Kitbashing and recycling packaging for sci-fi terrain

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About the Project

I’ve been keeping a hold of various bits of packaging, different plastic parts and gathering up some old model kits to try and get a collection of things that can be used to create some sci-fi terrain pieces. I really like the look of the post apocalyptic ash wastes aesthetic that I’ve seen in old Necromunda magazines and pictures and I want to build some kitbashed items that could be used in table top gaming, wether it be Warhammer 40k or Necromunda itself. The plan is to make a number of individual pieces that all fit into the look and feel I’m going for, and to take pictures along the way to help show where the models are coming from. Also aiming to get lots of nice weathering techniques tried out and to see what works.

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LED Bulb Packaging

Jun 23 2020

LED bulb packaging and other bits view 1

The other side

So here’s the starting point for terrain item one… it starts with the packaging for a pair of LED bulbs. I immediately recognised this packaging as being the basis for some sort of sub surface moisture pump. A vital piece of Ash Wastes equipment.

Onto that goes a few pieces from various places, including a nice industrial fan from Zinge Industries. This helps give the impression of a sort of turbine driving a pump, I think. A few ports for connecting hoses to are dotted around for collecting the condensed moisture and spitting out the waste.