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I love the peel from the ceiling and what's so crappy about the terracota tiles? They look just fine and natural...old terracota roofs weren't that perfect anyway and the uneveness gives it the rustic and old look.
Keep 'em coming.
Cheers,
Richard
" Our hobby is like a box kit full of plastic, You'll never know what you'll get till you complete one "
Stern0 and a crappy attempt at terracotta tiles.
and a crappy attempt at terracotta tiles.
Nope, I refuse to beleave the above about the tiles. That is probably the best I've seen so far, and there's no way I could even come close to doing something like that.
Nothing you say can change my opinion on the tiles. they are just too good. (I have got to get around to starting a structure of some type soon...)
Red, White, and YOU! group build of 2010
SUH-WEEEEEEET!!!!
'All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing' - Edmund Burke (1770 ??)
Another update for you guys...worked on building #3 and a crappy attempt at terracotta tiles. Had a roof question, but just one fine soul replied (thanks Dave!) So I am going with singles and/or terracotta across the boards...hopefully the tehnique I used improves...Nothing is finished and have a long way to go, thanks for looking!
Give it Go Railfan....this was my first building attempt, all else has been a landscape of some sort. enjoying it alot when I have the time..thanks for looking and the kind words.
Mna, this looks good. Mabe I out to give diorama building a shot one day (or at least attempt building a bombed-out structure of somesort...)
Many thanks OO...will get another update up soon!
Looking really good so far. can't wait to see it unfold
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INDY and Chris, thank you guys for the kind words....this baby is slow going...hope to have more up soon!
Just viewing this for the first time today. Man, that is some nice work! Looking forward to watching this become a finished dio!
Chris
A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."
~Hey Stern--thanks for the update--its never too late I love the look of that bomb-blasted wall-pretty good destruction man. Alot of imagination going on with this its gunna be a crackerjack dio
"Well...you gunna pull them pistols, or just whistle Dixie?"
Hey Fellas, Here is a small update...had a little trouble with building 2, and had to redo most of the facade..the main reason for a long stretch between updates...I also threw in a couple of perspective shots, with figs, to give you a better idea of what the hell is going on...nothing is finished and needs alot of work to be....hope I get some time soon!!!! Thanks for looking and the comments so far!
Hi Sterno,
Glad you're starting again, so am I on R & R after finishing my Heli GB project. Looking forward to see your work on the tavern.
Just moving a little slow INDY....Had to redo building two...straight up PITA!!!! Have made a little headway though. Ill get a update on this weekend...thanks for asking!!!!!
Stern- Whats shakin Buddy?
OVer a month and no update---hope all is well
Post 'em if you 'got 'em
Thanks OttoVSn!!! More to come!
This looks like it could get really. IMPRESSIVE SCRATCHBUILDING so far dude.
INDY, Thanks for the star tut and the kind words!
Andy, Many thanks for keeping up with this and my other peices...LOL and it sounds like you know the deal with the children, hopefully Max will appreciate this stuff when he is a little older...TWELVE in my lifetime maybe!!!!...wish I had that confidence!!!! Thanks again!!
I have been following your process since the day you first posted. I won't be surprised if this diomara comes out as great as your last few diomara sets. I never forget the days when my boys were so young... diapers, baby formulas, new clothes every 3-6 months and many more... money was very tight! But you will manage to build at least twelve diomara sets a year, right? Good luck!
Andy
Guys to "VOTE" on the star rating of a thread--
All there is to it is clicking on the star---at the top of the page of the open thread
-far right for excellent(like this thread) or far left for poor.
The more votes, they less they move the meter---so one vote can set the whole thing!
I'ts not even like most of the members know how it works, but the few ****'s that lower ratings out of jealousy or personal problems seem to know how---when I posted that the other day this post had 2 stars! I bumped it up Obviously someone is a **** because this is the best kind of thread, no doubt about it.
Model On Stern
101st, Thanks for looking and your kind words...hopefully the finished product will be sooner than later!
INDY, Many thanks! This is my first attempt at urbanish destruction...kinda just winging it...we will see where she goes...Those stars...hmmmm...I didn't even know we could fool around with them ...yours are always full!...but how crappy is it to lower someones rating...give em an inch.......
Richard, Thanks for the +feedback..I'm sure that I.B had a little influence on the way the pub looks..although it was my forth choice after cafe, butcher shop and bakery...I am just glad you can tell its a tavern!!! I have no idea about the stars...I don't think I had any until a few days ago...I thought ADMIN had something to do with it...sorry I am no help....Maybe INDY will shed some light on it!
Justin, Thanks for the vote of confidence...not sure if anything I do is 5 star worthy! I will say that scratchbuilding is the most rewarding thing I do in modeling....I work with a tiny budget (just had a child and can't justify spending money on anything else) so I try to use things I have around..Sometimes it works sometimes it dos'nt....but you can make whatever you want and are not pigeonholed by whats on the hobby store shelf and yes...WAY CHEAPER!...Ill have another update soon!!!! Thanks again!
*INDY This is gunna be too cool. Only, I wonder what dumbas* lowered your 5star rating? Probably same one that lowered mine.
This is gunna be too cool. Only, I wonder what dumbas* lowered your 5star rating? Probably same one that lowered mine.
Why would anyone do that?
Stern0... coming along nicely. You make it look so easy. I'll have to have a go at making my own buildings. It would be much cheaper and definitely more rewarding..
I tried to give you a star so you could have five again but i can't seem to get it to work. You deserve five stars.....
Justin...
Hey Stern0, your build is really looking good. Can't help to think the bar has an uncanny resemblance to the tavern scene in "Inglorious Basterds" Good brick work too.
What's all this 5 star rating and how is it manipulated?
Really impressively modeled devestation Sterno!
Keep at this--I look forward to more~
looking really good so far, can't wait to see the finished product!
Models on the bench:
Too many to count!
Another mini update! This was supposed to be a burnt out shell, but the interior has gotten the best of me...this is the first floor that has evolved from a cafe to bakery to pub...enjoy the pics...all this will be covered in tons of debris and rubble very soon! Thanks for looking!
Here is my freshly cut bricks for the street..
Justin, thanks for looking and your favorable comments...The process for the rock is pretty simple. I put a thin layer of sheetrock mud on whatever the structure is made of, in this case foam board. I then scribe the rock into the wet mud with a sharpened matchstick..then with a wet paint brush I texture the "rock" to give it a little depth. the sheetrock mud is easy to use and can be added or sanded away as necessary....then a little paint and weathering to taste...here is a pic of the freshly scribed rock that will be another part of the dio and a older peice to show a finished product...hope this helps and thanks again
Hey Stern0, that's a really great piece of work your doing there. Any chance of elaborating on your technique. Especially the facade you have added. It's got a great appearance.
I really like what you have done with the place....
LT. Thanks for checking it out and kind words...I think wall papper in general is ugly, but mine is the ugliest...Keep in mind 90% of the second floor will be covered in soot, dust and debris...the uglyness will hardly been seen...thanks for your honest opinion!
Looks amazing, i love the floor work especially. I don't really like the the wall paper tho, not how youinstalled just its design is a bit uglly.
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