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My New Bridge - Italeri 1/72 Stone Bridge

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.
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11 comments:

  1. Jacksarge PaintingMay 30, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    Nice work on the bridge. I quite like the Italeri terrain/building kits myself and enjoyed putting together & painting their farmhouse kit.
    What is the ivy on the bridge made out of?

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  2. GrahamMay 30, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    Fantastic painting :)

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  3. ThanosMay 31, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    Great work there mate!
    The painting is fantastic!
    T.

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  4. GregMay 31, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Excellent work there I like what you did to the road surface!!

    GReg

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  5. WWIICentralJune 1, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Thanks guys :) I appreciate the feedback.

    jacksarge, 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

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  6. Chris C.June 11, 2011 at 3:54 AM

    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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  7. WWIICentralJune 11, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    Bard

    I've seen your terrain on your blog, I'm sure your bridge will turn out looking great.

    Thanks for the comments!

    Tanner

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  8. UmpapaJuly 27, 2011 at 12:56 AM

    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?

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  9. WWIICentralJuly 27, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Umpapa, 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.

    Hope that is helpful,
    Tanner

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  10. UmpapaJuly 27, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    Thank You very much. Indeed it is very helpful.

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  11. UnknownJuly 28, 2012 at 2:32 PM

    How long and wide is this bridge? Considering it for a shelf diorama, hope it will fit. Looks great. Thanks.

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