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Building a Ruined Farm House

Marty - your woodwork and vines are EXCELLENT.... the nail holes and aging of the wood was particulary good, and is often something overlooked. My only problem is the roof shingles... they appear to be FAR too large... in scale, wouldn't they be far smaller? They look like plywood sheets rather than shingles.

Keith, you are probably right. I had nothing to go by so I sort of eyeballed them and they do seem a bit big. This entire project was just a way for me to test a whole bunch of new techniques and to be honest I never actually intended for it to end up as diorama. I certainly didn't think it would be good enough for a Feature Article but I am glad it did. I have learned a lot during this project and now know what not to do next time.

Your work is excelent. Thanks for sharing this little beauty with us , The roof tiles can be corrected easily, but it's not so necesary.

Marty: your practice diorama looks great, particularly the grass and wall. A quick question: in your article you just said you painted the wall, did you use a brush or airbrush for that painting? Thanks, Keith

Keith, I used a brush and cheap craft acrylic paints.

Thanks Marty. I am in the middle of a diorama and I have been trying to decide how to paint a wall made out of cork as well as a Verlinden building. You have added some additional food for thought. Keith

I must echo all the praises already stated by my fellows here at Armorama. The only criticism I have is in regard to the bricks of the building where the damage has occurred. The way the work has eben scribed, the bricks appear to be almost like a veneer placed over a solid concrete wall. What I mean is the mortar gap between the bricks appears only on the surface and does not appear to continue through the brick wall. Does this make sense? The damage also is very regular giving the appearance of a whole punched through a solid object rather than a hole blasted through an aggregate of individual bricks held by mortar. This is the impression I get from the pics anyway. Otherwise it looks very good.

Scott, Your point about the mortar lines is valid and has been brought up several weeks ago when I first introduced my project to Armorama community. I contemplated making necessary modifications but at that point in time I was too far into this project. I was afraid that I would possibly do some unnecessary damage to the wall and surrounding area if I started to mess with it. I decided to keep it the way it is but will definitely pay attention next time I build a wall with a big'ol hole in it.

Hey Marty! I hope you know my comments were not intended to be negative, but encouraging. I didn't see the previous comments on this. I think overall you've done a fabulous job on the piece. It turned out very well and it will only be improved by the addition of some figures or AFVs!

Yes I know, although all comments are welcome. Things need to be criticized so that they can be improved. I appreciate both, negative and positive comments.