Some Scenic bits

[philhendry]

Hi Guys,

First off, here is my interpretation of the 'Walls of Dura Europos' - based on details in Simon James' book on the military finds, and photos from t'interwebby thing.







And now, because I'm clearly 'on a roll' with scenery, I'm working on 4Ground's Roman Limes watchtower:



The one feature of the model, as bought, which I don't like is the roof, so I'm scratch-building a fresh one. I bought some heavy, textured, paper from the art shop, printed a lot of strips of 'tiles' on it and spent a happy (?) evening cutting them out (and ended up with a blister on my index finger). Now I'm sticking them onto the laser-cut MDF roof sections, to hide the original tiles. Looking forward to having it done - think I'm going to surround it with a bank and ditch too - like the towers on the Gask Ridge 'frontier'.

Cheers,
Phil

[OSHIROmodels]

I like the walls 

What's the significance of the doors three quarters of the way up the front?

cheers

James

[philhendry]

I like the walls  

What's the significance of the doors three quarters of the way up the front?

Thanks.  The significance of the 'doors' is that they're actually shuttered windows...  

Cheers,
Phil

[OSHIROmodels]

Thanks.  The significance of the 'doors' is that they're actually shuttered windows... 

Cheers,
Phil

  Glad that's cleared up then 

(boy, do I feel stupid).

cheers

James

[philhendry]

Glad that's cleared up then  

(boy, do I feel stupid).

   It's always nice when someone else says something thick - it's usually me sticking my size ten in my gob.  

[Marine0846]

I like what you have done so far.
Look forward to following your progress.

[Major_Gilbear]

The one feature of the model, as bought, which I don't like is the roof, so I'm scratch-building a fresh one. I bought some heavy, textured, paper from the art shop, printed a lot of strips of 'tiles' on it and spent a happy (?) evening cutting them out (and ended up with a blister on my index finger).

Phil, cutting all those out is surely a work of madness! 

In future, may I suggest that you invest in some pinking shears? They can cut a variety of shapes and will certainly save your hands for more valuable work!

Also, check out craft scissors and paper edgers if you are after more specific shapes.

Anyway, your work so far looks great.

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Wow, Phil, that's impressive, really! Though I perhaps would try to get some weathering on these walls, they look a bit too clean. Anyway, top notch work.

[philhendry]

Wow, Phil, that's impressive, really! Though I perhaps would try to get some weathering on these walls, they look a bit too clean. Anyway, top notch work.

Thanks!  Yes, weathering is on the 'to do' list.  But I'm having a break from Dura Europos for the moment.

Cheers,
Phil

[WuZhuiQiu]

That is beautiful work, Phil!

Re. weathering, I'm not all sure that or how much it would be needed, assuming that Dura Europos is located in a dry climate, and that the rendering is modelled such that it has only been there for a few years.

[philhendry]

Thanks!

I think I just want to add some dusty shadows in the corners, and at the bottom of the walls - that sort of thing.  This, on the other hand, definitely needs weathering:



I scratchbuilt it a new roof, as I think I said I would in an earlier thread.  It does need weathering, and I'm still trying to decide whether to re-paint the stonework to represent painted plaster - white plaster and red 'cement'.  I need to invest in a couple more of Warlord's sentry models - the ones I did before have grassy bases, and look completely stupid on that walkway!

Cheers,
Phil

[xpalpatinex]

The walls look fantastic! Any info on how you built them? What the texture under the plaster is (for the bricks) etc...?

[philhendry]

The walls look fantastic! Any info on how you built them? What the texture under the plaster is (for the bricks) etc...?

Glad you like them!  The walls are built from foamboard.  The 'stonework' is Slaters' embossed plasticard (0420 7mm Stone Courses).  The 'plaster' texture is just textured masonry paint, stippled on with an old brush, then painted and drybrushed.