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Yeah, apparently it's not a loading dock, but that's kind of what I want to use it for I guess. They have a bunch of lower ones, too. I got 2 stairs thinking they were close to the ones MB had shown pics of, but they're really high. I'll still probably keep them because they're cool, but they're...

I'm not talking about the actual brick thing that SD made, I'm talking about the loading dock part. I can build the brick stuff myself. It's called the Rincon or something: http://www.amazon.com/Tech-Deck-Street-Rincon-Escondido/dp/B0048WMZ1S/ref=pd_sxp_f_i/176-2075487-2241062

Well I'll still be making mine and documenting it, but I can't promise anything from it. I'm hoping to have some time tomorrow to at least carve out and get some paint on at least a segment. I've gotten 2 Tech Deck stair sets too, which will be fun to add to the mix. I'm still looking for that...

I mean, I've been busy and all this week so I haven't had time to pick back up on this like I wanted, but if SD wants to, he can do the tutorial instead. *shrugs* Yeah, that dude's work is outstanding. I can't imagine the hours put into it.

Actually, after you'd posted pics of his foam loading dock he made you, that's when I got to searching for how to do it myself.

The pink foam is just foam on both sides. No need to tear paper off. it's 1/2" thick, although it comes with a protective clear plastic sheeting that you need to tear off, but it comes off without leaving residue, and isn't supposed to be used with it in the first place, I don't think. And I...

K, Eddie, I started throwing in some WIP shots. I only had time last night to draw up the main guidelines on the first wall section. I am doing 3 buildings, each with different construction material and different doors. I think for the first building, I'll add in a loading dock or something like...

Yeah, I may make the individual buildings "modular" to some degree. But I also plan on making several wall sections that can all be interchanged to make new streets, so before long, I will have a good selection of bits to swap out for shots. Eventually, I'd like to make a dock, sewer/tunnel...

Maybe that could work... Making a few consecutive buildings made of different construction. Plus, it'd give me some variety to try out textures for the tutorial. I could do cinder-block, regular brick, and even a damaged façade with brick that's boarded up or something. That'd give me a chance...

SIDEWALK, WINDOWS, DOORS, FIXTURES, ETC. (The details) To properly view the exterior as a street setting, I felt that the buildings needed a sidewalk. So I made a half-street (one lane only... this can be added to later) with a sidewalk. I repeated the basic drawing, carving and base-coat...

PAINTING AND WEATHERING: Once the carving was done, I did a quick sweep over all the walls with a large paintbrush just to make sure all the loose foam bits were knocked off. I then took some black acrylic paint that I got at Michaels ("Basics" acrylic paint, found in a large tube. I usually...

TEXTURING & CARVING: Once I got the basic walls traced out roughly how I wanted them with the penned-in guide lines, I took to actually carving things out a bit more. (I plan on later doing "ruin" or "battle damaged" walls using the woodburning tool for deeper cuts and smoother carving, but for...

GETTING STARTED: Now that you've got your materials, and hopefully some sort of idea in your head of where you want to start, it's time to dive in. I cut down my larger boards into roughly 24" x 10" boards, so now I have some strips that are easier to manage. For my first wall section, I...

INTRO: Okay, so this isn't anything new, but something I am trying for the first "real" time in 1:18 scale, with the intent of recreating realistic diorama walls. I have worked with extruded foam before, nearly 10 years ago, in sculpting prototypes in industrial design courses in college, but...