At a recent show I bought two packs of four resin vehicle barriers from the stand of
The Sleeping Dragon Hobby Shop. They do not have them on their web shop (yet) but are trading at a number of shows in 2019.
Though labelled as "
Jersey Barriers", they appear to be rather tall (a Jersey Barrier is about 810mm tall, these are 20mm tall - over a metre tall at 1/56 - 1/48). The Ontario Tall Wall is of similar design and is 1070mm tall.
It does, however make them suitable for use as cover, even with figures on slotted bases.
The pieces are moulded in resin from a 3D printed master. There is rather obvious print lines on the pieces, but that is not much of an issue as it gives the rather dull surfaces some texture, more of which later. There are some odd artefacts on the top surface, though I am taking them as being part of the reinforcement of the concrete.
As with any resin item, I washed them with cheap scouring cream applied with an old toothbrus, rinsing them thoroughly afterwards.
The painting was a multistage process.
First they were blutacked to the painting box in an upright position. Rustoleum Rust effect spray was applied to give them some additional texture. Once this had set, they were laid on one side and given an undercoat of Halfords Grey Spray Primer. Once that was dry they were then turned over so all sides were a uniform grey.
The pieces were then blutacked upright on the box and sprayed from the top with Halfords White Spray Primer.
One half of each piece was then masked. You can see the artefacts on the top surface.
The masked pieces were sprayed with Citadel Mephiston Red.
After removing the masking tape, they were heavily dry brushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone. A final wash with Citadel Nuln Oil gave them a suitably dirty appearance.
They are going to provide suitable cover.
If you are going to use them for a vehicle checkpoint, you do need to place them so they do not provide cover to your opponent.
Caught in a spotlight, William Killian wishes he had cleaned the Land Rover before going out.
