Cyberpunk Urban Growth with 144artist

Knowing how important miniature health care is in a miniature wargame, I initially ordered it because I saw a clear game objective.  The fact I have some Mantic Terrain Crate pieces that will fit nicely is bonus. Besides, they’re already done so will show up some time in my Damacles Sector project Blog I’m sure.

This kit is a pretty straight forward build which means a “decorated box” in my opinion, which is no bad thing.  Elegance through layered simplicity has made Lego a world power after all. There is the addition of two curved corners done with angles and thin pieces which do require care when gluing but nothing too frustrating. As always, dry fitting everything before gluing is really helpful and highly recommended

On the point of gluing, there are mixed materials in this build, something I think Black Sites Studios do very well, which mean to take care to test your glues on part on the off cut plastic before applying it to the pieces.  I just use Aleene’s Tacky Glue for pretty much everything.  It is much stronger than other white glues, slightly flexible, dries slow enough I can make adjustments (also called-fix my mistakes), and doesn’t fog plastics.  For the transparent windows in my Wolsung kits I use Beacon Multi-Grip as it is completely transparent.

Final tip, I use Wet Wipes or just a damp rag to clean all the edges of the pieces as I cut them off their frames. This cleans up the remnants left by the laser cutting process, keeping my hands cleaner, the pieces cleaner, and leaving a better surface for the glue to attach to.