"There's an old mill by the stream, Nelly Dean!"

[Guest]

Lovely bridge Ron

[papa 695]

Just caught up on this one Ron some cracking work on the waterwheel and bridge

[monica]

hi Ron well thank you for such nice works and comments,

outstanding work, and do appreciate the step by step,you make it look so easy ,

i do like your method, and will give it a try with my next and upcoming dio after this one

keep the great work coming and the pics real enjoy seeing them

[spanner570]

Thanks folks, I'm glad you like the first phase of the bridge construction.

Here's the next.....The under the bridge bit and the road.

I've used a scrap piece of card from an old receipt book....In the past I've used a toilet roll middle. Anything stiffish will do.

I cut the card roughly to size, then eased it into the 'round' I required

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I made some stiffeners as shown. These give the support to the arch and road. Then I glued these to the arch. Note the creases in the card, I'm not bothered about them, as they will look like cracked cement render when painted.

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Here is the finished underside....Excuse the thumb nail, matron!!!!

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I used more of the same card for the road...This time I cut the card the exact width of the bridge, but left a little on the length. I slightly bent it to the shape of the bridge before gluing.

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Here the road is fixed in place......

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And placed on the dio. to test the fit....

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Next, a bit of paint for the stonework....

Cheers,

Ron

[flyjoe180]

That is nice work Ron, loving the bridge

[Guest]

I need to think of a dio to shamelessly steal your ideas Ron!

[Guest]

Taking shape nicely Ron,love the simple materials ! Nice to see another step by step of your craftmanship @ work

[Guest]

Thanks folks, I'm glad you like the first phase of the bridge construction.Here's the next.....The under the bridge bit and the road.

I've used a scrap piece of card from an old receipt book....In the past I've used a toilet roll middle. Anything stiffish will do.

I cut the card roughly to size, then eased it into the 'round' I required

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I made some stiffeners as shown. These give the support to the arch and road. Then I glued these to the arch. Note the creases in the card, I'm not bothered about them, as they will look like cracked cement render when painted.

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Here is the finished underside....Excuse the thumb nail, matron!!!!

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I used more of the same card for the road...This time I cut the card the exact width of the bridge, but left a little on the length. I slightly bent it to the shape of the bridge before gluing.

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Here the road is fixed in place......

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And placed on the dio. to test the fit....

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Next, a bit of paint for the stonework....

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

excellent bit of work on the bridge and the road way my friend quality work as per sir.

scott

[Lee W]

Loving your work Ron! The step by step guides are fab, I'm enjoying this build very much, learning a lot as well!

Lee

[monica]

nice work from a master builder , that is great Ron, I,m very impressed , with it,

do you work off any real size for the stones or just what you think looks ok for your scale ?

or not so import for stone , but more necessary for bricks

[Guest]

Your work is very impressive and I love the use of everyday things its like a mini tutorial in modeling, great work keep it up

[spanner570]

Thanks everyone.....If this thread helps folks in even the smallest way then I'm well happy......

Here is the last phase of the bridge build. Plus an extra bit!

I've given the bridge a coat of grey acrylic to highligh the joints......

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Next, the first coat of stone colour....keep the piece tilted when painting and brush in vertical strokes. See how the paint has naturally 'Gathered' here and there to produce a different shade to some stones. Leave to dry.

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A second, darker coat has been applied. I left it at this stage until the bridge is fixed in place, then I'll paint it some more to blend in with it's surroundings.

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Here's the result of a minor brainstorm. A little foot bridge over to the other side of the mill race.

It's made from a coffee stirrer and I purposely made it sort of rough looking and used different shades of brown watercolours for the timber staining.

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Here it is in place, complete with hand rails. I wanted it to look sort of 'Knocked together' so wasn't fussy about the posts or rails.

I think it looks better than spot on level and true.......

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We are nearly up to date now....Time to roof the mill building and think about further structures and of course, the water.

With the water in mind, do I show the wheel working, or dead and neglected? Personally, I reckon it would be more fun to try and depict it spinning!

Any thoughts folks?

Thanks for looking in.

Ron

[Guest]

Go for the spinning Ron you know u want to, love you'r work Ron, i know one day i will get close to you'r level of work.

Till then i will watch with green eyes.

John

[Guest]

This is looking brilliant Ron