Pushing Back .......
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Some nice items in there. Probably enough for a small project. I'll bookmark this.
Thanks for taking the time to post this up
Toto
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Shouldn't do, although you can always use a release agent.
No mancave tonight ...... a few things have cropped up ...... so an early start tomorrow is envisaged in order to claw back lost time.
I have a Simon and Garfunkel tribute act concert tomorrow night courtesy of my missus ( christmas present ) then straight after that ..... a 25th wedding anniversary party.
So ..... up and in the mancave for about 10.00 am until about 16.00 pm. that should give me time to make reasonable progress. tasks will be between
1. start applying layers of plaster bandage around the blast zone to start forming it a bit better and provide a base layer for the mud / rubble layers.
2. more cobbling on the last stretch of road now that I have enough cobbles to continue with.
3. Glue the buildings together for planting.
4. start looking at building some boundary walls from brick casts and either plaster board ( stucco ) type casts or some thick card which would work equally work.
lets see how far I get.
cheers
toto
I have a Simon and Garfunkel tribute act concert tomorrow night courtesy of my missus ( christmas present ) then straight after that ..... a 25th wedding anniversary party.
So ..... up and in the mancave for about 10.00 am until about 16.00 pm. that should give me time to make reasonable progress. tasks will be between
1. start applying layers of plaster bandage around the blast zone to start forming it a bit better and provide a base layer for the mud / rubble layers.
2. more cobbling on the last stretch of road now that I have enough cobbles to continue with.
3. Glue the buildings together for planting.
4. start looking at building some boundary walls from brick casts and either plaster board ( stucco ) type casts or some thick card which would work equally work.
lets see how far I get.
cheers
toto
So ..... I managed to haul my ass out of my bed at a reasonable time today .....
fed and watered and straight into it with some gusto .....
here is what we are tackling today ..... the hole .....
some off cuts / scrap blue foam to give a bit of shape to the bottom of the hole. I scored these with a knife just to help the adhesion with the plaster bandage.
a dish of water, some plaster bandage. a pair of gloves and a couple of tools ..... namely sissors and a wee pointy tool to help poke the wet bandage into some of the nooks and crannies ....... other wise ..... my good old fingers .....
and the scored blue foam ...... just random cuts and jabs with a knife .....
start laying the wet plaster bandage all around the opening and quidge the plaster through the wee holes as you press it into the surrounding foam " wall ".
very easy stuff and you don't have to be too fussy on how you attack it .... there is no order .... no right or wrong .... jus try and blend in the edges a bit although that does not really matter either as there are further layers of materials to go on top of this. This is only a base layer to build on.
My little hollowed out section under the pavement with water pipe running through ...
and the last one for now.
Time to let this dry and move on to other tasks.
see you in a while.....
toto
fed and watered and straight into it with some gusto .....
here is what we are tackling today ..... the hole .....
some off cuts / scrap blue foam to give a bit of shape to the bottom of the hole. I scored these with a knife just to help the adhesion with the plaster bandage.
a dish of water, some plaster bandage. a pair of gloves and a couple of tools ..... namely sissors and a wee pointy tool to help poke the wet bandage into some of the nooks and crannies ....... other wise ..... my good old fingers .....
and the scored blue foam ...... just random cuts and jabs with a knife .....
start laying the wet plaster bandage all around the opening and quidge the plaster through the wee holes as you press it into the surrounding foam " wall ".
very easy stuff and you don't have to be too fussy on how you attack it .... there is no order .... no right or wrong .... jus try and blend in the edges a bit although that does not really matter either as there are further layers of materials to go on top of this. This is only a base layer to build on.
My little hollowed out section under the pavement with water pipe running through ...
and the last one for now.
Time to let this dry and move on to other tasks.
see you in a while.....
toto
OK ..... no time to waste ..... next task ..... here we go again .......
time to revisit the cobbles and get some more progression on these. I am on the final stretch I am glad to say and I am using the cobbles as a bit of a hospital job in between other tasks to get a bit of respite between stages.
I think I will have a go at completing the guttering on both sides first as that is a decent taget for now .
here is where we left off the last cobbling shift .....
the rest of the guttering edges are next on the radar ..... so here we go
back later
toto
time to revisit the cobbles and get some more progression on these. I am on the final stretch I am glad to say and I am using the cobbles as a bit of a hospital job in between other tasks to get a bit of respite between stages.
I think I will have a go at completing the guttering on both sides first as that is a decent taget for now .
here is where we left off the last cobbling shift .....
the rest of the guttering edges are next on the radar ..... so here we go
back later
toto
So .........
I marked out the next few cobble bays .... approximately eight rows of cobbles per bay ..........
Then started on the first edge of gutter ......
a bit like so .....
Then once I got approximately 1/3rd of the way up ....... started the other side .......
I'll start cobbling the raod surface up towards that mark and then probably take a break from cobbling ......... and start thinking about gluing the buildings together permanently ......
the victims sitting there awaiting their final assembly.
