RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted December 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 31, 2020 I'd buy rolls of that Bob. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) As it remains rather 'frigid' and snow covered outside, have spent this afternoon completing the remaining 'flat roof' on the parcels / small goods building...... Regards always guys Bob Edited December 31, 2020 by BobM 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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380John Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Happy New year Bob, let's hope this next one is better all round! Look forward to seeing more of Cambrian Street. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2021 I just opened the thread for Tewkesbury Bob. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) Happy New Years Day All...... Hope the day has gone well, even though the nursery has been open today (allowed under the governments Covid secure regulations), the weather, Tier 4 and continued wintry weather has made for a very quiet day..... On returning home, made a start 'covering' the flat roof of the parcels and small goods buildings, firstly with a skimming of filler, to be when dry painted with a base colour..... Regards always, stay safe..... Bob Edited January 1, 2021 by BobM 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2021 It's looking good Bob. Regards Lez. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Happy New Year Bob, and to all your followers. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 9 hours ago, Andrew P said: Happy New Year Bob, and to all your followers. and to you Andy......Regards always,Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Afternoon guys....Hope all are well.... The parcels roof has been given an overall black coating to provide the base colour, hoping to weather the top with suitable colour grey green / moss covered mix....early flat roofs were notoriously fickle beasts to maintain with leaks frequent, presumably being constructed from layers of felt and tar over a wooden base, which I've tried to represent with the coffee stirrers, and still show through the thin skim of filler. Were rooves originally topped off with a covering of chippings, the effect of which, could be represented with a sprinkling of sand, which also will be weathered in? Regards always... Bob Edited January 3, 2021 by BobM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) Exeter Central Station flat roof, what a state! Regards always Bob Edited January 3, 2021 by BobM 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Evening my friends, hope all are safe.....? Just an update on 'my flat roof'..... After the coffee stirrers which represented the wooden planking had been allowed to set into position, they were given an overall thin wash of dilute pva, when this too was dry a skim of balsa wood filler, this given a couple of days to set...... Firstly an overall matt black covering was applied, followed by when dry a scattering of 'oven baked' silver sand fixed by pva. This evening a liberal painting of Revell matt 77 (dusty grey) has been applied, this drying hopefully in a rather 'patchy' manner which will later have further green weathering and mossy effect applied. I am planning to action your suggestion Lez of placing a 'working party' on one part of the building (probably one of the corners) with ladders and guys on the roof, fixing a leak! Regards always.... Bob Edited January 5, 2021 by BobM 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hi.... Looking into how to create 'standing water' effectively on the roof...any pointers? Regards always Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2021 EIther a puddle of gloss varnish or gloss black Bob. Regards Lez. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 (edited) Afternoon all...... If it is as foggy with your good selves as it is here, then you'll appreciate just how cold it remains, reading at -2C at the moment according to my weather station, although also how lovely it looks with everything coated in white rime frost.... The developing 'flat roof' has been given a light dry brush of lighter grey prior to a final dry brush of light brown.....intend to indicate moss and hopefully standing water as a further tweak......the surface of the adjacent platforms have been given a light covering of Artex for the intended concrete effect....? Regards always Bob Edited January 7, 2021 by BobM 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2021 It's all looking really good Bob. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share Posted January 7, 2021 Evening Guys..... It's snowing....! An initial wash over with Tamiya Deck Tan has been applied to the now dry artex 'concrete surface'....the intention to score lightly the 'shuttering' areas before weathering and additional surface colours..... Regards always..... Bob 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2021 I like the colour Bob. Regards Lez. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Evening Guys...... Hope all are well? Attempting to get some surface debris and grunge added to the flat roof, don't want to overwork this......but feel it is not quite there? In this light looks reasonable, in the rather more subdued (poor) illumination of the railway room the effect is rather drab,,,,will wait to see what it looks like in daylight.....comments appreciated as always..... Regards always Bob Edited January 8, 2021 by BobM 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2021 Very convincing Bob 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 55 minutes ago, BobM said: Evening Guys...... Hope all are well? Attempting to get some surface debris and grunge added to the flat roof, don't want to overwork this......but feel it is not quite there? In this light looks reasonable, in the rather more subdued (poor) illumination of the railway room the effect is rather drab,,,,will wait to see what it looks like in daylight.....comments appreciated as always..... Regards always Bob Wondering if a darker tone just stippled may bind it together,or perhaps darker weathering powder ? Regards always Bob Edited January 8, 2021 by BobM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2021 The roof looks very good already Bob. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Morning all..... I am by the look of it this morning going to have to 'revisit' the roof, as it has somehow dried very much darker, the green 'moss' almost disappeared...? Will let you know how this goes... Regards always, have a (safe) one.... Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Evening guys...... Hope all are well.......? Whilst my 'spud' has been in the oven have weathered up the flat roof, I will halt now as I think it'enough.....? Dry brushed over the whole lot with Deck Tan and then rubbed in 'good old Arley loco ash dust' then lightly brushed off..... hope the desired effect has been achieved....? The intention next is to paint up the walls of the building in blue brick, a pot of Precision Paints I already have available, would it be better to rub in the lighter mortar colour and then dry brush over, or the other way around.....paint the walls first then brush in and wipe off the mortar....? Regards always... Bob Edited January 9, 2021 by BobM 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted January 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2021 The weathering looks very effective. I had to look twice. George 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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