| zerozero | 15 Nov 2009 8:02 a.m. PST |
link Messed around with some balsa wood scraps I had lying around and pieced together a few buildings. They're my first attempt at buildings so comments and suggestions would be welcomed. They're generic enough that I think you could use them from zombie games to scifi. |
| Only Warlock | 15 Nov 2009 8:38 a.m. PST |
Great stuff! Try using "Crackle Medium" to simulate fine cracking on the walls when you paint em up! |
| floating white bear | 15 Nov 2009 8:38 a.m. PST |
Nice start. Just watch when you paint them as the balsa wood will warp badly as the paint dries. Try to either limit the wetness of the paint or paint both sides of a wall equally and at the same time, to avoid the warpage. Rob. |
| Jamesonsafari | 15 Nov 2009 8:41 a.m. PST |
Looks like a good start! You could try adding bits of wire into the edges of the balsa to look like the reinfrocing rebar they put in concrete walls. I like more piles of rubble myself with some beams and bits of junk sticking out. In craft stores you can find a plastic mesh that is used for needle point crafts. Cut into sections it makes nice window panes etc. To paint start with a dark brown or black undercoat and then drybrush overtop. For big plate glass windows (which would be broken) after everything is painted you could glue in shards cut from clear plastic packaging. Maybe glue a scattering on the ground by the window? |
| Jamesonsafari | 15 Nov 2009 8:45 a.m. PST |
Here's a shot of my WW2 Italian ruins. link In this picture you can see how I used that plastic mesh stuff to make the rafers for a broken roof. link |
| Grizwald | 15 Nov 2009 11:23 a.m. PST |
"Just watch when you paint them as the balsa wood will warp badly as the paint dries. Try to either limit the wetness of the paint or paint both sides of a wall equally and at the same time, to avoid the warpage." A little tip: don't use water based paint. I've never had balsa warp when I paint it with enamels. |
 Gungnir  | 15 Nov 2009 11:24 a.m. PST |
I like them, very functional construction. |
| zerozero | 15 Nov 2009 2:54 p.m. PST |
Thanks for all the comments and ideas. I'll have to look at Michaels for the wire mesh when I'm there this week. |
| Steve Hazuka | 16 Nov 2009 8:08 a.m. PST |
a spray paint base in a neutral or primer will help too. I would do it before you add the rubble though. |
| Steve Hazuka | 16 Nov 2009 8:09 a.m. PST |
as for wire mesh, locate and cut out some screen from an old screen door. I have a 3x3ft peice that will last forever. |
| Grabula | 17 Nov 2009 7:37 a.m. PST |
zerozero, looks good. Are you planning on adding more detail? Also, I'd use styrene if I were you (I am!). It's more durable, and you can get plasti-weld to really hold it all together. |
updates the bases on some cheap pre-paints.
