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

 

[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

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Excellent modelling Steven .

 

[rtfoe]

Clever.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Steven]

Thanks gents
Remembet the improvised mortar? I am planning to build a protective barrier around the position and have toyed with the idea of having it consist of piles of some sandbags on top , rubble and oil drums filled with sand/ rubble they face inwards on the pic's but i have yet to decide which way they will face ,- iam leaning towards having them face the viewer as they add a bit of interest to the edge of the dio

 

[JR]

Hi Steven, just had a catch up, wow is the word.
Love everything, the inside of the shop looking back at the shutter, fantastic, very realistic, the walls and the posters !
Top rate work ,loving it
Rubble & Debri R Us

 

[Steven]

Barrels facing outwards
- Construction of the barrier temporarily halted as I ran out of UHO por

 

[JR]

Nice, pity about running out of POR