BMP -2 In Aleppo - Buildings construction

[Steven]

Few testshots moving principal items around - for a long time counter was facing the door but parallel to it now look better to me fluorescent tube bluetacked at this point - does it work bearing in mind that it will be seen through slaps of concrete hanging down?

[SimonT]

Hi Steven,

First picture with it slightly off vertical looks best - ones I’ve seen before in picture never seem to dangle straight. Probably the ballasts and other control gear throw the centre of gravity off

[Steven]

Hi Steven,

First picture with it slightly off vertical looks best - ones I’ve seen before in picture never seem to dangle straight. Probably the ballasts and other control gear throw the centre of gravity off

Good point will bare in mind

[Steven]

Added some posters to both outside and inside as it is a middle eastern convenience store , a few magazine ads and the odd movie posters( convenience stores often sell pirated movies) looks a bit like the inside of a garage now but will look better once the counter goes in outside could do with a few more

[scottie3158]

Steven,
Excellent work.

[Steven]

Thanks mate
Little progress:
Counter and fluorescent tube are in
Working on the collapsed ceiling
These slaps will be hanging from the rebar

[Steven]

Veeeery small progress still working on the convenience storr to get that ramshackle looted look had some arab cardboard boxes you can just make them out behind the counter-very authentic and all that but they looked bland so I am working on using some with very recognisable brands instead here in various stages of construction

[rtfoe]

They're fantastic Steven.

Cheers,
Richard

[BigGreg]

Superb

[Steven]

Cheers Gents :smiling4:

[scottie3158]

Steven,
This just gets better and better.

[Steven]

DIY Rebared concrete:
Pour one layer let set,add rebar (in a grid pattern) glue these to the surface to stop them moving around then pour second layer let set and then comes the fun part: smash it and use the pieces you need.
This method works well for
showing the rebar through holes in the middle of a slab or slabs still connected by the rebar
You can use regular plaster but i would use plaster of paris - a piece of plaster with lenghts of wire running all the way through is surprisingly durable and hard to crack

[scottie3158]

Steven,
That looks very authentic nicely done.

[Steven]

Wip rubble pile for the small building - still needs a bit of work [ATTACH alt="20191104_070530.jpg"]362617[/ATTACH][ATTACH alt="20191104_070623.jpg"]362618[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

Excellent modelling Steven :smiling3:.