A Problem on the Ponte Rivetto Contatore...Fusilli, Italy 1944

[spanner570]

Thanks boys.
Thanks Dave. Idu and the lads have returned to 'The Clacker' It's Idu's birthday tomorrow and I've been invited..... "Man, I jus' had to hov mah favoreet Honky at mah birdee patty"

I've been amassing junk and debris.

Very early in the build, I mentioned how I always keep off cuts of my damaged buildings. Here are two where the main damage will be, all roughly cut up. Where practical, I'm a firm believer in making the complete building and then wrecking it. This ensures more or less, the right amount of rubble and debris per building.
The other piles are bits of tissue paper, clear plastic for glass, loose paper tiles and coffee stirrer rafters.



Some rubble.
Clockwise from top left.
Nice and dry garage and drive sweepings. From our gravel path, some finely crushed stones, same stones not quite so crushed and fine rust from the bottom of our oil boiler which I came across when I took the thing to bits to clean and service it.


Time to apply the mixture......
I'll tackle the street and bridge surfaces first.

Cheers,
Ron

[scottie3158]

Ron,
Superb as always.

[Neil Merryweather]

...... fine rust from the bottom of our oil boiler which I came across when I took the thing to bits to clean and service it.

Now THAT'S taking repurposing to a professional level!

[GerryW]

I've found out the hard way that while some 'stuff' looks great, getting it to adhere to the base with no cracks, is another thing! Good luck (but knowing your expertise, no 'luck' needed!), I shall follow with interest.

[outrunner]

Great work Ron, I have never done a dio but I have one in mind and watching you do wonderful things with everyday stuff is very educational.


Andy.

[spanner570]

Paul, Neil and Gerry. Thank you for your input. Much appreciated.

I've found out the hard way.......

Gerry. At least you did find out where you went wrong, so a good result, me thinks.

Cheers all,
Ron

[spanner570]

Sorry Andy, posts crossed.
Thank you for your kind comments.
If my stuff (And others) helps you to take a leap of faith into the crazy, but fun world of dioramas, then what more can a bloke ask for?

Thanks again.
Ron

[GerryW]

Paul, Neil and Gerry. Thank you for your input. Much appreciated.



Gerry. At least you did find out where you went wrong, so a good result, me thinks.

Cheers all,
Ron

Hopefully Ron, as the next one will have a concrete rendered house in it - in 1/72! Just hope that I'm able to get it right, as I'm planning on it going on public display outside the house it relates to :tongue-out3: :upside: :surprised:

[Lee Drennen]

Ron. Very beautiful Museum Quality my friend

[spanner570]

Thanks Lee. I'm chuffed you like the model.....

I've made a start on the 'Rubbling' by adding stuff to the streets and bridge.
I used pva as the sticky.

The bridge.





It narked me to have to cover up my street stonework, but as the actress said to the Bishop. "Don't worry, I know it's there, it will just take some time to spot it!"





'tuther side.




Now I've had the nerve to start really trashing my work, the wrecking juices are finally starting to flow!

Next I'll start to pile up some more rubble and where required, get to work on the stone walls. :crying:

Cheers and thanks for the encouraging posts chaps.

Ron

[rtfoe]

Ron...don't you do a Miley Cyrus on me with the wrecking ball after all that work. now step back and think scale, if you remove the bigger pieces and leave the finer dust you'll still see the designs and perhaps the dust in the grooves might even enhance it.

Cheers,
Richard

[spanner570]

Richard. Thanks for the post. Sorry, but I haven't a clue who Miley Cyrus is. :upside:

Thanks also for the well intended suggestions, but I don't know what you mean by "Thinking scale." To make it all look summat like right, I've reasoned I have to try and model all the blown up and collapsed stonework, timber, plaster, tiles etc. on the street. So I reckon most of the designs around the damaged structures will have to be sacrificed.

Just leaving a bit of finer dust on them, which are more or less under the damage around the shattered buildings, perhaps wouldn't look right.

I will keep your observations in my nut and see how things pan out, but thanks again for your valued input. Much appreciated.

Cheers,
Ron

[Jim R]

Lovely rubbling there Ron
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

See, even at our age we can still learn something new. Mind you is knowing who Miley Cyrus is worth the effort :tongue-out3:
Jim

[rtfoe]

No worries there Ron. Do you know the Akey Breaky Heart song?...nevermind, it's a one hit wonder song by her father Billy Ray Cyrus.

Looking forward to more rubble and destruction. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[BattleshipBob]

For some reason my tiny brain missed this:anguished:

Lovely bridge work, super skills Ron