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In the final part of this project Troy explains how he painted and finished Curia Hostilia. |
| Prime the whole structure and all foam sides and edges thoroughly to prepare it for spray paint. I like to use black primer so I use less spray paint in the next step. Then spray paint black as needed to prepare for color. I used rust primer as the base color of this building. I wanted to get away from the standard gray rubble you see everywhere. |  |
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I then highlighted with gray, tan and white spray paint to get the desired effects. For burnt out areas and edges of blown out walls use flat black spray paint and lightly spray the damage area. The final step was to take Citadel white paint and drybrush the edges of all the walls. |
I also like to drybrush
the damage and rubble to bring out the detail. For the areas of
sidewalk I used base coat black followed by light misting coat
of gray and drybrush of citadel white. The wire areas I painted
Citadel Jade green and drybrushed Citadel brazen brass
| Next I take the banners and signs that I printed with the computer, cut them out and apply them with PVA or wood glue. Once dry I lightly stipple the edges with black to show some age. Helpful tip 7: There are plenty of banners, WWII leaflets, war posters and thumbnail artwork available on the web. You can save a lot of time by going online for pictures. |  |
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Windows come last. Helpful tip 8: All those blister packs of clear plastic that almost everything is packaged in make great glass for the windows. Trash is your friend. Cut out a bunch of jagged shapes, hold them to the rabbit wire areas from the inside and superglue a drop here and there at the wire points. Zip Kicker is really helpful for this step. I also misted the windows from the inside with white spray paint to add a grime look to the glass. |
And finally...a couple of pictures showing some of the interior detail of the model. I hope to persuade Troy to come back with further models in the future.
Updated: August 2002