Thursday 22 October 2015

Dust – Quonset Huts

Games of Dust Warfare do need lots of terrain and this set is perfect for that. You can buy Qunset Huts in sets of six and each model comprises the curved walls/ceiling and two end-pieces – one with a door and the other without.
I wanted my huts to look worn and well used and tried a couple of different ways to do that.
First they were all given two coats of Vallejo 893 US Dark Green.
I put on Vallejo Oxid Paste near the ground and in small patches on this one above. It turned out really red and I drybrushed it with US Dark Green to tone it down and let the ‘rust’ show through in recesses. The whole thing was given a wash of Army Painter Strong Tone ink.
The rest was just washed with Vallejo Model Wash Light Rust. When the wash was half-dry I used the brush to make streaks in the wash and I also put on another uneven layer near the ground.

A rather fast way to get some cover for your poor infantry on the deadly Dust battlefield.
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14 comments:

  1. Mad Padre22 October 2015 at 13:19

    Very cool. I could use these for my own Weird War project though I am not sure the Germans built anything like them. Thanks for telling us about them.

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    1. Joakim Ström22 October 2015 at 14:25

      The beauty of weird war-settings is 'who can tell you it's wrong?'
      The WWII Germans in our time-space didn't, but those in your might have borrowed the idea (and probably improved it)

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    2. Thomas Nissvik23 October 2015 at 14:36

      With all the crap happening around Dust Studios, some stores are doing massive sales on Dust stuff, so it's well worth having a look around various web stores, Padre.

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  2. Mallius Vane22 October 2015 at 14:47

    They look ace! Perfect for all sorts of Pulpy goodness! Where did you get them from?

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    1. Joakim Ström22 October 2015 at 15:32

      They were made by Fantasy Flight Games when they had the licence for Dust. I bought them directly from FFG when they had a sale a year ago. Unfortunately they are out of stock now.
      You should google Dust Quonset Huts for a stockist is UK or on ebay.

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    2. Joakim Ström22 October 2015 at 15:33

      Ah, you can get them from Dust directly, and pre-painted!
      http://www.dustgame.com/products_d.php?sid=54&id=417

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    3. Joakim Ström22 October 2015 at 15:35

      eh, note to self: Check the whole range before replying...
      http://www.dustgame.com/products.php?sid=54

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    4. Mallius Vane22 October 2015 at 16:16

      Cheers!

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  3. Endtransmission22 October 2015 at 17:03

    I keep meaning to get some of these. Nice work on yours

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    1. Joakim Ström22 October 2015 at 17:20

      Thanks
      They are very useful and I really recommend them. I might even get another set if I find them somewhere cheap.

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  4. Frank O Donnell22 October 2015 at 18:00

    Their very cool looking Joakim & a nice paint job to.

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    1. Joakim Ström22 October 2015 at 21:08

      Thanks, Frank
      They had sat at my painting table long enought, assembled and all. They were low hanging fruit ready for picking.

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  5. Jonas M23 October 2015 at 09:36

    They look great! The weathering is very effective.

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    1. Joakim Ström23 October 2015 at 09:41

      Thanks
      I had very elaborate plans in the beginning but went for this easy solution - turned out well.

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