The Walled Harbour of Wilberton - Diorama - Aedes Ars - 1/87 - by Kevin - December 2020

[Kevin]

Sorry @Old Collingwood i never got back to you thank you for the photo i will be updating very soon

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

thank you for comments and likes

Day 17 since 1/87

agreed the tower wasnt good enough so its been redone, hope it looks better 

[Old Collingwood]

1 hour ago, Kevin said:

Sorry @Old Collingwood i never got back to you thank you for the photo i will be updating very soon

No problem at all, glad the photo was of some use.

 

OC.

[Old Collingwood]

Thats looking great Kevin  - I guess its easier to keep the shape  when dealing with square walls.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

WOW! Looking at all that rubble in the early pictures it is clear that you had a major remodel in mind! Congratulations on the tower re-do it is really looking nice. Looks like it went much faster as well.

[Kevin]

4 hours ago, lmagna said:

WOW! Looking at all that rubble in the early pictures it is clear that you had a major remodel in mind! Congratulations on the tower re-do it is really looking nice. Looks like it went much faster as well.

thank you and most of it (95%) has been put into the rebuild

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

Day 18 rebuild

 

the back wall is now going back in

 

played around with the louvre/shutters on the bell openings, not as much done as wanted, life keeps getting in the way

tonight i was given a lecture on the east/west orientation of churches, and what side the access to doors should be in relation to that , lots to learn, but if you read/trust wikki churches were built/rebuilt in what ever space was given to the building

not sure if i should redo the walls  now or just do better on the next unit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientation_of_churches

[Ekis]

This tower is so much better built than the previous one ! 👋

[Kevin]

15 minutes ago, Ekis said:

This tower is so much better built than the previous one ! 👋

thank you master stone mason

[mtaylor]

Love the tower rework, Kevin.   As for the orientation question.... do what you want unless there's some compelling reason to do otherwise.  

[Kevin]

Just now, mtaylor said:

Love the tower rework, Kevin.   As for the orientation question.... do what you want unless there's some compelling reason to do otherwise.  

and i will mark, thank you

 

[Egilman]

AH!  The guild is getting stronger!

 

Nice recovery my friend....

[Old Collingwood]

Now that is looking  Nice  mate   .........really like it.👍

 

OC.

[Canute]

Kevin, good save on the church. The bell tower looks "right" now. 👍

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

day 20 tower entrance and some non grey

 

im weathering with india inks, im not sure about it yet, it dont take hostages for sure

 

the terracotta and stone clay will come in quite useful, its just a matter of learning another trick

[Old Collingwood]

Very nice mate   - some good detailing there.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

3 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Very nice mate   - some good detailing there.

 

OC.

ty OC im sure it will look ok when all the little jobs come to completion, and it suddenly jumps out at me and says  "IM A CHURCH"

[mtaylor]

Looks like a rather old church, Kevin.  Well done, sir.

 

[popeye the sailor]

look'in very good Kevin  .....the redo is much better!

[Kevin]

good afternoon everyone

 

hope everyone had a nice safe Christmas, ours was very quiet, my wife daughters family all went down with the plague, so spoilt things, but they are all ok so far

 

day 24 church complete

 

built the tower back onto the wall, but not within it as before

the roof has been stained with a weak peat india ink, 

any other bits will have to wait, till it is decided where it will fit, and at what ere its going to be in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 2020 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

That is looking really impressive  so much detail mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

having finished the church for now, time for something else

 

day 1 water mill

 

like last time no plans just trying to keep to a scale of 1/87

 

i have an idea of how i want it to look, a building above a stream with a top fed water supply, 3 levels above ground lever, with a canopy over the water pit

so bear with me, and im open to suggestions as always 

 

[Canute]

Kevin, looks like a good idea. I built a wood grain mill kit for a garden layout (1/24 scale or some such) with a water wheel. 👍

[popeye the sailor]

really nice progress Kevin........the church came out awesome.......and the mill is starting out very nice  

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

mill day 2

 

although day 2 i was messing about with other bits to try and work out what i am trying to achieve, if i do ever give up on this project, its not due to ideas, more to the fact, i dont have much of a plan on where I want to go with it

 

the river wall is coming on ok, the wooden piles fitted in ok, was happy with the mill tonight but i took the windows out again as they were over sized, intention are now to have a another building at right angles to this one through which the water supply will pass, and a warehouse to the right for some sort of boat loading by the steps

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2021 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

Thats a fine looking harbour building mate.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

3 minutes ago, Old Collingwood said:

Thats a fine looking harbour building mate.

 

OC.

thank you, its will still be the water mill

[Ekis]

The structure of your harbour is taking place! ☺️
Does the water flow from the left or the right?
The current shouldn't be interrupted by a boat at the quay, right?

Edited January 3, 2021 by Ekis

[Kevin]

19 hours ago, Ekis said:

The structure of your harbour is taking place! ☺️
Does the water flow from the left or the right?
The current shouldn't be interrupted by a boat at the quay, right?

The river will flow left to right passing the mill, i am creating another bridge that will span this new aspect

the mill has a separate water which then flows into the river, so at present,

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

 

where did the water come from, well the new bridge has helped decide that, and with the continuation of the walls i am getting an idea new of how this expanding project id going, lockdown completes im thinking the UK lockdown will end in March, thats when i will return to the Dorade

in the photos it all looks a bit silly, but there is no real perspective yet, or indication of scale

 

Edited January 5, 2021 by Kevin