Mad Dan's Scrapyard terrain

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I have been planning some terrain for Mad Dan's Scrapyard for a while now. The plan was to use the Bangarang terrain I have been building as a starting point. While digging through the pile of shame I came across some mdf shipping containers that I had assembled and primed some years ago. Feedback from the Mk1 eyeball suggested that these would be just the right size as the newly constructed Bangarang models. A check with a ruler a few minutes later confirmed that the eyeballs were right. 

As the spirit of Bangarang and the Gutterlands is all scratch built or kit/toy bashed these models wouldn't suit, but old shipping containers would suit the setting of Mad Dan’s Scrapyard. 

They were quickly painted using craft acrylic paints. Weathering was added using the fore mentioned craft paints.  

Posca paint Markers added the details and graffiti. 

As we had just lost our 21 year old cat Joey, it seemed fitting to add a bit of graffiti in his memory. 

Here is both sets of models together. 

Going forward the Scrapyard will get more models. Piles of junk, scrap and scrap weapons turrets are all on the to do make list. 

Thanks for looking and take care out there.

Bangarang Terrain.

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As regular visitors to my blog will know, I recently got into building Beadbots with the intention of playing the Bangarang game. As well as the Beadbots the game requires some stackable terrain and bridges for the bots to fight around. 

The terrain is required is 4 off 2 x 2 x 2 inch stacks, and 4 off 2 x 4 x 2 inch stacks with 2 bridges. I started off building stacks from junk in the bits box to reflect the background of the Gutterlands (the setting for the Bangarang game). Halfway through, I got the idea to build shacks as they would have more versatility. 

Again the shacks are built from junk laying about. There is a bit of recycling cards I was using to punch rivets out of. The sharp eyed amoung you will notice that the stacks aren't exactly the same sizes. It's because I was junk building and to my mind such structures wouldn't be exact. Thankfully the slight size differences don't interfere with the stackablity of the models. 

Paint was started with quick rattle can primer. They then got a coat of watered down textured paint for the grot factor. After a quick coat of brown acrylic craft paint, they got some orange rust spots and washes. Then a metallic dry brush to highlight parts and make details pop. At this point I picked out the coloured panels to break up the paint scheme. A couple of brown and orange washes then tied the models together. Then it was the fun part. detailing, graffiti and posters. 

These stackable models make for interesting picture backdrop for figures, especially as you can mix them up to keep the background interesting (check out my recent figure posts as the terrain is in the background). As well as the Bangarang these models will be used for my Mad Dan’s Scrapyard setting. That said I suspect the shacks will creep onto many other tables too. 

I enjoyed making these models and I am thinking of making more in the near future. 

Thanks for looking. 

Mad Dan’s Scrapyard

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Time to introduce a new character for MBW. Mad Dan is a crazy old coot that lives in a ancient junkyard. He is aggressive to strangers but is happy to trade with folks that make the dangerous treck to the scrapyard. Just make sure he knows you have something he wants to trade for.

Those unscrupulous types who think they can rob or cheat a old man, have to deal with Mad Dan’s scrap built robot. The lumbering bot is well armed and is programed to protect it's master and the scrapyard.

In addition to this the old loon keeps a couple of huge junk yard dogs that patrol the scrapyard and happily rip apart any trader, raider or mutant that may wander into the scrapyard.

Mad Dan’s Scrapyard is a old world scrapyard about 6 days march North West from the Last City. There is many treasures to be found there. It’s worth the trek if you need some parts. The approaches to the Scrapyard is difficult with roaming packs of wild dogs and mutant bears acting as a deterrent to raiders. The land around the scrapyard is heavily mined and booby trapped to prevent intruder and critter incursions into the scrapyard. The scrapyard has junk barricades, scrapbuilt automatic weapon turrets, patrolling combat bots and more. There are rumours that Mad Dan keeps horrific mutant critters as guard “dogs”. Something that Mad Dan promotes with using ancient jury rigged sound system playing something known as a "data chip" with monster sounds on it.

Mad Dan is a Space Rogue figure by Copplestone castings (via Northstar Miniatures), the Junkbot is built from beads plus the contents of the bits box and the Mastiffs are old Maurader figures from the late 80's.

Thanks for looking and take care out there.

Junkbot Ratta

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I thought it was about time to build a Junkbot for the Bangarang game. As its a junkbot I used a bit cut off a Mantic cargo/canister as the body/torso. 

The rest of it is made from all manner of beads. As this is a Junkbot it only has one eye, the Bangarang fluff sayes that these bots are built by the poorer members of the Gutterlands. Apparently the amount of eyes a bot has is a indication of wealth. I discovered some tiny rhinestones for decorating finger nails which were cheap (£3 for 500) on ebay and make for great rivets. 

As this bot is not just a Bangarang machine but it will be the bodyguard of the resident/owner/foaming at the mouth crazy loon who runs Mad Dan’s Scrapyard, a few days march North of Last City this bot has been well armed (more fluff and figures about Mad Dan to follow soon). Ratta sports twin bolters (storm bolters?), a power sword and some funky looking plasma weapon. That should be enough to change the minds of anyone trying to steal Mad Dan’s junk. I chose a rusty and bits of matt black as a paint job.

Some WIP pictures of this bot. 

Thanks you for looking and take care out there.