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~ ! Clash in Tunisia ! ~ { Final Photos on page 37 }

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Posted by deafpanzer on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 9:19 PM

I really enjoy following your build.  Thanks for the tip about Frog tape.  I don't think I have seen it before... any chance Lowe's or Home Depost sell those?  I have been using painters blue tapes but only from 3M but I am not totally satisfied with it.  So I have to try this... thanks!

 

 

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Posted by *INDY on Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:39 AM

~Bob~ Thank you Buddy--You are a faithful and inspiring friend!

~Andy~ I happy to be of some help~ Hope Depot should have it. I got that stuff at my local "Do-it Center" <---No, that's what it's actually calledSurprise

~Spare time factor hasn't been so good but I've finished what I'm going to do with the foam. None of it's too literal,but gives a good basis for my basework--


This will make-up the earth  and buried rock under the large rock formation. I've chopped it up as best as I can figure for now---if needed I can always go and edit it  Sculpter


I added some shape to the road where the kubel sits to give a little variety to the angles things sit on the road, also cut in some weather-grooves to break-up the rough road..
 
 
So that's it for the foam, I'll return to show some armature work to build-up a few elevated areas and then the actual Earthwork Zip it!    It will happen!                
 
   Indy
                                                                                                                           
Shovel

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Posted by Lufttiger on Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:28 AM

I'm following this with great interest, as i'm about the same place as you. Only the big
difference is my ground is going to be winter mud, i plan on using "Mud" he he.
But i want to see what your going to use??
Looking really good so far!

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Posted by *INDY on Friday, February 26, 2010 6:14 PM

~Luftiger~ Not really sure what you mean but thanks. It would be cool to see  a W.I.P. posted here by you so we can see what it is you're up to.

Groundwork Substrate Complete
 
 
Not pretty at this stage---I guess they rarely are---being the inards of the the thing really.... but having done all I will with the foam, I used some sculpter's  wire mesh ( really soft- mini-extruded-metal) The same stuff I used to good effect , I think, for the build of my small vignette  " Russian Machine Gunner in the Trench" , a nice tame,  one figure build.
 
 
This material cuts really easily (I find these $1 shears from Harbor Freight work best) and then is easily shaped to your work to bridge gaps and unify areas and provide a good base for the filler, alot like a stucco prep!
 
 
Here you can see how the mesh goes in and just gets me a little closer to the shape I'm building, provides a good grip for the filler, and allows you to use less of it.
 
~~Here comes the weekend--and the real Earthwork!  Yeah Baby

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Posted by Lufttiger on Friday, February 26, 2010 7:52 PM

You don't have to look to far my friend, just did an update with WIP pics. "Snow Tiger Fire Support"

What i ment by mud, is that i use mud, or plaster for walls, which dries in 40 min.

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Posted by *INDY on Sunday, February 28, 2010 12:50 PM

~Luftiger~Looking good over there--I suggest everyone go take a look

I've made my 1st stint into rock carving with this project--the Mrs. hasn't stopped rolling her eyes at me as I go on breaking rocks! Certainly one of my more LOUD projects!

 
Building The Groundwork
 

I'm working to create one of those rock outcroppings that is a somewhat a revealed 'shoulder' of a mountainside, becoming unburied over time by wind & erosion, but also previously capitalized-on during WWI as a firing position, and can show both some old signs of being adapted to that purpose and some recent signs of being 'dug-out' for use again.
 
 
 
      Being the most involed portion of the groundwork, I've started here. I've chipped-down some of my rock pieces, and notched them out in places to fit together in ways I've often observed in hiking in deserts & mountains. I did a little research to find out what sort of rocks these are(I've been selectively picking them up off the beach for months as I walk my doggie) They are a sedimentary rock, made of highly compressed sand, though they are not easy to break, they aren't particularly heavy, and I really like the scale effect, and though some color washes will be needed, the colors are very close to that of area references for Mareth & the Matmata Hills.
      Above I've bolstered my positioning of the rocks with the Scotch Brand version of Bluetack(it's just easier to find in my area) I'm just getting the placement decided here.
 

