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1/32 Yak 3 Special Hobby "Onward to Berlin" Finished
Old Collingwood replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Aint gonna like what you put Mark but sure agree with you. OC. -
1/32 Yak 3 Special Hobby "Onward to Berlin" Finished
Old Collingwood replied to Javlin's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
Take care - hoping the best for you. OC. -
Sadly no ducks - the KGL engineers killed them all and and had fire roasted Peeking Duck (but no pankcakes) meal the night before the battle. I think I made the paper situation worst by speed drying it with the hairdryer - my impatience got the better of me as I wanted to see it working, I will wait and see if it shrinks back into shape - its is touch dry at the moment just got a few wrinkles in it where it has stretched. OC.
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Evening all, I started on the pond today - first thing was to cut a sheet of paper then glue it underneath the base covering the area of the pond, I used PVA and applied a few coats inside also, this was the fully dried using the hair dryer, after I applied a few coats of mid Green the some washes. Then the fun stage - I emptied some of the Acrylic Resin into a smaller jar and emptied it into the pond - first mistake (I had put to much in and it was over the height of the edging stones) so before it had set I removed the majority of it - and re applied but a smaller amount that just covered the bottom. I used the hairdryer to speed up the setting process - I could gradually see the resin clearing from a white liquid to a clear water - this took about an hour of dryer work. Not too bad for my first attempt. OC.
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I am keeping a lot of interest in this build (as I have the same kit - with the wood deck in my stash) I won't be starting mine for a good while yet - probably not till next year. OC.
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Evening all, more work on the frontal area around the pond - the wall from the Barn to the front wall needed shortening, to make it fit the new floor plan, I then trimmed the edges of the floor base where the outside walls meet. I then dry fitted all the buildings to check they all fit and meet as they should. OC.
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So, if you are wondering about the pond? it will have a sheet of paper underneath, then I will paint inside a light/mid green then poor over an acrylic resin clear water I brought, its supposed to be "self leveling" and takes a couple of days to set, then I will add a bit of a wash and my normal rock/stone colours around it and on the base. OC.
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