Thursday 12 March 2015

Power Plant for the Fun Fair

Any good Fun Fair will have its own supply of power. Essential for all those lights and stuff, at least that was the theory when I discovered this industrial plant. It is by Sarissa Precision. I had never used one of these kits before and for the small sum of £12.50 I thought I would give it a go - and I am impressed!

Everything is laser cut and absolutely precise!! Never seen anything like it in this hobby of ours. There were only three sheets of A4 card to make up the entire thing.


Each wall section came away with ease. and then fitted together like a jigsaw. No gaps at all! Very impressed with the design.

There is a floor piece that the four main walls slot into vertically. Each wall section fits to its neighbour like a zipper. A little PVA and it is all secure. The section that impressed me the most was the flat roof section. A slot had been cut horizontally that allowed each section of vertical railing to pass through until the roof found its final position. Like a glove, it fitted. I giggled that it worked so well.


There is a section of card that fits inside the the window and door which gives a nice effect and then, just for fun, the door opens and closes - wow! I love it.

The only small issue for Batman Miniature Game is that the scale is slightly small. This is only noticeable around the door height. I gave this some thought and then mounted the building on a piece of foam board.


This just makes the whole thing more believable.

This is a great find and if my little Power Plant is anything to go by then these kits are well worth trying out.

Have fun guys and gals.



6 comments:

  1. This stuff would be awesome for Necromunda – might be worth a revisit at some point.

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    1. Very true. I have also been reading up the rules and they have set the size of an alley so that characters can jump over them at high level. There is lots of detail to consider. Generally the whole thing happens in the dark so movement is slow and the distance that can be seen is short. Street lamps and torches are therefore important. I think it is going to feel very different to anything we have played before.

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    2. You do realise that Sarissa have a stand at Salute – could be an expensive one this year!

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  2. So this is laser cut wood or card?

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    1. It is card - but very firm. I like it.

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    2. It is actually 2mm MDF, now that I have checked.

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