BMP -2 In Aleppo - Buildings construction

[spanner570]

Here... less fun pictures... but inspirational for rubble and writings... check also the ondulated metal sheet "roofs"and all the mess on the street after bombardments...
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Pictures for discussion purpose only

Greg, I looked at stuff like this when I did my two tank dios. They certainly are great reference although not nice to see.
How these poor people survive let alone carry on trying to get on with life always amazes me.
....and we in the west tend to moan at the slightest 'Inconvenience'.

 

[Steven]

Greg, I looked at stuff like this when I did my two tank dios. They certainly are great reference although not nice to see.
How these poor people survive let alone carry on trying to get on with life always amazes me.
....and we in the west tend to moan at the slightest 'Inconvenience'.

Indeed, well put

 

[Steven]

Working on the lower.part of the big building in the process of inscribeing bricks. I am looking g to màke a "storefront" with shops I the ground floor and residential on the upper floor I am thinking a two or three story building,
Similar somewhat to this, only destroyed

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[Steven]

Work on the storefront facade moves along at a snail's pace inscribing brickwork takes time

 

[JR]

Steven.
Nice though even if it takes time.
I like the idea for the shop front from that photo.
Also think
your reinforced concrete slab looks right.
John.

 

[Steven]

work on the faced of the big building continues - albeit at snail's pace
we welcomed our first child on the 14th so I am now working between feedings , nappy changes and the lot
I might increase the height of the building to three stories

Second level under construction:

part of the front of the second story balcony

thanks for watching c&C welcomed

 

[Steven]

the balcony ornament panels from marchone models only contained two pieces and as i have decided to ad another story to the building, I decided to cast some more

I have mounted the reamining piece to a wooden base with pva glue and will construct a mold using lego ( not shown) sealed the base with more pva glue covered the item with my home made mold realse agent pour RTV silicoene into it ( a so called One pour cast)



The resulting plaster cast


Building has revived some more battle damage

Thats it for now - be safe and have a very happy new year - see you in 2019

 

[Steven]

Last level is on - need to add a roof though - and walls and everything else

I wanted to use the railing for the top of the balconies but it grew too tall so I thought I would use it to make the windows more interesting - what do say?

 

[Polux]

Inspirational work!!
Looking really good so far.

 

[BigGreg]

the building is really super realistic.. i really really like where this is going... MOOOOREE need MOOOORE.

 

[scottie3158]

Firstly, congratulations to you both I trust mother and baby are well.

The building is taking shape and looking good.

 

[Steven]

Firstly, congratulations to you both I trust mother and baby are well.

The building is taking shape and looking good.

they are - thanks guys

 

[JR]

Steven.
Firstly congratulations on the birth of your baby,glad to read your wife and baby are doing well.
Building looking good nice, block work
I think the balcony metal work looks very in keeping

A common sight along with fully covered windows.
Nice casting idea .
John .

 

[rtfoe]

work on the faced of the big building continues - albeit at snail's pace
we welcomed our first child on the 14th so I am now working between feedings , nappy changes and the lot
I might increase the height of the building to three stories

Second level under construction:

part of the front of the second story balcony

thanks for watching c&C welcomed

Firstly Steven, congratulations to you and wife on the one to one scale creation.

I like the flower brick...it's so Asian. I actually have some in my garden. This will surely make the building more recognizable as a setting in the Middle East. What a great idea...I'll have to make a master and knock out some for my own or get a set from Marchone models.

Building and dio are looking good. I'll be watching.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Steven]

Thanks for all the kind words - he was underweight, so for the past weeks he has been on a hellish force feeding schedule but now his weight is up to snuff and he can finally decide for himself when to sleep and when to feed
Now, onward and upwards I do not normally praise stuff I buy, on forums but I have to say that I like these fuseboxes, connectors and brackets for wire mounting from royalmodel I plan to add some on the building with the typical jury - rigged wiring of the middle east buildings also the will be AC installations that will need connecting.



Tiiiiiny brackets - time for the optivisor......

 

[Steven]

One of the fuseboxrs mounted on the sidewalk next to this part of the building there will be a utility post so it made sense to me to put it there

 

[Steven]

In the quarters that are most heavily contested houses are frequently barricaded with walled up windows and doors with fires slits in them , buttressed with makeshift sandbags. As the brickllying was done in haste and by unskilled hands ( maybe under fire) the workmanship was - shall we say shabby, so accordingly ( sandbags will be added later:

 

[Steven]

doing a bit of work one of the two balconies adding a bit of damage - more holes will be added to the walls after I have added some sort of overlay on the top wall section to make it a bit more interesting

 

[col68]

Nice work steven

 

[Steven]

Nice work steven

Thanks Colin