Welcome to Plasticville Part 3

Today's addition to the wasteland is the Bachman Plasticville Motel.  I like this piece because it reminds me of every sketchy motel I've ever seen in a horror movie over the last 20 years.  My only regret is in hindsight I'm wishing I'd bought 3-4 of them so I could make a larger motel rather than a freestanding tiny roadside sort of place.  All in all though I think if I combine it with the earlier diner I painted and possibly add a gas-bar I can create a realistic looking scene.

Thanks for visiting

-Jay

Radroaches check in, but they don't check out!

 

Welcome to Plasticville Part 2

Tonight we return on our tour of Plasticville with my newest addition; the Plasticville Diner!  I have to confess that as much as I set out to create a set of scenery for my upcoming Fallout games this diner will probably end up doing double-duty in Racoon City as well.

The diner is the kit that really first drew me to the Plasticville line.  In addition to being an almost perfect match in terms of size, shape and overall appearance with the ruined diners you come across in Fallout 3 it has just enough of the right design elements to also put me in mind of the diner where Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield first meet in the opening cinematics for Resident Evil 2.

The diner was a quick easy paint job that I think gives a satisfying result and should look great on a tabletop.

Thanks for visiting

-Jay

Plasticville Diner (Albert Wesker shown for scale)

 

Welcome to Plasticville Part 1

Recently my friend Stan and I have decided to try doing some skirmish gaming in the Fallout universe.  One of the things I have always found keeps games in general fresh but is extra important when gaming a new setting is new and appropriate scenery.  We've all been to people's houses or game stores where every battle is fought over the same 3 generic hills with the odd tree mixed in to spruce things up (sorry, I couldn't resist that) and honestly I've always felt like it takes away from the fun of wargamming.

So, on the subject of Fallout I was checking out the Lead-Adventure Forum (which is awesome by the way) and they had a fantastic idea for Fallout scenery; Bachman (model train company) O-Scale plastic buildings.  They all have this great America in the 50's vibe that works really well for Fallout and O-Scale seems like a decent fit with 25mm gaming miniatures.

I built 9 kits the other night and I've got 2 of them finished so far so have a look and let me know what you think!

Thanks for visiting

-Jay

House under construction (Rebecca Chambers & Chris Redfield shown for scale)

 

Plasticville Hospital (Jill Valentine & Barry Burton shown for scale)