Back of Beyond Walled town ( how far I have got on this on and off project)

[dodge]

The windows and door frames and then painting those wooden bits.
I found it really hard so maybe be rendering first them sticking them on would be best or painting them first and then sticking them on. Don't know really.

Well, if you apply the filler first, the surface will be less even, so they might not sit flush if you stuck them on afterwards. I'm really having a hard time explaining what I want to say next in English, so I hope it's intelligable (intelligible?). Maybe you could glue them in place first, like you did now, but make them stick out a mm or so more, so that when you apply the filler, they don't get burried in it, but maintain the relief (is that a word in english?)? In other words, assuming your window and doorframes were 1mm thick on this version, you lost a lot of the relief when applying the layer of filler. Now if you made them 2mm thich, you'd still have a good mm sticking out after the rendering, thus preserving the relief.
Does that make any sense at all?

Ok so I need to make it stick out a bit more. so thicker card board or styrene strips or foam board then.

I understand perfectly, if it sticks out a bit more it will make the painting much easier.

excellent.

mal and jollybob thanks for the good feedback I appreciate it 

dodge

[Malamute]

I would add the windows, door frames and any exposed timber before adding the render.
It takes a bit more time to therefore Polyfilla the model as you have to be careful about not getting plaster on the windows etc, but you get a more realistic finish and you haven't got to worry about the windows not fitting etc.

[twrchtrwyth]

Great work.

[white knight]

Oh,and great work, btw. 

[dodge]

Yeah you are right Mal, I did put the windows dorrs etc... all on first, the rendering was quite tricky but turned out ok in the end. so i will keeep to that.

thanks to twrchtrwyth and white knight for your comments.

dodge

[Svennn]

I have good results by watering polyfilla down and adding a little fine sand so it is more like a sloppy paste. I then use an old large brush  to apply it. I find this easier/quicker and it still gives the right finish. It is also a bit thinner so does away with the "relief" problem too. Perhaps it is something you could try?

Svennn

[dodge]

I have good results by watering polyfilla down and adding a little fine sand so it is more like a sloppy paste. I then use an old large brush  to apply it. I find this easier/quicker and it still gives the right finish. It is also a bit thinner so does away with the "relief" problem too. Perhaps it is something you could try?

Svennn

It's funny you should say that because I mixed polyfiller with paint for the very first one but wasn't sure which I would prefer so I renered the rest. Results not too disimilar actually but I used a smaller old brush so would use a bigger one next time. .

On the wall pantiles mould how wide are they? my walls being just cheapo polystyrene packing are 1.5 cm thick is that about how wide your mould is? Sorry forgot to pm.

Dodge

[Svennn]

The base of the tops is 18-20mm. I used two pieces of foamore laminated together to create my walls. Should work ok on 1.5cm???

Svennn

[dodge]

The base of the tops is 18-20mm. I used two pieces of foamore laminated together to create my walls. Should work ok on 1.5cm???

Svennn

Yep I think it would work only a small overhang. Worth a crack. Will pm.