These are some of the buildings that I took pictures of while I was out in Nebraska over the summer. The western end of Nebraska (i.e. the Panhandle) is far drier than the eastern end of the state and compared to the East Coast is virtually a desert.
This bar (The Outer Limits) has been abandoned for the better part of 30 years. These pictures were taken about 50-feet away with a 50mm lens, which shows quite well how subdued stucco looks. At the distance viewed on a game table a stucco finish on 28mm buildings would be the equivalent of 150-feet. Which is why I do not advocate textured finishes on buildings.
A corrugated steel building rusting away that highlights the panels and the screw heads. Nice examples of paint chipping and adding a fallen tree next to a building can emphasize a structures status.
Adding weeds to old concrete can do wonders for making a structure look old and abandoned. Notice the crisscross pattern in the concrete from the rebar showing through. The presence of the rusted steel edging at the top of the concrete platform is not something that you see all that often.
Adding weeds to old concrete can do wonders for making a structure look old and abandoned. Notice the crisscross pattern in the concrete from the rebar showing through. The presence of the rusted steel edging at the top of the concrete platform is not something that you see all that often.
This cinder block building shows some great examples of bullet pock marking in the first picture. In the second picture the long cement block over the window is a header and the one below is the saddle or sill. The rusted steel door is something to have some fun with on your models.
I hope that you find these pictures inspiring in your own scenery building projects.
I hope that you find these pictures inspiring in your own scenery building projects.
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