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That is some great work. I like the cohesive theme you have, and the sheer size of the models you are building is an epic undertaking. With the number of finished (or almost finished) projects you've shared it's obvious you are up to the task.

Excellent work. Your combination of scratchbuild and prefab is inspiring.

You may want to consider some shading, like moss / mold / whatever alien stuff would grow near the base of the buildings. You can also try different shading for the stones. Here's an example. Not necessary for sure, but an idea to consider.


Subbed and looking forward to more.

I do sand / gravel effects vai 2 different methods, depending on side. First is to mix up a slurry of material and Elmer's glue. I let it set up just a bit and then apply it. It's easy to work with and you have a lot of time to make changes, etc. Once it is dry it's a solid chunk and it's not coming off unless the surface you've glued it to is flat and smooth. If that is the case I make the pile on a ceramic plate (straight from the kitchen), let it fully dry, peel it off and glue it to the surface you want it on w/ super glue.

If it is a larger piece I use pinkboard sculpted into the basic shape I want, cover it w/ glue, and sprinkle sand / whatever on it. Here's an example of what I mean:

Small object:



Large object:



Hope this helps!

 Galorn wrote:
I'd also reccommend painting the statue up as a slightly different type of stone. Paler would sugjest a marble, darker basalt, etc. It would add a subtle color difference. Also weatherit appropriate to the amount of time its been wrecked.

I agree 100%. I would also recommend that if you weather it make it look like has been there for some time so you would have bits of grass growing out of cracks in the stone as well as the ground, and some greenish mold / fungus / moss growing around the bottom of some of the broken stone.

Overall it came out very well and all it needs is a few details to change it from good to excellent.

Ok, understood. Lighter stone coloring for the statue should give you the contrast that will make it stand out and look completed.

You are definitely sharing a top spot with some of the other terrain modelers on Dakka (and I follow every terrain thread I can find on Dakka for that is worth). Your vision is distinct and your ability to execute it into an excellent model is unquestionable.

I really like your work and when I get back to my larger CoD building I'm going to borrow a few of your techniques.

A couple weeks ago I remembered this thread. I wasn't on Dakka, I was just out and about doing something mundane like grocery shopping. For no explainable reason I said aloud "I wonder if that guy on Dakka ever finished that massive building project". Digging though subbed threads tonight lead me here again for my answer.

What you have accomplished here is incredible. It's disappointing that your original photos were deleted but the finished models speak for themselves. The cathedral is simply staggering. All of your scenery is impressive. Your work is an inspiration to me and I'm going to try my hand at much larger pieces next time I build. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.