I'm finding that 1/72 modelling has a decent amount of accessories and terrain available; one such piece is a stone bridge by Italeri. The pictures of this bridge looked nice so I picked one up and decided to give it a try. Once it arrived I was a little disappointed with the detail of the bricks. The capstones are nice and look accurate but the individual bricks look like someone sculpted them using a paper clip. Fortunately, a nice paint job seems to hide this flaw and it ended up looking pretty nice.
I painted the base coat with Vallejo Stone Grey and then the individual bricks with various earth/stone colors. I also applied some pumice gel on the road bed, followed by dirt and mud textures. I added a little foliage in the form of dried grass in the corners of the road bed and then some creeping ivy growing up from the undersides.
I'm really pleased with the final look of this bridge and I'm looking forward to completing more buildings and terrain features for a more complete landscape.
Nice work on the bridge. I quite like the Italeri terrain/building kits myself and enjoyed putting together & painting their farmhouse kit.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the ivy on the bridge made out of?
Fantastic painting :)
ReplyDeleteGreat work there mate!
ReplyDeleteThe painting is fantastic!
T.
Excellent work there I like what you did to the road surface!!
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Thanks guys :) I appreciate the feedback.
ReplyDeletejacksarge, the ivy is Noch Flake Leaf. I laid down a few patterns using PVA glue and then sprinkled the leaves on and left to dry.
Tanner
Beautiful bridge -- I just ordered one of these myself a few days ago. If my paint job comes out looking even just half as good yours I'll be happy. Really nice painting!
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ReplyDeleteI've seen your terrain on your blog, I'm sure your bridge will turn out looking great.
Thanks for the comments!
Tanner
May I ask how exactly You have painted this bridge? Have You used some black basecoat? Or wash to underline all those recesses between stones?
ReplyDeleteUmpapa, I used a black undercoat (primer) and then I sprayed on the basecoat color of Vallejo Stone Grey (884). To bring out the recesses and cracks, I used a combination of Vallejo Black and Brown wash, mixed with water. Then I painted various stone colors in a random pattern.
ReplyDeleteHope that is helpful,
Tanner
Thank You very much. Indeed it is very helpful.
ReplyDeleteHow long and wide is this bridge? Considering it for a shelf diorama, hope it will fit. Looks great. Thanks.
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