Aren't wives wonderful. What would us poor chaps do without them :smiling2:
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Ron
Great work as always. Also please pass on my appreciation to Mrs Ron for going the extra mile and thereby allowing this build to continue.
ATB.
AndrewComment
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The last time I was in Firenze, the Arno looked pretty much like your first picture Ron! I bet yours smells better though.
PeteComment
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+1 on Peters post!
Colours look good by the way.....and the silicone was probably purchased because you were starting to get under herselfs feet......Comment
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Dear Mr B Tonioli.
Do you offer these tiles for purchase ? They certainly look the part .
We would like to order 2000 of your roof tiles for a future building project for a Russian Oligarch.
F.O.B . With payment by bankers draft .
Yours .
Ivan Raceiski.
Stalingrad Building Company .Comment
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The river is looking good Ron, in my experience, when a woman gives you DIY materials, they usually have some work for you!Comment
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Brilliant comments, boys. Thank you.
In all fairness to my sweet wife, she knows full well that bringing home any suggestion of decorating etc., would only put my enthusiasm, even thinking about such nonsense , back yet another decade!
After simply brushing on just a couple of coats of cheapo gloss varnish, I've managed to get the 'wet' surfaces showing subtle reflections and movement.
Cheers,
Spredd De' WatterComment
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Whilst I'm waiting for the varnish to dry completely, I've made a start on the damaged buildings. In my mind's eye, the worst damage needs to be in the vicinity of the bridge. but as anyone who builds dioramas knows, anything can change - and probably will!
Here's the first building. To try ideas and hopefully, to get my eye in, I've start on the smallest.
!st floor made from cut down foam board.
Glued in place. Don't forget the stair well!
Just go with an educated guess re. the chunk to cut out. Don't discard this, as it will be cut up and used for rubble and will be the correct amount of volume.
Roof bent....
1st. floor internal wall fitted. All ready for a bit of paint. Then a bit more detail.
Cheers,
Ivor Broakkan AoosComment
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Baby, it's cold outside - By the looks of it, anyway!
But, I'm nice and snug in me den. :thumb2:
I've set to painting the first building.
I've used children's acrylics and kind'a imagined I was a bomb.
Confession time.....
To fit the diorama scenario, (so far!) I decided to 'blow off' one corner of the building. This I did below. and painted same.
I checked it on the base and discovered I had destroyed the wrong corner! :upside:
...all was not lost. I destroyed the opposite corner too!
Side elevation of same corner. Shutter to fit on first floor and a question mark on the ground floor.
Front elevation. I fixed a semi-collapsed first floor ceiling. Made from paper and cut down coffee stirrers.
Shutters fitted and a hole where the question mark was. Save me making a window.
The finished structure. I simply painted various summat like colours on the house and just let them run where they chose to go. Still plenty of detritus and general debris to add when it is finally fixed to the base
Cheers,
Freddi DibnahiComment
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Nice demo.... Se what I did there?
Nice tip about using the cut off bits to get the correct amount of rubble.Comment
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So can we look now? Are your exposed balls covered???
Senore D’angly Bitz.Comment
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WOW 570.....talk about "Double Knackered"!! :thumb2: :tongue-out3: :smiling3: Tis a fine job, to be sure. Rick H.Comment
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Interesting step by step on the buildings, something I've not tried but may just give it a try Ron, the result looks very good.Comment
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I'm speechless as always. Looks superb to me!Comment
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