Signaller69 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Do you find any issues with the DAS cracking as it dries in those 1mm slabs? I've not had issues where it is very thin but over ~2mm I find it tends to crack a little? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Signaller69 said: Do you find any issues with the DAS cracking as it dries in those 1mm slabs? I've not had issues where it is very thin but over ~2mm I find it tends to crack a little? At this thickness it has been fine. I watched a video once where a chap demonstrated DAS techniques and he said cracking was down to the differential rates of drying. His tip for thicker materials was to slow down the drying process by keeping it somewhere cool and damp. I always wet the clay generously and have sandwiched card walls between non-stick baking sheets whilst they dry. An added benefit is it seems to stop the materials curling. Edited October 12, 2019 by brylonscamel Additional text 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Lots of "trim" being added to the distillery; ridge tiles, roof lights, and wall plates at the moment. I've also added one functional part of the distillery that was missing : the worm tubs. These are big tanks at the back of the stills. The tanks contain water through which the evaporated spirit is passed. The tanks have a "worm" of copper pipework to help condense the spirit. This is all "stuff I'm learning"! Here are the scratch-built tubs in white styrene. In reality they stand on chunky (concrete or stone?) plinths. 11 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted October 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2019 Very nice sir. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, brylonscamel said: Lots of "trim" being added to the distillery; ridge tiles, roof lights, and wall plates at the moment. I've also added one functional part of the distillery that was missing : the worm tubs. These are big tanks at the back of the stills. The tanks contain water through which the evaporated spirit is passed. The tanks have a "worm" of copper pipework to help condense the spirit. This is all "stuff I'm learning"! Here are the scratch-built tubs in white styrene. In reality they stand on chunky (concrete or stone?) plinths. Watch that American program about Moonshiners, they use worms cooled from nearby streams Edited October 21, 2019 by hayfield 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 .. wall plates on the wall of the distillery maltings add a nice bit of interest 14 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 I recently took some inspiration from the recent model-making of Pete Goss when it came to making the little roof-lights from my distillery 'still room'. Distillery roof lights are glazed units with a simple pitched roof. I spotted that Pete Goss made windows for his latest brewery project by painting the glazing bars onto clear plastic. In my effort, top and bottom lines were taped using 3M lining tape. This enabled me to paint the horizontal glazing bars in one go. The painted vertical lines were added with a ruling pen / bow pen. As I found acrylics flow nicely in the pen, I used them for all the paintwork. 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 The distillery is getting a bit of attention with a brush to try and make the roofs a bit more realistic. The ridge tiles are painted and I've been trying my hand at weathering the tiles, using a combo of dry-brushing and picking out random slates in different hues. Here's the first (of many!) roofs ... 15 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted October 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2019 Nice don't forget the water marks that will be generated by the roof light frames. Also start to think about flora what and where. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, lezz01 said: .. don't forget the water marks that will be generated by the roof light frames. Also start to think about flora Good shout Lez .. I can see some streaking around roof lights in photos of the distilleries and moss etc To be honest I'm going to do the basic weathering on all the roofs before I do the sort of extra weathering needed because I'm running out of time! I've got tomorrow off and I'm hoping to get lots done. Wish me luck! Edited October 23, 2019 by brylonscamel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Have to say that the building's are looking superb. I really like the way you have got the brick work painted. Colin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, ColinW said: Have to say that the building's are looking superb. I really like the way you have got the brick work painted. Cheers Colin! I'll post up a new set of photos in the next couple of days. There's been a bit more progess. In fact it's close to complete! Edited October 24, 2019 by brylonscamel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted October 26, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2019 A final push yesterday evening saw me finish the paintwork. My Dad arrived today and we took the distillery to it's new home on his layout. I say "finish" but I ran out of time on the little 'worm tubs' at the rear. Happily I can work on them separately. It's been quite an adventure making these buildings. I feel I've learnt a lot, especially in using clay as a surface material on buildings. Cheers! 16 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted October 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2019 The roof looks very good so far mate. A nice balance to the colour mix, more water streaks would be nice, the ones that are there are very good, but it looks very nice so far. regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Fantastic work. I love the curvy roof lines of the kiln. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted October 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2019 Absolutely superb! Well done. Cheers, Ade. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 An absolute work of art! Stunning work! Do you have any plans of what you’re building next? Kind regards, Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted October 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2019 So realistic looking that I think you ought to have a licence from the HMRC for it! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 10 hours ago, lezz01 said: ... more water streaks would be nice I ran out of time to do more roof weathering. I can do a bit of weathering now it has taken residency on my Dad's layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Welly said: So realistic looking that I think you ought to have a licence from the HMRC for it! Shhh! I've already seen some customs officers sniffing about on the layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Martin S-C said: Fantastic work. I love the curvy roof lines of the kiln. Thanks Martin, the kiln room is star of the show with it's curvy roof and copper clad pagoda cupola! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Southwich said: Do you have any plans of what you’re building next? Hi Will .. first off I've got a small collection of buildings from the engine shed area that need TLC. I made them a few years ago and they look a bit tired and, if I'm honest sub-standard! The next new building will be the station, based on an attractive GNoSR station at Aboyne. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockershovel Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Very effective indeed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 23 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: Thanks Martin, the kiln room is star of the show with it's curvy roof and copper clad pagoda cupola! Pagoda Cupola sounds like a 70s girl band. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted October 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2019 I’m just enjoying having a wee dram that I’m sure I bought at that distillery last year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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