Dust City Board
Plinths
The below images show the plinth structure a bit more clearly. As you can see the corner pieces are made from cutting up a standard corner section (eg, the section directly below the corner piece). I used the top detail for some of the buildings and the bottom detail (turned upside down), for others. This was primarily for economy but it also added some variety to the buildings.
3mm Plasticard was used for the main plinth section and some ply wood cornice/moulding was added for detail. This also served to strengthen the plasticard which can be a bit bendy when left to its own devices!
After the basic structure was completed I used some light weight, pre mixed poly filler to fill any unsightly gaps.
These buildings are standing on the version two pavement prototypes. This is 5mm poly board, pictured here with an embossed brick pattern plastic that I’m considering using for the pavement texture. However I don’t think poly board is the solution as it isn’t strong enough and is prone to warping.
The images from left to right show a large ruin, a large building and a small building. There is only about 2cm difference in width between the large and small but you’ll notice that the windows are narrower on the smaller building than the large one.
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