gogreengelb Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 So its autumn again,time to get building. First up,concrete yard and roadways.My answer to this age old model farmers problem is as follows 1 tin of grey paint 2 bag of avairy sand (the smallest amount you can buy ) 3 paint brush 4 soft sweeping brush 5 2 or 3 hours spare time Paint the area for roads and yard,while the paint is still wet cover it with the bird sand,leave it about half an hour then sweep of excess sand,now apply another coat of paint using sort hard strokes of the brush,this helps even out the sand that had stuck to the first coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 bye the way dont forget to use matt finish paint,helps later against flash reflections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 now as the paint drys the liquid (just like real concrete ) will rise to the top so take a soft sweeping brush and keep patting the painted surface with it,say every 15 minutes or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 should leave it like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 now while you are standing about patting your paint get the 1/32 boys in to clean up the excess sand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 so we,ll let it dry overnight and have a look at it in the morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I hate telling people their work looks good :D :D Nice way of doing it, it does leave it looking very authentic. A heap of that in the corner of a field would make good potash too Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fendt-man-matty Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 looking good mate what size is your layout ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ferguson Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 So glad you are back in business Brian.... Cracking idea as well.... can't wait to see what's next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 29, 2007 Author Share Posted September 29, 2007 looking good mate what size is your layout ? Hiya the board is approx 1.5 x 3.0 m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike R Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 nice size to make a decent layout with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyfarmer Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 good to see your back at it, super idea for concrete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Well its sunday morning 7 oclock lets get down into the cellar and have a look. Looks ok,sprinkle a bit of the dry sand on the road sides should give us that (CAUTION LOOSE CHIPPINGS) look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deere john Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 smart layout you have there!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 smart layout you have there!!!! Thank you,keep looking in wont you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pether Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 keep up the good work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deere-est Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 I love rsa-2 jpeg Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FB Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 yes GGG is back!!!! excellent work, have to look into that 'avairy sand' stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Excellent!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Looking good so far Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGU Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Looking good so far. Hope you picked a room without a sticky lock this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deere john Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 great stuff!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 Looking good so far. Hope you picked a room without a sticky lock this time? Hi BGU you got a good memory, no lock just lack of time will keep me out of the room.Tomorrow here in Germany is a bank holiday Wednesday ??? what a day to have a bank holiday on, never mind drove home this evening 170 k just to be with the wife for the day so should get a couple of hours in to start work on a dyke.Cant wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogreengelb Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 Well here we go then while you lot were busy at work I had time to relax so did a bit of messing around with some paint,(blue brown and grey ) some old wire mesh, a couple of bits of wood,some model water plastic, and some help from my imagination. This is a typical drainage dyke from the Fens full of grey murky cold old water,we need to build some banks on either side to keep it out of the fields and of course a bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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