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Old Collingwood
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Thanks Ken, what I was thinking of doing is to layer the scenery with sheets of typing paper as I only need to go from nothing to about a Inch at the end/back, then lay my grass mat and hedge over the top of that. OC. -
A lot of models of the scene just show the cottage garden as Flat - but its not, as it starts to slope up with the general terrain as we know the land sloped up from LHS to the sunken road and beyond - the British. OC.
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Seats look good Craig - good contrast between the Orange and Black. OC.
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Morning all, so after doing some reading up on the interweb, it looks like I will be doing some landscaping in the farmhouse garden, as it appears to gradually slope upwards from a retaining wall close to the house, I will need to research how I am going to construct my wall and build the gradient that my grass mat and sprinkles will go over to make a kind of kitchen garden - grass and beds kind of thing. Here is a view off the net from about Ten years ago and also a drawing from the 1900s. OC.
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Evening all, I have set about doing my scale drawing plans for my Porch building. OC.
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You could try some heat (haiirdryer) while gently twisting it in the right direction, I would try to do this before you start first planking as I am not sure if planking will pull it in to shape - and might lock the twist in. OC.
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Excellent work Alan, sea scapes terrify me - but you look to be having a hold on it - keep up the great work mate. OC.
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Happy Birthday Craig 🎂 OC.
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Me too, with cars. OC.
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After doing some research it looks like I need to do a bit of scratchbuilding, from some of the photos it looks like there should have been a porch building on the outside of the farm house around the door leading to the garden, I will try to male one using the photos like this one, with the bits of board I have to hand. Photo off the net. OC.
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Craigs fault - he builds things to good - that are to real looking. OC.
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Put it down to tired ness and a senior moment also not looking properly, your work is so good that to be honest its not that far different from the real thing, just thought I was being clever in a nice way my friend - don't you just hate it when a sense of humour bites you in the ..... OC.
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Thank you so much Craig, it will be several little adventures in one - around the different parts of my dio. OC.
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Thank you kindly Alan. OC.
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Thank you so much, Lessons about figure painting is a hard one, think it just comes down to practice - practice than more practice, and good light a steady hand and good magnification so you can see tiny details well. OC.
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Thank you so much. OC.
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Cavalry "Charge........" OC.
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Amazing work Craig - still don't believe that photo I replied to is your model - looks just like the real thing - Amazing. OC.
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Stupid question I know - did you peel the decking off the plastic backing before placing it? OC.
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That is some engine bay - but wheres your build photos? OC.
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Just as a little teaser - I have placed my Two British Cavalry figures on the roadway just in front of the Two 95th rifles, I will take pics of them later....... So this side of my dio is getting close to being finished - I will also add some loose left items like - muskets - backpacks - hats perhaps even a shoe or Two, then I will be turning the dio around and starting to work on the scenery on the other side. OC.
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Thank you kindly Alan. OC.
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Thank you kindly Ken. OC.
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And a bit of dry brushing catching some of the rocks. OC.
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Evening all, so here is my water wheel ruts and wall extension. OC.
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