First encounter with foamed PVC : TV-station - roof detailed *11/07*

[zizi666]

In januari I bought some plasticville buildings. The TV-transmitting station was one of them.
Being OOP I'd rather leave the original intact, so I bought some foamed PVC sheets from Antenociti to make my own copy.
After measuring the pieces templates were created in Coreldraw.
The material can be easily scribed with a pattern (bricks in mycase). cutting the pieces didn't go as smooth as I suspected. I had some where the start or end of my cut wasn't following the line. (I probably should have made a fine cut along the ruler before applying some force on the cutter  )
Everything went together well with superglue and has a strong feel to it as well as weighing next to nothing.
first pic is of the original piece, next are of my attempt. Still poundering how I'll build an antenna.

[Dr.Falkenhayn]

very nice Work  only the Roof looks a bit more detailed on the original 

[zizi666]

very nice Work  only the Roof looks a bit more detailed on the original 

I know. I'm still in doubt how te recreate that border and maintain a piece that won't disintegrate when used on a tabletop. 

[Sir Dryden]

To detail the roof, I'd go with some strips of card (or even better, plasticard) to approximate the original. As for the roof's texture, a piece of big grit sandpaper (50? 100?) properly painted and drybrushed should look fine. Also, it should be very durable on the battlefield.

The antenna is kinda tricky, though it could be built in a different style. Check the net for some inspiration. The Plasticville antenna looks more like a flagpole than an emitter.

Yours truly,

Sir Dryden   

[zizi666]

To detail the roof, I'd go with some strips of card (or even better, plasticard) to approximate the original. As for the roof's texture, a piece of big grit sandpaper (50? 100?) properly painted and drybrushed should look fine. Also, it should be very durable on the battlefield.

That's a yay on the sandpaper. Used it before on my fallout rest stop and I like how that turned out.
I happen to have a pack of evergreen angle shaped strips that might do the trick. These could be glue to the roof with a small offset thus creating the groove. Some strips under the roof (recessed) should complete it.
Now, if only I had one of those fancy cutter tables to get the precise angles on those styrene strips...

The antenna is kinda tricky, though it could be built in a different style. Check the net for some inspiration. The Plasticville antenna looks more like a flagpole than an emitter.

True. I'm guessing this is what it represents :

which I think can only be reproduced with wire and solder. 

[zizi666]

added styrene stips to the roof as well as sandpaper which I managed to cut too small  , so I might tear it off and retry (or pray paint it with GW roughcoat, if my spraycan still works)



Still need to glue some strips of the foamed pvc underneath to create the recess under the roof as seen in the original.

[Aaron]

I wouldn't rip it off. Those types of roofs often have seams and edges tarred over so maybe a beag of white glue suitable painted will do the trick on the gap.

[zizi666]

I wouldn't rip it off. Those types of roofs often have seams and edges tarred over so maybe a beag of white glue suitable painted will do the trick on the gap.

Thanks, will do that. It looks enormous on the photo due to the zoom, but in reality it's just a small strip. I'll just leave it that way.

[Benny]

For the antenna frame what about using wire mesh wrapped up into a rectangular tube? Looking great though. I have sheets of that stuff too, never knew what it was called. Now i know

[zizi666]

went out to get some 2X3mm styrene strip to finish the roof



roof and base (floor) are just primed (drying as we speak)
I wanted to spray the walls with roughcoat but alas, as I feared, the can lost it's pressure. 
I'll probably go for a spraycan of granite-look paint to get some texture.

[supervike]

It's looking very good, and I'd say better than the original.


I also like that you're using proper call letters, and none of that 'east of the mississipi' stuff...

[zizi666]

I also like that you're using proper call letters, and none of that 'east of the mississipi' stuff...

Hmm, and here I was, thinking only Belgium was divided 
KRDL or kurdle 109 is ofcourse an fictional radio station mentioned in an intro to a Queens of the Stone Age song 

[Eldorf.Dragonsbane]

Zizi- Great job. Downloaded the templates for this and the Poseiden Petroleum station that you posted the links for in another thread. Have built the TV Station out of cheap foamcore as a mock up. Then built it again out of the same foamcore this time enlarging the window in the front and right wall before adding a counter to the bottom of the window both in the front and on the side. Going to try to get some better material and build both versions again. The one with the larger window and counter will be used as the office/shack for somewhere like a miniature golf course, in my All Things Zombie games, where you go to pay to play and get your putter and ball. Now all I need to do is figure out how to make the miniature golf course, maybe have it run down where the artificial turf used for the green is missing revealing the concrete beneath, and of course a couple missing bricks that line each hole of the course, and maybe some clumps of dead grass growing out of one or two of the actual holes.

[zizi666]

Cheers mate,

I presume you already have this chap in your collection, then ?

 

[Aaron]

I also like that you're using proper call letters, and none of that 'east of the mississipi' stuff...

Well we have KDKA here in Pittsburgh, but I'd take QOTSA's KRDL any day, great band!

Those textured spray paints can get messy. You can get textured gesso from an art or craft store. You can tint it with paint and spread/brush it on yourself for a bit more control.