Mothball's Helm's Deep Hybrid WIP - UPDATED 17/2/15

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:25 am

Really coming along great, those arches have been week constructed. There's little bits of detail starting to develop nicel.

garmenhord · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:40 am

looks amazing - i am always curious to the end result but it certainly is nice to see this thing develop.

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:06 pm

Hoooooly.....smokes. This looks incredible. if only i had somewhere to store all this stuff... I'm truly awestruck and will be watching this thread eagerly.how much does that much polystyrene cost?

YOrcShire · **Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:58 pm

Fantastic work, the attention to detail is great. Looking forward to seeing this progress further.

Mothball · **Joined:** Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:23 am **Posts:** 116

Thanks guys

Isilduhrr wrote:

how much does that much polystyrene cost?

I managed to get 15 metres worth of sheeting ranging from 25-50mm thickness for about $80 Australian. Mostly just offcuts and leftovers, so I got a good deal. I'm using 'blue' or 'pink' foam as it's known elsewhere. It's rather difficult to source down here in Australia (particularly for a good price), but I hear it's readily available in the US. Not sure how the pink foam situation is in Ireland, though. :roll:

Mothball · **Joined:** Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:23 am **Posts:** 116

Cliffs finished and sealed.

Couldn't wait any longer to put a lick of paint on this beast

First round of drybrushing:

turwaitheon · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2014 1:55 pm

It is looking very good, well done Master Mothball, well done!
Can't wait to see it as a finished piece!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Nov 02, 2014 6:27 pm

Great, just great to see this progressing, excellent work.

Isilduhrr · **Posted:** Mon Nov 03, 2014 6:43 pm

Beautiful piece. looks like most of the construction is finished, yes?

Oldman Willow · **Posted:** Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:43 pm

Very well done. I am looking forward to more photos of the back side!

Mothball · **Joined:** Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:23 am **Posts:** 116

Isilduhrr wrote:

Beautiful piece. looks like most of the construction is finished, yes?

Structurally, it's basically done. I just need to sort out the battlements and the tops of the outer towers. After that, there's plenty of detailing to tackle.

Oldman Willow wrote:

Very well done. I am looking forward to more photos of the back side!

Ask and you shall recieve

garmenhord · **Posted:** Tue Nov 04, 2014 7:39 am

painting seems to speed up the end result

can't wait to c it finished

Sticky Fingersss · **Joined:** Sat Oct 09, 2010 11:20 am **Posts:** 1776

The addition of the caves is such a great idea! In the eventual battle report you can have eowyn defending the civilians from the uruks!

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:07 pm

Going great guns on this. Don't forget some green and brown to bring a little life into the rocks and stonework.

Coenus Scaldingus · **Joined:** Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:14 am **Posts:** 1121

Fantastic job, I hope seeing those parts already brought to live will help motivate you to finish this piece!

Mothball · **Joined:** Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:23 am **Posts:** 116

Cheers fellas

Gandlaf the Grey wrote:

Going great guns on this. Don't forget some green and brown to bring a little life into the rocks and stonework.

I've added some stains, but doesn't seem to come across as well on camera.

After painting the following section of cliff, it came across as a little flat and didn't quite match the rest of the rock formations. So I conducted a quick patch fix to remedy this. The end result gives the cliff a little more contrast.

Mothball · **Joined:** Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:23 am **Posts:** 116

It's been slow work over Christmas and New Years, but I've been plodding on with the project every now and then.

ja33 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2015 5:44 am

Man...that is epic work !

The whole thing looks fantastic, can't wait to see it finished...

Gandlaf the Grey · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:44 am

Those stains do come across in the photos, maybe not as much as real life.
But they do make those areas look alive, more realistic. It is suprisingly what colours you need to throw in to me grey look right.
The whole things is slowly making my jaw drop, fantastic piece you are putting together.
Have a look at this link for creating moss, you could have some use for it in a few areas.
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/201 ... -dosh.html

Natarn · **Posted:** Sun Jan 04, 2015 11:40 am

What a fantastic model! I love it!
All the little nooks and crannies will be brilliant in a game.
It really does look fabulous.
Helm's Deep is on my 'in my dreams' to do list as I don't have the space for it. If I ever move house, I'll refer to your WIP for some cool ideas. For the time being, I will just watch the great progress on your amazing model.

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