But for now ....... its back to cobbles ....... hunners of the little blighters .....
have a nice day now y'all.
toto
I marked out the next few cobble bays .... approximately eight rows of cobbles per bay ..........
Then started on the first edge of gutter ......
a bit like so .....
Then once I got approximately 1/3rd of the way up ....... started the other side .......
I'll start cobbling the raod surface up towards that mark and then probably take a break from cobbling ......... and start thinking about gluing the buildings together permanently ......
the victims sitting there awaiting their final assembly.
But for now ....... its back to cobbles ....... hunners of the little blighters .....
have a nice day now y'all.
toto
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Coasting along now with just over another bay done .....
and a bit of an ariel shot coming up.
SWMBO has given me a shout to take her to the shops for a few things so I'll need to bow out for now. I am hoping to get at least another bay done this afternoon ( if not more ) before shutting up the mancave ...... going to see a Simon and Garfunkel tribute act tonight.
Lets see how far I get.
cheers for now and thanks for your interest.
toto
and a bit of an ariel shot coming up.
SWMBO has given me a shout to take her to the shops for a few things so I'll need to bow out for now. I am hoping to get at least another bay done this afternoon ( if not more ) before shutting up the mancave ...... going to see a Simon and Garfunkel tribute act tonight.
Lets see how far I get.
cheers for now and thanks for your interest.
toto
All taking shape nicely
And the band just keeps on playing .....
another bay bites the dust ......
looking the part I think .....
and the bigger picture ..... coming along nicely ........ but not over yet ...... I marked the remaining bays out ready for the next push ....
I will have to pack in shortly as I need to go for a bite to eat and get ready for tonight.
I may be able to squeeze another bay in before I go ..... we'll see. Failing that ..... its on to tomorrow ..... Hmmmmm .... maybe more cobbles and move on to gluing the buildings if time permits. I'd also like to start playing around with the construction of the perimeter walls for each of the buildings. This would allow me to move things around a little and assist in the perminent planting of the buildings. It may also assist in determining some of the other details for the landscape and in each of the buildings confines.
may be back later ..... maybe not.
hope you have enjoyed so far.
toto
cheers for now
toto.
another bay bites the dust ......
looking the part I think .....
and the bigger picture ..... coming along nicely ........ but not over yet ...... I marked the remaining bays out ready for the next push ....
I will have to pack in shortly as I need to go for a bite to eat and get ready for tonight.
I may be able to squeeze another bay in before I go ..... we'll see. Failing that ..... its on to tomorrow ..... Hmmmmm .... maybe more cobbles and move on to gluing the buildings if time permits. I'd also like to start playing around with the construction of the perimeter walls for each of the buildings. This would allow me to move things around a little and assist in the perminent planting of the buildings. It may also assist in determining some of the other details for the landscape and in each of the buildings confines.
may be back later ..... maybe not.
hope you have enjoyed so far.
toto
cheers for now
toto.
Awaiting food as SWMBO busies herself in the sacrafice room .... ehhhh I mean the kitchen.
Meanwhile I think ...... walls ...... two skins thick with returns on the end. Possibly a thin layer of blue foam in between the brick ( where a cavity would usually be ). You probably would not get a cavity wall as an exterior wall but I'm thinking purely for strength if it does not make the wall to thick and unscale like.
When I move onto that, I will probably do a trial piece to see how it looks and also to try using the card as the stucco coating rather than trying to cast these fragile plaster cast sheets. I think ..... due to the potential amount of casting failures, it will just be a drain on my time.
Again ..... a bit of a first for me but it should be doable. A learning process if nothing else.
If the walls are successful using these materials and methods, then I will break the manotony of the various wall construction for each of the buildings by varying heights and possibly introducting iron mongery etc.
However .... that's way ahead of where I am.
Cheers for now
Toto
Meanwhile I think ...... walls ...... two skins thick with returns on the end. Possibly a thin layer of blue foam in between the brick ( where a cavity would usually be ). You probably would not get a cavity wall as an exterior wall but I'm thinking purely for strength if it does not make the wall to thick and unscale like.
When I move onto that, I will probably do a trial piece to see how it looks and also to try using the card as the stucco coating rather than trying to cast these fragile plaster cast sheets. I think ..... due to the potential amount of casting failures, it will just be a drain on my time.
Again ..... a bit of a first for me but it should be doable. A learning process if nothing else.
If the walls are successful using these materials and methods, then I will break the manotony of the various wall construction for each of the buildings by varying heights and possibly introducting iron mongery etc.
However .... that's way ahead of where I am.
Cheers for now
Toto
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Quite amazing work so far 
nice progress, cheers
nice progress, cheersIt's been slow mainly due to the cobbles but I think things will start to speed up a bit. You can only hold folks interest for so long with out changing theme. There are so many other interesting tasks to come ... the balsa fit outs for the buildings ..... the various building perimeter walls ...... the explosion itself is still to come .... but it all takes time and I am trying to get the transitioning correct where one thing blends into another.......
