SRMW Threadwell Textile on the S&S RR

[jimmillho]

I think I saw a spot that one more clamp would fit

Jim

[Mark Dalrymple]

I'm having trouble deciding which one I like best out of neutral grey 20.5 and neutral grey 20.5!  - I guess that takes it down to 11 choices.  Seriously, personally I'm looking closely at the bottom five.  I guess you are too by the area covered in paint.

Looking good, cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

I think I saw a spot that one more clamp would fit

Jim

Sorry, Jim


I must have missed it, I bought the d*** clamps and I'm going to use them.

[S&S RR]

I'm having trouble deciding which one I like best out of neutral grey 20.5 and neutral grey 20.5!  - I guess that takes it down to 11 choices.  Seriously, personally I'm looking closely at the bottom five.  I guess you are too by the area covered in paint.

Looking good, cheers, Mark.

Mark



Good catch, I didn't like the sample way at the top and I wanted the greys together. I'm leaning away from the grey thing that Bob did and looking at making it blend in with the rock work around it.  I don't think the S&S RR has the resources to bring in rock from another area with all that rock right there. I'm going to make a sample of each and then decide.  As always, thank you for following along.

[S&S RR]

I got to use my new clamps again today.   The four main walls are glued together. I got to use my brass shims to get the stone joint lines to line up between the mating corner pieces.

[S&S RR]

[S&S RR]

[S&S RR]

I should point out that this is a good time to make a plan for getting the diorama from the workbench back to the final location on the layout. 


If you want to see how I tested for clearance, flip over to the S&S RR build thread.

[Janbouli]

Love the T-Track system , too bad Rockler T-Track is not available in the Netherlands, and shipping the table would be very expensive, I'll keep looking out for an alternative or maybe make one myself.

[S&S RR]

Love the T-Track system , too bad Rockler T-Track is not available in the Netherlands, and shipping the table would be very expensive, I'll keep looking out for an alternative or maybe make one myself.

Jan


I'm sure you can find an alternative - T- tracks have been used on machine tools all over the world for a 100 years or more. If you really want to do it yourself buy a router bit for the T - slot and put it in your workbench yourself. It really is a time saver.

[deemery]

I think I saw a spot that one more clamp would fit

Jim

Sorry, Jim

I must have missed it, I bought the d*** clamps and I'm going to use them.

According to my late brother the professional carpenter:  You can't be too rich, too strong, or have too many clamps.


dave

[S&S RR]

I think I saw a spot that one more clamp would fit

Jim

Sorry, Jim

I must have missed it, I bought the d*** clamps and I'm going to use them.

According to my late brother the professional carpenter:  You can't be too rich, too strong, or have too many clamps.


dave

He was a wise man.

[Zephyrus52246]

John, I like the "sample colors" piece idea.  Are you just applying the pan pastels straight or mixing them with alcohol and applying them?


Jeff

[S&S RR]

John, I like the "sample colors" piece idea.  Are you just applying the pan pastels straight or mixing them with alcohol and applying them?


Jeff

Jeff


Great questions - I should have explained.  I first spray painted the casting with a light grey primer.  I have found that the results with Pan Pastels is highly affected by the base color. I then applied the straight Pan Pastel color with a foam applicator. I really want to get the individual stone color affect with this build. I will post some of my test results before I decide on the approach for the build. My first test will be to color individual stones with a base pan pastel color (foam application) I may then go in with chalks and alcohol to have a secondary color on each stone. As usual, I'm doing some playing around, first.

[S&S RR]

A followup to Jeff's question.  I'm trying to build a sample bank of different coloring techniques so I can speed up the build process down the line. I typically save the castings that were partial pours or have a defect of some kind for this purpose.