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Old Collingwood
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Another small update - I have worked on the joins on all Four walls - just a gentle sand and a few layers of flat White, then I gace all the walls a couple more coats of paint. I have also glued the base to the house also. The roof is still dry fitted for now while I work on the dorma firing figures. OC.
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Evening all, I spent a pleasant afternoon at the table, it was detail painting time - I started by painting the mortar, then the tile slabs, then I blended it all together with a few coats of flat clear coat. OC.
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Really nice work Denis. OC.
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We think its from a previous tenent who could have had a pet here, perhaps our dog attracts this spirit? OC.
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I know the feeling Greg same with me - If I don't wear my glasses I loose the admiral. OC.
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We have a ghost cat/dog where we live now - we hear it and I see it out of the corner of my eye. We can be down stairs and hear something jump off our bed or make the floor boards make a noise - we say to each other "the cat/dog again" OC.
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Excellent work mate - so difficult at this stage - I think when I get my Flyhawk I will just leave it in the box. OC.
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Excellent work Kevin - so much detail in those suspension units. OC.
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Sure, we lived in our old cottage for about a year (only rented) while there we would hear cupboards and draws being opened up stairs while we were down stairs, we would also hear our doors opening on thier own, we used to have the old latches on all doors and we would hear these lifting, also our bathroom door that I kept painted in flat Black paint woukd keep having chalk writting on it, we were able to trace a few of the letters and part made up names to a gravestone in our village church graveyard. We would hear foot steps around the house - up stairs when we were down and downstairs when we were up. We moved not because of the ghosts but it was expensive living there. OC.
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Evening all, more progress today, I got the sheet out that contains the bases, then cut out the base for the bottom of the farmhouse, this was then marked out for the kitchen/living room, then I made a paper template for the kitchen floor and marked out some tiles (same as I did for the toliet, these are individual paper tiles cut out then glued in place. then I painted the mortar in between the tiles. I then turned my attention to the living room - I decided to just simulate wood floor boards that were measured then marked with a pancil, then I applied a few coats of 50/50 mix of PVA then I applied a few coats. After dry I sanded it slightly to give it a slight worn look. OC.
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T Rex 36in (90cm) long Skeleton - Finished
Old Collingwood replied to Old Collingwood's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
You know brother - thats an Excellent idea, almost like my idea of strenthening my masts with wood dowels in my Peal build, If I got some rod that was bendable yet strong. OC. -
Thank you kindly Kevin. OC.
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Thank you kindly Brother. OC.
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Thats an interesting photo, we used to live in a 17th century haunted cottage - I have to be honest most of my influence of the farmhouse I am building came from that with a basic Black woodwork and White washed walls throughout. OC.
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Thank you kindly Alan. OC.
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Evening all, more progress with the farmhouse, firstly I checked how many sticks I had that I would use for floor boards, then I squared off the ends and flattened the edges, I then measured the floor plan and transfered that to a piece of paper, I then started laying the planks/sticks and cut them to the correct lengths, they were then glued down using PVA. After drying with the dryer, I was able to dry fit it, it only needed a little fiddling and adjustment here and there, then it was glued in place with a few edge pieces fitted. Here is the current stage. OC.
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Coming along nicely Alan - cats always seem to have an eye and point things out, isn't she lloking superb on your water with those reflections. OC.
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I agree with Egilman - It looks the part spot on with the weathering. OC.
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Thanks Ken, Yep I have dry fitted the roof - nice and square so all good. OC.
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Thank you Alan, still plenty of work to do to it yet. OC.
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