My thoughts exactly and that is in fact where most of my lead comes from.
J

Mike Kurt Nick Conor and Karl,
Thanks a bunch fellas for keeping up with this ol geezer. I do appreciate all of your kind words for sure.
I took it easy today and didn't touch the figs but I spent a few hours with my knife and some plaster. I will try to get more of that done in the AM and then get some new pics going.
Thanks for the support guys.
J

Got a lil' sum-thin done on the wall. I figured out on my last dio that the trouble I was having matching the stonework colors stemmed mainly from me not filling in the cracks between the stones with a light color to show mortar. This light color adds a lot to the over-all color when viewed from a distance.
You can see I also added the slots in the windows where I will be fitting the rolladen shades. This was more difficult than it looks,believe me,as the plaster kept cracking and coming out.
Anyway,it's not done but I think every wall I do gets better. Anyway,I hope so.
J
For comparison,you can go back to the link concerning the Sanitorium further back in this blog. There is a modern color pic there that shows the stonework.
J

Jerry - the wall is looking good. Maybe subtle, but I agree with your point about the mortar - it makes a difference. What type of paint or stain are you using to color the stone?

Nick

Thanks Nick,
It's all Vallejo,
J

Gotta love Vallejo. Even knowing how great their paints are it's still amazing seeing how much you put it to use here. Awesome stuff.

-Conor

Lookin good Jerry! Hope your eyes feel better soon, but I'm glad your still able to build structures too!

Dave

Thanks Dave and Conor,
I am still up in the air concerning acrylic paint. I suppose I just need to work with it more as I see others attain super nice results.
Dave,
Yeah,my eyes.... oh brother what a bothersome thing but hey..... it could be worse.
J

What can I say, mon ami?

As always, your work is looking great. The wall is definitely starting to look like your references, and I'm anticipating seeing how this all comes together.

FWIW, I agree with your assessment of the color conundrum you had with the other project - the mortar joints would certainly have an overall effect on the color as perceived from a distance.

However, I thought that your color match on that project was a lot closer to your prototype photos than some others did.

IMO, there're simply too many variables involved in scale lighting and photo lighting to say with certainty that a color match between a scale model and a photo of the prototype is "right" or "wrong." The difference in the prototype being lit in light with or without clouds or the surface being wet, damp or dry can make the colors in even good photos taken at various times appear radically different.

Sometimes close enough is as good as it can get.

Anyways, I'm sure the wait for this one will be worth it, and I'll be "wow'ed" by the results, as usual!

Thanks for weighing in on this Mike,
These stones colors always get turned into a lively debate for sure.
I think the colors are a lot closer this time but not perfect.I also went with the bricks on the inside of the walls as that is what I see in the 1944 pics which are shown in the link on page 5 of this blog.
The stonework on the ground floor walls was a veneer that covered the brick main structure and that shows in the piccies on page 5 of the damaged building. Some areas of the front of the building were made of partially dressed stone but not the back wall. I did get it wrong in that the thin stone veneer was square cut for the most part and not random like I made it.
Oh well,I was not out to make an exact prototype and my intention is to show the attack as I imagined it and to try to replicate what it actually takes to break into an enemy occupied building.
J

Here I show what I did behind the scenes in the rooms getting broken into. When the top is on you can barely see anything so I am just going to suggest details. I lined the back of the rooms with black paper ala model railroad buildings. I made a dividing wall out of paper and plaster and as this wall is right behind where one of the tank rounds penetrated I had to make more damage there as well. I put some inter room doors there as well.


As you can see when I just put thick paper on top you can barely see in the windows.



I can see from these pics I think I went to heavy on the black paint on the outside walls. Have to tone'er down.
I also have to put some machine gun holes on the wall. Have to keep Kurt happy. Heheheh
J

It still looks good no matter whether the color is too dark or too this or too that Jerry. Haters be all like " dude this an dude that" bro. No worries though, it will all be fine when you finish, which is something you do very well. Looking good sir.

Dave

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I also have to put some machine gun holes on the wall. Have to keep Kurt happy. Heheheh
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I've seen this ,my brother from over the ocean !!!

Nice progress otherwise .

Kurt

Couldn't have said it better myself. Haters gonna hate. I think what you did with the inner rooms is just awesome. Gives it a real eerie look. Also how you made it look like a dark room just through the painting, looks like the real thing. But you already knew that

Gets better and better!

-Conor

Dave Kurt and Conor,
Nah yo,it be like all cool'n all. Don't sweat the haters. Ah do waht ah wohn't.
I am pulling all kinds of old knowlege out from past art classes and stuff from prop building and painting,etc. I still want to add the debris on the floors inside the romms and some various knocked about stuff. Worked on the window frames a bit last night. Film at eleven,
J

Hahaha. No Jerry, was just having some fun using the terminology of the hood!!! As my friends kid used to say "you're not the boss of me!" I like to do what works for me too, irregardless of the IMHO's. I do appreciate the input but at the end of the day I'm the one looking at it and not sleeping while playing the alternatives over and over in my head.

All is good in this hood, you're doing a great bit of work man!

Thanks for the kind words Dave.
To be clear,I was also just messin' around with a bit of modern lingo. It was not aimed at anyone in particular and never meant to offend anybody and I hope that didn't happen.
I just get a little off the wall sometimes.
J

I for one am certainly not offended. Not much offends this guy. You can call me anything but late for dinner, I really don't care:-)

Either way your dio's always look great and capture the intended image, both physically an emotionally. Keep it up J.

Well alrighty then,
Here is the promised pic of the progress with the windows with the "rolladen" outside screens.

How did you make the glass?

Looks great, as always.

Glass is just 10 thou clear plastic sandwiched in between strips of evergreen stock strips. I cut the clear pieces with a scissors and white glued them on.
Thanks for looking in,
J

Love those blinds, adds a real nice bit of character and interest to the windows.

Thanks Karl,
First time I ever made those so I was kind of pleased with myself. Doesn't happen often.
So I am happy that one other guy is pleased with it as well!
J

Make that at least 2 guys Jerry. I think they are awesome too.

Dave

Thanks Dave,
I was thinking on adding some venician blinds and curtains as well. Thoughts?
J