T34/85 Tank in a village 1/35 Scale

[Steve Jones]

Superb work JR. Have you shaped the side boards on the smaller property yourself? They are very realistic

[Mini Me]

Superb work JR. Have you shaped the side boards on the smaller property yourself? They are very realistic

Sort of reminds me of "wave edge" siding......boards that came from the outer edges of the tree as it was being milled. Looks the part, that's for sure. Rick H.

[Lee Drennen]

Nice craftsman ship JR. I know now who to call on if I need a Pole Barn built lol.

[JR]

No lead on the Churches and not a drop left at the "Clacker"!! Still feeling the after effects of Turkey Day, (around the waistline) but I should be back in the groove in another few weeks once we've got past Christmas and New Years. I just cant say no to all those sweets, cakes and cookies. Did I hear right, that you are going to put a "straw" roof on one of your buildings? What are you using for the straw material?
Looking forward to the results of that effort.
Cheers, Rick H.

Yes its the waist line problem for many of us this time of the year Rick you could just say your storing a layer of fat for the winter.:smiling3:

As for the straw have a hanging basket liner made from Coco nut fibre,
This sort of thing, other makes are available.
I pull a handful off and tease out the fibers, removing the thicker ones. A twist into a sheaf like section and glue one end. Hopefully it will look the part. In fact the colour is ok , and with a slight lightening with some paint it should look even better.

Mr. Race an' Mr. Rick, Ouw is you boat?

Dis am grate to read dat you remember me an' de boys!

Mr. Race, I steel ab de led from de chorch roof if yoo waant eet. You am doin' a crakin' job on dat aoos, dat' am foor shooa...

Mr. Rick, I am rittin dis on de top ob Mr. Ron's rekd roof. Ee am not aboot at de minit, so I'm taakin a breeak an' chewin a 'art tak bikky dat ee am lettin me chew. Man, ee am al art!

Onyway, mus get baak to de graftin'

Lots ob lov.

Idu

Ideed Idu, ples carryie on the work for Mr R, hes geting old ad can't clim like he did.

John

Sorry for the late response, ironically I find it's time for the forum at the weekend than I do during the week.

I've got to say that cottage is looking truly splendiferous already!!! Very well done.

Andrew

Hi Andrew, always good to have you along. Glad you approve, you'll be pleased to know the straw roof will not see any flames. :smiling2:

Cardboard method looking good Dzohn. Don't know how Ron got Idu & the boys out in this wheather. I'm sure they'll make quick work of the roof.

Thanks Paul, definably some ting I would use again if no imprinting was required. In fact you could glue a sheet of 5 mm form to some corrugated and and use it for any type of finish required imprinting. A big saving.

Superb work JR. Have you shaped the side boards on the smaller property yourself? They are very realistic

Yes I have Steve, thank you. Only needed a slight skim with the blade to get that look.:thumb2:

Sort of reminds me of "wave edge" siding......boards that came from the outer edges of the tree as it was being milled. Looks the part, that's for sure. Rick H.

That's exactly what I want ed to achieve Rick. Thanks. :nerd:

Nice craftsman ship JR. I know now who to call on if I need a Pole Barn built lol.

Lee , you know I think I would love to make the journey and help. :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:



Thanks for the comments, certainly confirms what I'm trying to achieve has worked.

Today I needed to prepare the base, so out with the chop saw and cut it to final size. Once done I scored the ply surface to help with the adhesion .



The pencil lines denote where the slopes and heights need to be.

I made up a batch of Sculptamold , just enough for the first layer. I'd rather build up the hight in sections, rather than just lump in one in one go.

I covered the area to be used with a thin layer of PVA to help.



The section can be built up when the first layer is fully dry. This time of year its best placed in the house to fully dry by a heater.
The last thing to do on this layer wise will be the road way, where the T34 has stopped.

Thanks for looking in and the great feed back,

Dzhon.

[JR]

Nothing to show, other than to say the layers of Sculptamold are continuing and the hight has been reached .
Now just the road way to be put down. Would have got futher with the thatched but been busy on 1/1 .
Dzhon .

[GerryW]

In a little late on this, but will be following from the back
Great work (as usual) so far. Loving the wave edge effect, and the idea of the copra thatch.
As a thought, will you be 'chinking' the gaps in the wood on the house with mud/daub - not sure if that technique was used in the area though?

[JR]

In a little late on this, but will be following from the back
Great work (as usual) so far. Loving the wave edge effect, and the idea of the copra thatch.
As a thought, will you be 'chinking' the gaps in the wood on the house with mud/daub - not sure if that technique was used in the area though?

