discussion Pushing Back .......

[toto]

ok ..... so just in case you haven't noticed ..... i've been posting up on some of the vehicles that I will be or am considering for use in this diorama ........ in fact ...... to an extent that I have been doing anything ...... absolutely anything ...... that takes me away from the job in hand ....... cobbling ...... thats not good ..... not a good sign at all this early in my cobbling journey. ....

So deep breath ....... and here we go ....... back to the mancave ....... no ....... you can't make me ........

I'm going

Cheers

Toto

 

[John Race]

Could fit here though ......

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it was actually a bombed out shop ....

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and there is the fireplace and chimney ....

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and from another angle .....


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hey presto ..... with the shop front .....

I'd need to shimmie it into position as it would probably just do the job and no more in that location ..... size wise.

what do you think ....... in ..... or ..... out ?

all comments welcome as usual.

cheers

toto.

In, adds to the the dio .

 

[toto]

Didn't do an update onthe diorama itself last night. Only one bay of 8 cobble rows added.

Hope to do more tonight .... maybe another 2 or 3 bays.

I have the Simca 5 Staff Car arriving this afternoon so may do a quick build on that. It looks easy and would give me a base model to use for the formation of my explosion bunker.

I think dipping in and out of the various elements of the build is a good idea as it allows it all to come together better rather than obvious individual builds just dumped in place.

It also give relief from monotomy that could creep in ( with the cobbles for example ) I'm nowhere even near fed up with the cobbles as yet but Ii'm sure thats just a matter of time.

Hopefully see you when reporting in from the mancave later.

Cheers for now

Toto

 

[pjgtech]

Wow, for a self proclaimed virgin modeller you are throwing yourself in at the deep end, Lol!
A large diorama with road, buildings, figures and several vehicles, brave, very brave, but good on you, more power to your elbow and all that, and I am looking forward to seeing how you get on..... looks like a great idea for a dio.... cheers

 

[toto]

So ...... back on the cobbling then .....



yet another bay of 8 rows of cobbles done .....



and another .....



and for the last shot for tonight .... an ariel shot from the other direction .....

Guess what I will be doing tomorrow ...... no prizes unfortunately ....

cheers for now

toto

 

[toto]

So .... mancave all locked up for the night but the brain keeps ticking ..... I'm thinking ahead to the explosion zone as I will be at the point within the not too distant future where Iwill find myself dealing with it.

I have been messing around with the chicken wire and started my sacraficial Simca 5 so working on a few fronts hopefully all to come together at the required time.

My next consideration is once I've cut the " explosion zone " into the balsa road base, and cutout the foam below to create the physical crator, I then need to start building the resultant hole back up again.

My thoughts are turning to question ..... with what ? Do I go down the DAS air drying clay route ..... or .... some kind of Modge Podge or fibre filler, or a mixture of both.

I have not reallyworked with any of these mediums but get the feeling that I better get familiar with them ...... and quick.

I have an abundance of materials to use fr broken rubble ....... cobbles .... concrete lintels that can be broken up ..... anything made of plaster. There will be car parts ...... street furniture etc that can also be used ..... my beloved Simca 5 ...... blown up.

Any ideas on the crator materials gratefully received. Some tips on how they do in terms of effective depths they can be used to, thicknesses, and how realistic a " terrain " type of look they can achieve would be helpful.

Cheers for now.

Toto

 

[Steven000]

Nice progress, the road looks great goodluck

 

[minitnkr]

Keep in mind all that was in the hole is now scattered about. It sounds like U have plenty of material for that. Cobbles U have, underlayment, stones & dirt supply is unlimited outdoors'.

 

[toto]

Absolutely ..... loads of scatter materials. I'll look at that once certain elements are nearer completion. Same with one of the other big exercises that I will have with balsa wood ..... broken roof members, floor boards, windows ..... it goes on and on. I won't be finished this anytime soon.

So .... hit the mancave earlier and have even impressed myself with my progress and still feel like there is still some fuel left in the tank for more .....



finished this section all bar the various cuttings that will need to be done .... I'm not slowing down to do these just now. Obviously still have to grout , paint, weather etc .



and an ariel shot ..... whatcha think ??????

I'm moving onto this section next .....



which falls at the other side of the explosion ...... and then this .....



The last bay on the side I've just been working on ..... why the jumping about ....... Purely psychological on my behalf. Either way , I am closing in towards the the explosion zone, leaving the longest stretch of cobble laying until last.

Once I get to the point of working around the explosion hole, things should hopefully start to get interesting again. I will still be using the Simca 5 as a welcome distraction from cobbling when I feel I need it. next to phase in will be the permanent gluing of the three buildings and then the balsa wood production saw mill shall kick in to start flooring and roof construction amongst other timber elements.

bare with me ..... hopefully you should find it interesting as we progress.

now ..... back to cobbling ..... cheers for now

toto

 

[toto]

and I'm back with a bit more progress .... although I must admit .... I'm all cobbled out for tonight now.



there is where I left off earlier .....



a bit more done .....



here is the area I shall be working on tomorrow. I only have a fixed window of time tomorrow as I am going out early evening for a catch up with a mate. I have to go easy with the beer though as I am on anti biotics ..... boooooo.

So ...... I will work roughly around both of the explosion site sides before going for the final stretch of cobbles ..... as below .....



roughly ..... the same again ...... can't say I'll be sorry to reach that goal. It will all be small cut cobbles after that to finish that particular part of the installation off.

Then ..... its finish the Simca 5 off to allow me to have it for working on cutting the explosion zone out, placing the car and starting to create the plumes etc ....... as well as cutting into the pavements etc for the explosion as well.

The footpaths will wait as I need to plant the buildings in their final positions and " work " the footpaths in to fit the surrounding features ..... and also the Balsa fest extravigansa .......

For now though .... its about shutting everything down in the mancave and heading back into the house for a well deserved break.

I'll probably tune back in later ...... somewhere.

cheers

toto

 

[minitnkr]

Don't forget storm sewer grates & manhole covers. Amazing work thus far.

 

[toto]

I have the storm sewer grates ordered from Diorama Debri and need to do another attempt at the manhole frames and covers.

I proceeded with the cobbles and didn't make any allowance to go back to install these items but they can easily be cut in retrospecively.

I'll post up with the moulds when they arrive.

Cheers

5oto