Stabliofarmer Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 I bought one of there Rough Stone Mylar Stencils http://www.craft-products.com/stone-stencils.asp you spray repositionable adhesive on one side and paste the compound over then lift off. Been looking on the internet and Mylar is very cheap and can be laser cut so may have a go at some custom stencils for door lintles etc. in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 That looks a lot easier than I thought, although there's no match to what I have used so far, so I may yet have to cast my own blocks , thanks for the info mind, will have a proper look at them tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0025 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 nice idea change from the paper stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 31 minutes ago, Tractorman810 said: That looks a lot easier than I thought, although there's no match to what I have used so far, so I may yet have to cast my own blocks , thanks for the info mind, will have a proper look at them tomorrow Yes, just had another look at the stencil and found where they overlap so making seamless joins is alot easier than I realized. Not a big fan of the look of Scaloox myself thoigh I know little about it, but it looks like a very fast way of building. I still want to try foam board yet, scribed in the same way as DAS clay, which seems to be what Iain Robinson finds most realistic, before deciding on a favorite but this compound is looking best for 1/32 when look, ease, cost and speed are accounted for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Scaleoxx is ok, as long as you file and sand the blocks down to get level , certainly very strong once glued in place , which in turn allows timbers to be well supported in the walls ect, however you can't get it any more, hence why I have kept one whole un opened pack so I can cast myself some , just got to get round to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 good to see james saw a chap doing foam board at a model show he managed to get great effect to his work yours looks very effective it needs different ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COWBOY Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Fantastic, love the sheep handling facilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Cheers Chaps, First few snaps from lambing this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 looking well james ,do like the chap with his fluorescent jacket on he gets stuck in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Thanks Graham, good workers are very valuable around lambing time and hes one of the best we've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Got sick of the paper sheet on the lambing shed so ripped it out and painted on a cream undercoat as the mortar. Then I made a start on re-doing the bricks with the bromley craft's realistic brick compound, a few photos of the process. Once spraying the stencil with adhesive spray its laied in the corner The compund is mixed with water till it is at a form somewhere between runny and clumping together. Once at that stage it is spread over the stencil like buttering bread Like so, then the stencil is lifted off, depending on how much compound is left on the stencil you may want to wash it off in some water before using again The stencil is then matched up to the repeated sections of the pattern and the process repeated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Repeated again and again Then it is lined up along the top repeated pattern The shed loosely taped together and looking much better The lintels were done by simply placing the flat edge of the stencil 1cm above the door and filling the area underneath with he compound. Will sand down a few high spots tomorrow and then put it into place on the layout and attach the doors etc. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valley Axe Man Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looking good james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F8N Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Looking good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_coe2012 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 That stuff looks good James very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 like everyone else says looking good james nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Birkett Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Great job. Those stencils are easy to use and very satisfying when you peel the stencil off to reveal the effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorman810 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 That looks a lot better James, very nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COWBOY Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Gearing up for shearing down on the farm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tractorboyjules1977 Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Loving the shearing scenes James , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave the farmer Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Like that shearing scenes, even got the clipper heads.smart work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stabliofarmer Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks guys, was quite happy with the shearers, they were spur of the moment as I scrabbled around looking for something to fit the bill. Theyre actually the end of the part of a pen where it clips onto paper, just need abit of tinfoil on the end to finish them off. Its the arms that I'm most proud of though, theyre garden wire so can be bent to wherever they need to point and then attatch to the motor by a tiny magnet in the motor that means the arm rotates in all directions without falling off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan_coe2012 Posted June 23, 2016 Share Posted June 23, 2016 Fantastic scene James. Thing that caught my eye is quite odd haha it's that socket with the plug top and lead. Super fine detail there mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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