1/87 Tiger Recovery in the Tyrol

[Lee Drennen]

Looking good Paul

[minitnkr]

Road building continues. I think I have the banking/grading cross section correct. Drainage capacity has been enlarged for spring melt.

Can't find pavement marking examples for this period secondary German/Austrian roads. Seems to be none. Comments? PaulE

[Jim R]

Hi Paul
Each update shows the groundwork getting better so the wine must be working :smiling: Love dios with height - most bases tend to be pretty level but whenever I see a dio with high cliffs, tall trees or multi storied buildings they always have an extra something.
Jim

[scottie3158]

Paul,
This looks better with every update.

[minitnkr]

Thank you gentlemen. Still trying to find pavement markings for WWII German/Austrian roads. PaulE

[BattleshipBob]

Very nice Paul, lovely job. Good enough for a golf tee!!

[minitnkr]

Looks too steep to allow for a backswing:smiling2:. PaulE

[minitnkr]

Progress pics. Found no pavement marking examples so will go w/none. Added grate to culvert entrance, some rip rap (to chk size), some greenery & touched up massif edge. Sorted tangled block'n'tackle. Ordered another Alsacast FAMO. Next step-blend in the massif to the base.


C&Cs welcomed. PaulE

[scottie3158]

Paul,
This is looking good and coming on nicely.

[Si Benson]

Hi Paul,
Seem to have completely missed your Dio coming together:flushed:
it’s coming along very nicely indeed:thumb2:

[minitnkr]

Thanks guys. Struggling w/mojo on this project as executing the imagined has proven more difficult than anticipated. PaulE

[minitnkr]

Passed on blending massif as can't find right color rip rap that is right size & played w/dirt and flora, my first loves.


C&Cs encouraged. PaulE

[Guest]

Keep it going Paul, nothing amiss there. Agree with Jim about the hight makes it most impressive.

[minitnkr]

I still have to spackle & paint the sides, and add some green stuff here & there, but I think the base may be very close to done. What do youse tink? PaulE

[SimonT]

Personally Paul I still think you should experiment with some washes and dry brushing to blend it all together

Black or dark brown wash all over to enhance the shadows, then dry brush each colour gradually lightening it to bring out the highlights, taking the colours across each other at the boundaries to blend together without such harsh transitions

I learned a new term anyway - rip rap - not come across that before :thumb2:

Now I know what it is I would say you don't need it to be a specific colour - just glue it down and paint it the desired colour and again dry brush it to bring out the highlights and add a bit of variation to things