Wow!! Looking excellent Terry. The last few bits really make the blend between the 3D and 2D seamless.

Heal quickly chap.

Again, my thanks all. The injury is fine as it's not that deep - just annoying!!! (Big Sissy!!!) Here's an update with the beams installed, the threshold, and some additional dirt on some new horizontal surfaces.





Next will probably install the doors, which I think will add a lot.

More to follow,

Terry

 

Argh!!! Went to install the doors and discovered my measurements were off 4 MM too long!!!! Yep, had to shorten the doors and the inside panel in the lower section and make a new strip across the bottom!!! Oh well, if it was too easy why bother! So instead of getting to install the doors I am waiting on the modified doors to dry from the new weathering to the new areas. Have to admit I think the doors look better though. By the way, the windows on the library I took from the ones at my local library - large single panes of glass in a rubbed bronze framing.

I also weathered a fallen beam to go on he left side,and still need to do one more, but not sure yet how it's be arranged.

New pictures shortly,

Terry

Look forward to them, Terry !

Cheers - Phil

Here's a picture with the doors set in place, but not yet glued. Am pondering if that's how I want them, but suspect I'll be playing around with them for a final decision. Anyway, you can see how it might look.



I'll also probably hold off doing the ground until I finish the car so I can see how it might fit in best. Therefore, my focus will be to create the car wreck now.

More soon,

Terry

That really is excellent ! 

Cheers - Phil

 

Looking forward to seeing all the ground work done

A slightly impertinent question, will the car distract too much from the two key figures on the steps
Is it described as being there in one of the books?

Looking real good so far!

Excellent stuff. Such attention to detail!

As to paulr's point - wrecked/ burnt out/ wrecked AND burnt out vehicles are such an iconic element of the post apocalyptic visual it would seem something of a shame not to include one.

A good point Ithoriel, in part I'm wondering about available space

Terry is much better placed than us to decide

Some good conversation here fellows and I thank you for your thoughts. I too wonder if the car might detract, but also agree it screams of a PA setting. Yes, cars are mentioned through all of his PA stories, so that part is not a problem. I'll do the car and then we'll see how it looks. My thinking is to have the tires gone, door open slightly on one side, lots of broken glass, maybe the hood/front end crumpled and the truck slightly askew - and of course other dings and dents and plenty of rust. Oh yeah, maybe slightly buried in some mud, the collected pool of grungy water or under the debris pile from the left side of the building. Lots of options.

I did manage a little more work on the inside even though I sort of thought I was done there. . After I got to looking at it the beams were too irregular looking, so I now have them evenly spaced, or in some cases the remains of them, but it does look better balanced. I also added some fallen beam portions and decided to have the fallen beam on the right resting on a pipe that it bent. The pipe is badly bent and well rusted and gunked. I also started working on the broken glass that will be from the building windows and will start putting it in tomorrow. I also played around with the arrangement of the doors, but still pondering that one. And lastly today I completed the steps where X and Miles are standing so they can be put in place.

Thanks again guys!

Terry

I'm really enjoying watching this develop

Coming on nicely

Take care

Andy

OK, I know the additional work is less obvious, but each new piece needs to be made and then painted and added, so it is a bit slow going. Anyway, I decided to go ahead and post a few pics anyway. I am thinking this may be the final positions for the doors since they would ave opened out.


Here's the deadly saw that attacked me, right where I left it in cutting out the rear of the model. I'll get back on it today.


You can see the possible placement of the car if I use it, but also the additional beams at the top are all in place now. I think that was needed and looks much better.


Here's the left end of the model showing the fallen beams.


And here's the right end so you can see the rusty old pipe holding up the fallen beam. I am guessing the pipe was some kind of water line or conduit running through the ceiling?

More to follow,

Terry

 

That saw definitely looks vicious 

I have finished the building and everything is glued into place. These pictures will show you the final placement of the doors. As I got to looking at the model and the amount of damage, and then at the doors I realized they were too nice looking and so I was going to have to to damage them too. Oh, it was painful as I was so proud of how they turned out - but , I did it. The one that has fallen or been pushed inside has the upper left part around the window busted away with bits hanging, while the other door sitting askew on one hinge just has a bit gouged out at the bottom (mostly hidden by Miles) . I took pictures from all angels so maybe you can see it well enough to grasp it all.









I was undecided about the car and was all set to leave it out when a friend suggested having it sitting on it's side a a  wreck. Yep, that was it and I really like the idea. Of course that brought a whole new set of challenges because the bottom of the VW jeep is hollow! So that meant in addition to making it look like a car, and a wreck I was going to have to also make the under detail as well. OK, then the game was a foot and I have started on it and have the underside all but worked out and a lot done already. Additionally I have started reshaping the body and working on making the wheels without the tires as I figure they long been removed or deteriorated away. The actual wheels that came with the model would do nicely, except they are targeted for one of my other PA army vehicles - The Road Warriors army. But if I can come up with a proper wheel with a tire I'll have at least one on it. I am thinking now of having it partially submerged in the pool of rank, toxic water that will be next to the building and the stairs so may only need to do part of the body work since the other will be buried. I'll just have to see how it goes as I work on it, but I really like the idea of it being partially submerged and buried.

More as it progresses,

Terry

Amazing Terry

Wot Will sed !!

Cheers - Phil