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

[Elk101]

You're a bit of a master carpenter in miniature,  that's some lovely woodwork.

[Mason]

Nice work, Commando!
 

You're a bit of a master carpenter in miniature,  that's some lovely woodwork.

You can probably guess how I read that.
 

[Malamute]

Ok, so today's progress was to make the flag, cut down the trap door surround ( it was too big wide and was really bugging me. So it was suitably trimmed and re rendered.

Then the sand and stone groundwork was added. I'll let that dry overnight and then it's onto the first coat of paint.

[Captain Blood]

Ooooooh you're cutting it fine... 

[Elk101]

Ooooooh you're cutting it fine... 

I still have about 35 figures to finish painting!

[Malamute]

I still have about 35 figures to finish painting!

 

You're fucked!

[Elk101]

 

You're fucked!

"Game over man, game over!"

[Elk101]

Nice work, Commando!
 

You can probably guess how I read that.
 

You would! 

[Malamute]

  to both!

[Malamute]

Here's a recap from last night. Trapdoor frame reduced in size and flag in situ(although it needs painting and tarting up. It's removable for ease and safety.



And here is the model ready for undercoating. I've added and touched up the areas where the sand and small stones did not take on the first application. You always miss a bit with the glue however hard you try.





Yu can see the frame in the bottom left by the door. This will have straw roof added after painting. Easier to get the brush in first.

Undercoat this pm..two days to go. Easy!

Nearly forgot, still got to make the gates and have them hinged.

[Elbows]

Fantastic.  I love centrepiece models in which you can run an entire game like this...wish I had one.  I was pretty sad when Crescent Root Studios stopped selling their old massive Adobe fortress

[Mason]

This is coming along very nicely, sir.
 


Will it look freshly 'daubed' for the weekend?
Will that plaster still be soft...?
 

[NurgleHH]

Upps, great work, Nick. And I think you are full in time, right?

[Malamute]

Undercoating underway!

I have often been asked what colour, so here is it a large tin of Dulux matt emulsion finest. This tin has so far done all my terrain boards and every Adobe building (and there are a lot of them) and its still half full.



And here it is undercoated and drying nicely. You can see I do the ground and building the same. As its made with local building supplies to some degree the ground colour will be reflected in the building.



I'm going to  let it thoroughly dry overnight before moving to the next state. Three successive lighter shades on the walls and roof, then two shades on the groundwork, then finally the woodwork.

More tomorrow.

[Ogrob]

Looks great!