"Building a ruined city..." Topic
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| wingleader356 | 05 May 2013 7:47 p.m. PST |
I'm trying to build up a good ruined city… and i'm looking for some critiques and advice with what i've done so far… please check out my blog and help guide me through my indecisiveness… thanks
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| GROSSMAN | 05 May 2013 8:10 p.m. PST |
They look great-now do 8 more just like them! I am doing the same thing in 28mm, here are some pics of mine.
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| Terry L | 05 May 2013 8:26 p.m. PST |
A good start Wingleader356. Just another dozen or 2 to go….? |
| jameshammyhamilton | 06 May 2013 2:26 a.m. PST |
Nice Personally I recently dumped a decent amount of cash on the Commission Figurines Kickstarter. They make lots of shell buildings but at the moment they lack the piles of rubble that you would expect inside such ruined buildings. How did you make your rubble? I may look to do something similar to enhance the stuff I am getting. |
| GROSSMAN | 06 May 2013 8:32 a.m. PST |
James, I use kitty litter on mine or styrofoam. You have to paint the styro with acrylic paint as spraypaint will melt it. |
| Monophagos | 06 May 2013 5:15 p.m. PST |
I have a modular cityscape in "20mm". Paint base (mine consists of 8 2'x 2'heavy duty styrofoam tiles) a suitable asphalt dark grey and then base the individual buildings on a lighter grey base to show pavement/sidewalk.This also makes them a little sturdier.
I have a bunch of commercial type buildings to transition from industrial to residential, although in truth workers' tenements were usually right by the factories. Most of mine is scratchbuilt from various gauges of cardboard with some store bought pieces added. I also have built a canal with raised embankment and modular tramlines too. Good Luck! |
| wingleader356 | 06 May 2013 5:16 p.m. PST |
I have never had a problem with spray paint melting foam.. ever… i generally use krylon brand from walmart… i've used it on the foam board, insulation foam for hills and trenches and such… I used something similar to this product for the rubble
link mine appears to be a bit more jagged and irregular than this particular product… but i glued pieces of foam to the base to make the rubble seem taller/deeper, then covered the desired area with this great caulk/adhesive i found… |
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takes on quite a substantial project.
