Stop press! Polystyrene at Bunnings!

Yesterday I went to buy a power drill at Bunnings, and took my dad along, since he knows more about this sort of thing than me. Of course, taking my Dad to Bunnings is a bad idea. He treats hardware shopping much like a stereotypical blonde treats shoe shopping.
So we ended up looking at insulation, and I noticed polystyrene sheets! Now, this was not the cool extruded pink or blue stuff, it was expanded white stuff, but I prodded it with a powerful digit, and it seemed pretty dense. There are a few issues - it only comes in huge bundles which cost $60 each, it only comes in one thickness, and some of it appears to have cuts part way through it to allow it the bend... So I didn't buy any.
But this is a hopeful sign for the future - we can dream of the day when Bunnings stocks polystyrene!

BTW, Bunnings has a new branch in Mentone where the old Nylex plant was. We ended up there after the first branch did not have enough insulation to satisfy Dad. It's so big you can just about see the curvature of the earth when you stand at one end and look down the length of the place.

Ishoo Sventy-Nin: Orcster Island Heads

So Easter is nearly upon us, which means that in my twisted head it's time to think about making Easter Island heads. Which naturally means my head twists around a bit more and disgorges the idea of Orcster Island heads...

And you know the best part? They are stupidly quick and easy to make!

 And there you go! A nice quick project with lots of personality!
And now a warning - I've just been commissioned to build $400 worth of terrain, so it might be a while before Ishoo Atey goes up - but I promise you, the Blighted Altar with be both blight-ridden and epic.

Ishoo Sventy-Ate: Rock Arch

Way back in the mists of time when I first started to get into this whole wargaming lark, GW used to have a piece of terrain which appeared fairly often in White Dwarf, and which I always fancied. It was a large rocky hill with a tunnel through the middle, and those big red-thorned puff-ball cactus which used to turn up on all their 2nd ed 40K stuff. It was very big, and I never had enough polystyrene to make it myself, but I always liked the look of it.

Well, these days I have enough polystyrene, so it's time to have a shot at my version of the Rock Arch! Is it difficult to build something at least in part inspired by a favourite terrain piece of your youth?

Well, let's ask Grot...

Note: Creepy Crawlies are a unit for Fanticide. They are available from Eureka Miniatures, among others.

 Well, there you are! Stay tuned for next ishoo when we're tackling, of all things, Orcster Island Heads!