James,
Don't forget this time to smooth the edges of your cobbles.
Also, the joint between them should be a bit smaller. I know that this means more cobbles :-)
Claude
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roudeleiw
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Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2009 - 11:13 PM UTC
lespauljames
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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2009 - 01:14 AM UTC
hey claude, how would i smooth the eges of the cobbles?
and what i ahve done so far , they are closer togeteher,
more cobbles dosent bother me.
i ahve done the water, i wony wanted a thin layer, and a swan would complicate things seemings im a water noob, their are some bubbles but i am satisfied for a first attempt.
i may put some lilly pads over the worst areas
Jba , i used 2 layers of basically filters, as the product advised not to mix with it, these broke apart when adding ( slight )texture with the heat gun, and give it the look of algae.
to be honest its not great, and i will look into using more suited propducts in the future.
and what i ahve done so far , they are closer togeteher,
more cobbles dosent bother me.
i ahve done the water, i wony wanted a thin layer, and a swan would complicate things seemings im a water noob, their are some bubbles but i am satisfied for a first attempt.
i may put some lilly pads over the worst areas
Jba , i used 2 layers of basically filters, as the product advised not to mix with it, these broke apart when adding ( slight )texture with the heat gun, and give it the look of algae.
to be honest its not great, and i will look into using more suited propducts in the future.
lespauljames
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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2009 - 05:46 AM UTC
more cobbles are complete!
bobman331
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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2009 - 07:04 PM UTC
you could always take some chicken and put a long neck on it. 
plasticpig
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Posted: Friday, May 22, 2009 - 09:22 PM UTC
Hi.
Just thinking that you might be able to find some swans in the Britains plastic farm animals range. It has been a long time since I saw any, and I have a feeling they are 1/32.
Just thinking that you might be able to find some swans in the Britains plastic farm animals range. It has been a long time since I saw any, and I have a feeling they are 1/32.
lespauljames
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 12:31 AM UTC
hey guys, Picture time.
Erik, swans can be twice the size of chicken baby swan?
Douglas, thanks for the lead, but im going to leave the bird out, the water isnt great, and dosent mould around stuff very well
!
i have started a facade based slightly on this french
i t looks way to big, but the door is in scale and such.it may be alittle too high though, tell me what ypu think
( opel is there for scaling)
Erik, swans can be twice the size of chicken
baby swan?Douglas, thanks for the lead, but im going to leave the bird out, the water isnt great, and dosent mould around stuff very well
!
i have started a facade based slightly on this french
i t looks way to big, but the door is in scale and such.it may be alittle too high though, tell me what ypu think
( opel is there for scaling)
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 01:14 AM UTC
lespauljames
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 01:23 AM UTC
i dunno, my mum wont let me buy those, much to dirty for me 
the water is bareable.
the water is bareable.
lespauljames
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 01:25 AM UTC
jba
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Posted: Saturday, May 23, 2009 - 01:27 AM UTC
hey wazzat? good quality pictures, this time we can see what is going on, not bad for the moment but really, try to cut those damn cork bits square!
Otherwise I kinda like this off centered bizzare balance you are offering so keep on!
Otherwise I kinda like this off centered bizzare balance you are offering so keep on!
lespauljames
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 12:44 AM UTC
hay guys, more pics!
Jba, cork , Square , Me?!
nah! ill try more to cut squares in future 
Jba, cork , Square , Me?!
nah!
ill try more to cut squares in future lespauljames
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 02:13 PM UTC
just finished redoing all those bloody cobbles.!!!
i have also finished Le Pave.
im gonna plaster it up tomorrow, and the upload the whole diorama( not just pictures) lol
ah im boring myself, im going to bed
i have also finished Le Pave.
im gonna plaster it up tomorrow, and the upload the whole diorama( not just pictures) lol
ah im boring myself, im going to bed
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Posted: Sunday, May 24, 2009 - 09:36 PM UTC
Quoted Text
hey claude, how would i smooth the eges of the cobbles?
and what i ahve done so far , they are closer togeteher,
more cobbles dosent bother me.
Sorry for the delayed answer, i was away for an expo the whole weekend.
Smoothing the edges of the cobbles with sanding paper of course, one by one, just to take the hard edge away.
