SimonT - 1/72 MasterBox Mk1 Male

[SimonT]

Morning Steven and thanks,

I was only colouring it to prevent the dreaded white bits showing through if some of the later soil work pings off while dry brushing or paint fails to get into all the nooks and crannies - a tip I picked up somewhere years ago
It was not intended as a replacement for a top coat of paint - I shall just have to be more careful now

I had a look around last night and found a 2.5kg tub of brown powder paint for around £7 delivered which should do the job nicely - much cheaper than using model pigments

[Steven000]

Hi Simon,
Yes indeed, I also intended to color it for that reason. Specially for driling holes in the plaster to mount trees etc.
Goodluck

[rtfoe]

Simon, the tracks are excellent, worth the full days work on them. Moon Base Alpha also good to go for Eagle One landing...give my regards to Commander Koenig. :smiling6:

Cheers,
Richard

[SimonT]

Cheers Richard- does look a bit Moonbase at the moment
Hopefully when it gets plastered in mud it will be less so

Does remind me though that I think I have an MPC Eagle up in the stash somewhere......

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Base is looking excellent. I have used those Match Pots - those little sample pots of decorators emulsion - to colour base materials. Trouble is they only do the lighter colours and diluted in the plaster or whatever it is creamy rather than brown. Your powder paint idea sounds much better.
Jim

[SimonT]

Thanks Jim - guess there aren't many people who want a burnt umber living room :smiling:

This is the stuff I found on Amazon Powder Paint - probably the same pigment that gets sold to us for modelling at twice the price for a small bottle! Think I shall get some to try

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made up a couple of lengths of 1/72 duckboard - the IWM kindly posted details of a preserved board with dimensions
27 x 6.5mm @ 1/72

I have the strip cut ready for a few more but I didn't have time to assemble them

Going to have to concentrate on this build for a while as the deadline is fast approaching

[JR]

My word Simon , those tracks look the part. Nothing beats the Pewter !

As you say the mud will cover any impefections, not that any appeared in your photos, they all looked fine.

I stopped buying Kursk mud from AK, and went on to cheap acrylics. Mixed with basic Wiko wall filler and some pva. Not had any problem yet, buy always build it up in thin layers, but do think the pva is a must.
John.

[SimonT]

Cheers John

The good thing with the Celluclay is that it is relatively light compared to the same area of wall filler as it is like papier-mâché
Does look rather grey like Ready Brek though in its basic state
I have ordered a tub of brown poster paint to try for the colouring

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now have four lengths of duckboard completed

Need to try and make some tiny barbed wire as well

[rtfoe]

Simon, you need to recruit some 1/72 helpers to finish the groundwork in time. The duckboard is crazy...

My word Simon , those tracks look the part. Nothing beats the Pewter !

As you say the mud will cover any impefections, not that any appeared in your photos, they all looked fine.

I stopped buying Kursk mud from AK, and went on to cheap acrylics. Mixed with basic Wiko wall filler and some pva. Not had any problem yet, buy always build it up in thin layers, but do think the pva is a must.
John.

John, the new stuff is for fresh modellers who have not gone through the process of experimentation like we have. I have purchased some for quick fixes but it's nothing like making our own. It's also good for those living in the city with no excess to dirt and what nots. I can remember my mum giving me an earfull for bringing dirt onto the kitchen table and messing the place up. I've tried everything glues, paints, fabriques you name it but there is always something new that will come up in the forum and I'll say why didn't I think of that. :smiling2:

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve Jones]

Nice work on the duck boards. Look forward to seeing the ducks

Taxi for Jones!!:smiling5:

[papa 695]

Just caught up, a very nice start on the base, and duck boards

[Jim R]

Hi Simon
Duckboards are looking excellent. Does that Celluclay just mix with water and does it shrink when drying?
Jim

[JR]

Hi Simon
Duckboards are looking excellent. Does that Celluclay just mix with water and does it shrink when drying?
Jim

Dam, just going to ask that Jim and you beat me to it, :smiling: , Ive seen it advertised somewhere, thought you could only get in the States.
John.

[SimonT]

Richard - thanks. Good idea as fast running out of time

Steve - I shall see what I can find

Ian - thanks, needs a lot of work still

Jim / John - Celluclay does just mix with water although I add Gorilla wood glue to the mix to help bind it together. Shrinkage seems to have varied - from what I have experienced it appears that the more water you add the more shrinkage occurs as it dries out. On this and the previous base I just gradually added water until I had a mixed but thick consistency, no slop - it really does look and mix like Ready Brek :smiling5:
Shep Paine used it for all his dio bases - I read about it years ago in his books but could never get hold of it due, as John says, it only being available in the US. These days it is imported to the UK - I got it from buysend.com 5lb bag
Not cheap but then it is a big bag and will do a lot of bases so worth it in the long run

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I also now have a 2.5kg tub of burnt umber paint pigment - that should tint things nicely. I guess black would also be a good colour to use to prevent any white spots

[JR]

Thanks for that Simon, worth bearing in mind before I run out of filler.
John .