04-19-2016, 11:36 AM
For this competition I decided to build another small piece for post-apocalyptic gaming, an unexploded atomic bomb.
I wanted the bomb to look similar to the old “Fat Man” design and as luck would have it I found a bag of 35mm long Styrofoam eggs meant for Easter decorations so I used one for the body of the bomb.
I decided to add a bit of Mojave Desert vegetation and went with a young Pinyon Pine. The tree sprue is from a Korean company but since I can’t read Hangul characters I have no idea what it’s called. The sprue was painted a mid-grey and then washed with raw sienna and then given a light drybrush of grey. The outer branches were then given a coat of PVA and then some Woodland Scenics olive green underbrush was used for the foliage.
Next up, painting, assembling and detailing.
I wanted the bomb to look similar to the old “Fat Man” design and as luck would have it I found a bag of 35mm long Styrofoam eggs meant for Easter decorations so I used one for the body of the bomb.
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For the tail fin assembly I used the cap off a soy sauce container and some 1mm card. I considered sanding down the caps ridges but decided that they added character and made aligning the fins much easier so I left them on.
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For the impact crater I used a 95mm diameter piece of 3mm MDF and some scrap Styrofoam. After sanding and gluing it into place it was textured with a mix of sand and kitty litter.
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Next up, painting, assembling and detailing.