Cheers
Claude
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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 12:38 AM UTC
Im not sure about the building, it is the right wooden beam, it looks out of place. 
lespauljames
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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 12:55 AM UTC
Claude no worries! and Damn, i thought it meant place them and then sand them! well im not tearing them up again! ill try to get in under the eges and smooth them out
Martyn many plaster fronted victorian style buildings had "binding around reatures and edges of the facade. it is not finfished, there will be i think, a row of raised ege, liek a skirting board alonf the bottom, and the wood will be extended to meet with this.
for now, small progress pics, im gonna try some sanding before the plaster goes down
To lamp or not to lamp?
doorbell detail
and squashed solder for the brackets
JBA i ahve tried harder, with a straight ege to cut straighter lines!
still they have small curves
thats all folks
Martyn many plaster fronted victorian style buildings had "binding around reatures and edges of the facade. it is not finfished, there will be i think, a row of raised ege, liek a skirting board alonf the bottom, and the wood will be extended to meet with this.
for now, small progress pics, im gonna try some sanding before the plaster goes down
To lamp or not to lamp?
doorbell detail
and squashed solder for the brackets
JBA i ahve tried harder, with a straight ege to cut straighter lines!
still they have small curves
thats all folks
martyncrowther
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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 01:18 AM UTC
Much better work mate. It looks really good now.
modelmaidenwillow
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Posted: Monday, May 25, 2009 - 07:25 AM UTC
Good stonework, looks really good to me 
i think it looks better with the lamp but that's just my opinion. The water doesnt look that bad! Maybe having two windows would've looked a little better but it's fine with only one. Do u have any other plans for this dio? I think it looks great so far
i think it looks better with the lamp but that's just my opinion. The water doesnt look that bad! Maybe having two windows would've looked a little better but it's fine with only one. Do u have any other plans for this dio? I think it looks great so far lespauljames
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 09:52 AM UTC
hey, i keep changing the colours of the cobbles, since this pic it has been painted a lighter version of german grey. i just cant decide what looks good
martyncrowther
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Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 11:59 AM UTC
Hi James, really nice work on the cobbles, great work.
lespauljames
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 09:28 AM UTC
thanks bud, 
RIGHT!
small progress!
"Damn this is boring"
"heh, i guess you saw that¬¬"
althought the cobbels are very simply dry brushed i quite like them
the water in good light
RIGHT!
small progress!
"Damn this is boring"
"heh, i guess you saw that¬¬"
althought the cobbels are very simply dry brushed i quite like them
the water in good light
desertfox42
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 07:46 PM UTC
Very nice work on the stone. Where do you get EZ Water?
lespauljames
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 10:19 PM UTC
thanks Rob, i picked it up from one of my lhs..
but i googled it for you, its not very expensive, and for my project i uses less than a tenth
its the stuff in the yellow packet
here
but i googled it for you, its not very expensive, and for my project i uses less than a tenth
its the stuff in the yellow packet
here
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 10:41 PM UTC
hmm i think the EZ water might be the problem, not you. the colour is a bit too green and bright. i've never used 'envirotex lite' but it might be an idea to get some and slightly tint it yourself with brown and a bit of green paint. i think this will be much clearer than what you are using now and will give a nicer effect. the cobbles look great. perhaps you could try adding a little colour variation to them. just make up some very thin paint slightly different to the base colour (almost a wash), and apply it to a few of the stones. mix up a few of these glazes and keep applying them to random stones. hopefully the dry brushing will still show through but the colours will appear subtly different.
if you do try this, i'd use a few colours that are more red, a few that are more blue and a few that are more yellow than the base.
great work by the way!
if you do try this, i'd use a few colours that are more red, a few that are more blue and a few that are more yellow than the base.
great work by the way!
lespauljames
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 10:48 PM UTC
Quoted Text
hmm i think the EZ water might be the problem, not you. the colour is a bit too green and bright. i've never used 'envirotex lite' but it might be an idea to get some and slightly tint it yourself with brown and a bit of green paint. i think this will be much clearer than what you are using now and will give a nicer effect. the cobbles look great. perhaps you could try adding a little colour variation to them. just make up some very thin paint slightly different to the base colour (almost a wash), and apply it to a few of the stones. mix up a few of these glazes and keep applying them to random stones. hopefully the dry brushing will still show through but the colours will appear subtly different.
if you do try this, i'd use a few colours that are more red, a few that are more blue and a few that are more yellow than the base.
great work by the way!
hey luke, its way bright cause of the great big sunny day yesterday
i tried colour variation with the last cobbles and it looked sh@t, but i will try it very faintly on these.
i will try to get a better water product, its just i live in a model railway ( or expensive tamiya ) town. ill have a look online
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Posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009 - 11:21 PM UTC
Jimmy,
Fantastic work on the diorama , I love the details of the drain pipe and the telephone wire on the building.
Regards,
Jerry
Fantastic work on the diorama , I love the details of the drain pipe and the telephone wire on the building.
Regards,
Jerry
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