Its not my fault - blame Chris.  He mentioned about the Roman army using pigs in battle, so that got me looking and finding out about the use/possible use of this ( will not go into details as I know some of the group are a little bit squeamish - hoho )
Now how does this get me onto the next model I can hear some of you say - well when I was young, one of the poems my dad used to tell me was about Horatius the Roman soldier, on the bridge fighting the Etrustcan army, and you know Chris always asks if any zombies in my new projects.
So when reading an article in the new Fantasy Figures International magazine I liked the post apocalypse era  one showing a person in a gas mask with 2 children in masks and sussing out a shopping centre. Decided to blend the poem and the article and use figures I already have - so it will be a shopping centre with the steps filled with rubbish and 3 people guarding them, to stop zombies ( so Chris will be happy ) from gaining access to the upper level. So upper level reasonable clean and tidy with the lower level trashed, also I can start making the things for the lower level and blockading object on the stairs as I am working on the other models I have going at the moment.  Things to scratch build broken into and empty vending machines, step ladders, supermarket trolleys, crash barriers, sack barrows and anything else that comes to mind - suggestions always welcome. Also Horatius was nicknamed Cyclops because he had lost an eye in battle so must remember to give one of the figures an eye patch.

Oh no, not again, here we go. (Only being ironic - can't spell sarcastic)

You mean skarcasttic  sarkastik sarcastick   ever so strange - hohohoho

This should be interesting. I bet the rubbish will be great. Looking forward to it.

Thanks for the comments - will try an live up to expectations.
Jig made to bend the outer bar for the crash barriers, small jig is to hold the internal bars in place while they are soldered to the outer frame - that's the idea at the moment we will see how it goes.

Have you seen that ICM do sets of figures from Chernobyl in 1/35 scale? The latest one is 'Rubble Clearers' That should give you something else to play with!!! Oh, and the correct term is Armco barriers, pedantic as ever, lol!!!

Because YOU are a rivet counter Chris you have Armco barriers - BUT you forget that this model  is in the future and after the apocalypse and its mine, so they are crash barriers.

One "CRASH BARRIER" finished - just needs a little cleaning up and then prime and RUST.

Hi Msea,
A nice futuristic 'Crash Barrier'.
See, I can say nice things.....
Bigkev

Thank you Kevin - at least you know what they are called - hohohohhohoho

I thought Armco barriers were those strips of corrugated steel that were installed on motorways usually on the central reservation to prevent you crossing over into oncoming traffic.
Haddock

Good barriers Martin.

You're right Haddock they are, that's where I thought he was going with this, silly me!!! So we're both right MSea :p

First coat of hull red and then some  Town and Country Scenics   Rust-it!  Will give a rust wash later, but now onto making some more and the base.

Just back from the doghouse - both floors, back wall for shops and the start of the steps done - its all drying at the moment, not like the weather its chucking it down outside.  Just looking at it think I will alter the profile of the handrails when its dry and solid.