"Which way did they go, tracker?"

[papa 695]

Those first three pictures could have just been the Grand canyon Ron great work so far

[Ian M]

Your on a roll there Ron.

Ian M

[spanner570]

Thanks for your input boys, very nice comments.....

It keeps the old lad going!

Ron

[Guest]

Im back Ron, massive que at the kiosk, how did you get on so fast wow.

Andy

[Guest]

Wow .... very realistic .... simple method too, as always i'm most impressed Ron.

I would have commented earlier but i got stuck behind some bloke with a big 4x4 (looked like a Dodge ... ahem) who was buying all the popcorn

[Guest]

Ron looks like another master work in the making for sure! I just made it to the Grand Canyon for the first time last summer and you've certainly captured that 'out west'look so far. Be waiting to see Marshall Dillon come ridin' along anytime in there,great stuff ! So eagerly awaiting the next update! cheers Trey

[spanner570]

Thanks for the great posts, the popcorn makers must be making a bomb out of you lot!...Perhaps John will consider stocking a few bags of the stuff, or even a popcorn maker......

To be honest Andy, once I had sussed about crushing the diddy stones, it only took me an hour to go from bare styrene to the last pictures. After fixing the big rocks, I just give it the PVA and then literally tipped the model on it's side and slung the crushed stuff all over and where it fell that's where it stayed....Rough as a bear's ar**, but it worked!

Trey, a good friend of mine who has never flown and swore he would, is actually flying over to see - amongst other things - the Grand Canyon, in a few months time....it looks one amazing place. Where exactly did you go to? I know it's a vast area, but if it's the same region he is going to, you might be able to help my friend with some advise.......Rather than clutter this thread, perhaps you could P.M. me? Thanks Trey.

Cheers all,

Ron

[mossiepilot]

Brilliant Ron, and I'm always amazed how you take stuff no one would think of and make it into something fantastic.

Looking great mate and can't wait for more.

Tony.

[geegad]

coming together nicely buddy

[Guest]

Just found this one, Ron.

Looks like another masterpiece in the making.

Very unusual, and that`s why I like it

Hope there`s some popcorn left as I settle down to watch this one come together.

Malc.

[spanner570]

Thanks for the nice posts boys....save some popcorn for me, eh?.

Here's my first time go at a rough old shack. It was a toughy trying to get it to look summat like, but it was good fun....

I came up with the notion that whoever built it decided to use the stone lying around and mud from the stream, and then went up to the top of the waterfall and found a load of timber floating in the lake above....Sound plausible?!! No. I didn't think so either, but it's the best I could come up with!

The door is long gone, I've a couple of ideas I will add on to the shack later to make even more run down, as it's not quite as neglected as I want, but it's a start....

As shown in the pictures, I used my usual 'ouse building method for the shack sides and back. For the front, I just stuck the coffee stirrer, random width planks onto a timber frame in a rough and ready manner, as I suppose the pioneers would have done, then I painted it all with the usual children's water colours......

Here are the stage pictures of the construction....

Thanks for looking, and I hope you like my interpretation....Next up I will do a bit of work on the stream bed.

Cheers,

Ron

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[Guest]

The shack looks neat Ron, what will you use to weather the wood?

Jim

[spanner570]

Thanks Jim, actually the wood is weathered!lol

I was after that bleached, sun baked look, so I just painted the planks with a wash of brown/grey to keep the wood a light colour and just darkened the bottoms a bit and added just a hint of green too..

When you write 'weathered' do you mean darker?

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Hi Ron I must admit I didn't zoom in on the pictures :foolstill getting used to this tablet thinggie). But now I can see that the they look sun bleached. I did mean darker I momentarily forgot about the western feel. Old age is setting in with me. Lol

[spanner570]

No problem Jim, now't wrong with suggestions and or critisizm, that's how we all learn.....

Old age? Don't tell anyone, but hopefully in a couple of week's or so, the Chancellor will be paying me some dosh every week!!!!!

Cheers,

Ron