Author Topic: Bricking it. Update 21st July (Read 22837 times)

6milPhil · « **Reply #90 on:** 25 May 2016, 09:43:10 PM »

And the first cast worked perfectly. The master suffered a little damage in mould making, three of the shutters came off and there was a lot of tidying up to do... but jobs a good 'un.

Hammers · « **Reply #91 on:** 25 May 2016, 09:58:45 PM »

That's a fine piece of brickwork.

6milPhil · « **Reply #92 on:** 29 May 2016, 01:47:09 PM »

Ta, got some paint on it now...

mcfonz · « **Reply #93 on:** 30 May 2016, 10:06:20 PM »

Those are looking rather tasty, really liking the direction with these!

Mason · « **Reply #94 on:** 31 May 2016, 06:52:52 AM »

That has come out very nicely indeed, old bean.

Hammers · « **Reply #95 on:** 31 May 2016, 07:04:39 AM »

I really like the glass effect. Maybe a tad too much raspberry? It makes it look as a synthetic paint has been used.

6milPhil · « **Reply #96 on:** 07 June 2016, 10:28:43 PM »

Thanks guys.

Quote from: Hammers on 31 May 2016, 07:04:39 AM

I really like the glass effect. Maybe a tad too much raspberry? It makes it look as a synthetic paint has been used.

Knowing I had to paint a lot of windows I did wonder which effect might be best, so I asked brushmeister Duff and that was his suggestion. Tbh I want a variety of colours across the range, I did consider a BoB/SPR palette but thought I'd go more for a virtual estate agency look.

Small update, I thought I'd go for one of the large buildings being something a bit grand and decided to start with posho windows - Very much WiP...

6milPhil · « **Reply #97 on:** 08 June 2016, 07:47:05 PM »

While that's sitting in a mould waiting to cure on with the frontage. I cut all the windows and door out of 3mm foamex, decided that wasn't quite thick enough so added a sheet of plasticard and cut the windows out again. This is in it's rough stage, about half an hour of trimming and sanding and it'll look much better.

6milPhil · « **Reply #98 on:** 09 June 2016, 06:28:46 PM »

So getting a little bored waiting for all the windows to be cast, which takes at least two
and a half hours, I thought I'd add some texture to this frontage. First I masked off
where a detail is going...

Then covered it with filler which I worked a bit as it wants to settle smooth and I want
textured. I let it dry for about five minutes and then whipped off the masking tape.