This barn is to be part of a larger diorama with a halftrack taking cover underneath it . There is still work to do but here is the progress so far. The construction is simple using wood and card.
Below is a mock up of the scene I am going to create.
Four wooden legs and a simple frame have been covered in a corrugated cardboard. This board is flat on one side so does have its limitations but is perfect for this kind of work where it is to be stuck onto a flat surface.
Take some ordinary household silver foil and spray the shiny side with spray adhesive. This is then worked over the card with a soft sponge and a cotton bud to get it into the contours.
The next step was to add some texture to the wooden legs and paint/weather them to look as though they are sun bleached.
Rust was applied using various paints and powders - This is the effect after the first round of paint etc and more will be done later.
I decided to add a few old planks to the rear of the barn to break up some of the metal work.
These have been given their first round of paint/weathering.
Some of the groundwork has already been started.
A tall Stone Pine will stand behind the barn to add some height to the scene.
These are only the first stages of the groundwork and there is still much to be done. The house at the rear of the dio is to be a complete ruin so there will be all sorts of debris/rubble etc added.
Thanks for looking
Ant - TREEMENDUS
http://www.treemendusmodels.co.uk/
