From Barks: Robo-guard-dogs of the forbidden junkyard (Altair IV)(55 points)

 Here are some Robodoggies from Imitation of Life.

RoboBarks from RealBarks

They needed something to guard, so I set myself to making lengths of chain fencing. My first idea was to use spare 20x100mm bases from Renedra. I also thought I could refashion the sprues as the posts. Here's my first frustrating attempt:

1mm rod to pin the joins

Then! I recalled I own a 3D printer. I bodged some simple shapes together on TinkerCAD, an elementary browser-based 3D program.

I'm a 3D sculptor now!

Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V

A couple of hours later I had all the fence posts I would need. Much easier than making them from sprue... The top arms were a bit long so I cut them to size. I made some corner bases from plasticard. I cut some aluminium mesh, and secured it with twists of wire. This was fiddly. Then I PVA'd some grit, and sprayed the whole thing grey. I slapped on some browns and orange, and finished the basework. Voilà!

Ready for spray

Eight 2x10cm lengths

I made one with a hole

Four corners

16x16"

Exactly approximately half a terrain cube

I think I should make a gate. Maybe some signs which could be swapped out depending on the game I am playing.

4x 28mm figures: 20 points

0.5x terrain cube: 10 points

Location bonus (Altair IV): 20 points

Slowpainter's ABC: G is for Guard dog

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'Voila' indeed! Lovely work Barks! While the robo-dogs are very nice (especially as one wouldn't have to stock poo-bags for these mutts), I have to say that I'm quite taken with your 3d efforts in making a chain-link pen for them. Wow, colour me impressed - cracking work! I'm going to give another 5 bonus points for the 'Gee whiz, Willikers, that's pretty swell' factor. :)

- Curt