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The basic base layout is now done and positions are finalised. Ignore the state of the base, it still needs work, the non cracking modelling clay cracked faster than a teenage suspect on a CSI episode and the bushes are just temporary stand-ins to give me a sense of size and placement so I can get a feel for the overall effect. The end of the bridge seemed a bit empty so I’m toying with the idea of adding a fallen Para to both fill the space and give more background to the story, to make it a bit more self evident just what is happening.
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From here I need to paint the bridge and then start adding groundwork and the tree foliage. The underside of the bridge has been given just basic detailing as I intend to have it 90% covered in slimy growth. There will also be just a touch of muddy water along the edge to the right under the bridge. So all pretty simple from here on in, just time consuming as there will be a few washes on the bridge but at least I can work on the other groundwork while they dry. Plus of course there’s all the stowage and figures to paint.
Here’s a few close ups of the bridge sides as well as showing the fender of the Steyr impacted into the stones. Basically you just take varying sized blobs of clay and slap them onto the wall surfaces and then sculpt them into the shapes you want together with the gaps for the mortar. The painting will bring them out and that’s the hard part.
One side was done straight onto the foam base, the other side had the foam covered with a thin clay base first just to see the difference. I prefer the second way as putting it straight onto the foam gives the “mortar” too much of a uniform depth.
Continue on to Part Fourteen …
