Easton, Isle of Portland

[NHY 581]

8 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

The sensible, more polite and informative answer to your question, Stu, is that I will create another model in a similar state to the one portrayed above, showing how each stage is completed. I'll put it in my weathering blog and advise here of its presence, once it's started. Materials needed will be matt varnish, wash and pigment; tools will be brushes, cotton swabs and cocktail sticks. Subject will be one of the Oxford Diecast 1/76th models, but I don't know which one until I find the box marked "Road Vehicles".

 

 

Nice to see I'm not the only one who gets grubby when weathering. I often have to wash inbetween the varnish and pigment stages. 

[Mick Bonwick]

I found the box tucked away in a corner.

 

 

 

A bit of delving produced this pile to choose from:

 

 

 

Decision made:

 

 

 

 

 

The weathering is under way. Head on over to Mick Bonwick's Blog and you'll see what's in store.

 

 

[Mikkel]

Those cars all look the same. Are they some sort of British make?

[Mick Bonwick]

7 minutes ago, Mikkel said:

Those cars all look the same.

 

Oh no they're not! Some are short, some are long, there are lots of different colours and some have even got writing on the side.

[Stubby47]

16 minutes ago, Mikkel said:

Those cars all look the same. Are they some sort of British make?

They are of Welsh design, look you.

Edited May 6, 2021 by Stubby47

[ian]

You mean they leek?

[chuffinghell]

3 minutes ago, ian said:

You mean they leek?

Leek in Staffordshire?

[ian]

No, everywhere.

 

Especially on St. David's Day.

Edited May 6, 2021 by ian

[Oldddudders]

Most of them leak. End of. 

[NHY 581]

2 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Most of them leak. End of. 

 

It comes with age. 

[MrWolf]

New or old you get leaks.

Mostly rain in, oil, fuel and coolant out.

As for what comes with age, they get lighter due to bits rusting away.

[Mick Bonwick]

A bit different, this post, because I'm showing how little I know about photography. Most of the shots that I put on here are one of many in a group that are taken just in case one of them is any good.

 

The staging of a photograph. Odd bits brought together and a bit of cropping to finish with.

 

 

[Stubby47]

Looks like HUE166 has got drag racing tyres on the back.

[chuffinghell]

25 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Looks like HUE166 has got drag racing tyres on the back.

It’s a carlos fandango special

[ian]

No tax disc, no wing mirrors, dodgy rear tyres - the local bobby is going to have a field day. (Unless it belongs to a mate of course.)

[Mick Bonwick]

1 hour ago, chuffinghell said:

It’s a carlos fandango special

 

It's hoping to be one of these when it grows up:

 

 

 

[bgman]

3 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

It's hoping to be one of these when it grows up:

 

 

 

 

Looks like some bloke called Clarkson blew the Top Gear budget on that one !

[Siberian Snooper]

5 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

It's hoping to be one of these when it grows up:

 

 

 

 

 

WTF.

 

 

[figworthy]

23 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

Most of them leak. End of. 

 

Land Rover's don't leak.  They mark their territory.

 

7 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

It's hoping to be one of these when it grows up:

 

 

 

 

Mind bleach required, urgently.

 

Adrian

[Mick Bonwick]

On page 36 we looked at the size of ground cover compared with a Modelu 4mm scale foot.

 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/151137-easton-isle-of-portland/&do=findComment&comment=4381225

 

I have now accumulated an assortment of ground cover materials, ready for further scenic tasks, and decided to measure each of them against the same character's foot. Each material was laid upon a thin spreading of PVA and left to dry, and then some Russian Earth pigment was brushed onto each section. Granule size vs foot size photographs revealed, in order of particle size:

 

 

 

 

 

 

In all cases except the second photograph the ballast behind the figure is Woodland Scenics medium grade. The second photograph shows Woodland Scenics fine grade.

 

Edited May 8, 2021 by Mick Bonwick

[john new]

Have you tried the chinchilla sand with the fine ballast to represent a gravel road?

[Mick Bonwick]

2 minutes ago, john new said:

Have you tried the chinchilla sand with the fine ballast to represent a gravel road?

 

No. Have you?

 

[john new]

6 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

No. Have you?

 

No but it looked like a possible blend from your photos above. Will have a try at some point.

[Mick Bonwick]

Ah. I thought you might be able to show a photograph of that combination.

 

The chinchilla sand illustrated was the result of sieving what came out of the bag, being the smaller of the two resulting sizes. Here is a comparison of the two:

 

 

The sieve was a standard flour sieve, not from the kitchen but purchased specifically for the task. Honest!

 

 

[sb67]

That's a good set of photos Mick. I recon for 4mm scale fine ballast is too coarse for most things. When you look at roads, yards etc from our scale distances it's hard to see a lot of texture.