Scratchbuilding A Scottish Bastle House in 28mm, Projecrt Completed

[anton ryzbak]

The first coat goes on! A layer of standard household indoor latex, matte finish of course, to protect and strengthen the foam. Once this is dry then an overall coat of matte gray from a rattle-can followed by the ultimate in tedium; painting each stone a slightly different shade of gray. I will alternate between that task and working on the interiors to keep from completely losing my mind.

[anton ryzbak]

The weather was nice so I got the whole complex sprayed gray today. Next comes picking out individual stones in different shades of gray. More stuff here  https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2023/06/oh-no-im-going-gray.html


Too much variation? It seems that way to me

[Paul Richardson]

Agreed. Most of the stone would come ultimately from the same source, and so variations in colour would be more subtle.

[jon_1066]

The variation looks good to me if you dry brush it.  A dry brush of the same colour across all of it will bring it all back together and give a more subtle variation between the stones.

[anton ryzbak]

Not happy with my first attempt I decided to try a different approach, this produced a more subtle result but is painfully labor-intensive.
Lots more pictures and a step-by-step can be found here https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2023/06/perhaps-im-trying-too-hard.html#more

[Codsticker]

I think the variation looks good. With dry brushing and washes the differences will become less stark, and the tones will blend. I usually like to have one colour that stands out a bit.

[Tom Dulski]

Looking really good, can't wait to see it when it's finished.

[Paul Richardson]

I think the variation in the second batch looks really good, and should be perfect when a wash has been applied. Are you aiming for a specific part of the border? I know nothing much about the Scottish side, but I've always thought that on the English side the stone takes on a redder hue once you go into Cumbria.

[JBaumal]

Amazing builds. You really capture the essence of these structures.

[anton ryzbak]

Finally finished painting the zillion rocks, pushing on to the interiors and weathering

[Lost Egg]

Looking good. I'm loving all the subtle shades of grey.

[anton ryzbak]

Having recovered somewhat from painting all those stones I got started on the interiors. Things are going well and according to plan (for once!) More Here : https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2023/06/bastle-house-project-beginnings-of.html#more

[anton ryzbak]

Back from vacation and ready to go! I built and installed the interior in the Large Bastle House as well as the cookhouse and stables. Next up is a spiral stairwell and some weathering.  https://antonswargame.blogspot.com/2023/08/back-to-bastle-house-project-interiors.html

[Cat]

Superb work!

[tomrommel1]

very nice indeed