Dioramas: Buildings & Ruins
Ruined buildings and city scenes.
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Monday, February 09, 2009 - 08:22 AM UTC
Shaun, tx man, I like this way and I can recommend it to every diorama modeller.

Dean, I'm glad you like it, but you can also find a lot of inspiration in Blockhaus' topics. Tx mate !

Nige, that's the super thing about the cork stuff : it has a typical 'weathered by time' look from the beginning. Tx.

Hey Chas, I cut plastic card to make the tiles. Tx man.


I continued working and this is the next update :

I have this picture for reference to finish the yellow big stones, typical for Normandy houses.



The base color added :



The left roof :



The back side of the gate, not visible in the display case, but fun to do :



I keep you updated.

Guy.


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Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted: Monday, February 09, 2009 - 08:39 AM UTC
Cant add much more than I like this a lot and envy your skill.

Cheers
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Dublin, Ireland
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Posted: Monday, February 09, 2009 - 09:16 AM UTC
very good work Guy, I look forward to seeing the dio you build around this.
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New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 - 10:35 PM UTC
Guy , beautiful work !!! .......... The stone and block variations are sweet. This should look very , very good when painted up.
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 03:48 AM UTC
Guy marvelous looking build mate,this is going to look fantastic when complete.
Are you sculpting any figures for this project .

Steve
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California, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 - 05:17 PM UTC
I love the outcome...cant wait to see some paint on it!
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 07:15 AM UTC
Thank you guys ! This gives me the boost I need.

I got a little further today...

I started the coloring of the big stones in tones between sandy yellow/creme and blue.
I decided to paint on very thin layers to let the former colors/tones to shine through.
Transparent layers give me the opportunity to keep control. I want to obtain harmony in the colors of the gate.



I decided to rework the house corner on the right. I glued on new wooden parts, structured them with a file, painted and filled the space between them with Reno Filler.
The filler is great stuff, and perfect to do the job (I used it for my Normandy shack project in 1/72 scale). It will be primed and weathered too of course, it's far to white and clean.

The right part is already filled :





This is just the beginning but I like to share it with you guys. Please tell me if you like it.

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Rhone, France
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 09:03 PM UTC
yes I like it Guy! The rendering of the textures is *excellent*, keep on!
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 11:30 PM UTC
Thank you JB, meanwhile I have brushed on four thin layers between the wood, to create tonal depth. Still a lot to do but this is how it looks now :





The other roof part, first session done (left) :



Cu guys, tell me if you like it, remarks, and especially : ideas ! G.


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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 03:23 AM UTC
Brickwork base colors done :





G.
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Donegal, Ireland
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Posted: Sunday, February 15, 2009 - 07:18 AM UTC
Great work with the cork Guy. Love what you´ve done here. This´ll make an excellent background for anything.
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 08:57 AM UTC
Thank you Frank. It's great fun making walls this way, and what's more important : it's clean and it works quite fast once the balsa wood structure (base) is prepared.

I started the electricity wiring, and made an electricity box. Still a bit of work but we'll get there I think.



G.
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Tennessee, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 10:19 AM UTC
Guy,
the gate looks great! The Cork method ROCKS! doesn't it!! Thanks Blockhaus!

Just don't forget to add some weathering; areas where rain would wash down the walls and maybe highlights/fading on the upper areas.

Good job so far!

Bill.
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Virginia, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 01:39 PM UTC
Incredible work so far keep the updates coming please.
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Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
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Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 01:29 AM UTC
GREAT work g!!
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 01:43 AM UTC
Great work. What figures are you using?

Martyn
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 07:15 AM UTC
Thank you guys for the kind comments.

Today I brushed on the weathered paint on the rusty electricity box. I added wiring on the right side of the gate, and rusted hooks were attached in the wall. I painted on rust marks...

Still so much to do, correct, complete...but what fun this is !





Guy.
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Antwerpen, Belgium
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Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009 - 07:03 AM UTC
Hello friends,

Today I have finished the electricity box. Another pipe for wiring was made and glued on. The wire and another box are coming up next.

Here's the finished box and a street sign I added : Rue Des Templiers, Street Of The Crusaders (I think ? JBA ? Are you there ? ).





The wiring of the house on the right of the gate done :



A pipe for protection of the electricity wires :



Global view :



jba
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Rhone, France
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Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009 - 08:44 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Rue Des Templiers, Street Of The Crusaders (I think ? JBA ? Are you there ? ).



Road of the Templars my Belgian friend
looks great!! the touch of blue is really nice -don't forget that those older plaques are often sort of bevelled, not flat if you see what i mean!

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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009 - 09:14 AM UTC
Hi
This is getting better & better every time I check out this build.
Your doing a great job.
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009 - 10:56 PM UTC
Really nice work, love the plumbing and electricity.

Great rust too.

Chas
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Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009 - 11:12 PM UTC
Great detail shots, they erally show off how much effort you put into this piece. Well done.
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Thessaloniki, Greece / Ελλάδα
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Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 12:05 AM UTC
Nice work and details!
What material is the electricity wires
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Newfoundland, Canada
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Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 12:21 AM UTC
unbelievable workmanship.
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Oklahoma, United States
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Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 12:55 AM UTC
Nice work Wow factor all the way.

So I see a lot of Cork used in Europe.

Here not many places sell Cork in thickness like you all use.

Just tiles to stick pins in.

Anybody know of a good place that does?

Again Fantastic job.