Hi Allen, thanks for the comment and glad it was your favorite...hope to do justice and finish it once and for all.
Ya, weavils were a nightmare. :smiling6:
Cheers,
Richard
Ya, weavils were a nightmare. :smiling6:
Cheers,
Richard
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Roofing
I'm a cheapo so I source anything that is usable and if treated well can look like the actual stuff at a minimal cost. Anytime I finish a box of cereal at the right moment I will put it to good use. It's basically the same boxboard material which is thicker than manila or art card. I roughly cut strips and squares and stick them in overlapping rows in random fashion. Old roofings don't look the same as modern ones now which were produced individually by hand. Some were made of slate and some wood.
I didn't paste them directly but onto another sheet of cereal box card cut from the traced shape of the roof. I could easily cut the ends off. Then the whole assembly was attached.
This was tedious and nearly as bad as the peas...glad I got that out of the way.
Any Q&C welcomed but don't ask how I came up with using cereal card boxes because when it comes to dios, any material that can be glued or harden after cureing, shaped and not loose is fair game.
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Wow Richard that us absolutely stunning..the tank, the road the buildings...wooowComment
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Greg, thanks and glad you're wow'ed. :smiling2: Lots more to go, remember your plastering for the Chosin Resevoir you did, well there will be lots of plastering for the buildings :smiling2:
Anyway here's the back and more roofing...
I use mainly balsa for flooring, window ledge, steps and doors. They're easy to cut to the thickness that I want and can be scribed just like the floor panels with the end of a fine tipped water proof ink pen. I hope when I stain the wood the lines would still show through. Before that I plastered the walls. To get it smooth I waited for the thick layer to semi harden then using a wet spatula to do the final finish. The balsa roof frames were pre-painted before installing.
To remove the wood grains from the window ledge balsa I coated it with diluted plaster and stippled it with a brush to look like stone. The loft window sections were plastered and top front with louvered strips from card. Window doors is balsa with plastic strip hinges and sliced rod for bolts. I will have to fashion handles later.
Here the stairs is balsa...this corner will later look different with wall supports for the stairs.
More to come...
Cheers,
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Richard,
Very nice work. I really like the roof tiles.Comment
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Thanks kindly Scottie, I like old roofs, they have so much character and it will be fun weathering them. Reference show them with moss and creeper vines.
Cheers,
RichardComment
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Hi Richard
Excellent. Great use of cereal card. Those buildings are superb.
JimComment
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Thanks Jim, I try to build all my buildings basically from carving polystyrene with bits and parts from the spare box or around the house.
Here's a set of pictures overlooking the composition of the dio from different angle. You can see the parts where balsa was used. All the angles show possibilities for vignettes.
Cheers,
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.... it's like a comic book.... you are really waiting for what will happen...Comment
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Beautiful building work Richard , loving the pea part ! Some great ideas for materials as well.
Can't remember this at all , must have been before my time.Comment
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brilliant as usual ,Richard.
I'm looking forward to seeing the figuresComment
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Thank you Gentlemen. :smiling2:
Greg, the collection of images I have of my progress seems that way doesn't it? I've been waiting years myself to see what really happens. :smiling6:
John, so it's a good thing I am revitalising this build here. Later on you'll see how I did the windows.
Neil, this was something I hadn't prepared but now have collected some from Dragon and Tamiya with some needing alterations to their clothing and kit. I will post this later.
Okay, here is what I did more with balsa...and it wasn't Salsa. I made these doors with 45 degree joints and was told in Europe doors were made with straight butt joints...
...so I had to re-do them. The laminates were from old safety matchbox covers. They're very hard to find now as the covers have been replaced with cardboard.
I will add the frame to hide the gaps on the side and top...my plastering still needs practice.
I experimented on rough speckled texture for this portion of the wall...
This was done with just a sieve and a spray dicanter of water. I sealed it with a layer of sprayed on Future varnish.
John, I'm sure you've seen this...
Cheers,
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that plastering looks fantastic Richard!Comment
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Richard,
The walls and carpentry look spot on.Comment
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Thanks guys,
Neil, the experiment did come out alright and about what I wanted.
Scottie, hours in industrial art classes weren't wasted at school. :smiling2:
Cheers,
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