3. Bash-O-Matic
An urban industrial setting requires a lot of buildings, and that's perfectly fine because I really enjoy kitbashing. Many of the buildings went through multiple revisions as I worked to achieve the right look. I frequently posed partially-assembled shells to get a sense of how everything might fit together, and to help me decide where I might need to make changes in the arrangement of streets and so forth.
The process actually began before tracklaying; above is an early test from May 2013. Compare that with the layout five months later, below; many buildings were changed and some streets were rearranged.
Additional changes followed, although they were much more subtle and detail-oriented. Follow along to see the research that went into the designs, as well as the bashing I did to achieve the results.
- Spano's Service Station
- Rearden Metal Products
- JCFD Engine Number 8
- Pacific Avenue Apartments
- Block of Boring Storefronts
- Boring Corner Building
- Lee Machinery Company
- American Box Company
- Stephen A. Greene Furniture
- Woodward Tenements
- Liberty Gas Supply
- General Crucible Company