Gaslight

My apologies for neglecting this project in favour of my Port Blacksand project.

I had figured that as both builds are using similar techniques it would be easy to alternate between the two and provide regular updates.  The reality of the matter is that the Blacksand project is using up way more time than I had thought.

Anyway, enough excuses and onto the reason for this post.  We now have 11 days before the end of the month, which means for me I have 3 full days off to get as much done as I can.  I am now down to just one printer working on the Gaslight stuff, everything else is churning out stuff for the other project.

My current state of play for this project is shown in the following photos.

Continuing from the last post this is what I currently have left ready or almost ready to start on.

A few buildings, a large funnel and an anti-nef minefield.

Finally pulled my finger out and did some work on the simple free-standing walls that I cannibalised from other STLs.

First, I added some detailing to the tops to give them a ‘Victorian’ vibe.  I had some plastic fencing sets that were possibly for dollhouses or train layouts.  I can’t remember exactly because I have had them for years.  I cut the top section off one design and the bottom section of the other to create two different finishes.

Then, it was just a case of painting them up like the rest of the brickwork.

When posting this, I have just applied the plaster to them.  Once that is dry, I will go back in and paint the railing sections.   I will probably go with black railings, although I am open to suggestions.

I also started work on three of the other buildings which were still sitting in the to-do pile.  I found a nice-looking little pendant at the local craft shop that I think will make a nice bit of detailing for one of the buildings.  I will post up more details on that as it happens.

I didn’t get too much done on this project today, I got distracted by Aeon Trespass and before I knew it time was slipping away from me.

I managed to add a bit of colour to the large chimney and also started work on figuring out some streetlights using a mixture of bits I designed, and 3D-printed, plastic railway set lights and little tea light candles.  I am pretty happy with how they came out.

A little update on the streetlights.  Nothing too fancy just a quick paint job on the bases to make them a little nicer.  The small batteries fit underneath them so they can be lit up.  I am going to do a few more that will have magnets in the bases so that I can add them to the bridge from my Port Blacksand project and that way adds more possibilities for the bridge’s use.

Finishing up the walls and chimney so they fit in better with the rest of the terrain.

I have ordered a load more fence railing so that I can make some more wall sections when they arrive.

Made a little progress on my Aerial minefield.  The plan is to have some ‘deployed’ and some on the ground waiting to be deployed.

Managed to also get a couple more buildings done to add to the growing pile.

I have one more that is almost done, I forgot to do the windows so just waiting on those.

After that, I have 2 more terraces each of 3 buildings to do and then I may move onto a warehouse of some sort.

I did consider doing ‘Big Ben’ or at least something very similar, and that is still an option I may pursue down the line.  It will be pretty big at about 36″ tall though.

I would also like to do some railway arches and a city wall to keep those pesky Martians and Prussians out.

The Irony, whilst posting the last update the windows I mentioned in that post finished.   So here is the next building all done up.

The little detail on the front is a small pendant that I found in a local shop.  I repainted it to make it fit in with the painted buildings but used colours similar to what the original pendant was.