T34/85 Tank in a village 1/35 Scale

[Mini Me]

Looks the Dog's JR.....keep it coming! :thumb2: Rick H.

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Tim, trust me to speed things up like that, had to laugh when I read your reply.
However I can see that if it was mixed and applied when used with cold water, would spraying it with a mist of hot water speed up the drying ? Would there be any problem doing that?

To be honest John, I have no idea. Would it work with wall plaster? They’re both based on the same thing…..gypsum
You could try it and see I suppose :thumb2:

[stillp]

Very convincing John!
Pete

[Mini Me]

Lots has been achieved my last post.
Base moulding with the Sculpy-Mould is done, need to be painted of course and some more detail done.
Meanwhile the buildings have had a first wash of a brown and black wash. I should have wiped the glue marks with some cellulose but haven't any left, so sanding is going to be the order of the day.

I've also finished the thatch, this is or wasn't done the way we think of as neat attractive finish. It was either made from straw sheaves or reed and just stacked on a timber frame work and pegged down. It was used in part of country where there was amply supply of straw and or reed and was used mainly for buildings for animals. The houses had timber roofs made from a water resistant timber, over lapped and pegged.
Still loads to do, but now the paint is starting to flow it should be more interesting.

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Steps cut into the bank.

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Track marks.

Well that's it for now, hope you enjoy, comments welcome.

Dzhon.

Lots has been achieved my last post.
Base moulding with the Sculpy-Mould is done, need to be painted of course and some more detail done.
Meanwhile the buildings have had a first wash of a brown and black wash. I should have wiped the glue marks with some cellulose but haven't any left, so sanding is going to be the order of the day.

I've also finished the thatch, this is or wasn't done the way we think of as neat attractive finish. It was either made from straw sheaves or reed and just stacked on a timber frame work and pegged down. It was used in part of country where there was amply supply of straw and or reed and was used mainly for buildings for animals. The houses had timber roofs made from a water resistant timber, over lapped and pegged.
Still loads to do, but now the paint is starting to flow it should be more interesting.

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Base.[ATTACH=CONFIG]n1164582[/ATTACH]
Steps cut into the bank.

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Track marks.

Well that's it for now, hope you enjoy, comments welcome.

Dzhon.

Hi JR, I had a chat with the local building inspector and he confided in me that your corner joins on the timber structure were, shall we say, "lacking".......he promptly pulled out his trusty "Rules" book and showed me a pic. of the proper "method" of joining timbers in the Eastern European vicinity and Russia (for ref only)....hope this is helpful :tongue-out3: :tongue-out2: Actually, when I saw this I thought it might come in handy if you ever wanted to try it on a future build.....no slight intended on your excellent efforts kind Sir.
Rick H.:thumb2:

[Jim R]

Hi John
We have come to expect excellent buildings and bases from you and this doesn't disappoint. Building is great. Love the thatch.
Jim

[Allen Dewire]

Sorry Brother, but your thatch roof is in need of a haircut.....Damn long hairs!!!............Other than that, most excellent work over all on this Dude 2. Up to your usual standards of finery..............................

Prost
Allen (still hanging in mid-air)

[Mini Me]

Sorry Brother, but your thatch roof is in need of a haircut.....Damn long hairs!!!............Other than that, most excellent work over all on this Dude 2. Up to your usual standards of finery..............................

Prost
Allen (still hanging in mid-air)

Couldn't agree more Allen, Just don't give the poor lad any ideas......you know, like giving it a "haircut" with a Blow Torch!! :tongue-out3: :tongue-out2::tongue-out: Rick H.

[JR]

Coming on very nicely indeed John! That cottage looks brilliant.

Out of interest, is the Sculptamold super absorbent and /or does it 'reactivate' if you get it to wet when painting? If so, so you seal it with a light coat of PVA?

Keep up the great work!!

Andrew

Andrew thanks, when it's dry you just paint as normal . Doesn't react to water or the acrylic paint .

Looks the Dog's JR.....keep it coming! :thumb2: Rick H.

Thanks Rick .

Hi JR, I had a chat with the local building inspector and he confided in me that your corner joins on the timber structure were, shall we say, "lacking".......he promptly pulled out his trusty "Rules" book and showed me a pic. of the proper "method" of joining timbers in the Eastern European vicinity and Russia (for ref only)....hope this is helpful :tongue-out3: :tongue-out2: Actually, when I saw this I thought it might come in handy if you ever wanted to try it on a future build.....no slight intended on your excellent efforts kind Sir.
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Rick thank you , that's some skill in that corner ,should think it was a bit much for the poor to afford ! Most were saddle joints . If some kraut drove into my smart log house I'd be pretty cross !:smiling2:
Here another example .

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To be honest John, I have no idea. Would it work with wall plaster? They’re both based on the same thing…..gypsum
You could try it and see I suppose :thumb2:

I've never tried warm water either with normal plaster or board adhesive Tim. I can't remember any other plaster becoming warm when mixed, other than coving adhesive. Dave might well be able to answer it better . The coving adhesive goes off very quickly, just with cold water .

Very convincing John!
Pete

Thank Pete :thumb2:

Hi John
We have come to expect excellent buildings and bases from you and this doesn't disappoint. Building is great. Love the thatch.
Jim

Thanks Jim, very kind of you .b

Prost
Allen (still hanging in mid-air)
[/QUOTE]
Dude 1 neither I or that roof need a hair cut ! :smiling: I don't have that much !
I thought it was ok , found these to base it on .

Couldn't agree more Allen, Just don't give the poor lad any ideas......you know, like giving it a "haircut" with a Blow Torch!! :tongue-out3: :tongue-out2::tongue-out: Rick H.

Rick what on earth gave you that idea ! :smiling2:
Shall have a look again at the straw roof in the morning and attack it !
Thanks for looking in .

[Tim Marlow]

I've never tried warm water either with normal plaster or board adhesive Tim. I can't remember any other plaster becoming warm when mixed, other than coving adhesive. Dave might well be able to answer it better . The coving adhesive goes off very quickly, just with cold water .

Hi John. I had a fractured leg set in plaster once many years ago, and the plaster of Paris bandage they used got pretty hot very quickly….it set in minutes!

[boatman]

HI John that log cabin looks great a fab build but as the guys says it do need a hair cut lol but im following even if i aint saying much but your work is fab an yes you do desersve the dogs for this
chris

[JR]

Hi John. I had a fractured leg set in plaster once many years ago, and the plaster of Paris bandage they used got pretty hot very quickly….it set in minutes!

Sorry you had to test the idea Tim.
On the next time I use the Sculpty mould I will check if it gets warm after mixing .

HI John that log cabin looks great a fab build but as the guys says it do need a hair cut lol but im following even if i aint saying much but your work is fab an yes you do desersve the dogs for this
chris

Chris, hi , I'm about to attack it,might even remove the whole thing. Unfortunately I haven't any brush hairs in stock that I would have used .
we will see later .

[Strenko J]

John if you do end up removing it give this a try...its a Woodland Scenics product.....just have to bunch it together and glue it on. ...Your roof area is much larger than the one I did on a small vignette awhile back but it achieved the same purpose. Hope this helps

[BattleshipBob]

Hair cut or not, lovely work comrade. Thinking of it a 7.5 HE shell will trim it nicely!!

[Tim Marlow]

Plumbers hemp used to be the recommended material for modelling thatched roofs….don’t know if you can still get it

[adt70hk]

Plumbers hemp used to be the recommended material for modelling thatched roofs….don’t know if you can still get it

You can....I got some for this very purpose for a project of Junior's....


John, do you want me to post a picture up of how I did it?