Yep folks
it`s almost 1 o`clock night here in Holland so time for the Photoupdate number 9
Today I detailed the interior a bit more and asked my father for help. While he was an firefighter in his earlier years and could tell exactely what burns and how it looks like after that.

I went further on Greta giving her more colour

I also gave the Sniper his blanket where he hides under I also added the burlap to the gunbarrel

I also did some extra weathering on the outside of the building


Frontshot shows the weathering on the walls some bulletholes weathered poster


Overview of the outside building


detail of the sniper (imagine how that looks when the surrounding area is covered with snow


GRETA


scorched and burned interior

Any questions?? Just ask
I`ll always give answer

WOW, great job! Very realistic. Just one thought, I was told with my dio I needed to make the snow uniform look like it was durty because a white uniform will show alot of wear and tear. I agree with that and I am fixing mine. But other than that its looking great!

WOW!...very nice!...I like...!!!...I have been looking at the updates you have posted and you are quite the busy bee!...It is very very nice!...I like the detail added to the helmet with the holes! :-) :-) :-) ...very snazzy work!
To make it a bit more realistic I think I would add a rifle to the dummy...make it look like the dummy itself is a sniper...
Are you going to add a coat for the dummy to REALY make it look real???...I dunno its just an opinion...you might have a different one...
But its very nice!...
Be proud!!!
Cant wait for snow!

Cris

Yes Yes Folks

here is an updated costs list

Sniper:
I talked this over with Keith because my Sniper ia completely scratchbuilt and I had no idea what to raise for it. So Keith and I agreed to raise 25ct. for every part that came from the scratchbox I thought this was fair.
-Modeling Clay from the DAS brand "Stolen" from my little sister : 0.00ct
-The Sniper gun came from the scrapbox : 0.25ct
-The right(shooting) hand from the scrapbox: 0.25ct
-the complete leftarm came from the scrapbox: 0.25ct
-The head with helmet out of the scrapbox: 0.25ct
-The boots from the scrapbox: 0.25
-The shovel and the cannister (I believe): 0.25ct
Total Scratchbuilt Sniper: $ 1.50

The building and sidewalk
-Foam used for the building and sidewalk I got it from my father out of the hospital: 0.00ct
-Windowframe was made out of a couple of icelolly sticks wich I had laying around: 0.00ct
-Miliputt wich I had laying around for a long time: Oh heck I raise 0.25ct for that then my building got any value within
-one tube of wallspackle/plaster/ (plamuur in dutch) "stolen" from my fathers workshed: 0:00ct
-The road with drainage sculpted out of the same foam where everything except the figure is sculpted out 0.00 ct.
-The rubble piles against the sides of the building are made out of foam and then covered with a layer of miliputt I`ll raise 0.25ct. for that
-balsawood for the floor: stolen from my fathers workshed: 0:00ct.
Total scratchbuilt houseruin: $0.50ct

Greta (my mannequin)
-sculpted out of the same foam as everything else 0.00ct
-German Helmet out of the scrapbox 0.25ct
-Tarp/cloth around her: Toiletpaper stolen from the toilet...... duh 0.00ct
total costs greta 0.25ct.

others
-Propaganda posters and the picture of Lenin printed on one piece of paper 0.03ct.
-Wallpaper printed on another piece of paper 0.03ct.
-burlap for the barrel of the gun. stolen a teabag from my mothers kitchen: 0.00ct.
-blanket for the Sniper Aluminium foil stolen from my mothers kitchen 0.00ct
-window remains stole a box of Q tips from our shower at home and bashed it 0.00ct
total others 0.06ct.

Overall cost: $2.31(this will be almost the same price in Euro`s I believe

Any questions?? Just ask!!

nice job. Don't forget to scorch that wood beam n the middle of the floor ?

Faust,
Very nice progression. It is coming along very well. I wish I could do 1/2 the work in a day that you get done! Impressive. I like the look of the posters.

slodder

thanks for the comments
but it is actually not that much time that I stick into this dio (it`s something that surprises me too) The photo updates are mostly progress pictures of one or two hours a day

Hiya FAUST,
YOU BUSY! Your dady comes in pretty handy! Does he know you stole all his stuff?
You'd better don't tell him
Looks sweet.

Golikell

Yeah and probably he nor the rest from my family will pay the bail because the whole dio is made of othermans belongings :-)

Great work mate, I am especially impressed with the burnt interior, I hope the owner was well insured! Your resourcefulness of evry day items never fails to amaze me and has been an influence.
The only comment I can make (believe me I tried to find more) is a techinical one concerning the rifle. From the picture I can see you have the burlap going over the stock just in front of his face. This would have been a bolt action rifle and this could impede or stop him cocking the rifle,snipers spend alot of time preparing their rifles (I know they all get upset when I cut it of to inspect the rifles). If this is not the case I apologize, I would hate to see this dio lose credability for such a small point that is easy to correct.
Robbo

Good grief !
You stole from your mom, your dad, your little sister, the toilet AND the shower ! You're well on your way of giving modeling a bad name !

If keith lets you get away with that, in a few years you'll be sending "expense notes" as follows :

- figure stolen at hobby shop : 0,0 €
- dio base stolen and DIY store : 0,0 €
- building stolen at model show : 0,0 €
...
- time invested in modeling all this : 0,0 € (time in jail is free of charge anyway)






... but you're dio is coming on strong ! Great work, buddy.

I love the figure in the window awsome touch
Branden

HAHA GF

Yeah probably that`s my future perspective
But he what can I say. I used it only for good goals so you may call me a modern modeling Robin Hood. #:-) #:-)

:-) :-)

You may consider changing "Robert" in "Robin" ?