Tom Ruby said:
Wow. That looks almost good enough to blow up in a jail break!
Love the rusted sign.
I wonder why we always write in passive voice:
instead of
C’mon, you’re a top-notch modeler! Go ahead and say you did it.
LOL! Actually I was trying to avoid starting every single sentence with some form of “I did such and such…”
I put the finishing touches on the jail by blending it into the scenery. I started by wrapping masking tape around the building, then setting it in place on the foundation. Next I mixed up a batch of mortar, lightly tinted with concrete pigments, with some dirt and small rocks mixed in. I scooped this around the building, bringing it up over the top of the foundation. Next I sprinkled on some more dirt, rocks and some ballast, and wet that down so it would settle into the mortar better. Last of all, I poked a few holes into the surface, for installing plants. When it began to set but was not yet completely hard, I carefully removed the building:
After giving it a day to dry out, I then glued in some plants and added a couple rusty, banged up steel drums. Here’s how it all turned out:
Thanks for following along!
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That looks great,Ray
Very nice. I need to build a slightly larger jail to house those drunken miners.
Your engineer must be rubbing his eyes. The last time he went by there was nothing then on his next pass there sits a building that looks like it has been there for decades.
Nicely Done Ray.
Todd Haskins said:
Your engineer must be rubbing his eyes. The last time he went by there was nothing then on his next pass there sits a building that looks like it has been there for decades.
Nicely Done Ray.
A common occurrence in Dos Manos. He barely noticed.
Thanks!
