Hi Everybody,
Been working on this for a few weeks now, with quite a bit still to do. Main materials are balsa wood and good ol’ plaster. I’ve since added nail holes in the floorboards, and roof work has started.
Comments welcome! [:)]
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Wow that looks awesome.
Post pics when you’re done!
One awesome piece of scratchbuilding Kelly,can`t wait to see it incerted into the dio,
gonna be somethin to see!
You did a great job on the bricks - Are those walls too thick or were they really that thick back then
wow incredible.
joe
Looks very good,i’m wondering what you’ll use for the debris.
I have pics of ruins with walls much thicker than Kelly`s walls,the debris must have been phenominal!
Looking good. Better hurry and finish it before it falls down[(-D] Looking forward to seeing it when it’s completed.
Thanks for the comments gang, well the roof is all shingled and painted, windows have frames in them, all that’s needed is some broken glass, and some portraits for the inside. I’ve set it asided for now, and resuming work on the StuG IIIG and the Krupp Protze kits that will be going into the dio.
What did you use for the bricks? Thanks.
Hi Buff,
I actually did a “reverse” plan for making the bricks…I just drew out the areas where the plaster would be broken and bricks be exposed, and took a flat blade knife and gouged out the section, leaving about 1mm depth to the main surface. Once done, I simply took the back edge of my scalpel and just scribed the bricks in. Hope this helps!
It sure does. Thanks for the tip!
One more tip on the plaster, there is a certain point in time while plaster is drying that it is easiest to work with. I call it the happy hour. During this happy hour plaster will carve and scribe nicely. After this time the plaster gets completely hard and then carving get tough. And if you try to work before the happy hour the plaster is too soft and mushy. Looks great and good job.
another technique I have used is to sculpt the details in the plaster nice and crisp and let it set completley. Once it is dry, use a stiff bristle brush with future and scrub the plaster. it will soften the edges and soak into the plaster making a hard finish. Go light, because it will soften the plaster and wear it down fast.
Tip for making shattered glass.
Cut thin plastic sheeting(clear) to the desired size, surround with dry-ice for a bit.
Than hit the pane with a hammer, voila perfect shattered window pane.
HTH.
Nice job. I have started scratchbuilding myself…walls, roads, fences. It is quite fun and makes the dio that much more “yours.” You have inspired me to start tackling buildings.
Cheers!
Mike
Model Museum, that’s a cool tip for the glass! I’ve been using the overhead projector foils as my glass, it’s stiff enough to get the jagged edges when I cut it with my blade. Then I take my tweezers and put white glue on the ends, and glue it to the window frame.
I envy anyone who has the skills to scratch build. Your project is very impressive. I hope that you will perodically post progress pics. Semper Fi, mike