    When I had it the way I wanted, I took some photos, as I'd have to unassemble it to glue from the bottom up, and it's a bit of a puzzle going back together.
 

   Wearing gloves, I mixed up enough 2-part epoxy (Super Glue brand 5-Minute Epoxy in this case) to stick a few pieces at a time. Tip: Keep mixing well after the 2 parts are integrated--this agitates the epoxy and ensures it 'kicks-off' quickly.
 

   Dry-fitting each rock as I go to see where to glue, a liberal amount of epoxy is used.
 
 
   After a few minutes,  the epoxy is set, and the stones well anchored. At that point I begin sculpting in the basis for the earth & sand with Elmers Wood Filler( shown Below) It's best to work in a few courses(or mortar layers) to ensure things dry quickly. So any place where the filler gets more than say 1/4 " thick, I tend to lay some in(as Above) and return to bring the stuff up to the desired level. The substrate being porous enables all the filler to dry out within minutes without doubt, but multi-courses speeds the process. There's no waiting days and still being unsure (as with cellu-clay)

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Posted by *INDY on Sunday, February 28, 2010 12:54 PM

~Continued~

 


I
strongly considered using plaster for this as the textures can be quite good, but it's such a mess and I'm working to place the ground just so as I go. The wood filler is just the absolute best thing to use to build Dios in my opinion. It goes on  similar to spakle(or wall-filler) with a creamy feel like frosting, but soon firms-up and easily sculpts & takes shapes. The fully cured filler is as hard as common woods, and can be further cut,drilled,sanded & shaped

 
Palette knife and tongue depressor is about all thats neeed, but other sculpting tools come in handy as well.
 
I've got some stamps handy to impress the 'dirt' --Spare tires from a 2nd Tamiya truck kit(of course I'll be building another one!) Spares from the BMW & Pak 40 kits as well as some spare Tamiya Panzer IV tracks and boots.Sure, alot of the ground is stones, and the sand tends to 'slough-in' imediately after a mark is made, but for proper effect, these prints need to be somewhat evident.


 

An inglorious use of 2-part epoxy putty ( a cheap A+B brand) I've bridged some gaps,and filled some areas at the same time holding some of the rocks in place.  You can see where I've added some epoxy for strength also.
 

 

Here is the jutting , cracked rock-face, held in place with the epoxy putty, and filled in with the wood filler to try to get a look of rock revealed from the sand, and forming the side-wall of the road area as well. Certainly it would be far easier to spakle-down the base and simply push the rock pieces into the wet material(as the cellu-clay users do) but the exact placement was critical, I wanted to ensure everthing is built strong, and I want an appearance of the sand being largely missing from around the rocks due to weather.
 
 
  Although the filler will be covered in paint and in some areas texture, I did place some bits of ballest and small rock shards into the drying groundwork.
  
~~Plenty more ground to cover* (forgive the pun )....Hope you are enjoying the proces... I will be back when I have some more areas complete.

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Posted by *INDY on Monday, March 1, 2010 6:40 PM

 

Dromedary Rock, near Matmata, Tunisia
 


~Enbankment sculpt~   


~~I wanted to get some good definition to this area between the rock formation and the roadway, and revisit something I tried on my first Dio, so I used the Epoxy Putty instead of the filler, which although easily sculpted, is a bit soft for much raised detail and has a shorter workable window.

The best tool I've found for working these enbankments is a penny held in  a hemostat. Wet with a little water and draw it down & press it in. In some spots a probe is useful too.

 

Besides the penny, to break-up the area, a cheap, slightly stiff brush(also wet with water) is best to smooth things out.


Of couse the roadway will fill that frontal area  and have plenty of detail itself. Sculpting the enbankment allows me to fit some detail in what whould be a boring area. I've tried to portray  the natural path of run-off water and some erosion under the rock.

 
 
Well Gents...that's what I managed to get done over the weekend...I did get the rest of that rock formation near finished.......a bit more groundwork to go, but the hard part is done and I am likiing what I've got. That may well have been the most difficult thing of the entire build---- to suit what I had in mind. Now...as they say...it's all downhill from here...... .(enough puns! Oh punny guy!)Wink
 

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Posted by bbrowniii on Monday, March 1, 2010 7:41 PM

Nice.... VERY nice....

