Still More Post-Apocalyptic Terrain

I've cleared a couple more terrain projects off my shelf relating to our forthcoming post-apocalyptic campaign. In a question posted on my previous article, a commenter asked which ruleset we were thinking of using. The answer is, we're not sure yet. It might be Blasters & Bulkheads, but it might also be Neutron York 3000, or Wastelands, or even something like Nuclear Renaissance. We're holding auditions this month and next to see which ruleset clicks for us.

On to the terrain! Up first we have a huge sewer pipe popping out of some shattered concrete. Is it a point of entry to a vast underground tunnel network? Or an exhaust vent for a ramshackle industrial plant? Only the scenario knows...

The idea for this terrain piece was shamelessly borrowed (ripped off?) from Mattblackgod, post-apoc modeler extraordinaire and moderator of the Post-Apoc Wargames Forum, an excellent source for inspiration. To wit: He made a piece of terrain that was a pipe coming out of the ground, and I was like "I can do that!" So I did. I had a length of unused PVC pipe in my basement, so I cut it at an angle, glued it to a CD base, added some foam blocks and filled in the rest with sand, gravel and green flock.

This next item is an urban ruin. It's just a few blocks of blasted concrete, really ... can't even call it a collapsed building. This my first time creating a piece like this, and I tried to create several little areas for figures to find cover. I think it turned out well (needs more little wires for concrete rebar), so I'll probably make a few more like this. It was quick and easy to put together, though it took a while to paint.

 

  

  

And finally we have this little barricade I put together using some spare bits. The main piece is a resin fortification, and I added some barrels, metal walls and a couple sandbags. A quick and dirty paintjob finished this up in no time flat. I've got 5 more little fortification pieces left, so I can make several more of these. It's a bit shiny because I dipped the finished product and it needs a matte spray to take the gleam off.

Here's another urban ruin along the same lines as the one I featured above. It's a bit bigger, with a ledge and more places to hide. I also added a few more detail bits, like the metal grating and the fallout poster.

The figures are Kolony Ferals from Pig Iron Productions -- some of my very favorite post-apocalyptic/sci-fi miniatures. I've got about 30 of 'em painted up, and they always draw comments when they hit the battlefield. Here's a closeup of two guys in this new terrain piece.

And here's a little piece of industrial wreckage. It's made out of the gearbox from inside a wind-up toy car, and the green piece is a bit from a Mechwarrior clix figure. The other debris is just twisted wire and a small snippet of plastic grating. Oh, and the figure is another Kolony Feral dude.

More to come!


-- Patrick, Chicago Skirmish Wargames club member