Presidio de San Antonio de Bejar **more in action pics on page 22**

[Elk101]

I hope your back gets better soon. I burst the disc in my lower back and I had about two years of pain (you might recall the BLAM where my cocktail of painkillers and beer wasn't so clever!). It's worth paying for some physio to get things moving again.

Great job on the real estate too.

[gamer Mac]

Its huge no wonder you have a sore back
Looking great keep up the good work

[Helen]

Looking good Nick, well done. Hope you recover from your back ailment soonest.

[Malamute]

Good progress today with all the doors and windows complete on the left hand set of buildings.

In this pic you can see the windows under construction. All doors and windows are exactly the same sizes on all my models which gives a uniformity to the builds but also makes it easy to remember dimensions for repetitive cutting.

 The front does look rough where it's been cut and glued. I mask all joins with masking tape prior to rendering. This helps disguise joins.



I back all the windows with black card, in this case painted Foamcore. I prefer to do this than leave the windows open. I understand the professionals use this method 



Gates to the store or stables underway with the black card backing already in situ.



All completed.





Close up of the doors.



Tomorrow I will start on the righ handset of buildings. Hoping to complete them in one day. Then all will be glued to the baseboard in readiness for rendering.

[Mason]

Nice progress.
I like the rough edging on the boards, a classy touch.
 

[Ogrob]

Really awesome build you've got there. It's been inspiring following the thread even if I don't have too much interest in gaming the genre.

[gamer Mac]

Great stuff
Like the black boards idea may have to steal that

[mweaver]

Love how you did those doors.

[Romark]

Great progress report,really enjoying this Nick 

[DintheDin]

Very good job with the woodwork!
Cheers!

[rumacara]

Looking very good.

[Furt]

The doors look great Nick - very inspiring.

[warlord frod]

Exceptional work. I can't wait to see the finished project. 

[Silent Invader]

Execellent Nick - you're rather good at this 

I particularly like all the small details that have gone into the doors - most inspirational. 

[Mr.J]

A run through of the rendering process would be gratefully received. Your final effect always looks so much neater than anything that I've tried!