Dukedog's Blog

What a great colour for the base! I like how you're progressing...one to watch!

 

Mike

I'm going to be doing some of that in the next couple of days .

 

I hope it looks as good as your's .

Ooh nice. Looks like something your boots could get stuck in. Looking forward to seeing that develop!

Good stuff! No chance of white bits showing if any chipping occurs.....

Looks great, the darker colour definitely says mud. The PVA-plaster mix presumably means this is a lot like gesso?

 

Your brushes in the first picture have no idea about what they're getting into

Looks very good, Frank - I was wondering how to do the riverbed on my layout, so I might very well have to pinch your idea!

 

I bet those brushes weren't much cop at the end of that though...

As usual I would like to thank you all for your kind words.

 

Will, I'm not sure what Gesso is to be honest!

All I know is that the formula I use for this "Gloop" (That is what the bloke who I got the idea from calls it!) is easy to make up.

I checked this morning and it has set rock hard. The down side is it has dried out a lot lighter than I wanted. Still i suppose I can paint over the bits I want darker.

BB, the brushes cleaned up OK after under a running hot water tap.so no problems there.

 

Thanks again and cheers!

Frank

 

Next thing to consider is what to use for the water? It needs to be simple and have no odours as I'm working indoors.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Next thing to consider is what to use for the water? It needs to be simple and have no odours as I'm working indoors.

 

Frank - I have just recently used numerous applied coats of Humbrol gloss varnish...it didn't smell too much, but warmth here might have accelerated the dry time!

 

By the way, really enjoying this blog - its amazing how the feel of a layout is transformed after application of some gloop colour...

Great mud bank - a very effective way of creating mud, must make a note of that method. How did you make that great stone work?

Gesso is a canvas primer - it's acrylic with chalk in it. I use it like you use the gloop, sometimes with a bit of fine sand mixed in to add texture and body. The great thing is that the acrylic (and presumably PVA) gives the stuff a little bit of flexibility when dry, so it's less susceptible to cracking than a straight plaster finish.

 

For the water, I've had success with Liquitex "pouring medium" from the art shop. It's a clear self-levelling glossy acrylic. Poured in layers of not more than 3mm, it levels out really well, doesn't wick into the banks too much, and dries clear and shiny in about a day. No smell to speak of either. It's probably more expensive by volume than varnish, and definitely more expensive than PVA, but you won't need to spend as much time layering the water so it balances out.

Great mud bank - a very effective way of creating mud, must make a note of that method. How did you make that great stone work?

 

Hi and thanks for your comments.

The stone work is nothing special, just Wills embossed plasticard sheet suitable painted.

The top of the stone walls was the most time consuming job as the cap stones are cut individually from plain plasticard of various thickness.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

Frank