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So, in keeping with my pledge to get stuff done (Feb to June), I summon your attention to the building on the left in this picture:


I'm going to finish this thing. I added some details to it:


And then, using a piece of fine grit sandpaper, I added a tarred roof:


More details and more work up soon. Thanks for looking. C&C always welcome. Have an awesome day!

I added more details! Like a lip to the roof (to cover up the holes made by the push pins I used to hold the roof down while the glue dried):


And a bunch more cosmetic additions to the exterior:


This detail is the place where the ladder to the roof will go:


That's it for now. Thanks for looking. C&C always welcome. Have an awesome day!

That in tact building looks amazing. I really like the little cosmetics and the lip of the roof is a great idea. Inspirational stuff.

EDC

Brilliant work, love that roof. It is you detailing which really finishes these brilliantly. Nice work.

 evildrcheese wrote:
That in tact building looks amazing. I really like the little cosmetics and the lip of the roof is a great idea. Inspirational stuff.

EDC

Thanks EDC. The details and roof lip are both made of the foam core cast offs from when I trimmed the walls to make sure they fit together flush. As evidenced here in this photo. I cut away the edge and save them:


They become the thin strips of foam core from the pile of debris at the center of this photo:


Best rule of thumb when it comes to building is "never throw anything away (unless it's organic material because that stuff rots and gets stinky)"

 Camkierhi wrote:
Brilliant work, love that roof. It is you detailing which really finishes these brilliantly. Nice work.

Thanks very much, Cam. I really appreciate the feedback.

I did even more detailing work. I coated the exterior with some Crayola air dry clay mixed with water and elmers white glue, starting with the low wall and working on to the wall:


I did everything except the rear wall, because I felt like it needed more details, including a small step that I'm hoping will look like a concrete step when I'm all finished:


Thanks again for looking. C&C always welcome. I hope everyone has a super awesome day.

Tomorrow I make sidewalks for this thing out of heavy cardstock. I'm wondering if anyone has any ideas on how to make curbs. Like the metal plates that curve over the edge of the concrete. I might wind up using paper because it's thin enough, but I'm wondering if anyone has any other suggestions. I'm open to ideas!

Thanks in advance!

Could always try Tim foil, used to use the heavy grade stuff you find on oven meat pies. Not sure if it's easily available in the states??

Alaricuk wrote:
Could always try Tim foil, used to use the heavy grade stuff you find on oven meat pies. Not sure if it's easily available in the states??

Do you mean Tin foil? How does that interact with glue and also what kind of glue would I use on it if I were to get my hands on it?

Looking great waaazag.

The attention to detail your adding to your scenery is great.

Look forward to seeing more and don't forget to get some table pics for me

 JoeRugby wrote:
Looking great waaazag.

The attention to detail your adding to your scenery is great.

Look forward to seeing more and don't forget to get some table pics for me

Thanks, JoeRugby! When this project is done I hope to have the most awesome of table pics for you.

Multiple layers of tin foil, by the good stuff, nice and thick on a roll, couple bucks life time supply. Will take most glues, PVA will do.

Or make yourself up a simple mold and use filler to make curb stones that way you can chip them nicely.

Could sprue be utilised somehow to make the curbs?

EDC

Building looks good. How tall is it? Could we see a model for scale?

 Warboss_Waaazag wrote:

Alaricuk wrote:
Could always try Tim foil, used to use the heavy grade stuff you find on oven meat pies. Not sure if it's easily available in the states??

Do you mean Tin foil? How does that interact with glue and also what kind of glue would I use on it if I were to get my hands on it?

Yep I did mean tin foil, auto correct magic again, I'd use impact adhesive or plain old super glue. I have heard of people using builders contact adhesive though this seems like over kill.
Like camkierhi says above, general use filler would work great too, in a mould for regularity or free hand and then scribe your own detail, look forward to seeing your progress, it's looking excellent

Thanks for all the great feedback, guys. I started a Pinterest board full of pictures of various sidewalks from around the world to inspire me, but for this project in particular I went with super easy. I'll post up pictures likely tomorrow as today is the fabricated "love day" in the states and my girlfriend has other ideas about what we are doing. But fear not! I got a great deal of work done at my bimonthly craft night party yesterday. Cheers!

So I coated the whole building with clay and glue and additionally textured the ground (a little) and the low walls (a lot more), pre-detailing phase (because I usually detail things before I detail them...yo, dog):


More pictures and updates after I get some feedback or at least one "neat!" Thanks for looking (and telling me how cool it is). Have an awesome day!

Neat!



Seriously though, it looks cool. The texturing makes a big difference.

EDC

Difficult to say neat, as you smeared filler everywhere, so sorry not neat.

Cool however is no problem, that looks brilliant matey, looks realistic and functional, good work.

Thanks, guys. Here's more. I painted the whole thing black, first:


And then cut a strip of clear plasticard and marred it with dirty paint water for future use:


Next, I cut squares of heavy card stock and strips of same for the sidewalk and edging (the edging needs more work before I am satisfied with the end product), and glued them into place:


And into the alleyway and backyard:


And cut the dirty windows into pieces and fit the first two into the front window slots:


I think the windows need additional frames on them. The sidewalks need filler and grit, the backyard needs work, the walls might need fencing, the ladder has yet to be built, the whole thing needs painting, more windows, curb treatment, and backyard scatter. Coming along, coming along. Thanks for looking. Feedback always welcome. Have an awesome day!

