jameshilton
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Lovely stuff that video shows how effective it's going to be and the latest photos show a superb job on the cottages- although I don't envy your roofing job!
The Welshpool Narrows re-born on the WGLR.
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Ok then - on with that flamin roof job. In the past I've tended to build slate roofs using roofing felt (as on that building in this month's Garden Rail), but (as I keep saying) I wanted the cottage roofs to look as rough as they do in all the photos and the felt method usually looks far too neat. The method I had in mind was to make strips of slates cut from plasticard which could be cut and laid in a more haphazard way - a BIG job. Then it struck me - carving the stonework in the tiling grout hadn't been too bad and had turned out OK, could I use a similar method to depict roofing slates?
There was only one way to find out, so one side of the roof was plastered with grout and (after allowing it to go off for an hour or so) I started carving. I found that it's essential to lay the grout pretty thick as this allows you (using coffee stirrers) to push the back side of the tiles down and then push the front of the tiles forward slightly so that you get the impression of an over-lap. Does that make sense?
Anyhoo, here's how it turned out. Better in some places than others (might do some bits again?), but overall I'm fairly happy with the effect. A bit of detail painting should make things look a bit more effective.
Still got the other side to do and you may notice that another chimney stack has appeared.
There was only one way to find out, so one side of the roof was plastered with grout and (after allowing it to go off for an hour or so) I started carving. I found that it's essential to lay the grout pretty thick as this allows you (using coffee stirrers) to push the back side of the tiles down and then push the front of the tiles forward slightly so that you get the impression of an over-lap. Does that make sense?
Anyhoo, here's how it turned out. Better in some places than others (might do some bits again?), but overall I'm fairly happy with the effect. A bit of detail painting should make things look a bit more effective.
Still got the other side to do and you may notice that another chimney stack has appeared.
beavercreek
Travel, Art, Theatre, Music, Photography, Trains
Mel , I now name you.....Grouty
A good idea made flesh. Have you treated the grout for use outside (frost damage etc?) with any plasticiser?
A good idea made flesh. Have you treated the grout for use outside (frost damage etc?) with any plasticiser?
beavercreek said:
Naff off Godber
.Seriously, in a word Mke - no. David has had no problems with leaving his buildings out this winter, which (hopefully) is about as bad as it gets? Having said that, I may well take this lot in for winter just in case. Water shouldn't be an issue (the grout is rated as good enough to use with a power shower), but frost is something else. None of my buildings are permanently "planted" and I've already got a couple that I bring into the garage in the autumn, so it's no hassle. I've really invested too much time in this model to take the risk - although not too much money strangely enough. I reckon the whole thing has cost less than 30 quid up to this point - how much would a kit this size cost?
beavercreek
Travel, Art, Theatre, Music, Photography, Trains
yb281 said:beavercreek said:
Naff off Godber
I reckon the whole thing has cost less than 30 quid up to this point - how much would a kit this size cost?
More than a couple of snouts me thinks
korm kormsen
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Mel, you are a great modeler!
stockers said:A blinking fortune Mel. The original former, the moulds (big and lots of them), and then the resin. Probably a slow rate of sales because of the cost. It all equals a lot of dosh - probably why there are not any around.
Well, the cost of this has just risen slightly as I ran out of grout and had to go and buy another tub. The wife was SOOOO pleased when I told her that this meant I'd have loads left for another building in the future
.I think she might have it in mind to go out and buy some tiles so that we can use the extra grout on them, but that's just silly!!
Good news is ............ the roof sculpting is finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers Korm
.Thanks Fred. Really on the last lap now. The roof is finished and the two building have been joined together, so the last wall of the stone house could be ................ errrrrrrrrr ............. stoned .
Also, the outhouses have been made (the basic shape was made from Styrofoam and this was covered with scribed plasticard, the roofs being made from the casts I got from the GSS chap. The doors are also scribed plasticard). These were painted matt black, but they looked very "flat", so they were dry-brushed with a little matt brown. One of the planks was picked out as a recent repair.
All that's left to do is to finish off the painting of the roof and stone walls, adding chimney pots, painting the brick work on the chimneys and various details like gutters, drain pipes etc.
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Also, the outhouses have been made (the basic shape was made from Styrofoam and this was covered with scribed plasticard, the roofs being made from the casts I got from the GSS chap. The doors are also scribed plasticard). These were painted matt black, but they looked very "flat", so they were dry-brushed with a little matt brown. One of the planks was picked out as a recent repair.
All that's left to do is to finish off the painting of the roof and stone walls, adding chimney pots, painting the brick work on the chimneys and various details like gutters, drain pipes etc.
flyingsignalman
Narrow Gauge railways, Garden railways, Signalling
The models look great Mel; can't wait to see pics of them in situ with trains passing