Morning Gerry, thank you for your comment . With regard to the " chinking " yes according to research moss and bark were used . Think they would have mixed it with as you say mud

[adt70hk]

Yes its the waist line problem for many of us this time of the year Rick you could just say your storing a layer of fat for the winter.:smiling3:

As for the straw have a hanging basket liner made from Coco nut fibre,
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I pull a handful off and tease out the fibers, removing the thicker ones. A twist into a sheaf like section and glue one end. Hopefully it will look the part. In fact the colour is ok , and with a slight lightening with some paint it should look even better.




Ideed Idu, ples carryie on the work for Mr R, hes geting old ad can't clim like he did.



Hi Andrew, always good to have you along. Glad you approve, you'll be pleased to know the straw roof will not see any flames. :smiling2:



Thanks Paul, definably some ting I would use again if no imprinting was required. In fact you could glue a sheet of 5 mm form to some corrugated and and use it for any type of finish required imprinting. A big saving.

Yes I have Steve, thank you. Only needed a slight skim with the blade to get that look.:thumb2:



That's exactly what I want ed to achieve Rick. Thanks. :nerd:


Lee , you know I think I would love to make the journey and help. :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:



Thanks for the comments, certainly confirms what I'm trying to achieve has worked.

Today I needed to prepare the base, so out with the chop saw and cut it to final size. Once done I scored the ply surface to help with the adhesion .

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The pencil lines denote where the slopes and heights need to be.

I made up a batch of Sculptamold , just enough for the first layer. I'd rather build up the hight in sections, rather than just lump in one in one go.
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I covered the area to be used with a thin layer of PVA to help.

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The section can be built up when the first layer is fully dry. This time of year its best placed in the house to fully dry by a heater.
The last thing to do on this layer wise will be the road way, where the T34 has stopped.

Thanks for looking in and the great feed back,

Dzhon.

John

Sorry missed the update.

Seen sculptamold used a few times and keep thinking I should give it a go...

Do you have any advice on what NOT to do in particular. For example, is it susceptible to cracking if applied too thickly for example?

If I understand it correctly it's essentially a sort of filler bulked out with a bulking thingymajig substance of some sort (paper?).

Thanks as always.

Andrew

[JR]

John

Sorry missed the update.

Seen sculptamold used a few times and keep thinking I should give it a go...

Do you have any advice on what NOT to do in particular. For example, is it susceptible to cracking if applied too thickly for example?

If I understand it correctly it's essentially a sort of filler bulked out with a bulking thingymajig substance of some sort (paper?).

Thanks as always.

Andrew

Afternoon Andrew. What not to do , yes DO NOT ADD WARM WATER, I did the other day, only to find it speeds up the going off. So much in fact it started to go hard in the tub !
You mix it with COLD :smiling2: water to a thick paste. I'd suggest you put a mask on while mixing as it has a lot of fine dust in the dry state. It appears to be a fibrous mix from the small fine stuff to a thicker strand like substance.
I put it on in thin layers, some times but not always mix a little thinned PVA in for the first layer. Just to help the grip.You'll notice I scored the play, mainly because it was painted. If had been a shelf !

Once on you can work it into shape , smoothing out either with a finger or paint brush wetted with water. Really good to use , light and fairly quick to dry, this time of the year I bring it into the house and put neat a heater.
HTHS

[adt70hk]

Afternoon Andrew. What not to do , yes DO NOT ADD WARM WATER, I did the other day, only to find it speeds up the going off. So much in fact it started to go hard in the tub !
You mix it with COLD :smiling2: water to a thick paste. I'd suggest you put a mask on while mixing as it has a lot of fine dust in the dry state. It appears to be a fibrous mix from the small fine stuff to a thicker strand like substance.
I put it on in thin layers, some times but not always mix a little thinned PVA in for the first layer. Just to help the grip.You'll notice I scored the play, mainly because it was painted. If had been a shelf !

Once on you can work it into shape , smoothing out either with a finger or paint brush wetted with water. Really good to use , light and fairly quick to dry, this time of the year I bring it into the house and put neat a heater.
HTHS

John

Thanks very much indeed as always for the info. Might invest in a small bag to have a play with.

ATB.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Not surprised it went off quickly with warm water John…..It’s basically plaster of Paris with paper filler. You speeded up the setting reaction nicely

[Strenko J]

Joining the rabble on this one
DEFINITELY ONE TO WATCH COME ALIVE in Mr Race’s neighborhood

[JR]

John

Thanks very much indeed as always for the info. Might invest in a small bag to have a play with.

ATB.

Andrew

Andrew don't think you would regret it.

Not surprised it went off quickly with warm water John…..It’s basically plaster of Paris with paper filler. You speeded up the setting reaction nicely

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?

Joining the rabble on this one
DEFINITELY ONE TO WATCH COME ALIVE in Mr Race’s neighborhood

Hi Joe, nice to see you, hope all is well where you are. Thanks for looking in.

[JR]

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.






Base.
Steps cut into the bank.



Track marks.

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

Dzhon.

[adt70hk]

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