Mean Streets: The Warriors & More (Next to Last Buildings)

[mikedemana]

What are your plans for the free-standing steps? Those are pretty cool...

Mike Demana

[Cat]

What are your plans for the free-standing steps? Those are pretty cool...

Those are back steps for the apartment houses that have been left separate for spray painting, detailing and weathering.  One pair of the houses is turned around and you can see the areas that were masked off during spraying to leave a paint-free gluing surface.  The houseward edge of the stairs is also unpainted.
 
I figured it was easier overall to glue the front steps on before spraying.

[Vagabond]

This is a tremendous project,  the film, era and gangs aren't my thing but I'm finding the buildings very inspirational. Especially the domestic ones, something that's been on my radar for a few years now, without any progress being made.
Good luck with finishing on time, I'm looking forward to seeing how you construct your board and set the scene.
Cheers

[Cat]

The third batch of buildings is the largest batch, and is rolling along.  Half are now fully completed, and the final half is well under way.
 
Well, the little bodega next to the Baskin Robbins still needs a bunch of signs added to the front door when I print out the next sheet of paper signs.
 Sunflower Power was the flavor of the month for June '79 — hey, they can't all be the next Pralines 'n Cream...
 
The little pizza shop originally had a great looking Pizza-Man logo based on Pac-Man; but alackaday, Pac-Man didn't come out til '81.  Daddy Green's Pizza had been in operation well before The Last Dragon came out 1985 though — and according to the modification I made on this sign, at some point they tried a second location in Brooklyn.
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For the fancy-shaped pizza sign, I cut out and glued the paper sign to a piece of .030 styrene, and then cut the styrene to shape.  The edges of the paper provided a sufficient guide for the XActo knife to cut a nice fit.
 

[Pattus Magnus]

Those are all great additions! I like the attention to detail that you have put into these. Things like checking the dates on when brands rolled out takes these to another level.

[mikedemana]

Love the newest buildings! What's the next convention you are going to run at after the May show? I am officially retiring from teaching at the end of May, so would love to come see one...

Mike Demana

[Cat]

Thanks folks!
 
I don't have another show lined up yet after Huzzah.  The shows I usually attend run January–May.  Will see if I throw something else in sometime later.  Would be great to see you sometime Mike!

[syrinx0]

What a great project!  These buildings are perfect.

[Andy in Germany]

I can only echo what everyone else has already said. I'm really looking forward to seeing these models all on a gaming table.

[Tom Dulski]

 Absolutely amazing work, love the KOOL advertising on the subway stairs.

[Cat]

Thanks folks!  I'm really looking forward to seeing this all come together on the table too...
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After finishing painting up the windows on the Baskin Robbins & bodega building, I realised Apache's Deli & Grocery door needed to be plastered with signs to have a proper bodega look.

This is named in honour of Apache Ramos, who played the Orphan Lieutenant in The Warriors.  Seen here in the lower left, squaring off against one of the Mongols gang members.

Work on the last few buildings is coming right along.  The Granada theater just needs gloss enamel paint on the windows now.  For the lettering on the marquee, I used 1/4" high vinyl letters, and glued in some strips of styrene to help support them.

These two great movies were playing in the grindhouses in June '79.  Master Killer is now more commonly known as The 36th Chamber of Shaolin.  There was a Granada in Brooklyn that survived through the 70s as a grindhouse and $1 all shows.  Steve at Corvus Games kindly made the alternate Granada sign STL on request.

This will sit at the corner of 5 gangs' turf, and they have agreed and marked the theater as neutral ground.

[CapnJim]

Lovely stuff, there, my good man.  Splendid!

[mikedemana]

Looks amazing...! 

Mike Demana

[Grumpy Gnome]

So much to love, great work mate.

[Cat]

I actually finished these up over a week ago.  Busy modelling away in the meanwhile working on the elevated and trains and the final building.  Convention game is 3 weeks from today, eeks.
 
Once I finish my morning coffee here, it's back to working on the railroad...