Hey! Have some advice. Don't be afraid to build this on some baseplate cubes/ raised up, so that you can change the terrain however you want. In doing so, you can really go beyond the flat baseplate dimension. Anyway, I have some examples of styles and tips you can use for this. I do not mean to attention whore this topic/ crap on it with my builds... I'm just obsessed with this era and style of building. Also, if you want tips on making tanks let me know, as I have made,
seen here.Anyway... tips!
Don't be afraid to go in depth with your builds. As seen here, I made a crater and trail of an airplane in the ground. It was only 2-3 plates below the actual surface, because I built up the dirt around to get a crater like effect. I know this looks boxy, but keep in mind this is some of my older stuff. You can use ramps/ go crazy and make it look ore round (I couldn't find my later builds with this)
Don't be afraid to add some depth to the destroyed buildings! Don't worry about conforming to the perfect 32x32 shaped buildings- you can expand!! Anyway, here you don't see a lot of rubble, but I added some expended rounds, and different aspects of rubble. Also, I experimented with boarding up windows/ doors and adding broken glass. Don't be afraid to try it!
Okay... Here is something really important for you. Your building looks like it was 2 stories plus... That's a lot of rubble! Use ramps to your advantage and add it to make it look like it literally fell off the building into a heap! Also, that rubble could fall into the first story (Sorry it looks cheesy in this pic).
Here is another example of a bombed out structure... I think you can also take note of how Im doing this as well- I use ramps to simulate broken beams, add burnt woods, use a variety of piles of bricks/ random plates here and there, etc. I also stacked 4x4 baseplate cubes on top of each other with the fog emitter to create a rising smoke effect. Don't forget, some sort of explosive hit the building... sell it! (This was for a snow map)
Finally... Here is how you can blend your own terrain into roads- I prefer to make it look like the snow is above the road, and not the other way around. Then, I blended it into another wrecked building. Now, you can add fox holes, bomb craters, trenches, etc, with great ease.
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If you want me to come by some time and help you out, let me know! Just not this weekend
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