usual. Paintwork was about 2-3 hours, most of that on the weathering and the leaves and drying time. Went for the abandonded look with lots of muck and moss. Shoudl fit in any of my gaming interests.

Cracking little thing, works for any table, everyone needs at least one shed. 8/10

Review: Warbases Large Concrete Hut WW2-LCH (aka The Shed)

 I've picked up a number of Warbases items this week and I might as well make a review of some of them. or maybe all, eventually. I paid for all of these with my own money, no donations and I'm most certainly not getting paid for this review.

This is 28mm Large Concrete Hut WW2-LCH and cost me 5.83 GBP excluding tax.
Well lasered, very small connecting points so easy to push out and clean up. I noticed Warbases uses the edge of the bases to cut out round bases of various dimensions to make better use of the empty space. I think that is a smart and economical thing, although I like having those leftovers to scratchbuild and fix things with. 

I did notice the MDF does not have the same coating as Sarissa Precision does and in places it's a bit rough and fibrous, even more so after my method of painting (Agressive sponging).... but only really noticable close up. Cleans up as normal, takes glue and paint as normal. The doors do feel smaller than I'm used to and it doesn't feel as tall. Once I have more stuff finished I'll set it next o ther kits I have.

(And then I went and deleted the pics of the MDF layout cause of course I did....<sigh>)

Building was quick, I did miss not having nubs on the base to align with the holes, but this gives you the option not to use a floor at all (or glue it top the top and the roof on top of that so you have a box with an open underside as I know some people like that. I'm not one of those people). But with the floor down and the walls glued to the side you only need to slot 2 inserts, a door and the windowframes. They both come as a full sheet of the same thickness MDF that you can glue behind the opening. My preference would be card but thats more of a habit thing. The MDF parts for the window don't line up with the walls so you need to shuffle it a bit after adding glue. Easy and again no issue. It does leave a gap at the end but I sawed off an offcut of MDF and glued that in place. The door fits nicely, but the detail is only engraved on the front. It is not lasered through so you can't remove the door to leave it off or keep it slightly ajar like I like to do. Well, not easily anyway. It's nothing a proper modellers saw can't handle :) The result is though the inside lacks a door, but adding a rectangle of card would give a nice impression of one. I just did not bother this time.

With cleaning it took me maybe 15 minutes to build. I feel no battlefield should be without at least one shed. Like water and food they are a essential part of life. 

I added windowsills out of scrap MDF and used thin cardboard to enhance all of the vertical columns. I added scrap MDF strips underneath the roof so it lays in the same position. After painting I added overhead transparancies for glazing.

This meant for my Stalker build but is generic enough to fit everywhere (in a semi modern setting).

I'll give it a 7 out of 10.

And now the result.