the bridge over the river why?

[phalinmegob]

after some very helpfull measurements from tommy yesterday i built a bridge out of balsa modelled on the bastion 35 bridge.i was quite proud of myself.

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i then realised it was totally pointless unless i use it for something, so i am building a dio specifically for the bridge. thought i would do a build log for it so you guys can laugh along. started with a bit of mdf and glued a lump of polystyrene to it( first lesson of the night learnt, superglue does not work on polystyrene, it melts fast and then makes your eyes water like mad from fumes,this i allready knew but still bloody did it) off we go withe pva. next i took a blow torch to the poly to make a valley .

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i then sprayed with primer to get a better look at the terrain (second lesson learnt, wilkos primer dissolves polystyrene).anyway now covered the lot in a nice sloppy mortar mix with some randomly placed rocks to try and imitate a river bed. this is coming straight out of my head and will be building stuff as and when i make my mind up what is gonna be on it with no plans or real ideas yet.

here is where i am up to,need to let the mortar dry know.

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[treyzx10r]

Andrew looking great,neat that you wound up building the dio around a structure instead of a piece of equipment!

 

[mossiepilot]

A fine looking dio Andrew, and thanks for the tip about wilkos primer. I use this stuff and now know not to use it on expanded polystyrene.

Tony.

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

i think this is what we call "A happy accident" Andy. The things that went wrong may well have worked in your favour.Looks great from where Im sat.

 

[tommy1drop]

Hi Andy that bridge looks amazing mate, i cant get over how fast you knocked that bridge up, really looking forward to seeing what you do and looking forward to seeing this build, again superb work on the bridge and the base buddy.:biggthumpup:

Tom

 

[phalinmegob]

the bridge actually took about an hour and a half, glued together with small blobs of superglue which works really well on balsa.

 

[Sky Raider]

Thats a beautiful mother bridge.

Andy

 

[mobear]

now i`m feeling like a mere mortal thats just fantastic mate

mobear:no1:

 

[stona]

Good stuff! I hope you're having as much fun building it as I am following your trials and tribulations.

Cheers

Steve

 

[noble]

Andy mate that is looking very nice keep up up the good work.

Scott

 

[phalinmegob]

i am getting most of my idea from your redball dio scott

 

[papa 695]

Hi Andrew thats a very nice bridge I hope no pow's were injured in the making of it

 

[phalinmegob]

not much progress today, made a box for the dio as i was sick off finding little balls of poly every where, dug through the sand and cement mortar to make a channel for my cobbled road to sit in. now the more observant people among you will say why didnt he put the cobbles down first and mortar around them.......good question. built the ramps onto the bridge and now waiting for everything to dry up properly before i start laying some coulor onto this thing. painted the cobbles and covered them in flory mud wash,which is why they look shiny and wierd.hope they look better when dry

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[mobear]

if i could send a wolf whistle over the web i would,A..M..A..Z..I..N..G

mobear

 

[CDW]

i forgot to post on this sorry Andrew .......

a well tidy piece of scratch building, looks a really good basis for a detailed diorama mate.

I'd be chuffed if i'd produced that

 

[noble]

i am getting most of my idea from your redball dio scott

I'm flattered Andy cheers mate lol but this is looking cool can't wait to see it completed.

Scott

 

[phalinmegob]

started to get some ground work down and worked on the stream that will be running down to the river.unsure about the coulor of the grass but i have stuck it down now.the white in the river bed is not water yet but pva that has not dried.

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[mobear]

that bridge is looking amazing and the foliage around it awesome,fantastic all round mate

mobear

 

[phalinmegob]

thanks. still have not decided what going on it yet, but i am thinking of a few americans hiding under the bridge (possibly injured) whilst the germans cross unaware.

 

[noble]

Andy i like the water the way it is,it reminds me of a fast flowing river. keep up the good work.

Scott