Spidey - Groundwork

To date. . . Base selection. Check. Compositional design. Check. Next. . . groundwork. 

[Re-]Enter MiniArt. I sectioned another piece from set 36003 (last used for Divio "Mad Dog" Juckal), and cut and trimmed it approximately to size. . . instant sidewalk/curb/road! 

Now comes the tricky part. The MiniArt groundwork is vacuum-formed. This means that the "ele-vated" areas need to be buttressed/braced in most instances. Given the relative thinness of the plastic, I prefer a solid substrate, thus I am raising the display surface of the display base using MS. Once that has cured, I will pop-off the groundwork, proceed with the finishing, and once I am satisfied with everything, permanently attach the groundwork to the base before continuing with final finishing.

Getting there. . .

FOLLOW-UP. . . The finishing fill of the sidewalk (elevated) portion of the groundwork has been done! This effectively concludes ~85% of the groundwork!! Still loads to be done before I can prime and paint, but the cab should be permanently mounted in a fortnight or so. . . 

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003