Ruined London Board ( Photobucket links repaired!)

[Svennn]

That my friend is a very fine creation indeed.  The whole thing is going to more than a little special

[Dr. The Viking]

I like the 28 days later touch with the posters there. Always wanted to do a piece like that for my zombie game. 

[gamer Mac]

Stunning paint job
I like the poster idea.
What is the statue made of, the original one you are copying, would it not have been brass?

[Ray Rivers]

Looking good, Andy!

I'm not sure wither to varnish the statue to make it appear metallic?!?

Lots of statues which have an all marble plinth are marble themselves. So you could paint it the same color.

If OTOH, you want it to be metal, if it is bronze than it would appear greenish in color.

But I think you want a cast iron statue. Googling about I noticed that most cast iron statues are not all black.

Check this link and look at the flying Pegasus for some possible inspiration and a bit more definition on the statue:

http://miva01.nyi.net/cgi-bin/miva?/merchant.mv+Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=fedrl-947194067-99&Category_Code=CIS

[Mason]

Abso-fecking-lutely brilliant!
 

I think it looks great as it is, Andy.
I think varnishing it and making it too shiny may make it stand out too much from the rest of the scene.
I think that I would wait until I had everything together on the table to get an overall view before making those kinds of decisions.

Love the missing posters. A great touch!

I am really enjoying watching this come together.
Leaving the other elements of Trafalger Square in the background is nothing but a tease......

[Captain Blood]

Superb. Keep at it Andy. I am agog to see the next stunning creation. The attention to detail is simply awesome. Really well done.

[uti long smile]

Beautiful!

[Andym]

Cheers guys!!

My thinking was, I was trying to roughly copy my reference pics. Charles I and the lions seem black and shiny....

[Damas]

Close up they are actually very brown with only small amounts of verdigris.  From my limited knowledge, the casting process, polish and laquering gives a browned finish similar to the browning on old musket barrels.

[Gun bunny]

okay. i have to know how you managed the multiple tones on the walkway...'fess up with it please

[oxiana]

Lawks-a-lordy! 

I'd somehow missed the Origin of Species update, so I get a double helping of modelling eye candy this time around. Luck me! 

Not much more to say than simply superb. Love it all. 

[beefcake]

This stuff is amazing. Great job. 

[Achilles]

The statue looks great! A very watered down wash of orangey brown on the statue and then lifting the details and make it look like old painted wrought iron slowly rusting.

[Andym]

I think I'll just do that! I'll give them a brown wash and highlight them. I'm thinking my wee cars I'm going to do are going to be matt so the statues diffenatly should be as well!

okay. i have to know how you managed the multiple tones on the walkway...'fess up with it please

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It's a doddle! Paint the whole thing codex grey(GW), wash with dark flesh/chaos black(GW) mix, highlight back with codex grey, use dark flesh and chaos black glazes( that's bacically where you have a really watered down mix of each paint and wipe most of it off your brush before you apply) to pick out certain slabs and then if you think your glazes are too strong you can re-highlight with the grey again and, of you feel like it, highlight it up to skull white(GW).

I hope that helps!

I've got a wee bit more done. Nothing exciting! The pavement at the Nelsons Column side has been built and I've made the underground entrance. I've also laid out all the stuff I'm planning on finishing for the board. I've not played many zombie games, is this too much or too little in the way of scenery? Will it be ok for playing on?







Thanks for the encouraging comments guys!

[Achilles]

Repainting cars is kinda a hobby.

My trick for most vehicles is what you just described. Use poster tac to cover the windows (I use the white UHU tac).





Once they're dry I weather them as I would any other vehicle. Light orange browns washed into the recesses ads dirt marking. A very light drybrysh with one of the citadel dry paints (I like the Citadel Terminatus Stone) gives them a dusty finish. For white vehicles, a wash of old Citadel Dheneb Stone will give them a dirty weathered effect.

Here's what it tends to look like!