Tiny little star-bases make me feel warm and fuzzy inside

I recently came across this scratch-built and kit-bashed space dock on The Shell Case:

Battlefleet Gothic Scratch Build – Space Dock

A simple piece of foam with some cardstock over it and a whole box's-worth of bitz. I can't get enough of this project! I am inspired to try something similar to this for my soon-to-arrive Fall of Reach box for Halo: Fleet Battles. I could easily see something similar functioning as a fleet base for the UNSC (humans), a fortress, terrain-piece, and objective rolled into one. My only concern is that UNSC stations tend to be of a more vertical nature, like Anchor 9 from Halo: Reach...

Still, the concept is there, and the company that makes H:FB also produces a blister package of space-oriented buildings specifically to add character to a project just like this. The true challenge will be to produce something similar for the distinctly more alien and ovoid design philosophy of the Covenant. Stay tuned for more on this one.

It starts somewhere...

First post for newly-created blog. I intend to dedicate this blog towards my miniatures hobby, covering a variety of scales and topics. I'm incredibly new to this whole blogging thing, so please bear with me as I learn the ropes.

Areas of future coverage will include (but aren't limited to) game systems like BattleTech, Flames of War, Dystopian Wars, FSA, MERCS, Warmahordes, Infinity, Dropzone Commander, and Halo: Fleet Battles.I hope to show works-in-progress, completed pieces and groups, and tips and tricks I've learned and borrowed along the way.