6mm test buildings (updated 9/7)

[Dr DeAth]

Vegetation really makes a difference 

[Dropzonetoe]

As honeycomb is not a material that not everyone else can readily get I looked around for something similar.  I had a couple of plastic road signs I snagged from my wife after her companies event.

Coroplast is a plastic sheeting used in making signs.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H1.Xcoroplast+6mm.TRS0&_nkw=coroplast+6mm&_sacat=0

I had the 4mm sheeting and the windows are smaller than the honeycomb but I would think that the 6mm stuff would be a closer fit.
Here is 4mm next to my current buildings.




Thanks
DZT

[Suber]

Wow, that's really cool, much better than I could have ever imagined!

[Dementation]

Really nice buildings, the greenery really adds to them!

[SBRPearce]

A little battle damage on the smooth sides, and you're good to go! Nice find, and a great utilization!

[von Lucky]

Nice stuff. I agree, basing with rubble with the vegetation is the way to go.

[Dropzonetoe]

Thanks for all the responses!  I was able to get some more time put into my growing city.  I am trying different sizes and shapes to see what I like.  





I don't want to add too much to the flat sides as it will limit the modularity of the buildings.  I am looking for simple details to add to the buildings to make them a bit more "lived in".

thanks
DZT

[Elbows]

That is just superb...really nails the feel.  Just litter the table/roads with suitable rubble and it's perfect.  Awesome, keep posting as it develops.

[Dropzonetoe]

I was able to get a bit of work done this project here and there and figured now is a good time to show off some more pics.  I don't really consider any of the buildings done at this point.  They are just waiting for the next level of detail to be added.  I have also acquired more of the honeycomb material so progress on bulk buildings can start finally.

I needed a table to try and see how many buildings I would need.  I had a sheet of paneling tucked away so I cut it to sort of 2x2 or there about.  I am not a stickler as I don't want the "math" to be that apparent in movement and fire distances.

A bit of watered down woodglue and play sand makes the city blocks.  It got sprayed with black undercoating and then I hit it with some blackboard spraypaint to matte it down.  I have not decided how I want to handle the roads yet.  Part of me thinks i should cheat and just shrink down some of my world work games stuff and glue it on.  The other part wants to see if I want to suffer through painting lines by hand.


I have started to add the overgrown static flock to the board.  I am not sure how "green" I will be in the end.  But I don't want to go crazy until I figure out how I am going to detail the roads.

Just a few pics of the stuff together.



One more building done, two more almost ready to start painting, and enough materials to make high-rises in all of the city blocks. 
Thanks for looking and I am always happy to hear comment and ideas on how to make this better.
DZT

[YPU]

This works scarily well. If you look on the web you can find 6mm civilian cars in large bags super cheap, they might help give your roads a bit more of that suddenly abandoned feel if you line them up the way the would be left. Just a suggestion.

[Dr. Zombie]

Awesome!