Fishplate Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Gedward said: I'm off to Minehead tomorrow to view a property that fits the bill. Fingers crossed. Got them crossed for you🤞. Good luck. . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 19, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2022 10 hours ago, Gedward said: Finally finished this study. Brilliant. Hence my suggestion........... Rob 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 17 hours ago, Gedward said: I'm off to Minehead tomorrow to view a property that fits the bill. Fingers crossed. Good luck with house hunting, we moved 6 years ago so glad we left suburbia 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Gedward Posted August 1, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2022 I know, I know this has nothing to do with Bovey Quay. But as I haven't been able to to much (any) modelling recently. I've been biding my time oil painting and thought I'd share on here. 8 7 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2022 Excellent George. I'd imagine that fur and feathers are both very hard to paint. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted August 1, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, Graham T said: Excellent George. I'd imagine that fur and feathers are both very hard to paint. Many thanks Graham. Er, you'd be right there sir! Only the second bird I've ever painted the last one, a kingfisher was in 1982. I use exactly the same techniques whatever the subject. Starting with a mono underpainting usually in burnt umber. Then slowly building up the subsequent colour layers. Then going over the whole with glazes and scumbles. Finishing with added highlights where needed. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted August 1, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2022 This is what I'm currently working on. You can see the underpainting is now complete and will be starting the colour layers once dry. 11 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2022 42 minutes ago, Gedward said: Many thanks Graham. Er, you'd be right there sir! Only the second bird I've ever painted the last one, a kingfisher was in 1982. I use exactly the same techniques whatever the subject. Starting with a mono underpainting usually in burnt umber. Then slowly building up the subsequent colour layers. Then going over the whole with glazes and scumbles. Finishing with added highlights where needed. I start in the same way, interestingly enough, but don't use glazes at all. Hope you don't mind me infesting your thread, but here's one I started almost a year ago, and lost the motivation for! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted August 1, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Graham T said: I start in the same way, interestingly enough, but don't use glazes at all. Hope you don't mind me infesting your thread, but here's one I started almost a year ago, and lost the motivation for! I don't mind at all. So please feel free to post anything you like here. That's a really strong start. I can already see how this would play out. You never know, one day it might just find its way onto your easel. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted August 1, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2022 It doesn't look it out of the window, but it sure feels like Christmas day to me. As these bad boys just arrive and a few lengths of track. Can't believe how big they are compared to 4mm. Looking forward to getting stuck into weathering this little lot. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 1, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 1, 2022 Nice 🙂 And I bet those couplings are easier to handle in 7mm! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted August 1, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Graham T said: Nice 🙂 And I bet those couplings are easier to handle in 7mm! Not much, in my experience 🙁 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted August 18, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 18, 2022 Sorry, still no modelling going on here but this one has just left the easel. Say hello to Teddy. 6 6 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 6 minutes ago, Gedward said: Sorry, still no modelling going on here but this one has just left the easel. Say hello to Teddy. Wow Superb…. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2022 Very, very good indeed! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Seconded, you have really caught his character there. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishoutofwater Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 01/08/2022 at 06:23, Gedward said: I know, I know this has nothing to do with Bovey Quay. But as I haven't been able to to much (any) modelling recently. I've been biding my time oil painting and thought I'd share on here. "Did you bring a fish?" 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 On 18/08/2022 at 14:46, MrWolf said: Seconded, you have really caught his character there. Er, thirded. . . . .If that's a word 🐕 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Gedward Posted August 28, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2022 It was way back in March when I last did any modelling on here, so about time I think. I've decided to nudge Bovey Quay to the side and start a small diorama. Just to get used to building in this new scale. Trying out some new techniques etc. And also wanting to experiment with blending the backscene with the model. It will be built on one of NHY 581's famous Lack shelfs. The bigger scale allows for the use of different materials and adding more detail. Started this a week ago, still to add: glazing, grouting, roof timbers, corrugated roof, hinges and lock. weathering etc. 9 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted August 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) Very nice look forward to more of this working in a larger scale is a good challenge. What did you use for the build? There are any amount of large scale building dioramas out there that I find inspiring and make me push my self to find a solution to the question 'how was that done...' Edited August 28, 2022 by John Besley 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted August 28, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2022 59 minutes ago, John Besley said: What did you use for the build? Thanks John. The main structure is made from polystyrene sheet, not the light foam board, but the solid type. I bought a bundle of different sizes to try out. This one is 2mm and I've doubled up to give it more strength. The bricks are moulded in dental plaster. Cut out individually and then carved after laying. The rendering is also made from dental plaster. The door and framework is all made from lime wood strips. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted August 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2022 Great work George, I’m guessing dental plaster is far more superior than DAS most seem to use? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gedward Posted August 28, 2022 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2022 (edited) Thanks Ade. Yep, I did a number of material tests back in 2019 before starting on Bovey Tor. I never really got on with Das clay. I now use a couple of different plasters. From basic casting plaster (plaster of Paris) to Crystalcast dental plaster. Which is the hardest of them all. There is probably a better shelf life with these plasters as they come sealed in a bucket. Edited August 28, 2022 by Gedward 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted August 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 28, 2022 Interesting, I've used exterior grade polyfilla for all my brickwork and concrete rendered walls on Exhill. Carving the bricks in with a tool (4" round wire nail) On rendered walls adding additional layers of filler over the first coat of render to give it that worn old plaster effect as this tends to lift part of the surface as it bonds itself 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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