DUSTY CREEK – Terrainfest 2024

I discovered that the interior design of the buildings is very complex and time-consuming, and the project only makes small progress at any one time.

For a “hobby butterfly” like me, motivation is quickly lost, so I will change the project strategy

I will now first finish the buildings in their “rough form”, which is motivating because I can see progress – I have started building the General Store.

What do they actually sell in DYSTY CREEK ? Gold mining equipment?

Luckily, I still have enough bits to equip a gun cabinet.

But I have to build it first…..

Sleeping places for the villains are already there – now I have to make the interior a bit more homely for the sheriff – I’m thinking of a stove, a desk and a gun cabinet …….

…… and a pisspot for the cell inmates……

Like you, I have a lot of paints and bits lying around that I’ve been saving for something – now I’m putting them all to use

mmh… I think I forgot to install doors in the cells….well…. bad luck for the prisoners….

I want the buildings not only to look beautiful and be playable, but they also have to be functional according to their intended purpose.

I only have room for two prisoners. What do I do if I have to lock up the Daltons

A necessary but unloved building in an urban society. The design is therefore plain and limited to the simplest. The walls are simply plastered. The lime plaster has chipped off at the corners and the bricks are visible.

For the walls I use foam boards, and I achieve the plaster effect with sand and wood glue on woodchip wallpaper. The bricks are cut out of packaging material…

I guess I also need an interior for all buildings?!

I want to complete this project using the simplest possible leftover and waste materials. I will only spend money on the mini figures. So

• foam for the buildings
• craft wood from fruit boxes
• colored paper and cardboard from packaging material
• and my children’s watercolors, which they left here when they moved out 10 years ago

I hope they don’t want them back for their own children

I think these 10 buildings are a must for every western town. Since I only have space for 7 buildings, I will combine 3 – Sheriff / Jail , Stable / Blacksmith and Saloon / Hotel.