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i want to try to fill the gaps but as you are pointing out the cork would be filled to, need to figure out that one,
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How about this: get some black or grey cotton thread, coat it with glue (run it through your gluey fingers) and holding it fairly tight insert it between the stones. Easy for the horizontals but rather time-consuming the the verticals, although perhaps you could do one set of verticals with one thread, zig-zagging round as you go down.


I think if you paint all the stones and wipe it off their surfaces you will loose the present nice stone colour, and possibly the surface texture which would fill with paint.
 
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Hey Richi


This is a bit different. Looks fun and seems to coming together at a pace. Nice technique and looks as though this will be a really attractive diorama.


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Steve's idea sounds good. Especially if you could coat the thread with pigment to hide the fact that it is thread and make it look more like mortar.
 
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you will loose the present nice stone colour
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Hi Steve,


i don't want to keep this yellowish colour, I want to go with grey tones because i think the yellow tones would represent more like mediterranean colours and i want it more like Ardennes, Belgium and France.


There is almost no space between the stones, the edges are sanded for about 3/4 of the cork thickness, after that they are scharp.


I will keep the trick with the thread in mind that a keeper.


Cheers Richi
 
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That sound like a good idea Dave need to try that on a test piece.
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Hi Richard,


I have some syringes with fine needles. We used them at work for a job we were doing.......... If you want to try that route let me know and I'll chuck some in an envelope and post them off to you.
 
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Thanks allot Peter.


will keep that in mind.


Thanks again


Cheers Richi
 
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Hi all and thanks for the great compliments.


Here is a small update,


1 picture is of the stones


next are from the bottom of the towers


last ones are from the base with the defences i spoke of earlier, the bridge over the moat and the details in the road from the coach that drove over it in the early days


but here are the pictures.


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Thanks for watching


Cheers Richi

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Well that is a very good question,


i got some


Vallejo Water Effects Still Water Clear and E-Z Water not really sure what to use.


I want to create depth with paint because i don't want to put 2 liters of water effect stuff in it, so lets see what is working best for this.


Cheers Richi
 
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You said you were going to paint this in a mixture of greys. Had you thought of leaving it the natural cork colour? I know you're thinking of what's normally used in a given area, but I reckon the colours you have now look really good.
 
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Hi Dave,


yes thought of that but it looks to corkie if you know what i mean, it doesn't feel right when i look at it, difficult to explain .


Cheers Richi
 
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P'raps it looks different in the pictures to how it looks on your workbench, but I know what you mean. It's your build so it has to look right in your eyes.
 
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This really is superb work Richi, it's turning out lovely mate, looking forward to the next update;)
 
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looks superb so far Richi,real liking this one, ;)


nice how you got the ware for the wheel on the bridge,


will look forward to next update, :D
 
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Wow!


This one (with all my respect to the others) will be on of the best dios on this forum.... ;)


The paintwork will be really important Richard....O_o
 
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Yes Polux it makes or brakes this build, getting the paint job right is challenging.


So here's a update,


finished the cork work and made some doors from balsa and started with a dark grey base for the castle.


made the side road and put on some ground work for the side walls of the moat.


But here are some pics of it all.


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Next up is applying a coat of varnish to seal in the base coat.


Thanks for watching


as always, comments are highly appreciated.

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I've seen some lovely work on here, but this has to be one of the best, excellent scratch building at it's best, there is so much to look at and take in, really looking forward to the next update Richi;)
 
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