I'm not usually one to post about his trials and tribulations, but my 87 year old father, with whom I don't get along very well, has just recently been diagnosed with Stage 2 cancer. It isn't the worst diagnosis - the cancer started in his bladder and has since moved into the muscle walls, but the doctors don't think it will spread - but it does mean he has to go in for six and a half weeks of radiation therapy. Then I guess cross his fingers. I'm not overly worried given the endurance this man has shown in the past - he survived walking pneumonia, triple bypass surgery, and a stroke. Hell, he died when he was just 14 from an allergic reaction to anesthesia, an event that likely saved him from service in world war 2 (he had broken his ulna and died when they tried to set it; the surgeons ditched the setting in order to resuscitate him and now his left wrist is permanently turned inward). But this diagnosis does force me to confront my father's mortality. He won't be here forever and I don't know how to mend our broken relationship.

I don't know what I am going to do, but I appreciate anyone who has taken the time to read this post. Any kind words would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, everyone who has encouraged me and supported me throughout my stint here on dakkadakka. You are the reason I do what I do; your words are more powerful than you know.

Thank you and have an awesome day.

=Waaazag

All thoughts and the best of wishes to you and yours mate. The increasing age of one's parents is certainly an uncomfortable reality check. I guess I would say just try to talk; you have little to lose and much to gain.

Thanks, graven.

My thoughts, prayers and love are yours, and your fathers.

Family are always a pain, however having been through hell with mine, I can categorically say, life (even at 87 years) is far too short to argue, and hold grudges about petty things, and trust me no matter what the issue you have with Dad is, it is petty. It might seem like a big deal, but it aint.

Hug him, tell him you love him, and go from there, the past is irrelevant to the future.

Best wishes to you both.

We will be here no matter what, waiting patiently.

as with others, I say my prayers for the both of you.

Hard to compare on a forum like this, but although my own father has done a lot for me in life, we've had some really rough periods, and some huge fights with each other. It isn't always easy to get on with someone who can be difficult. The fact you aren't completely estranged suggests there must be something at least halfway decent about him that has prevented that, so maybe try starting from there.

Thank you for your kind words, Cam, Tiger9gamer, and Fifty. I really do appreciate it.


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Apparently I never took build in progress shots of this little ruined corner piece. So I have to show you paint in progress shots of an unfamiliar building:


And then finished pictures of same:


If you think of this terrain piece as a "doodle" then you're not far off. Thanks for looking and have an awesome day.

Sorry for the blurry picture with bad lighting, I was using an iPad at night. Just wanted to show that I'm making progress on my building. Slowly but surely.



Thanks for looking and have an awesome day!

Sometimes I post up new content on this blog and days and weeks go by and no one comments. I wonder about that. Is it because it gets shunted down the board by new posters and people miss it? Are folks intimidated by my mannerisms? Are you afraid to post a comment because you feel like you have nothing constructive to say?

I try to give back to the community as much as I can, commenting on people's blogs new and old. I follow and friend the builders, converters, and painters I respect and try to make rounds when I haven't been on in a while. Some of my comments are as simple as "great work so far, keep at it!" because I know that even the slightest encouragement can be enough.

Sometimes life outside of our hobby is stressful, traumatic, and/or overwhelming. Sometimes it's filled with wonders, happiness, and joy. Through everything, though, there is the hobby and, more importantly, the community that supports it; that supports us. I know for myself, coming to the boards when I am feeling down and seeing "[first unread]" on any of my threads is an enormous boost, tremendous validation. It can pull me up from darkness and cast me back out into the light. I imagine it does similar things to many others on these boards.

So I encourage everyone, whether this is your first time here on Dakka or the six millionth, whether you just signed up today or you've been here since the beginning, whether you're normally a lurker and have never posted a comment or you're someone like me who posts everywhere, please.

Post comments.

Grow the community.

Brighten someone's day.

Thanks for reading this. Have an awesome day.

 Warboss_Waaazag wrote:
Sometimes I post up new content on this blog and days and weeks go by and no one comments. I wonder about that. Is it because it gets shunted down the board by new posters and people miss it? Are folks intimidated by my mannerisms? Are you afraid to post a comment because you feel like you have nothing constructive to say?

I try to give back to the community as much as I can, commenting on people's blogs new and old. I follow and friend the builders, converters, and painters I respect and try to make rounds when I haven't been on in a while. Some of my comments are as simple as "great work so far, keep at it!" because I know that even the slightest encouragement can be enough.

Sometimes life outside of our hobby is stressful, traumatic, and/or overwhelming. Sometimes it's filled with wonders, happiness, and joy. Through everything, though, there is the hobby and, more importantly, the community that supports it; that supports us. I know for myself, coming to the boards when I am feeling down and seeing "[first unread]" on any of my threads is an enormous boost, tremendous validation. It can pull me up from darkness and cast me back out into the light. I imagine it does similar things to many others on these boards.

So I encourage everyone, whether this is your first time here on Dakka or the six millionth, whether you just signed up today or you've been here since the beginning, whether you're normally a lurker and have never posted a comment or you're someone like me who posts everywhere, please.

Post comments.

Grow the community.

Brighten someone's day.

Thanks for reading this. Have an awesome day.

Annnnd exalted! awesome post! Personally I feel a little gunshy for commenting, as I feel I will just become an endless robot saying the word "Amazing" over and over when it comes to your breathtaking models! Your an inspirtation, and If my gw allowed more home built terrain I would defiantly be copying some things I seen here!

Anyways I did have a question: have you ever tried to make a tench line?

Good post man. I normally lurk on your thread for inspiration and to see cool terrain.

Well keep up the awsome and I'll keep an eye out