1/72 scale.....Scratch building the Hospital, Rorke's Drift, circa 23rd January 1879.

[spanner570]

Are you speaking from personal experience 570 In relation to impressing the ladies. ??

'fraid so old lad. Still, I ended up with the right one eventually......
Thanks for the compliment too. Much appreciated.

The wife's on a cleaning up session, so rather than lift my feet out of the way of the Hoover (Other makes are available!) I've retired to my den and started on the fire damage.

Here's the first stage.
Before thatching the roof, I've just very roughly painted the timber, stonework and internal walls with varying shades of cheap black acrylics and then snipped, bent and cut off bits of the roof structure here and there.





Cheers.
Ron

 

[JR]

Nice one 570.
I've stayed in bed , yes , but not sleeping, but Management is on the cleaning run. I've been fed and shortly will be ejected .
Now will we be having charred remains on those beams , now is the chance to obtain a most realistic look !
Looking really smart 570, great start to the new year .
453

 

[spanner570]

453 Thank you for your suggestion and also your present domestic situation. We seem to be running a parallel at the minute.......

Due to the close proximity of the foam, I am unable to set fire to the building.
However, I have a 'Cunning Plan' already formulated to achieve charred woodwork.

Lots of love.
Comrade 570 Sparki Pyroteknikov (Ret)

 

[Si Benson]

Hi Ron,
Finally had chance to Have a proper look over your work rather than fleeting glances. Impressive stuff mate, you must be very happy...I know I would!

I’m not sure mixing with 453 is a good idea, unless you have fire marshal training!


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[spanner570]

Thanks Si, I'm chuffed you approve thus far.

Fire starter has my 'Last Three', so I'm snookered now!

The wife still has the vacuum cleaner whizzing around, so yet again I'm forced to retreat into the relative sanity of my den......

I've added a bit of 'texture' to the rafters to simulate charring using floor sweepings sprinkled over the roof area. Once painted black I'll see what the finish looks like.

Using garden twine and PVA, I've also had a play at the thatching.









Cheers.
Ron

 

[Deleted member 4539]

Excellent work so far Ron.

 

[Gern]

Where d'you get your floor sweepings if Justine spends so much time vacuuming?

 

[spanner570]

Thanks boys.

Where d'you get your floor sweepings if Justine spends so much time vacuuming?

.....she doesn't vacuum the garage or the green house....... Na na nanana!

Update.
The sprinkling has dried now, so I've painted the roof members with black from those delightful diddy metal tube paints.
As I've not done this sort of finish before I'm dead chuffed how it's turned out.









Still plenty of debris to add but I'm a very happy bunny........

Cheers all.
Ron

 

[Si Benson]

Texture looks very good to me Ron

 

[Mini Me]

Looks the treat 570.
You could have sorted through the Missus Hoover bag and saved yourself a walk! lol
BTW, how did you affix the sweepings to hold them in place? I would like to try this at some point on a dio I have in mind.
Cheers, Rick H.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Looking realistically charred.
Jim

 

[JR]

I say chap thats a spiffing look, well done. MIGHT give up on real fire ...... (what on earth made me think that) TIME FOR A TABLET.
Well done, most effective Comrade 570 Sparki Pyroteknikov (Ret)
Dzhon 453

 

[Gern]

.....she doesn't vacuum the garage or the green house....... Na na nanana!


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Ron

So you only have to sweep up in the rooms you frequent most often? I wish I only had to clean the rooms I use. Oh poop! I live on my own so I do!

 

[SimonT]

Looking nice and crispy Ron

 

[Deleted member 6559]

I don't know how you do it Ron. Utterly convincing.

 

[minitnkr]

Very well done.....oops, I'll get me coat. PaulE

 

[Graeme C.]

Looking suitably charred Ron, like it.

 

[spanner570]

Thanks boys. I'm cuffed you like the cooked rafters.

Update.
I've done the first stage of the thatching on the rear of the Hospital. I used garden twine and general purpose adhesive.

I've let the thatch run over the roof timber work slightly prior to scorching the stuff.





Cheers all.
Ron

 

[Mini Me]

Don't let 453 anywhere near that building. It looks like it could reignite at any moment. Ron, the twine is the cat's whisker. Really looks the part. The Missus will be so proud of your accomplishments she is likely to find other commissions to send your way.
Cheers Rick H.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Ron
Garden twine. Inspired choice. Looks just like thatch.
Jim