On The Workbench

The gates are finished! I decided to let one hang broken. I also made a couple of changes to this piece…

The swings are now hung with actual chain! I may cut one of the chains so the swing dangles, broken. This was very difficult, but totally worth it. Sorry for the blurry image.

I tore a whole in the fence, and frayed the edges a bit. I think it adds a nice touch.

I aged all these cars. I may have gone a little too far with the very rusty truck on the right. I first hit them with a coat of Testors Dullcoat matte varnish so they would take paint. Then, I coated them liberally with Secret Weapon Armor wash. This did a great job of providing shading depth as well as giving them a nice layer of grime. Then, I used rust powder and white spirits to rust the cars.

Here is a close up of the Mini Cooper. I took a hammer to this and cracked the windows up. I also remove the wheels. This one is going to be on cinder blocks.

I wanted this car to be filthy, but also appear as it it was well cared for at one point. It has much less rust than the others.

Nothing needs to be said about this one.

I prepped the shack. The garage doors are corrugated cardboard. The chimney on the side is a chapstick tube. There is a ladder against the wall on the other side. The base will be covered in sand before painting.

I based all these signs on pennies, so they won’t get knocked over all the time. The bases will be primed, and then coated in grey texture paint to simulate concrete.

The pond is coming along nicely. I added a couple of resin tree stumps. I also added some rocks and sticks to the pond bed. After painting, I will add green tinted water effects to the pond.

Finally, I got a LOT of priming done. The only thing I have left to build is the brick wall at the back of the playground. Then, it’s time to paint!