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Posted by deafpanzer on Monday, March 1, 2010 9:43 PM

WOW!  Looking alot better already... this is going to win you a Gold medal!  Sorry I know the Olympics is finally over. 

Andy

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Posted by I make stuff on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 6:58 PM

Well, Adam, where to start.  This is one of those builds that I just stare at.  Not one that I think, “Yeah, with some practice, I think I could do that some day.”

 

Until someone comes up with a “dessicated steep water carved face for use under protective boulders,” that is.

 

This build has gone from highly technical textbook construction of detailed scale models right off the page to how can one best fabricate the groundwork you need, and then an execution of that groundwork.  I know its still preliminary and unpainted, but I have spent some time in desert environs, and this is looking, well, correct.  That’s not to approve your vision, I can’t do that.  I do roughly understand what you have in your mind re how this will look, I can only say that it looks right to me, and that is some kind of “smell test” for our art.  So my wordy praise is that you have projected not only how to go about doing this, but actually accomplishing the manifestation of what you want to show, and it looks great.

 

I should have just used my first gut reaction—WOW!       

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Posted by *INDY on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 2:20 AM

 

"Balancing Rock" in Giants Playground, Africa (a real place with countless examples of such balancing rocks---imagine any way you tried to model that it would still  look ...wrong!)

~Boydd~ Good to see you pop in--thanks!

~Andy~ Thanks Buddy~ I don't reckon I'll get a Gold~its' the thought that counts thoughZip it!

~Bill~  Thank you for your terrific comments! Thanks for your confirmation that it's making sense and looks the part--thanks too for putting alot of thought into your supportive post--YesCool

~the next update is soon forthcoming~ Indy

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Posted by bbrowniii on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 12:27 PM

*INDY

 

 

~Boydd~ Good to see you pop in--thanks!

Indy,

Believe me, I've been more than popping in.  I've just been too amazed to find words to offer praise and compliment.  This has really, REALLY taken on a life of its own.  Very impressive!

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Posted by *INDY on Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:37 AM

~Thanx again for that Boydd. I do really appreciate it. I'm sure I'll hear from alot of people who just look in at some point if something goes really right or I just really blow itWinkSadCool

Please stay tuned---updating soon!

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:07 AM

The EARTHWORK

 
At this point Gents...the  models need to come into play ( not necessarily all painted-up--but you can sure get an idea how cool everything may look all together Zip it! if they are---but not worry about damaging them if they arn't) This placement test is just to make sure the groundwork is being modelled to what's really needed as you go.


This different sort of enbankment(not subject to run-off) is a bit of a pocket, where I'd imagined wind-blown dirt & dust would readily accumulate--and so would need to be dug-out somewhat by the guncrew, so they could get the Pak 40 into position against the rock-wall, upon re-taking this old fire base.


To mimic the work of 1/35 scale shovels I've used a 'round-gouge" sculpting tool, to shave out furrows in the wood filler after its fully dry. This is what I'm working on now.


The Dragon Pak 40 kit handily comes with an extra set of wheels and tires, so I made a makeshift axel, to set them apart the correct span and rolled through the filler to make tracks after it's semi-set, using a small piece of Saran-wrap in-between to keep the wheels clean. The footprints(not wanting them too sharply represented) are made with the boots of spare figures in random places.[I'm using the un-even lighting purposely here so I can  better show the detail in the unpainted material.]
 
The smooth texture of the spatula-spread-out filler will never do, so several things at hand are used to break that up, including this bit of Dio-makers lichen.
 
~Continued~

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:14 AM

Ok, next part~~

~Also at this stage...it's needed that I replace the figures and check thier fit to the earthwork. This is a fiddly job, and it's really best not to have all the nice painting to worry about mucking up-or the most delicate features in place if you can help it


~Each figure has a definate attachment-point provided by way of a  length of drillstock (music-wire) pin, drilled and glued into the sole of one or both boots---and a reciprocating hole drilled into the base. Here's where the fiddling about comes into play...as some adjustments will need to be made to the groundwork or figure stance to obtain a natural-looking "sit"--that's why it's best to have this all worked-out prior to  painting the figures or base.
 
