A Problem on the Ponte Rivetto Contatore...Fusilli, Italy 1944

[JR]

In that case, I'll jump in with a popular model railroad adhesive here in the U.S.A. called "Bullfrog Snot"........stick that in your book!
Rick H.

Rick , thank you. Just about to get up so what a way to start the day singing the " Bullfrog Snot Song "

 

[JR]

Apologies 570 again for interrupting your great build .
Yours 435.

 

[minitnkr]

I believe there is also a hair gel called Gorilla Snot. PaulE

 

[Jim R]

You're right Paul



Don't use it myself. I find it too slimey and green.

 

[stillp]

too slimey and green.

"Just like the real thing" as Airfix used to say.
Pete

Edit: or was that Hornby?

 

[Tim Marlow]

You're right Paul
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Don't use it myself. I find it too slimey and green.

Don’t think that’s a hair gel. It’s a grip enhancement product used by musicians to keep grip on plectrums and the like. I used to have some, didn’t like it at all though, the grip was too secure so I couldn’t vary the pick attack angle very easily.

 

[Tim Marlow]

This is the hair gel.....

 

[spanner570]

I'll come back to the build a.s.a.p. .......

 

[Tim Marlow]

Got to stop the lunacy somehow!

 

[Graeme C.]

Got to stop the lunacy somehow!

Mission Impossible......
It's starting to come together Ron, have you got any vehicles lined up for this dio?

 

[JR]

I wish we'd never mentioned bl**dy snots in the first place 570 !
Still at times like this it's a light diversion.
Yours.
453 .

 

[Jim R]

I wish we'd never mentioned bl**dy snots in the first place 570 !

I wouldn't worry John. Ron's threads usually wander off into the realms of the ridiculous - that's why they are so enjoyable. Oh and the modelling is pretty good as well
Jim

 

[boatman]

I wouldn't worry John. Ron's threads usually wander off into the realms of the ridiculous - that's why they are so enjoyable. Oh and the modelling is pretty good as well
Jim

WELL SAID Jim an how true lol an that bridge looks like i could wander over it so real lookin brilliant build
chris

 

[spanner570]

Thanks chaps.
Graeme, there will be both Allied and Axis present......

Using cheap acrylics, I've been first coating a bit of paint to the river and rocks. As it's a mountain town/village, I'm trying for a glacial blue sort of colour to the water.




I tipped the base to a 45 degree angle and quickly ran a big flat headed brush, loaded with watered down paint, horizontally across the 'Lagoon'. This left feint ripple/ wind lines to an otherwise uniform and plain surface.



Quick and relatively straight forward river banks and island made from just polystyrene and household filler. Painted 'Hit and miss' with acrylics. This is just the first coat.



Happy accident, it looks like the water level has been over the prom. and left a bit of mud and junk. Me like!


See how the shades of paint start to bring a bit of movement to the water....


Second coat to come, then that should be it. Perhaps, maybe.....

Cheers,
Ron

 

[papa 695]

Cracking work so far Ron.

 

[spanner570]

Thank you Ian.
Just a bit of paint starts to bring the thing to life a bit more.

 

[minitnkr]

Shaping up nicely. PaulE

 

[JR]

The river banks are looking good 570. The brown areas look very much like dare I say snotty mud !

 

[Mini Me]

Very nice 570

 

[adt70hk]

Ron

Yet again more great work.

ATB.

Andrew