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paulprice

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Well despite the lack of presents at Christmas from Santa, I must have been a good boy as the Domestic Overlord let me have a little time off from my chores to do some modelling :)

 

So I got my paints out and decided to apply the final finish to the façade on the corner pub for the new layout, the aim was to portray a stucco finish on the upper floors suitably grimy and well worn appearance.

 

The building was painted using my trusty acrylics, as the base for the buildings is card, I find if you seal the surface first you can build up a good finish by applying a number of thin coats, I think it still looks a little clean though.
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While the paint was drying, I thought I better make a start on the glazing for the building, I have a couple of differing methods fir doing this, one involves scribing the frames on clear plastic then flooding the area with the appropriate colour paint, but I chose the second less messy option.

 

Similar to the paint technique, I draw out on graph paper the required windows and glazing bars, then a suitable sized piece of clear plastic is taped over this graph paper with the aid of masking tape.
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Then using a vinyl label I cut strips of various widths to form the frame and glazing bars, then I apply these to the plastic following the plan on the graph paper, to try and save my sanity I tend to work in batches, of either enough windows to complete a floor level or entire building side. Once the widows are complete, all you have to do then is remove the masking tape and cut them down to a suitable size to fit the building.
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Even though this process can be a little fiddly, it can be quite relaxing, and allows you to produce bespoke widows relatively easy and you can produce something that nobody else has, of you can just give up in frustration and buy ready made ones, but being prudent (some may say tight) I like my method.
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Now all I need to do is produce another 6 windows for the other side of the building, and then the two doors for the Pub, the roof is almost finished and painted, apart from the chimneys need a little more work.

 

There is only one problem though, with the size of the Pub bar windows, some form of interior will have to be modelled, and to do that accurately I will have to complete some research in a Pub. Being such a positively angelic boy I have no idea what the interior of a pub, would look like, as I have never set foot in one let alone drank any of the thing they call Beer, which apparently they sell, oh what is a chap to do?

 

I guess I will have to just man up and plan an expedition to one of these Pub places, I am if nothing else a martyr to my Hobby :)

 

Until next time as ever Happy Modelling :)

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Very nice Paul, looking at those ground floor windows the method seems to work well. Can I ask what you used to seal the card surface?

 

Good luck with the field research! :-)

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paulprice

Very nice Paul, looking at those ground floor windows the method seems to work well. Can I ask what you used to seal the card surface?

 

Good luck with the field research! :-)

 

Mikkel

 

I tend to use a simple acrylic varnish to seal the surfaces, it gives a good finish for paint to adhere to without the card soaking up too much paint.

 

Hope this helps

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