Sarissa 40mm Western Store - work in progress

Sarissa Wild West 40mm store . 

A Question of Scale...

A while back I posted some comparison photographs between 1/56 and 1/43 scale VW Beetles.

A couple of weeks ago I bought the Tamiya 1/48 scale Volkswagen 82E kit (pre-war Beetle).

It is still work in progress, but this shows the difference in size.

Company B VW 82E; Tamiya VW 82E and a die cast VW Beetle.

Adobe Jail - Sarissa 40mm scale

Sarissa have recently released a range of 40mm scaled MDF buildings.

The kit comprises three sheets of laser cut MDF.

Due to the nature of the building, I did not quite follow the instructions.

The interior includes two cells, built using two components, the long set of bars and the  short set. I glued them together, but did not glue them to the base plate (I used that as a jig to hold it all together).

Once the glue was dry, the bars were removed from the base plate and sprayed, first with Halfords Black Primer, followed by a light dusting of Halfords Grey Primer.

The four sides and the interior piece that provides the support beams through the walls was glued together, ensuring that glue was kept clear of the base, which was again used as a jig to keep everything square.

The etched side of the roof plate was sprayed with Citadel Ogre Flesh spray, as was the base plate.

Once the glue fixing the walls had dried, the joints were tidied up with Milliput. Milliput was also used to provide some surface detail, ensuring the etched detail was kept.

Once that was set, the windows and doors was masked (the window frame and shutters piece was left off). The roof plate was inverted and used to mask the roof space.

The exterior was first sprayed with Rustoleum Rust effect spray to add surface texture. This was then sprayed with Halfords Grey Primer followed by Halfords White Primer. The interior walls were also sprayed with Halfords White Primer.

The barred windows and the front window's frame was painted with Vallejo Black and dry brushed Vallejo Black Grey. The wooden supports and the door frame were painted with Citadel Dryad Bark.

The brick surfaces were washed with Citadel Gryphonne Sepia wash. The walls were washed with Citadel Agrax Earthshade.

Front face.

Rear face with barred windows.

View with the roof panel removed showing the cells (and Frank James - who appears to have smuggled Sophie in with him).

 Doc Holliday at the door.

Frank James uses the building as cover.

Salute 2019 - part three

Sarissa precision had their range of laser cut MDF and greyboard buildings. I did not quite run amok (I had to trim my list a bit), but I did buy a number of buildings for a range of periods.

As I mentioned earlier, I bought the WWX starter set last year.

The figures are taller than normal "28mm" so when Sarissa announced they had a new 40mm Wild West range, I thought that was a sign.

I bought the Adobe Jail and one of the small shops as a start.

I bought the Survivor Shack at SELWG, and thought the "Ghost town" barn and the picket fence would be good additions.

The burned out cabin I thought would make an additional feature for post-apocalyptic games.

Empress and Gringo's 40 are starting ranges of 28mm Vietnam figures, and I thought that some of the Colonial/North Africa ranges might work until there is a specific Vietnam buildings range.

There were also two buildings for World War 2 that interested me.

A Question of Scale

Knight Models Doctor Harrison Wells (Team Flash) with a Mantic Games TWD pickup and a Chinese made 1/43 scale Volkswagen Beetle.

A Question of Scale

The vehicle scale that people use for "28mm" gaming spans from 1/56 up to 1/43 (also known as 'O' Gauge or 7mm to the foot).

The larger model is a 1/43 scale VW Beetle manufactured by Welly and bought from a Wilkinson's.

 The smaller model is a 1/56 scale VW command car from Company B.

William Killian for scale.

Chemical drum

A Skytrex 1/43 scale chemical drum with William Killian for scale.

Also available in blocks.

Breeze Blocks

Many centuries ago (okay this century but a long time ago) I bought a number of scenic items from Skytrex.

Amongst those items was a packet of bound stacks of breeze blocks (cinder blocks are similar).

Here is an example.

Base sprayed  Citadel Chaos Black.

Dry brushed Vallejo Black Grey.

Dry brushed with a 50/50 mix of Vallejo Black Grey and Vallejo London Grey.

Dry Brushed with Vallejo London Grey.

Dry brushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone.

Given a wash with Citadel Nuln Oil (matt).

I should really have painted the straps, probably an off white.