The Subura Project

[Dunedin]

For the next couple of months I work in an agency. That means, there will be only a little spare time for the hobby. On all the boards and blogs I’ll be a rare guest, I think. I also had to put a lot of my custom projects on hold. I will use the little free time to focus on the Rome project.
Never did that much research for a project. I spend days on websites, watched a lot of footage and meanwhile I own a nice little library about ancient Rome. I visided some archeological sites in Germany and spend a week in Rome for some research at the origin. The HBO Show Rome war a rich source of inspiration. Furthermore I have to name Ostia Antica and the Museo della Civiltá Romana as places that ignited my imagination.
I used the long weekend to start the project.

This is the terrain

and here is a little development scheme

1. Street
2. Street
3. Street
4. Sornerhouse with arcade
5. Insulae
6. House with wooden jutty
7. House with stairs
8. House with epistyl
9. Temple
10. Taberne/Termopolio
11. Lupanarium
12. Forica
13. Well
14. Nymph shrine

Here are some pictures showing the work in progress

streets

inside the termopolio

termopolio

forica

building with stairway

building with stairway and forica

streetview

You will find more images on my webpage: https://www.mickbaltes.de/af/subura001.html

and on my blog I will give some detailed "Making of..." informations. So if you'd like to follow the project have a look there from tome to time.
https://mickbaltes.de/blog/

 

[Nacho]

Looking good man, make sure to keep the update pics coming....That's
if you have the spare time..lol.

 

[Crimsonbob]

Talk about epic scale looking good man i will keep am eye on your updates.

 

[siquisiri]

Looks great so far..cant wait to see the rest

 

[dwing]

You've gone to far this time. Oh, and the pic on the toilet is priceless.

 

[Mesa]

What do you do with these elaborate setups once you've completed them and are bored of them?

I see this appears to be setup in a room in a house, so it's not like floor space is unlimited.

 

[Reinhardt]

wow, awesome!!! look forward to progress pics.

 

[Saya]

just amazing! the time it must take to do something like that...it boggles the mind. great work man.

 

[Dunedin]

Thank you very much guys. Here is a little update to my Subura project.

Archway

Archway

Archway. He grafitti was found in Pompeji

Shrine

Shrine

Lupanarium

Lupanarium

Lupanarium

Lupanarium

Lupanarium

Tomorrow I will do a little making off update on my blog.

And some of your FAQs.

How big is this?
2,50 m x 3,50 m

What naterial do you use?
Styrofoam
Modur ( the blocks)
Heki-Dur( The green stuff)

Where the hell do you store this?
I have no idea.
Probably I have to recycle it when I start the next project.

 

[Crimsonbob]

Recycle it arggg anyway it looks GREAT

 

[galactiboy]

Dman impressive work... can't wait to see the finished dio

And love the graphitti

 

[Dunedin]

Some progress in the Subura.

House with Wooden Jutty (Inspiration: HBO-Rome)

Dyeing Mill (Inspiration: HBO-Rome)

Dyeing Mill & Backyard (Inspiration: HBO-Rome)

Dyeing Mill & Backyard (Inspiration: HBO-Rome: House of Lucius Vorenus)

Insula, Shops

Streetview

1st floor

Streetview

archway view

well

 

[Dunedin]

Here is a little update of two new buildings.

I think, I will place the temple on the other end of the road in the final layout.
That's it. the main construction work is done now. Tomorrow I will start painting the 1000 pieces.

 

[King Darkness]

I cant wait to see the finished product!!

Amazing so far~!

 

[Dunedin]

For those of you, who like to follow the Subura Project. Phase II has started. Here is the first paintjob.

 

[vikkitx]

I'm always impressed by the insane level of detail you put into all of your dioramas. Your historical dioramas (like this subura, or your Victorian-style sitting room used for Hitchcock, the Godfather, etc.) are extra-special treats. I've had to keep friends posted on updates to the subura. They love ancient Roman history, and love all the details you've included in this diorama. Thanks for posting all these WIP photos!

 

[Dunedin]

Yesterday I finished the second location. The forica is based on the forica in Ostia Antica. Most of the Grafittis were found in Pompeji. I took them from the book "Decius war hier" (Decius was here) by Karl-Wilhelm Weeber (thanks for the hint, Amithi)

 

[Darthy]

this is insane ! great job

 

[Dunedin]

Here is ia little update to my Subura project.
Do you have any idea, what kind of shop could be placed in that house

Oops, someone walked into the picture

Here is the little Minerva shrine. I bought the head in Rome. The oblation are mostly made from fimo. Some of the older fruits are already rotten

 

[Dunedin]

Some new pictures. This building was made from styrofoam. So I used wallpapers to give it a stony look.