Treadwell and Ware

Started by kathy.millatt, January 16, 2015, 04:24:41 PM

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Janbouli

I'm with the rest here Kathy , delighted to see you posting here , what a great thread , lot's to learn and lots to admire.
I love photo's, don't we all.

chooch41

Your progress looks awesome. Reading this thread with a lot of interest. Thanks for taking the time to fill us in on the progress.....


Brad

gnatshop

Where you been, gal?
Last time I saw you, you were sittin' on the train tracks and day-dreamin'!!

Your good friends here have missed you and are glad to see you back to keepin' the little world growin' !
That's the nice way of saying "Keep the modeling going" !!!!!
WE LIKE IT!!

Candy


Candy

Quote from: gnatshop on January 16, 2015, 08:28:11 PM
Where you been, gal?

Last time I saw you, you were sittin' on the train tracks and day-dreamin'!!

WE LIKE IT!!

That was me !

gnatshop

Dam, these gals like hangin' out by the tracks.
That feller Jaime posted a picture of has somethin' that we're missin'!!  ??? ??? ???

Mark Dalrymple

Exciting build, Kathy.

I love watching these big dioramas come to life.  Thanks for sharing.

Cheers, Mark.

Raymo

Kathy, Thanks for posting this build here. I spent yesterday morning go over this build on your blog and was impressed by the use of the MIG washes. They look great on the stonework. I'll need to find some and try'em out. Also congrat's on the MMR. Raymo

oldbloodhound

Thanks for taking the time to write this and all the photos, Kathy.
I'm glad you mentioned the MIG washes as I had wondered how well they worked.
And that brick color (colour) is perfect.
8)

Jerry

Beautiful work.  Love that stone work.

Jerry
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln

Erieman

Kathy,

Good to see you back building SRMW kits. Looking forward to seeing your progress on your layout. Hint, Hint. I like your use of AK materials. Hard to find out here. Probably need to go to a hobby shop that specializes in Planes and Military. Lots of great ideas in their books. Need to get a couple. As usual, you are doing a beautiful job on the build. Keep the pics coming.

Frank / Erieman

kathy.millatt

Thanks All!!!!

It's great to be back on the forum and modelling again.

A couple of you have mentioned Mig and AK products.  I do like them because they are ready mixed and so easy to use.  It's a little bit lazy but they do flow well and look good.  You can do thin and thick washes depending how much you shake them before use.

I also love reading military modelling magazines and websites.  Their weathering is amazing and they have great views on diorama composition.

It is easier to get the products over here as they are European but I do generally get mine on the internet still.

It is a joy to build SRMW kits and I'm really looking forward to getting some finished on my layout!

Kathy

kathy.millatt

Continuing my catch up postings...

I added the dormers in and managed some Christmas shopping too. Not too much.

I much preferred doing the dormers this way.



They line up really nicely.



I added in a grey/black interior so it wouldn't show through the glass windows.



Next up were the roofs:



I realised that I hadn't put the windows in. Not sure where that was in the instructions.



I trimmed them out and then weathered them with a Mig Cold Grey wash. The one on the right has been weathered.



Here they are finished for the day.



Next up was more or less the same for the cupola. I'm not quite done yet.



This modelling can be hazardous for your help. Every time I glue something I open my glue bottle like this:



Now I've got blisters!



kathy.millatt

It's a new year but the modelling continues. I'm still working on the diorama but have moved on to the Ware building.

I put some glue blobs over the LEDs and glued lamp shades in place.



I then glued the LEDs in place on the inside of the roofs.



I've put some rough bits of plastic into the extensions to give them some life. You can peek through the windows and see furniture. It's difficult to take photos though!







These are some of the castings I'm painting. Not sure what to do for the inside of the mills yet.



I finished off the cupola.



And then glued it in place.



The Ware roof has loads of clerestories. It starts with a piece of card and loads of instructions!



There are some laser cut pieces which are scored to represent planks, braced,



And put under a brick to dry.



I did the same treatment as with the Treadwell dormers. They needed sanding at the top to the 45 degree angle. I started the painting with Copydex and then painted with the grey mix of Vallejo white and black grey.



When it was touch dry, I used masking tape to remove the Copydex.



Finally, I used the Mig Aged Wood wash.



I like how it dries.





The clerestory sides are made from card with laser cut square shingles to represent asbestos.



The shingles are attached to the back using a glue tape. It's pure glue and very easy to use for shingling.



You then turn it over and cut the triangles out. I labelled the backs as the two sides are opposite!



I assembled the clerestory on the worktop ensuring it was square and lined up, added the windows and trim then sides. Each clerestory then slots into a hole in the roof.



I added the roofs and then trimmed the clerestories with two layers of strip wood glued together, painted and then cut to length.



Finally, I put some neodymium magnets in place to hold the roof down.  It's still a bit rocky so I'll have to check again in the morning.

kathy.millatt

The slow points in most of my builds are the interior and the roofs.

I finished off my holiday roofing and have been doing a few strips of shingles every night.

First off I had to tidy the roofs up. There was a slight gap underneath and the roof was just rocking slightly.



A bit of judicial trimming of the interior walls and clerestories helped. I then added strips of HO 2" x 12" wood painted white underneath the eaves. 45 degree corner cuts make it all neat. It adds a small extra big of depth which was all that was needed to cover the gap but also seats the roof exactly making it a much more robust fit.



You can see that the roof is not square with the wood. This is partly because the buildings are not quite square but this helps line everything up.





I did the same for the brick extension but used scale 8" for the outer strip.



I cut eaves ends by measuring the two pieces of 2" x 12" wood.



The instructions specify cutting a shape at the end. The pieces are so small that I just didn't bother.



The trim is made up of pieces of 1" x 4", 1" x 6" and 1" x 8" pieces of wood glued together then cut to fit. I filed every corner smooth.



You can see the eaves ends in place.



I also did the concrete extension even though I probably won't use it. It will be a nice extra at some point.



I glued some interior lights in place. It looks globby but you don't see the ceiling.





This is the final roof interior. I do like it!



The Ware sections are roofed with tarpaper. Most mills seem to have flat roofs so it looks prototypical. The black paper comes with the kit and is cut into 3' strips.



I used the glue tape. It's like double sided tape without the tape and really easy to use.







The kit comes with Campbell's shingles. I have never used them and they just didn't seem right for the building. I can imagine them as shingle shakes but not a slate or tile roof.



I looked at my shingle stash. I have some beautiful shingles but only enough of one type.



These are my favourite but I don't have enough. I'll probably use them on the brick building.



These are fish scale shingles. I can't find a prototype photo but they are better than my other options.



The roof is really complex.



It does take a long time!







Until it's finally finished (on one side at least).



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