Author Topic: Base for the Berlin Building [pics heavy] updated 8/1 (Read 6433 times)

Sangennaru · « **on:** 07 January 2010, 06:48:18 PM »

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:

then I cutted 4 strips, around 5mm thin, to make the borders in copplestone:

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:

carving off al the errors with an empty pen:

and here's the final result:

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

and adding a nice touch: a signal for the roads names, i will enjoy finding good names during the painting phase!!!!

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)

now.. only painting left!!!! see you soon guys!!!
hoping you'll like that,
cheers

Jack

Michi · « **Reply #1 on:** 07 January 2010, 07:06:44 PM »

That´s one fine building, although Berlin saw no flat roofs, as far as I know... Anyway, that makes it more playable!

Operator5 · « **Reply #2 on:** 07 January 2010, 07:07:54 PM »

I like that cobblestone method.

The base looks like it is coming along nicely.

Sangennaru · « **Reply #3 on:** 07 January 2010, 07:29:51 PM »

Quote from: Michi on 07 January 2010, 07:06:44 PM

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!

Sangennaru · « **Reply #4 on:** 07 January 2010, 11:08:41 PM »

partial painting done - the base

for the building it will take a bit longer time... i'm pretty satisfied by the work!

EDIT: the images looks a bit burned by the light.... but is still a wip, I'll make more photos when finished!

former user · « **Reply #5 on:** 07 January 2010, 11:30:32 PM »

nice, very nice

is this a display base or are You starting modular terrain?

Sangennaru · « **Reply #6 on:** 08 January 2010, 09:17:34 AM »

it is just a display base... i just wanted to make something different, and i took a really short time!

Sangennaru · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 June 2010, 07:34:19 PM »

the base is finished, and the house is pretty done:

sorry for the double posting in two thread in the same area! :|

Belgian · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 June 2010, 07:54:31 PM »

Nice building and paintjob! Realistic model of an urban residential house, I really love it.

Next job? The reichstag?

Greets,

traveller · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 June 2010, 07:54:56 PM »

Mighty cool!

I would like to buy sheets of cobblestone. Any plans of selling that?

Sangennaru · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 June 2010, 07:57:51 PM »

Quote from: traveller on 13 June 2010, 07:54:56 PM

Mighty cool!
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!

Quote from: Belgian on 13 June 2010, 07:54:31 PM

Next job? The reichstag?

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

Belgian · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 June 2010, 08:06:59 PM »

Cool there's intrest in your casts and moulds by a shop! And good luck with further castings!

Greets,

traveller · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 June 2010, 08:59:36 PM »

Quote from: Sangennaru on 13 June 2010, 07:57:51 PM

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?

Sangennaru · « **Reply #13 on:** 13 June 2010, 09:27:59 PM »

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!

Quote from: Belgian on 13 June 2010, 08:06:59 PM

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!

kidterminal · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 June 2010, 10:29:52 PM »

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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