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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Sangennaru on 07 January 2010, 06:48:18 PM
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All made today:
I just wanted to make a kind of base before painting my first cast of building, and I decided to make a sort of urban base. It is placed on a piece of styrofoam, that a friend of mine gave me. I started cutting the square:
(http://i50.tinypic.com/5k3al4.jpg)
then I cutted 4 strips, around 5mm thin, to make the borders in copplestone:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2enrr74.jpg)
cutted them, and with a tool made of me (I took inspiration from a great modeller online, but unfortunately i lost the link) i made the peacock copplestone pattern, makin it a bit irregular:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/qoggnb.jpg)
carving off al the errors with an empty pen:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/mjyefo.jpg)
and here's the final result:
(http://i48.tinypic.com/1zoyou1.jpg)
as you can see, I putted some sanding paper below the copplestone, it will be a fine urban ground!
anyway, after that i carved some bomb craters on the street, and added rocks and sand all around
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2aeuxw.jpg)
and adding a nice touch: a signal for the roads names, i will enjoy finding good names during the painting phase!!!!
(http://i49.tinypic.com/zjywq9.jpg)
that's the painted stuff: the building is casted by me in resin, and i'm gonna sell it (i wanna make some good photos, before starting selling)
(http://i45.tinypic.com/5dko4j.jpg)
(http://i46.tinypic.com/se7lgg.jpg)
now.. only painting left!!!! see you soon guys!!!
hoping you'll like that,
cheers
Jack
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That´s one fine building, although Berlin saw no flat roofs, as far as I know... Anyway, that makes it more playable!
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I like that cobblestone method.
The base looks like it is coming along nicely.
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That´s one fine building, although Berlin saw no flat roofs, as far as I know... Anyway, that makes it more playable!
aye, i know that... unfortunately i had to make this before, because many people told me so... i'm planning to make also the tiled roof, in a far future! :P
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partial painting done - the base
for the building it will take a bit longer time... i'm pretty satisfied by the work!
(http://i50.tinypic.com/f3deea.jpg)
(http://i49.tinypic.com/11i2sn4.jpg)
EDIT: the images looks a bit burned by the light.... but is still a wip, I'll make more photos when finished!
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nice, very nice
is this a display base or are You starting modular terrain?
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it is just a display base... i just wanted to make something different, and i took a really short time! :)
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the base is finished, and the house is pretty done:
(http://i47.tinypic.com/k9f3q1.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/23uv2ia.jpg)
(http://i45.tinypic.com/1zxnl01.jpg)
sorry for the double posting in two thread in the same area! :|
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Nice building and paintjob! Realistic model of an urban residential house, I really love it.
Next job? The reichstag? lol
Greets,
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Mighty cool! :o
I would like to buy sheets of cobblestone. Any plans of selling that?
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Mighty cool! :o
I would like to buy sheets of cobblestone. Any plans of selling that?
nope, but they are pretty fast to make: all you have to do i making the tool, then it's fast and nice! :)
it's not impossible that i will cast cobblestones in the future, but for now.. not yet! :P
Next job? The reichstag? lol
actually, after i finished this i decided that selling and casting and shipping is too long for the income i should take by this... so i dropped the project.
Nowadays i'm working for a shop, casting medieval buildings... :)
cheers,
Jack
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Cool there's intrest in your casts and moulds by a shop! And good luck with further castings!
Greets,
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nope, but they are pretty fast to make: all you have to do i making the tool, then it's fast and nice! :)
Any "making the tool" advice?
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yep: pick a big old brush and cut off the brush. then take a copper tube, and shape it like a square, then sand the edges and you will have a square sharpened tool!
Cool there's intrest in your casts and moulds by a shop! And good luck with further castings!
yeah, i'm really happy and proud! :P
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I really like your base. I like the building too but the flat roof throws me off a bit. The one problem I detect with the base is it's monochromatic paint job. It needs a little earth tone. Try giving it a light brown ink wash. I think you like the results.
Rob
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A most excellent model! My only criticism is that it looks a little too clean for a city building as they tend to acquire a patina of soot and other contaminants from traffic. I'm not certain how you would do this however, maybe a light black wash and a light dry-brush of an earth colour?
This is what I'm thinking of;
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Liverpool_Museum_And_Library_Steps.jpg/800px-Liverpool_Museum_And_Library_Steps.jpg)
(http://www.thecolorsmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/berlin-museum-island.jpg)
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yep: pick a big old brush and cut off the brush. then take a copper tube, and shape it like a square, then sand the edges and you will have a square sharpened tool!
yeah, i'm really happy and proud! :P
Excellent thanks!