{"id":4641,"date":"2015-12-13T21:58:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T21:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4641"},"modified":"2015-12-13T21:58:42","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T21:58:42","slug":"shipping-containers-for-scifi-skirmish-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=4641","title":{"rendered":"Shipping Containers for SciFi Skirmish Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4640\" title=\"IMG_1884\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1884-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1884-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1884.jpg 518w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have previously mentioned that I want to build a modular space ship for SciFi skirmish gaming &#8212; probably using Combat Patrol(TM). A couple weeks ago I also showed some 10mm buildings that were constructed from plastic boxes and then covered with facades. \u00a0I had a eight of those boxes left over from that project and decided to use them to make shipping containers for the cargo hold of my spaceship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4639\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4639\" title=\"IMG_1883\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1883-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1883-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1883.jpg 329w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Extra plastic boxes or bricks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These plastic bricks or boxes are 3\/4 inch by 1-1\/2 inch. \u00a0I used PowerPoint to make a sheet of box coves that I printed card stock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1882.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4638\" title=\"IMG_1882\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1882-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1882-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1882.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I then cut out the boxes and glued them to the plastic bricks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4637\" title=\"IMG_1881\" src=\"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1881-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1881-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_1881.jpg 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The whole project took less than two hours, got some clutter off my project table, and resulted in a pretty good terrain item for an upcoming game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='shareinpost'><ul class=\"socialwrap row\"><li class=\"iconOnly\"><a  rel='nofollow'  target='_blank'  title='Share this post : Shipping Containers for SciFi Skirmish Gaming on Linkedin'  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