Urban Vignette (WIP)

Hey Kenny,

What material did you use to build that wall and ground work?  Is that Celluclay?

By the way, I had dinner with my clients at Piccolo Venetia in your neck of woods tonight.

thanks Ian i still have a lot of sanding and shaping to do but it will be worth it i hope. the rebar out of the top of the wall is made out of cut paper clips and the drainage is made out of the smallest brass rod i could find at the hobby shop.

i will keep taking pics as i progress and keep you all updated.

kenny

looking good, Kenny. Don't see enough dio WIPs.

Steve

i guess it would be helpful too as i go to tell you what i used.

from michaels :

7x7 wood base (they have a variety of sizes)

paperclay is what i used on the wall and street. isnt really clay but works just the same.

7/16 inch styrofoam board to cut the wall out.

amaco 1/4 inch copperform mesh to form the side walk.

from my LHS :

1/16 or 1/15 brass tubing for the sewer grating.

from my draw :

paper clips for rebar. the rigid kind of paper clips look much better for this but i was out and got lazy so i used plain old paper clips.

match sticks which i burnt to put in the 55 gallon drum.

spare parts box.

55 gallon drum from tamiyas

the 55 gallon drum i took my dremel to it and made some holes then i scuffed up the whole drum with a metal polishing wheel to give it that not so new look

i will keep better progress reports as i go along

kenny

Great work Kenny!!!

I especially like what you did with the 55 gallon drum.
Looking forward to seeing and reading more!

Cheers,
Jurgen.

thanks jurgen gonna try to get some more done tonight and get some pics up. the base has dried fully and the side walk sank some have to level that out. the street i dont want perfect  but make it look like a New York City street which are far from perfect.

kenny

here is a little update on the build.

i sanded down the sides of the building trying to give it a more square look.

i added another layer of clay to the sidewalk to even it out and filled in the seems around the curb so there is no gap.

i was going to put like a ditch at the front but it didnt look right so i filled in the ditch and made the street level.

i decided i want to put a man hole to experimenting with it right now but i may make a solid one out of the clay and have it open a bit or not, not sure yet.

keeping the scraps of clay around to make some debris from the blown up wall.

i used a file and scored the top of the wall to give it that not so smooth look about it. 

hopefully some more building tonight and more pics :)

kenny_conklin wrote:

Kenny,

Hey, I really like the WIP pics of your dio.  Shouldn't you really be working on that CVN??? (No reason... just askin'.... no alterior motives cough cou TURTLE AWARD gh ... Man, I gotta see the docs about this cold...)

Anyways, what I wanted to comment on most was what I noticed in the background of this pic...  You have a Cuisanart on your workbench?!  Nice!!!  Is there a beer fridge underneath??

boyd what is this turtle award you speak of

unfortunately my work bench is my kitchen table so the beer is close at hand :)

kenny_conklin wrote:

unfortunately my work bench is my kitchen table so the beer is close at hand :)

Unfortunately you say?!!  UNfortunately...?  UNfortunately!!!  Kenny, beer close at hand is next to godliness... I'm sure I read that somewhere...

i say unfortunately cause soon as the beer comes out the modeling slows down it is good and bad :)

i think that is one of the modeling commandments :)

just some more pics of what i have been up to. 

just a couple of blurry pics getting a tripod this week.

added some woodlandscenics realistic water set it down to dry over night it looks thick but once it sets it shrinks

Looking great, Kenny. Nice figure.

Steve 

Priorities... just do like I do- keep playing the lottery. It's my only real, solid backup plan

Speaking of multimillionaires, I might actually get to be in the LBI area September. I'm pushing for a week of lagoon watching.

Steve 

hey steve hope you get to the shore, i have been there alot working on my house and loving it.

unfortunately i am moving and alot of work and stuff has put this build on hold but i will be in my new place shortly and hope to finish this up and get a move on my other projects