freebs Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 (edited) and here are the two pieces loosely propped together *edit* ooh look at that - with this photo, I've gone onto 2 pages. I'm going to have a biscuit to celebrate Edited November 18, 2013 by freebs 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack00 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 freebs, very nicely done. The foamex constructions look very nice. Watched your station building come together in the scratchbuilding thread very nice too. Will keep an eye out for tips and hints. Cheers . Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Cheers Jack. It's nowhere as quick as sticking embossed styrene to sheets of plain styrene, but it sure is satisfying creating stonework out of nothing 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 18, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2013 Cheers Jack. It's nowhere as quick as sticking embossed styrene to sheets of plain styrene, but it sure is satisfying creating stonework out of nothing Maybe not quicker, but the end result is looking very nice indeed, and the stone detail is just as you want it, not how Slater's / Wills want it Looking good freebs. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 acg_mr said: " the stone detail is just as you want it, not how Slater's / Wills want it :)" absolutely spot-on. Looking good, O vastly more talented (and younger...damn!) namesake! cheers, Iain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted November 18, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2013 Nice one Lee, it's looking really good - and really sturdy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 18, 2013 Author Share Posted November 18, 2013 Nice one Lee, it's looking really good - and really sturdy! Hmm sturdy, not at the moment - it's just propped together, one sneeze and it all falls apart. I have it propped onto a square jig I stuck to my desk to aid lunchtime scribing I've scribed another wall tonight, and I'm itching to start gluing together, but I need to paint around the window reveals and get the windows stuck in first Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Great to see you have time foursome real modelling 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) JUst a quick update: I'll post in detail later, but here are some work in progress shots, featuring an interior wall! Lee Note the absolutely blatant rip off of Iain Robinson's brick infill repair (still a bit of touching up to do here) Also note that the quoins on the doorway are not properly painted, I've only just filled and scribed as I glued in the internal wall. I can't wait to get cracking on the loading dock floor! Edited November 25, 2013 by freebs 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Gorgeous work, and dare I say it probably faster than mr Robinsons DAS. Have you considered trying a look alike of Iains latest wall. It would be interesting to see if it would do that type of stone.....no pressure you understand And I know your busy, si not any time soon if if you considered it. Oh and its the wall thicknesses that have made me give up on my thin walled version, either I have to try a das thicker version or follow your example and use a thicker material, the 3D effect at door ways is sublime. I have to represent all doors and windows shut. Q? Why did you add a few bricks by the window? Edited November 25, 2013 by Jaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) Gorgeous work, and dare I say it probably faster than mr Robinsons DAS. Have you considered trying a look alike of Iains latest wall. It would be interesting to see if it would do that type of stone.....no pressure you understand And I know your busy, si not any time soon if if you considered it. Oh and its the wall thicknesses that have made me give up on my thin walled version, either I have to try a das thicker version or follow your example and use a thicker material, the 3D effect at door ways is sublime. I have to represent all doors and windows shut. Q? Why did you add a few bricks by the window? A. Because I saw it done on Iain's latest project and just had to try it out. There's no other reason. The stonework probably wouldn't have failed just at that point, but the idea is that it has... probably caused by a load of something really heavy falling against the wall (Lord knows why the quoins survived intact) and the lazy builders just filling it with brick.... Edited November 25, 2013 by freebs 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 This is looking really fine, Lee! The surfaces are really tight and clean, and the texture is very effective. Your glazing and windows are very impressive, too. I am pleased that you thought of the brick repair. :-) Ref. Jaz: I don't think Das would be ideal for a structure of this type due to the time it would take filing everything flat even before scribing could begin...Das is better suited to more "organic" forms. The foamboard is mission critical on this job. Top work, Lee! cheers, Iain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Cheers Iain I think I'd have lost all my hair if I'd tried DAS on the outside AND the inside.. One of these days I will try DAS again. Can you believe my original DAS-built station building is now dismantled and languishing unfinished in a cupboard? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 25, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2013 That's looking great Lee, really good, and your brick-infill looks the part as well Is the glazing home-made as well? Excellent! Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Now the glazing - I have actually photographed the glazing procedure, but it's on the camera at home. Essentially, it's a similar process to what Jason does with his Cameo cutter, except I'm using a signwriting cutter (which only cuts through thin self adhesive vinyl - not plasticard -I tried ) I drew up the windows in Illustrator, then ported them across to the cutting software which then very nicely drew me out lots of shapes on a piece of white self adhesive vinyl. I then sprayed it with grey primer and went over with Crimson once dry. Then I peeled out the panes and stuck the frames onto some acrylic sheet. Of course, I forgot about the inside, so the inside stays white The frames were then glued behind the window apertures on the outside wall and then the window is then sandwiched in with another sheet of 2mm foamed for the inner wall, giving that nice depth to the window openings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Okay, guess which idiot glued the inner gable wall on to the exterior gable without fitting the window? Yes, that's right, it was me Well, I had to get the scalpel out and cut a square around the window opening then chisel out the top layer of foamed. This came out quite well in the end, enabling me to glue in the window. Following this I then cut out another small window opening out of 2mm foamed and super-glued it in place. Of course with the depth of the window it stood a little proud so needed sanding flush. The gaps will be filled with car body filler in layers until flush with the inner surface, then I'll sand the whole lot flush again, and hopefully be able to scribe the interior stone detail. I can't believe I was so hasty! In other news, I have made a door for the loading dock and will hopefully get that painted up and glued in place soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Epic stuff, Lee. This sort of thing happens to me all the time, don't beat yourself up about it...and this is going to be a fantastic model. cheers mate, Iain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 26, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2013 Oops... I'm not saying a thing about how often I manage to stuff things up... Nice save! Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 OK - sanded down and wall glued into place ready for scribing - phew! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) Wall glued in place "ready for scribing" ...what? Why are you not scribing it off the main building....you have skills, that's all I'm sayin'... :-) Not wanting to be cheeky and offensive, just wondering how you manage it! Walls and windows looking nice, by the way. cheers, Iain Edited November 26, 2013 by Iain C Robinson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Wall glued in place "ready for scribing" ...what? Why are you not scribing it off the main building....you have skills, that's all I'm sayin'... :-) Not wanting to be cheeky and offensive, just wondering how you manage it! Walls and windows looking nice, by the way. cheers, Iain Well, it worked with the other side - see if I scribe it off the main building, chances are when I come to stick it in the courses will not line up.. I'll see if I can show you how I'm going to do it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 26, 2013 Author Share Posted November 26, 2013 Ok crap photo, shot left handed with flash on phone in bad light... but... standing up flat on its gable end, I line up the end of a metal ruler with the end of the pre-scribed long wall, and line up the top of the ruler with the horizontal courses. Then, with a scalpel, I can loosely cut in the horizontal courses along the length of the wall. I will go down the whole wall like this, then run over the cut lines with my trusty dart tip, to deepen the grooves and put a bit of a bevel on the edge of the "stones". The next bit, I'll admit, is a bit trickier, but I can then mark in the verticals freehand this time with the dart tip... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Okay, that's the wall scribed... and given its first coat of Humbrol Acrylic 63 Sand. I've also added in the Coffee stirrer lintel above the door. This is made from two strips of coffee stirrers, trimmed to 5mm wide, then laminated together with wood glue and sanded flat. I'll colour this with some brown ink/dye/ The area around the fix, isn't brilliant, but I think it's passable, and for an interior wall above ceiling height (once the joists are in), it's not going to really be seen. Since this photo was taken I've washed over with my mortar colour and I'm waiting for it to dry overnight. Next stage, a rough dry brushing of darker detail on the stone. I figure seeing as this is inside, the stone won't be as grimy as outside. I could have gone for a white washed effect, but I fancied some natural stone. I'll probably dirty it up in places, but how dirty would the inside of a goods shed have got? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'll colour this with some brown ink/dye/ I believe Colron is the prescribed method Nice work Lee, very nice indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alderson.eric.j Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Gosh ! This is Brilliant ! I really love the way you integrate your windows in the wall structure. Have to find a way to do so with my technique (using 2 & 3 mm thick cellular PVC board I either carve to the wanted look or cover with plastic embossed sheets). Can't wait to see more ! Eric. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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