1/35 Great Wall Hobby 12. 8 cm Pak 44 .

[adt70hk]

John. I’m with Richard that stamp idea is great

stone work looks FANTASTIC what did you use to make the impressions

Wonderful stuff, John. Those stamps are inspired!

Wonderful stuff, John. Those stamps are inspired!

Gents

If you want to see a really simple SBS on the technique, hop over to the YouTube channel of a guy called Mel Bose AKA The Terrain Tutor - he specialises in cheap and simple techniques to make wargaming terrain (153k subscribers and 15million views so is dong something right).

He demonstrates the technique (which he admits saw on another channel) on his 'Let's Make - Cheap & Easy Tarmac & Cobblestone Wargaming Roads' video. Jump to 7:26 in. Link:

John

Hope you don't mind the above interjection. I'll remove it if you want.

This cobblestones have come up really well and the close up in particular shows the effectiveness of the technique.

Keep up the good work.

ATB

Andrew

[JR]

Gents

If you want to see a really simple SBS on the technique, hop over to the YouTube channel of a guy called Mal Bose AKA The Terrain Tutor - he specialises in cheap and simple techniques to make wargaming terrain (153k subscribers and 15million views so is dong something right).

He demonstrates the technique (which he admits saw on another channel) on his 'Let's Make - Cheap & Easy Tarmac & Cobblestone Wargaming Roads' video. Jump to 7:26 in. Link:

John

Hope you don't mind the above interjection. I'll remove it if you want.

This cobblestones have come up really well and the close up in particular show the effectiveness of the technique.

Keep up the good work.

ATB

Andrew

Perfect Andrew, thanks for posting .:thumb2:

[JR]

Evening all.
Today removed the paper after cutting the window and door openings.Then started the long marking out of the bricks pattern. Managed 3 sections of the building of all courses but with out any vertical marks before the eye started to blur. At this point I decided enough was enough and packed up.
Working with the headset on measuring 3mm lines and trying to keep them straight is slow work, easy but tiring because your fixed on one distance. Then I forget to blink ! Ending up with dry eye. Put the lube in and relaxed.
Will carry on tomorrow and include some photos.

[adt70hk]

Perfect Andrew, thanks for posting .:thumb2:

No problem. I think you said elsewhere youd watched his channel. He's actually just about to publish a book, which I've had on order for a while.

[Si Benson]

Sometimes even some quality time at the bench can wear you out!

[JR]

No problem. I think you said elsewhere youd watched his channel. He's actually just about to publish a book, which I've had on order for a while.

Quite like the guy Andrew, he's tried really hard to make a go of his channel. I remember when he filmed in his front room , then a small shed before moving onto a building.

Sometimes even some quality time at the bench can wear you out!

Ah yes indeed, time flew by Si. Looking fwd to getting those bricks done though, then the real fun begins with the detail.

[Jim R]

Hi John
This has been progressing well and quickly. Love that idea for cobble stone making. The building is very well thought out - all those years working have helped I'm sure.
Jim

[JR]

Hi John
This has been progressing well and quickly. Love that idea for cobble stone making. The building is very well thought out - all those years working have helped I'm sure.
Jim

Hi Jim, thanks for looking in. Yes think it has helped a lot.

[JR]

Back after a massive brick scribing , added a couple of buttresses to one wall and a header of 4 bricks to the wall tops.

Some of the buildings where there is going to be no damage have had backing white card glued to the rear. This will be painted black and then the window frames added.
No comes the part of painting all the individual bricks, but first a coat of light grey made from some cheap acrylic paints using Daler Rowney System 3 . Well not really cheap but compared to 17 ml of Vallejo they are.

First just the foam board scribed, marked out at 3mm then using a fine .5 pencil the brick line ids down , then the vertical bricks lines.




Hard to get the courses to all match up, but when painted they all blend in.



The start of the first coat of light grey, this will when dry given another coat and a light surface sanding, this will leave the mortar bed.
Following this a black wash will be done in the same manor.





Now sitting in the kitchen drying out.
Thanks for looking in . comments welcome.
John.

[Guest]

Hi John that's jaw dropping stuff:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thum b2::thumb2:.
Brilliant.
Pete

[JR]

Hi John that's jaw dropping stuff:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thum b2::thumb2:.
Brilliant.
Pete

Thanks Pete, a bit boring from some but being a Nerd this is heaven .

[Mini Me]

:nerd: Looks good from here!

[JR]

:nerd: Looks good from here!

Thanks buddy, might let you share the plum sauce after all ( See Richards post )

[scottie3158]

John,
Firstly sorry for missing so many updates. Just had a catch up the gun itself looks great. The groundwork is superb mate this will be spectacular .

[Guest]

Watching avidly and taking plenty of notes for the future.

Brickwork is looking spot on John.