 
In the case of the 2nd Loader(above) the left foot was quite good when I put it at the exact spot I want him--but his right foot floated some, and so a little more filler was added 'underfoot', the figure replaced with a square of plastic-wrap inbetween, everything removed again, and texture added to blend the area---and----there it is.  An effort was made to 'settle ' the ammo crates as well to show them as heavy. (Note: if you are not completely happy with the placement after getting the figure into place--then by all-means re-drill it's hole and try again! Shep Paine was never shy about making errors and drilling again--this is the time for it!)
  

Often figures work best on un-even ground, and so have be test-fitted to work-out thier placement carefully to appear natural. None of the groundwork here is finished of course, so there's still time to re-adjust. Layers of sand will later be strategically placed to make things more convincing Wink


The entire guncrew was test-fit in place and fit-pins made to fit where needed. Afterwards all these models we're pulled-up and put back in the cabinet for the time being.


As the mini-men we're removed, thier placement was marked with a length of drillstock in the unfinished groundwork, so the locations would not be lost by the following layers of sand & paint. The 'dug-outs' are for the 'spades' of the fieldgun's trailing arms.

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:18 AM

~~Using my original placement photos, which show pretty much the exact placement I want, I returned the vehicle models to thier respective spots(which had now been changed by way of adding un-even road areas) and re-adapted them, taking advantage of the changes I made, but also settling-in  the high wheels somewhat to minimize any ackward angles. This allows some subtle terrain variation and keeps things from looking too 'flat'. Everything is parked ready to withdraw in a big hurry--often enough crews would abandon thier weapons (and often sabotage them) if made to hurriedly retreat
 


Before removing them to the case, the outlines of each model are roughed-out with a pencil( with a special interest in where the wheels sit)This way I have a clear idea where they are placed as I work the ground, although I will not use placement pins at this time but wait until I am ready with the figure placement in the area----
 


~~Next up.....Building up the roadway----I hope to see you there! 
                               Now...I'll get back to work Coffee..................................

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Posted by jetmodeler on Saturday, March 6, 2010 1:39 PM

Thats just amazing.Bow Down Texture for the ground work looks great.Toast I never thought about using wood filler for the ground work before.

 

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, March 6, 2010 2:37 PM

jetmodeler

Thats just amazing.Bow Down Texture for the ground work looks great.Toast I never thought about using wood filler for the ground work before.

Thank you Jetman...it's getting there. Yes the Elmers Wood Filler is the bomb--I hadn't heard of using it for Dio's before I started building them either, but I'd worked with it before to patch up some wood carvings back in my Tiki sculpting days, so I knew it would work well. 

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Posted by oldhooker on Saturday, March 6, 2010 5:22 PM

Absolutely incredible diorama scene building you are doing here, Indy; Bow Down just spent the last two hours pouring over it, taking notes, and learning as I go, THANK YOU!!      Beautiful work! Yes

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Posted by M1Carbine on Sunday, March 7, 2010 2:29 AM

Flawless execution my friend.  Beautiful.

 

Bob

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Posted by *INDY on Sunday, March 7, 2010 3:09 PM

~Frank~ Some great words there--from a great ' Dio guy' --I thank you whole-heartly! I'm happy you took an interest to read through the whole long thing(so far  Big Smile)

~Bob~ Well my friend...very nice of you to say, thank you thank you !! It should get even more so.lets see

It is of course a grand adventure !

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Posted by razorboy on Sunday, March 7, 2010 4:39 PM

Looking really good Indy, needs some dust though ... don't forget that dust!Wink

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Posted by *INDY on Monday, March 8, 2010 2:37 AM

~Thanx RB ~ & right you are my friend Zip it! Right you are..

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Posted by *INDY on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:07 AM
~~Completing Earthwork & Placement
 

Ok and having some fun with the new moniter and some free desert wallpaper  I've reconstructed the attack with the groundwork underfoot, augmenting it as I go, drilling the recieving holes for the figures' pins and playing around a bit with elevations.
 

