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  1. cornamuse
    Thank you, kind of the effect I’m going for. That or a live action version of Trumpton :)
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    More progress on the fort. There will be stained glass and a light in the oriel window, a lot of dry brushing to make it all very much paler and some very unmilitary ivy.
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    There is a Society for Creative Anachronism. I’m applying it to an imaginary narrow gauge railway in an imaginary island… and seeing if I can still create something believable. I think mentally giving it a backstory helps. The story isn’t fully formed, but there are elements already.
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    well ok, some stone houses, but enough white ones to give me a break 😂
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    Thank you- I’m so glad it does. It’s a long way from any serious modelling I may have done, more a sort of 3D doodling. Like doodling, it lets my mind wander nicely… however, I can confirm that the fishing village will be predominantly whitewashed plaster walls. I need a break from painting stones!
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    And so Fort Campagnol grows… Gun platform, Oriel window, lots more stonework
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    The grey castle walls were too grim, so a more Bamburgh colour is being aimed at. Too dark at the moment, but will be heavily dry-brushed until a nice pale brown.. the grey version was painted in minutes. This is taking a while as each stone needs painting individually.
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    I used CA, again cheap super runny stuff for pound shops, building my own laminated card up from thin layers. It’s like making your own mdf… Boy are the fumes exciting, as Annie has pointed out. Plus I can identify all my models by traces of dna and fingerprints left glued to the models.
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    Jim’s models are amazing, gave me the confidence to try locomotives from card. My accuracy isn’t great though, so I’ve moved up to g scale where it doesn’t show. Still in cardboard because I’m rubbish with anything else!
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    0 gauge in card is definitely a possibility- this even has a card chassis- works well enough. I must confess to using a computerised card cutter though, although it is far from necessary. the tram skirts hide my appealing level of technical skill rather well……
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    The distant Lakeland boozah is none other than this; made famous by being illustrated in Jemima Puddleduck, and a jolly good pub to boot.
  12. cornamuse
    Fort Campagnol is slowly getting finished, too. Patchy stonework, as I’m intending ivy on a lot of the castle. Crenellations carved from more blue foam. The main keep just left now.
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    BEHOLD! VOLEHENGE! made from blue polystyrene, carved and painted. Rather warhammer style, really. I think the pink curtain will have to go. The Saxon chapel is maybe 10mm/ft and the Lakeland village is 4mm. I’m hoping to achieve some ultra forced perspective by careful planting of ever smaller trees.
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    Castle slowly grows… Some of the Ffestiniog stock out for a run… how much seaweed is enough? Model crabs? Rockpools?
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    Also, I’d go with no gradients, out in the open storage, screened with trees and slopes. I think small stock benefits from minimal gradients.
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    As early as 2028? Bit hasty, surely?
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    A plinth. Made from carving polystyrene, foam board and card. Painted like the castle: years ago, I bought an SM32 steamer in memory of my grandparents. It has sat on a shelf since I converted to g scale. Now it can have a home on a platform, Ffestiniog style: I wish I could regauge her and have live steam on the track again, but at least this is a way to include her in the model.
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    A quick coat of paint and a dry brushing, and another tower is completed… very much a product of years making wargaming scenery. The aim is for a convincing (in a Disney castle way) portrayal of a castle, rather than an accurate one
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    Cliffs drybrushed and with some seaweed. Bollards starting to come together. Beautifully turned by a friend. Some work on His Lordship’s residence, too.
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    And yes, I decided on a continuous run, with a bridge that swings out of the way I love how far away the far end feels - it is a real journey. It shows how little has been landscaped, and how many random weird instruments I own (actually, I have a LOT more than that ;) )
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    A little reminder that I do occasionally make proper pre-grouping stuff. This model is a really slow burner; not been touched for a few years, now.
  22. cornamuse
    thank you, the thought is much appreciated! Their stuff is lovely - I was tempted to use parts of the various castles they sell to build my fort, but decided I should make the buildings match. I’m intending using their animals a lot, though.
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    The harbour and cliffs are taking shape slowly.. The cliffs are painted cloth glued over polystyrene - paint and glue stiffens it enough. The red boat is destined to become a lifeboat after a serious repaint and remodel. Quite an anachronistic collection of craft. Keep your eyes peeled for the playmobil Roman galley..
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    Padre is doing a field service for Armistice Day. He’s forgotten his stole though. Very remiss. Based on a relative of one of my choir, the Padre was a missionary, first around Stokesley in a horse drawn wagon, then in Canada and America. Plans are afoot to build him a horse drawn chapel/living wagon
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    New sky sheet fitted. Needs to be tighter, and I’m thinking about painting clouts on the billows… however a 4’ sky is much better, makes the layout feel less cramped. I can have a taller castle too. Huzzah!
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