Restoring Order -The Police Station

Posted on April 9, 2022

My first pick was the Corvus Terrain police Station as it combines a good backdrop photographic opportunity with several terrain levels for the game ( I ayy decide to select Size 4 for the side buildings and 5 for the main building, although this may cause issues with the future prints I have in mind). I googled NYC police precinct photos for inspiration.

Bricks were painted on a sand primer using a red brick town from a craft paint brand (Heritage Brick from Americana). Mortar was obtained by applying an off-white thin out layer of paint over the dry brick color and promptly wiping it off with a paper towel. Not perfect, but good enough from a table perspective. The stone was painted using light beige paint which was them washed with a home made wash of brown/black craft paint mixed with a few drops of dishwashing liquid and water. Again, there are better recipes online but this one works for my terrain.

I then added a little black to the brick color and picked a few bricks on each wall to add variety. I also dry brushed some wall area lightly with black.

Windows and frames were painted black (add a little black on the inside also) and drybrushed with craft paint medium gray.

The station insignia was the original file one but I glued it lightly incase I change my mind and wish to replace it in the future. It was painted black and drybrushed with several, increasingly lighter, shades of brass and gold.

Side doors and metal barred windows were painted black and drybrushed medium gray and gunmetal color.

The top of the central building was painted medium green, washed with the aforementioned home made wash and highlighted with a lighter shades of green.