Jim's Hell From Above

[Guest]

This is looking great Jim looking forward to seeing the next instalment.

[Guest]

Hi folks, put a bit of time in on base, pics speak for themselves. Many layers and much to be done of course to blend colors. Will create a slurry of white glue, water and crushed brick a brack to fill gaps and lay in tid-bits. Had fun creating foam"bricks" to lay about. One would think doing rubble and debris of war is an easy thing but attempting to get it to look as authentic a possible...not so muchops:.....Jim

Good rubble makes or breaks a diorama in my eye, you and Ron seem to have it nailed! Watching with great interest :-)

[Ian M]

Well Jim. It looks like this is going to be epic. Loving it so far.
Just had an idea for bricks and rubble that might be helpful for the next project, (its a bit late now for this one).
Plaster of Paris mixed with pigment. Make a couple or three batches in typical brick colours. tip them into a form that is as big as you like but only as deep as a brick is wide.....while the plaster is stil wet drag a tooth pick through it to drag the different colours into each other so the three colours mingle but not so much as they are mixed in completely...Once dry bash the crap out of it. Instant brick rubble. Cut groves in it and you have brick sections....

[grumpa]

Good rubble makes or breaks a diorama in my eye, you and Ron seem to have it nailed! Watching with great interest

Thanks so much John, I feel honored to be included in such company as Ron................Jim

[Snowman]

Outstanding work on the rubble & debris!!

[grumpa]

Well Jim. It looks like this is going to be epic. Loving it so far.
Just had an idea for bricks and rubble that might be helpful for the next project, (its a bit late now for this one).
Plaster of Paris mixed with pigment. Make a couple or three batches in typical brick colours. tip them into a form that is as big as you like but only as deep as a brick is wide.....while the plaster is stil wet drag a tooth pick through it to drag the different colours into each other so the three colours mingle but not so much as they are mixed in completely...Once dry bash the crap out of it. Instant brick rubble. Cut groves in it and you have brick sections....

Thanks for the idea Ian I'm sure I will make use of it in future projects, one never stops learning you know............Jim

[Dustbin]

Looking good there Jim, I would go for a 50 gallon drum being used as a brazier to keep their toes warm . Dont forget a few bits of recognisable wood, like window frame parts etc, amongst your rubble piles. I'm glad this is a twelve month build too as I have some decorating to do first

[spanner570]

Top work, Jim.

It's coming along a treat.

[grumpa]

Looking good there Jim, I would go for a 50 gallon drum being used as a brazier to keep their toes warm . Dont forget a few bits of recognisable wood, like window frame parts etc, amongst your rubble piles. I'm glad this is a twelve month build too as I have some decorating to do first

Your suggestions Paul are already in the works will post some progress pics soon, thanks for your kind attention.....Jim

[grumpa]

UPDATE: The human element in the rough, scads of personal equipt. and weapons will be scattered about in the end result. Positioning not etched in stone yet, just giving an idea.

[monica]

very,very nice Jim,real like how your done these,s guys,look great,like the guy,
with the wedding on his helm,
nice going with the camp fire

[grumpa]

very,very nice Jim,real like how your done these,s guys,look great,like the guy,
with the wedding on his helm,
nice going with the camp fire

Thanks Monica, got a bit of white stuff overnight, believe it or not we're actually in a snow "deficit" past two years.....hmmm, I like this global warming . Nice peaceful scene for once, everybody still breathing.......Jim

[monica]

Thanks Monica, got a bit of white stuff overnight, believe it or not we're actually in a snow "deficit" past two years.....hmmm, I like this global warming . Nice peaceful scene for once, everybody still breathing.......Jim

oh how nice that fall would of been over the last few days,been 34c /36c yesterday,how refreshing it would be,