Appartmant Street ‘Terrain Challenge’

I think its done but there is still plenty more room on the mat and many more files for direct buildings i could build so i don’t thin this will be the last time we will be seeing these.

What do they look at night.

I think my 3D Printer should take some of the credit for such an amazing project.

2 months of solid printing and 7KG of ABS Filament later and i have such an amazing pease of terrain on the table.

All the Apartments have fully furnished interiors, Bathroom, Kitchen, Living Room and bedroom.

Finally i have all the elements made, painted and prepared.

Time to set up a table using the new edition to my terrain collection.

Lets look from another angle. Looking up.

Time to add some Windows.

I got some think clear perspex to use as glass for the windows, i didn’t want to make the apartments look demolished just abandoned so i still wanted glass.

i glued the clear plastic between two painted window frames and then aded some soft tone wash to make the glass all grimy and dirty.

I Think the addition of the windows Finnish of the building perfectly.

Added the odd air conditioner unit on each building as an exist detail.

Printing out Posters to apply to the walls of the buildings, apply in the asme way as the billboard with PVA before and after.

At last I’ve been able to go some graffiti. some relevant graffiti in the ally “the end is nigh” (spelt correct Lance) HEHE

Have Shown my Billboard before but now I’ve added some advising, i decide to add a layer behind the main Ad to show through as i wanted to make some of the sheets from the front had pealed away to show behind.

i applied the first layer with PVA and gave i a crush over the top as well

then applied the full Ad over the top in the same way

you maybe able to see lines over the top of the image, this is to denote the individual panels that would of been applied to the billboard to make the image. i have used a knife and cut along the lines and pealed away the parts to show whats behind swell as distress the edges and corners to give some weathering.

OH and yes i have graffited over the to as well

AND YES the Graffiti dose read.

 In the event of a zombie apocalypse find a Ice-cream van, You will be safe there.

little one for Warren and Justin.

Using the army painter matt black i painted the top of each floor to black out the walls to clean up the visible surface at the tops of the walls

First Build of all the painted parts to see what is left to do.

Layout starting to take shape

My Favourite part painted The Ally.

i decided to ad some additional details to this part including the rust effect where the bins have been siting over time swell as the drag makes from when the bins would have been pulled to the truck. added that exist detail that make the area come together.

Painting the sidewalks. Using a soft tone in the airbrush i darkened where the sidewalk meets the buildings to show the grim swell patching out in black and white mess left by birds and giving more of a texture to the surface. Gives such a great effect,

Also you can see that i have done the same to the concert stairs.

Sub-Assembles built to help make the paint transition better over multiple sections.

Now time to add red to the bricks. a long part of the painting stage.

I’ve uses a spunge to apply the paint to help speed up the proses of applying the paint.

Only a week left on the terrain Challenge and I’m determined to get my project done in time.

starting to add paint to all the parts this is a long conveyer of parts to paint and in stages.

First Up is washing with a soft tone wash all the brick work.

I’m now looking good for nearly every room in all three apartments. just need to do them and we are golden….

Singly Undercoated everything i need to start the long job of painting.

Still waiting for more skeleton bone spray to drive for the brick work primer colour, in the mean time I’ve been trimming anything that is ant skeleton bone.

this includes the fire escapes and ladders, the doors and filler priming any other parts that need pre priming.