Happy New Year folks and sorry for the replies a year late...
Thanks Bob!!! It's a fun project and I'm trying to give it my best. Hope you and Julie had a good holiday my friend...
Got no choice Rick......You should try it with the Panther's you have. The only prob I see is you trying to make cobbles in your scale...Do you have a microscope to use for them??? Thanks and take care Bro...
Thanks Brother and it almost headed into the bin. It did work out good in the end though. Thanks for the tip and I will definitely give it a shot in the morn. You did mean tin foil???...
So, after a few sessions at the table, some cold ones and watching some killer concerts on the telly New Year's Eve, I started to make a
screwed up typical Berlin cobblestone street,
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I got this far before I had to stop, as I was ferruled out!!! I tried to break up the pattern a bit to give it some character and not be monotonous. In other words, when the construction company made this street, way back when, they were under the influence of too many Berliner Pils while setting the cobblestones in place.............With the Panther in place,
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Ok, so we are getting someplace here......Today, I went about finishing the street up. With ferrule in hand, I pressed on. I also trimmed the base block on the right side to make it square again. I also cut off 1.5cm from the rear of the block. And then,
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It's not perfect and you can see where the sheets end. I had to make a two-piece section for the left side to finish it. You can see the diagonal joint, but earth will cover it up. I left the rear section blank as it was where they dug out the hole to put the Panther in. it will have dirt and rows of blocks built up. Same in the front and on the sides. You can also see the wood skewer that supports the front of the Panther. It makes it easy to take it out to work on the base. You slip the nose into the hole and slide it forward and the rear falls into place and stays there. Works for me...
That's it for now. Still a lot to do. Painting is also still a prob here. It's warmed up a bit, but the winds and rain are killing me. Thanks again for looking in and have a great week all...
Prost
Allen