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They came outer better than I expected after seeing them when they first came out of the blackener. While looking at them I noticed some of Brett's expertise in the art of casting. Take a look at what I thought were chisels.
It turns out that they are files. If you look at the row of tools above the two files you should notice a few more files and at least two screw drivers. It is fun to find little surprises like this in the castings. one more picture of some of the larger white metal castings.
Now all I need to do is paint and finish them to fit the scene. Thanks for looking. Randy
After all these years I still notice things on Bretts detail castings I hadn't noticed before.
If you put your fingertip on the file/screwdriver/wrenches/hammer heads and slide them around softly on that piece of paper it will polish all the raised edges and the detail will really pop out.
Keep up the great work and posts !!
There's (atleast) another 5 builds still on that same shelf waiting for attention, I'll get back to them at some point, right now though, this thread is all about you so keep on inspiring us all with the great work.
I'll absolutely agree with Bryan, the best castings you can get.
I wanted these two to be an the grungy side. Those drawers just begged for handels and of course with all the dirty hands there would be lots of oil and grease marks left on the drawer fronts. The shelf is just as weathered.
The side where the anvil will be would also get a lot of use and dirt. The shelf has dirt and wear marks on the back wall.
The top of the square work table is beat and banged up. With streaks of dirt,rust, and scratches. The metal work area has some rust around the edges and a more shiney area in the center. Oops I forgot to turn the shelf over to the left side. Oh well it looks about the same as the right. If you see any thing that could have been better I can wash most of it off and start over. In fact this is the second time for the work table.
Here is the picture of the square work table.
A lot of the marks in all the pictures were done with the AK Interactive weathering pencils. i especially like them for streaks and chips, like the light color streaks on the top of the table and the side of the shelf. The bottom of the table on the anvil side.
Then I glazed the windows. I used two pieces of glass for each window so that when one broke it would not go from one side of the window to the other. Two broken and two cracked. I thought they came out good.
you think they came out good, I'll have to agree with you.
Looks like you used microscope slide glass, nicely done.
The screw jacks are looking good too at this point,
the pictures make it hard to remember how small they really are.
Keep it coming...
As I stated earlier the windows are real grass. The battins were applied with a method I read some where else. May be you all already know it. Squeeze out a puddle of glue then drag the batton through the glue, wipe off the sides of the battin with my fingers, then place the battin in place. Any glue that squeezes out I wipe off with a soft cloth.
For now, nice work on the walls...
George