I made a Realistic River from Rubber + Glue One of my patrons is allergic to resin and asked if I knew anything they could use instead for a river scene. I had this Rubber Glass sat on the side for a future underwater project so decided to give it a go. Pouring an unknown …
How to Repaint a Building (Yes, I got it wrong the first time!) This was really easy and made such a difference to the model building. I started it 4 years’ ago and it has just languished because something just always bothered me… the colour. Here’s how I repainted it in 4 easy steps. Materials …
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I’m about half way through the diorama so I thought I would post some final photos of where I have got to: I got out my new camera and tried taking some night shots too:
I’m clearing off the last few tasks on the structures. First up was to build the link as the last building before I assemble the structures. It’s two wooden sides and a cardboard roof. I painted the laser cut walls with a Aged Wood Mig Wash, then put on rubber cement – Copydex, on the ridges …
I’m lighting my buildings so need some rough interiors. I expect my windows will be grubby so the mill equipment just needs to be the right size and shape. At Christmas I bought two packs of Micro blocks for £2. They are cheap small lego knock offs. I made some basic blocks for the mill …
I completed the L roof following my own blog post on the main mill roof. I didn’t bother with quite so many pen colours as they don’t show a lot. I also need to do the lichen but want to try a different technique.
I’ve been working on the L. I added in an attic floor and a few boxes as a view block. I’m not going to light this room so a suggestion of an interior is enough. I glued the balsa wood ground floor in place. And added a cardboard back wall. It was slightly warped so …
I spent the day doing chores but managed to sneak in a few minutes. I’m doing the L interior. I built a floor (not straight 🙂 ) for the ground floor and painted it with a Mig Wash because I wanted the wood grain to show through. I also glued in a first floor – …
There are some evenings when nothing goes right! I built all my buildings over the templates (square ones!). However, none of my buildings are quite straight (apart from the main building). I think I know why. Ware was ok until I tried to fit the brick extension in. That caused the one side to be …
I wanted more depth to the colours so I added a wash of Tamiya Green Black diluted with water. The roof is a bit too green but I like the depth I’m now getting. I followed it up with a Mig Neutral wash. The ridge tiles have been bothering me. They are too even and …