Rickety Bridge

[scottie3158]

Hi Scottie
That looks very nice indeed. Looking forward to the next steps. What glue do you use for wood?
Jim

Hi Jim, I just use normal PVA or a bit of superglue on small contact areas.

Hi Paul, great work on the bridge it doesn't look very rickety to me. I suspect you have a cunning plan :tongue-out2:. Will keep a eye on this one.
Pete.

Pete, I have a plan but I wouldn't call it cunning more seat of the pants.

Does indeed look like German engineer work. A fine job. Sometimes a Sharpie does fine for nails/screws. They just need a touch of red/brown rust streak on verticals if older. PaulE

Thanks Paul, that's a good point about the rusty bolts/nails.

Nice bridge Paul, would you rebuild our bridge?


Cheers, Jim

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No worries mate if I have any balsa left over I will have a look.

Nice bit of miniature woodworking Scottie.

Thanks Mick.

[scottie3158]

The work continues on the base. The basic shape has been formed from foam blocks. This has then been coated with PVA and filler. When it had dried it got a dusting of mixed grasses. Then this was dusted with Tamyia flat earth to tone down the brightness of the grass. The strip you can see will hopefully represent a concrete plinth.

Next it is time to work on the vegetation.

Then the bridge received a base coat of dark drown ready for the next stages.





cheers
Scottie

[Lee Drennen]

Paul
Your dios always look the part

[boatman]

THE bridge looks ok to me Scottie very nice build im followin your build as like the other guys say great work :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::t humb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:
chris

[Guest]

Another superb base taking shape. Inspiring.

[Jim R]

Hi Scottie
That don't half look good :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
Jim

[Neil Merryweather]

that's excellent- did you use a static machine for the grass?

[scottie3158]

Paul
Your dios always look the part

Thanks Lee glad your looking in.

THE bridge looks ok to me Scottie very nice build im followin your build as like the other guys say great work :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::t humb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:
chris

Thanks Chris not quite the level of detail of your build but trying.

Another superb base taking shape. Inspiring.

Thanks Peter very nice of you to say.

[scottie3158]

Hi Scottie
That don't half look good :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:
Jim

Thanks Jim hopefully it will get better.

that's excellent- did you use a static machine for the grass?

Neil, Yes mate it's a homemade affair so can be a bit hit and miss sometimes.

[Richard48]

I was blown away when i saw this build.Stunning bridge Paul.Admire your skills doing this.
Amazing fella.
Richard

[Guest]

Great groundwork :smiling3:.

[scottie3158]

I was blown away when i saw this build.Stunning bridge Paul.Admire your skills doing this.
Amazing fella.
Richard

Wow thanks Richard you are to kind.

Great groundwork :smiling3:.

Hi Ralph, Thanks mate lots to add yet so hopefully you will look in.

[Steve Jones]

Terrific response from everyone Paul and rightly so. Your dio's are just as good as your models. One part of modelling I failed miserably at. Keep up the great work my friend. Will the river bed be a dry one or a wet one?

[scottie3158]

Terrific response from everyone Paul and rightly so. Your dio's are just as good as your models. One part of modelling I failed miserably at. Keep up the great work my friend. Will the river bed be a dry one or a wet one?

Steve, Thanks mate glad you like it so far, I should take longer on them but I tend to rush them a little. I hoping to have a shallow stream running under the bridge, this again is a new adventure as I have only ever done puddles before so it could all go horribly wrong.

[scottie3158]

I have put some colour on the bridge with various browns in preparation for weathering and detailing.



Had a go at a tree. I want you to be brutally honest, how do you think it looks. I still have work to do on it but as to the basic form yah or nah.





cheers
Scottie