Castle gate entrance

[Richi72]

Thanks allot Peter.


will keep that in mind.


Thanks again


Cheers Richi

[Guest]

Errrh.....just terrific!!!!


Richard the dioramaist

[Richi72]

Hi all and thanks for the great compliments.


Here is a small update,


1 picture is of the stones


next are from the bottom of the towers


last ones are from the base with the defences i spoke of earlier, the bridge over the moat and the details in the road from the coach that drove over it in the early days


but here are the pictures.


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Thanks for watching


Cheers Richi

[Guest]

I wonderring hat are you going to use for watter? I will keep my eyes wide open all the way to the end.

[Richi72]

Well that is a very good question,


i got some


Vallejo Water Effects Still Water Clear and E-Z Water not really sure what to use.


I want to create depth with paint because i don't want to put 2 liters of water effect stuff in it, so lets see what is working best for this.


Cheers Richi

[Gern]

You said you were going to paint this in a mixture of greys. Had you thought of leaving it the natural cork colour? I know you're thinking of what's normally used in a given area, but I reckon the colours you have now look really good.

[Richi72]

Hi Dave,


yes thought of that but it looks to corkie if you know what i mean, it doesn't feel right when i look at it, difficult to explain .


Cheers Richi

[Gern]

P'raps it looks different in the pictures to how it looks on your workbench, but I know what you mean. It's your build so it has to look right in your eyes.

[Guest]

This really is superb work Richi, it's turning out lovely mate, looking forward to the next update

[monica]

looks superb so far Richi,real liking this one,


nice how you got the ware for the wheel on the bridge,


will look forward to next update,

[Guest]

Wow!


This one (with all my respect to the others) will be on of the best dios on this forum....


The paintwork will be really important Richard....O_o

[Richi72]

Yes Polux it makes or brakes this build, getting the paint job right is challenging.


So here's a update,


finished the cork work and made some doors from balsa and started with a dark grey base for the castle.


made the side road and put on some ground work for the side walls of the moat.


But here are some pics of it all.


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[Richi72]

and the next ones


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[Richi72]

and the last ones,


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Next up is applying a coat of varnish to seal in the base coat.


Thanks for watching


as always, comments are highly appreciated.

[Guest]

I've seen some lovely work on here, but this has to be one of the best, excellent scratch building at it's best, there is so much to look at and take in, really looking forward to the next update Richi