I spent a nice chunk of time this week unpacking my miniatures, terrain and hobby supplies and setting up my office/workshop/studio area. I quickly came to the conclusion — and who doesn’t share this sentiment, honestly? — that I need more shelf space. So I’ll be remedying that as soon as I can. Luckily I’ve got access to some nice, deep storage cabinets in the adjoining room to stash some of my less commonly used miniatures stuff.
During my unpacking, I came across a few gems from Karl, my good friend and co-founder of Chicago Skirmish Wargames (my old game club). He had done a bit of terrain building for me towards the tail end of my time in Chicago, and (because he’s a swell guy) Karl delivered the finished products to me securely packed up and ready to move cross-country. That’s a long way of saying that while I knew I had these terrain items in my collection, I haven’t actually seen them firsthand until I unpacked them last night.
Here’s the first: a medium-sized scratchbuilt sci-fi piece that Karl dubbed the “chem access station.” It’s built from a variety of scraps and bits, including a pill bottle, a small t-junction PVC piece, and plenty of fantastic bits from Ramshackle Games. It’ll look great alongside my other industrial wasteland terrain.
The second item is a ruined fantasy building that was originally produced for Mordheim. It’s made of rigid foam, so it’s super lightweight but still takes paint well.
And what’s this on the bottom? A secret message from Karl?
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Sniff……
Well then. Pardon me, I’ve got a little bit of dust in my eye. No, it’s nothing, just give me a minute.
Comrade's Wargames 
Looking good Pat,
Very jealous of your nice clean and organized workspace, but I console myself with the knowledge that it won’t be that way for long! Glad you like the Chem Access station, but you give me far too much credit. All I did was add a few greebles to your construction and then paint it nice and dirty.
Looking forward to seeing what games you put together in your new locale.
-Karl
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