today i spent. making slabs of concrete.using the lid from a box of bulldog clips as a mold...i use Herculite casting plaster..[just like plaster of paris but much lighter] ...this dries in around half an hour....when i had four slabs...i measured off the area on the baseboaed.where it was to be sighted...and cut the pieces to size..using the scribe and snap method..see pic...
I test fit and sand down where needed...and fix together with superglue..these bonds will be reinforced later with milliput, i place the piece on the baseboard. to test fit. and measure the distances needed by any pieces.that are underneath the floor slab up against the groundwork..
dont forget the whole piece will be embedded into the groundwork..at a later stage. so perfectly straight lines are not critical on the underside..
so after assembling all the pieces i had cut.. i put the assembled gun emplacement aside to dry a while
it still has a little work to be done..like filling and sanding. and some texture added to make it look more like cast concrete.but you get the idea! it should be a nice piece of scratchbuild when its all finished and painted..
finally a pic of the emplacement.complete with flak gun. tomorrow im making wooden stairs..to fit from the groundwork to the doorway of the emplacement..and ill probably make a start on the rock formations..
Please can i ask those of you with questions.. to PM them to me this is to save space in this thread. so i can keep it as concise as possible.I will endeavour to reply to your queries in my next post..thanks....D....
