European House model kit - construction and painting (

[@lawrencereid9375]

OUTSTANDING! Anxious to see Part 3.

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Lawrence

[@marcosaugustosoares]

Very beautiful and interesting project!

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks

[@stuartmiller8053]

Grand result so far. Looking forward to the end result. Stu NZ

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Stu

[@sayeager5559]

They certainly sent it to the right guy. Great job!

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate. Appreciate that.

[@foreverplastickits138]

*You put the level of detail so high that's your building is most realistic than ...reality!*

[@ModelNerd]

Haha, thank you mate!

[@SteveJonesScaleModellingSite]

A fantastic result. Great to see

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Steve

[@GregReilly135ScaleModels]

Its coming along nicely will look forward to the next update

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Greg. I really wanted to include more in this video, but time got the better of me.

[@Barbarossamodels]

Another great progress video, a lot of work & detail gone into this, well worth the effort….👏🙂

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you. Hopefully I'll be able to finish it off in the next video :)

[@BrushQuill]

A lot of people that build foam buildings use a Mod Podge/paint mix as a basecoat to help with the paint process, and harden up the foam. You can also add to plaster if you want to take that route. The build is coming along nicely though

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks mate, that's a good suggestion

[@EmdeeScaleModels]

wonderful stuff...I have a ruined building to do, so your timing was perfect! Thanks.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Martin. Good luck with your build!

[@EmdeeScaleModels]

@@ModelNerd Thanks!

[@philRminiatures]

Very impressive creativity...and technique, so many realistic details...inspiring!👍👍

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Phil :)

[@robbo1068]

You have been busy! The house is really taking shape, especially like the way you've managed to show the damage to the walls and roof and giving the impression of an interior....without an interior! It will be interesting to see the next phase to this build.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Robbo

[@andrewshawmodels8610]

Looking good. The weathering stencils are interesting - a better result than I expected! The laser cut wood parts are very well done. Good stuff. 👍

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks Andrew. Yes, I think with the weathering stencils there is a sweet spot in terms of distance (stencil from model and also airbrush from stencil) as well as PSI and paint thinning. I'm also slowly, finally, realising that weathering effects need to be fairly stark in the initial stages or they will disappear by the end. I'll be using the stencils on some upcoming kits, both armour and aircraft, to see how they do in each situation. I might also try them for adding the mottling pattern when using the black basing technique.

[@andrewshawmodels8610]

@@ModelNerd Nice one! I shall look out for those with great interest. Cheers. 👍

[@t.j.w3561]

NICE level of detail. Love the “happy accidents”! Great stuff and well done. Can’t wait to see what kind of scene you’ll have this in.

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you T.J.

[@jacobpanzerdry8985]

Amazing mate I built a Korean farm house not too long ago of a Korean War Diorama came out great your videos are a great inspiration. Keep it up!

[@ModelNerd]

Thank you Jacob

[@jacobpanzerdry8985]

No problem

[@ScaleMilitaryModels]

Well done, looks really cool. I would like to see what you would create from scratch 😉

[@ModelNerd]

Thanks. I'm creating a scratch base for this from XPS foam (about a third done right now), and then I have plans to build a barn for my Jagdpanther to hide inside :)

[@ScaleMilitaryModels]

@@ModelNerd cool. I’m building a barn for one of my diorama right now, are your going to make yours from foam or wood?

[@ModelNerd]

I haven't decided yet whether it will be a brick barn (so foam) or a wooden one (using popsicle /ice lolly sticks). I'm leaning towards wooden, but I also want to make it quite big (and need to, with a Jagdpanther inside it!).

[@nattyyoutube9621]

Hey I was wondering what are some good brands to buy diorama trees from because I don’t have a good selection at any local places

[@ModelNerd]

Hi. I've never bought any pre-made trees, but have made my own. You can make basic ones using just sea foam and scatter/flock. Or you can use wires and clay to make the trunks of larger trees and then use the seafoam as the smaller branches.

[@nattyyoutube9621]

All right thanks

[@splodge561]

Have just ordered one,looks great, would primer on the foam help?

[@ModelNerd]

The primer sort of helps (I used Tamiya rattle can), but because of the very high surface area of the foam I found the spray still missed a lot of spots. Overall the thick layer of artist's acrylics was cheaper :D

[@splodge561]

@@ModelNerd ok thanks

[@davegiles2344]

Have you seen Ammo by Mig plasicator?

[@ModelNerd]

I've seen it but I haven't used it. To be honest Ammo comes out with so many products that sometimes I wonder if many are the same basic material previous releases. Have you used it?

[@captainmagic91]

Looks great. Top skill level...... but.... those roof tiles upset me. Look really odd being all joined together along the top in a strip. They should be all individual as surely that's how tiles work? I'll reserve final judgement for the next instalment

[@ModelNerd]

I'm inclined to agree. With hindsight I should have cut them all apart into separate tiles. Hopefully it won't be too obvious on the final model.

[@MikeUSA67]

Hey Stu, what happened to this house? Did you ever finish it properly?

[@ModelNerd]

Hi Mike - yes, there is a final video where I add a base and some vegetation elements :)

[@MikeUSA67]

@@ModelNerd Yes, my "Carentan" idea - now I remember. Did you add some figures and/or some vehicles?

[@ModelNerd]

@@MikeUSA67 not yet - I kind of kept it as a "display backdrop" for other models. I suppose the DUKW could go there

[@hanssmidt12]

Hi

[@arkadiuszstadnik9558]

Na 1 piętrze okna na poziomie podłogi ? Trochę dziwne 😊

[@ModelNerd]

No, they're not floor level

[@arkadiuszstadnik9558]

@@ModelNerd zgoda Nie są Ale w porównaniu z parterem są dużo za nisko

[@ModelNerd]

Yes, maybe a bit. The floor can't go lower though because of the windows on the bottom floor.

[@arkadiuszstadnik9558]

@@ModelNerd Może podłoga za gruba Trochę by to zmieniło ale poza tym jest świetnie Zawsze oglądam z podziwem Pozdrawiam

[@davegiles2344]

No I haven’t. Just a suggestion.

[@ModelNerd]

No worries - I always appreciate suggestions