The big issue is I have little previous with this so its a warts an all type thread.
I'm loving it though and go through quiet times where I am struggling and needing suggestions and other times where I just get my head down and plough through it.
I really hope you enjoy it and chime in where you can ...... good or bad.
I'm gone
Toto
The big issue is I have little previous with this so its a warts an all type thread.
I'm loving it though and go through quiet times where I am struggling and needing suggestions and other times where I just get my head down and plough through it.
I really hope you enjoy it and chime in where you can ...... good or bad.
I'm gone
Toto
Slower start today but start I have. No prizes for guessing what I'm doing. I'm hoping today will see the majority of the cobbles done.
I am gagging to get on to other things but completing the cobbles is just niggling away at me. So many fresh tasks to have a go at ...... can't wait ..... but unfortunately ....... I must.
Be back with some progress updates later.
Cheers for now
Toto
I am gagging to get on to other things but completing the cobbles is just niggling away at me. So many fresh tasks to have a go at ...... can't wait ..... but unfortunately ....... I must.
Be back with some progress updates later.
Cheers for now
Toto
Marching on with todays cobbling .....
bay number 1 completed for todays efforts .....
and a second ..... we're cruzing now .....
taking shape with only three and a half bays left to complete. I will do the gutters for the next two bays before taking SWMBO to the shops. I think I am safe in saying that the cobbling shall be finished today ..... Huzzar .... !!!!!!!!!
more later toto
bay number 1 completed for todays efforts .....
and a second ..... we're cruzing now .....
taking shape with only three and a half bays left to complete. I will do the gutters for the next two bays before taking SWMBO to the shops. I think I am safe in saying that the cobbling shall be finished today ..... Huzzar .... !!!!!!!!!
more later toto
A round of applause please maestro. Time to call it a day with the cobbles for the immediate future ........
nearly there .....
doesn't get much closer than this .....
but is has. Ran out of pavement and kerb line so that little corner can wait for another day .... won't hold up any other part of the build for now.
and a better ariel shot.
Its been a job and a half but I think it's worth it. Especially once its has the little odds and end completed, the grouting done and the weathering etc done. Should look good.
Its time to move on.
toto
nearly there .....
doesn't get much closer than this .....
but is has. Ran out of pavement and kerb line so that little corner can wait for another day .... won't hold up any other part of the build for now.
and a better ariel shot.
Its been a job and a half but I think it's worth it. Especially once its has the little odds and end completed, the grouting done and the weathering etc done. Should look good.
Its time to move on.
toto
So ..... I am at a bit of a natural point to sit and take stock of where I am and the multitude of tasks going forward.
One thing that has been on my mind is to run a sewer down the road from the manhole that I planted .....
and bring it into here ....
in line with the manhole which you can just see in the background.
Then .....
bring another branch down from the top of the other road where they will meet in a brickwork chamber ( partially destroyed by the bomb blast ) and another leg passing straight through to the other part of the Tee junction. I need to be mindful of space as I will also need to build my little electrical bund to build the LED light into place.
Its not quite for now but it would need to be done in parallel with the LED installation, the Simca 5 planting and other general rubble etc. It will also give me another form of rubble to introduce to the blast crator apart from earth and cobbles ....... brick.
Anyway ..... just a thought at the moment.
Back to now...... Its gluing plastercast buildings together ......
and playing around with construction techniques for the formation of various types of brick and / or stone walls for the various building perimeters.
Don't know if I will be back on tonight as I have a bag to pack for my journey north to Dounreay tomorrow and an invoice to raise and bill my Client for last weeks efforts.
So glad to see the back of the cobbles for now ..... it's like a breath of fresh air.
cheers for now
Toto
One thing that has been on my mind is to run a sewer down the road from the manhole that I planted .....
and bring it into here ....
in line with the manhole which you can just see in the background.
Then .....
bring another branch down from the top of the other road where they will meet in a brickwork chamber ( partially destroyed by the bomb blast ) and another leg passing straight through to the other part of the Tee junction. I need to be mindful of space as I will also need to build my little electrical bund to build the LED light into place.
Its not quite for now but it would need to be done in parallel with the LED installation, the Simca 5 planting and other general rubble etc. It will also give me another form of rubble to introduce to the blast crator apart from earth and cobbles ....... brick.
Anyway ..... just a thought at the moment.
Back to now...... Its gluing plastercast buildings together ......
and playing around with construction techniques for the formation of various types of brick and / or stone walls for the various building perimeters.
Don't know if I will be back on tonight as I have a bag to pack for my journey north to Dounreay tomorrow and an invoice to raise and bill my Client for last weeks efforts.
So glad to see the back of the cobbles for now ..... it's like a breath of fresh air.
cheers for now
Toto
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