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back to karl's sage advise. this is the way i've been trying to get these things together, and while it worked, it didn't work well.
karl says THIS is the way to epoxy them.
i have cleaned all the treads of stray epoxy (and man there was a ton of it), and i might get down there tomorrow night to try again.
heading down to chicago for theo's birthday tomorrow.
I'm liking the look of that work area and your progress so far.
(Watch out for stray bullets in Chicago.... )
here's the earth texture:
the european mud (this is the mud that's already on the cat treads, and that i'm salmost out of):
and the black mud (which in my almost 66 yrs on the planet i've never seen occur in nature):
and a comparison of all three against the diorama dirt:
from that shot it's pretty apparent which mud i'll need to use. it's the thinnest, so i think the only way to make the tread marks stand out more is to build another tread jig using thicker lumber for the cross pieces so it will show up better (also my lighting is shit)
i also decided to extend the stone retaining wall. after some dirtying it up to match what's already there it will look fine. i might end up taking it all the way around i should have removed the two pieces of greenery, they're just sitting there.
so i haven't been 'building' the structure, but i have been taking care of the other stuff; i'll get back to building but i have to finish the bates before i can go on.
Keep in mind, if you extend the wall any further the Bates might struggle to get inside....
great work so far on everything.
half of the "benchwork" is built. very lightweight, but very solidly built. considering the substrate is all foam, it'll be fine. it'll be in my basement with the other half of it next week. then i can start on the norton's diorama.
when the other one is done it'll be exactly 14' x 3'.
i'll post a pic when they're both in place.
i'll finish the logging and tractor repair shed before i do though. think of all the additional storage underneath. picture a black fascia and black curtains to the floor.
It's going to be a great place to display your work,
the black curtains will be nice, especially with all those storage drawers hidden neatly behind them filled with SierraWest kits and SW products waiting to be worked on.
Looking forward to following and admiring your progress on all of your projects.
I learned a lot from this so thanks for sharing. The build is great as is the diorama. I suck at building tables but your table and diorama are great. I learn from every build you show. Thanks.
Jerry
here's a pic after i flipped it over.
i'll probably put another light pole by the garage/parking lot. i'm thinking of raising norton's by at least an inch, so the guests can have a fabulous view of bawtitonie bay, which is a small part of the northern end of major lake, a premier fishing destination.
i'm thinking of a float plane too....
anyway...look what i did!