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Monday 16 September 2013

Construction Site Complete

"Construction Site Complete" - or at least it's as complete as it's every going to be.
There are several things I'd do differently  now with hindsight and there's a lot more little bits an pieces I'd have liked to add. For all that it's still a very usable model  for gaming purposes. The model has a fairly big footprint, measuring about 16" square (400mm) on a side and the height to the top of the fence is about 2" (50mm).
The whole thing was at a point where I could have said it was finished six days ago, but I still kept adding bits to it, like the large notice board by the front gate.
It's meant to represent some sort of notice board of what will be built on the site. It's made from card and coffee stirrers (for the frame) and is in fact detachable, as I'm not completely happy with it.
The small sign by the front gate is one of many warning signs and posters that I've put on the model
Here's a view of the side of the building (clockwise from the front gate).
The "Ace Hardware" sign is one of the last minute things I added, along with some additional graffiti.
Couple of close ups  of the signage :

 General view of the rear of the building showing the "new" rear gate . The original one was wood but after replacing the front wooden gates with a mesh one I decided to replace the back gate in a similar fashion and again using a bit of sprue for the frame. The posters came from  one of the "Twilight Streets" sets  (I think) .
Two close-up shots of the back wall "decoration"
Final side wall 
I finally decided to add some wire mesh to the viewing port on this wall (the front wall also had it added too)
A bit of graffiti  and a warning poster put the finishing touches to this side. Photo on right shows a close up of the graffiti.






A few photos of some of the internal details that I've added, starting with the door to the site hut and moving clockwise around the inside. 
(The hut still isn't glued into position)

The rubbish just behind the hut and the store of "stuff".
The ablutions, such as they are and a late addition of  a stack of breeze block type bricks.
Piece of a digger I found in the street (another late addition) on the inside of the back wall.
 The corner opposite the front gate, the sign reads "No Smoking, unless you're on fire !
The palette stack in the front corner, with additional random palettes and whilst the two palettes, with sacks on, are glued in situ, the others aren't.
Final shot of the two extra girders I'd made and they're not actually glued in place either. You can also just see the very last addition I'd made in the bottom left of the photo - it's a safety equipment  storage box and first aid station.

So, once more that's it for another week and as always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.

52 comments:

  1. Now that is brilliant, great work especially the posters and graffiti......"Need a good screw".....excellent!

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    1. Thanks AL, I quite enjoyed digging out the posters from the interweb.

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  2. Magnificent and well worth the wait. All the little touches make it. Worthy of anyone's games table. Now we want to see them digging up zombies from a long forgotten tomb!

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    1. Thanks Clint, it'll feature in my next game (after the clean-up) and I'd love to do am Indiana Jones type of thing, but time is against me.

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  3. stunning work there Zabadak :O
    it looks soo dirty and real.... great work.

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    1. Thanks HW, the models are representing post apocalypse too.

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  4. Amazing Joe, just stunning. It has this great abandoned, dirty feel to it, I could almost smell something rotten there.

    Needless to say, I had a great laugh at the signs, but that graffiti really warmed up my heart. Next time Matevž will be "tam", make sure we find the time to let me admire some of those builds in person!

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    1. Thanks Mathyoo, I knew at least one person would understand the graffiti !

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    2. With my detective skills, none of them were a mystery!

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  5. Superb job Zabadak. It looks amazingly realistic well done on such a great piece of scenery.

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    1. Thanks Brummie, it amazes me too, at times, as to how these things turn out.

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  6. The details really make it, don't they? I wish I had that much imagination - so much of my larger stuff is just sterile and boring.

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    1. Thanks C6, but you at least get to play with your models !

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  7. The extra time spent adding those little extras was certainly worth it. Excellent job!

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    1. Thanks Paul, adding the little things often does set off a model.

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  8. That's an excellent building, love all the signs, really makes it stand out and look real.

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    1. Thanks Ray, the signs are easy enough printed, but if I had to paint them I'd need your skills.

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  9. That looks awesome! Well done.

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  10. Truly superb work Mr Z! as others have said it's your attention to detail that makes this build really stand out - the posters, graffiti, etc ... wonderful!

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    1. Thanks Colin, your comments are greatly appreciated

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  11. Great piece of terrain, Joe! As the others have already said the details are great! Safety equip, graffiti, trash,...I like the bulletin board too! Looks like lots of cover and treacherous ground as well! Well done!

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    1. Thanks david, I'm very pleased you mentioned "cover and treacherous ground" as I make all my models with things like that in mind.

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  12. Outstanding, brilliant piece of work,

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    1. Thanks Irqan, I'm pleased that putting together a few bits of scrap turned out well.

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  13. Fantastic Joe, the set up looks really good, so full of detail, just outstanding mate.

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    1. Thanks TE, the eye candy is all well and good, but it does need playing with (on ?).

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  14. That is one mighty fine piece of scenery, Joe. I can only repeat what others have said, but it is the little details that bring it to life. If you wanted to use it as a spawning point for zombies, just remember that the zombies in the film "Cockneys vs Zombies" emerged from a buried tomb in a building site. Geordies vs Zombies, perhaps?!

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    1. Thanks Bryan and it's great seeing you around the boards.
      I haven't seen "Cockneys vs Zombies", so the reference is lost on me, but I can see the potential.
      If i didn't put details into my stuff, I'd just get into trouble with you.

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    2. Ge-or-dies! Ge-or-dies! (I'm chanting! :D)

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    3. "Quiet there in the cheap seat !"

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    4. I'd prefer you'd refer to them as "affordable"!

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  15. As always ...Brilliant mate!!

    Oh and by the way...If you want to try out a bit of the miscasts from ramshackle games then reach me on my mail lordsiwocATgmailDOTcom as I have some extra bits I can send your way!

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    1. Thanks LS twice over " I'll be in touch soon.

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  16. Amazing work as always. Its like a miniature movie set.

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  17. Wow, that's one fine scratch build, the detail is fantastic, love it, cant wait to see what you do next?

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    1. Thanks SK, my "next" showing will be "her's one I did earlier" - but was actually made whilst doing the building site !

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  18. You definitely have construction skills! That's a really nice piece of scenery, great detail too :D

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    1. Thanks Rovanite, I really don't think I do anything that everyone else can't do.

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  19. I really, really like your works. I'm thinking of stealing a lot of your ideas and commercialize :D

    Greetings.

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    1. Thanks Alvaro, I'm flattered - good luck commercializing

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  20. Oh fabulous! So sorry to be late on this, but my word I'm impressed, what a triumph.

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    1. Thanks Michael and isn't it fashionable to be late ?

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