Same thing with a view in simulated sun-bleached B & W
 

I've made the 'off-road' area as uneven as possible and tried to use that to advantage.
This is alot of fun to have for something completely unpainted!
 

The moment of the "Clash" It's about to get ugly, yes, .....but at this precise moment no one has a really clear shot-----the least experienced of the Brits in the worst place imaginable.
 

The exact angle of attachment for each figure will be the last thing finished, as that requires precise gluing--but you can see here how the two defenders peel-off to one side or another.
 
 

The 'signature" Tommy for "Clash"
 
 

Making the 'squishy" desert-balloon-tires look soft in the sand. Note in front of it the unexplained addition of the Panzer tracks, to hint at  possible travel of other units up ahead, that perhaps this gun-team is acting as rearguard for.
 

Much of the ground texture is already in place. but a good deal of sand  and grainy layers will go down into place with he paint...in the next chapter 
 

Next thing all the models will be removed, and again drillstock pins placed to mark each spot as the mini-men are picked-up.----THEN I can get on with the paint & texture 
 
I hope to see you on the next episode of ~!Clash in Tunisia!~.........

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Posted by *INDY on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:18 AM

Update incoming........

              Please stand by..........

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Posted by *INDY on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:20 AM
 
 

Preparations for Paint and Texture
 
This part is not so glamorous, but needed just before I start to model the blown sand and paint the groundwork. I really like the natural look of the real rock I'm using, and don't want to coat it with sand or paint it the same as the ground. The rock with be dealt with with much later.
 

Using a small wire brush and scalpel, I've cleaned up some areas of the rock where some of the filler made thick areas on the rock edges.
 

Next all the rock-faces we're coated with Winsor & Newton Liquid Masking Fluid, as it's form-fitting and will stick to the rock much better than any tape will , and stay in place until I'm ready to weather the rock.
 

just a watery latex, the liquid mask is easy to apply. I put a small amount in a bottle cap for use, so I don't skim-over the entire bottle.
 

A few bits of ballest and kitty litter for texture under the sand...others can be added later topically, along with some small cracked bits of rock like that of the large formations.
 

The thing is ready for paint and texture! believe it or not  .........
 

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Posted by jetmodeler on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:53 PM

Man, this thing is really coming along. I bet the ground work will look just as real as the vehicles.Yes

 

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:07 PM

~Jetmodeler~Thanks for those comments Buddy!  & thanks for sticking with me...check this out :

Applying  Sand

~~~ After much research and trials to find something aproaching the right size partical for depicting  a sandy desert floor(largely rock covered as well), and having sifted down some beach sand from right here at my beach through a paint seive only to get a small amount, It occured to me I could barrow a cup of very fine silica sand from the bin of a friends sandblaster. While still not 1/35 the size of the average sand bits, it's very fine, and later combined with grainy dry pigment powder, should look the part.
 


Always striving to be different(and avoiding white glue again Indifferent)I used my old favorite 3M #77 Spray Adhesive to coat (1st)some sample pieces of foamcore covered in wood filler to try out the sifted local sand(left) & the silica sand(right) and then used a few light sprays of artists' spray fixitive over it to insure it was sealed.
 


That's the tiniest 5 % of the local beach sand and the silica makes it look big!

 
 


The sample above was re-shot with glue and re-coated on the far right end--a pleasing effect you can use for a variation.
 
 

 


Here's a random 1/35 figure to compare.
 
 

 


~~Applied very thin, I got a nice even granular texture while preserving details pretty well. I kept the layer purposely thin up front, but allowed build-up in some other areas, and even used the beach sand in a couple places for some variety. You can see here also why I masked the rock off--as the effect of evenly coating them isn't too hot.
 

 


~~Once painted, and some even more powdery effects obtained with pigment powders, I can add small stones and rock chips strategicaly where I wish.--As well as a modicum of grasses.
 
More ahead~~

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Posted by *INDY on Saturday, March 13, 2010 12:15 PM

At this point (maybe strangely?) I removed the masking, as it had done the job I wanted, and at this point I wanted to paint and texture the base-sides, before I had any real  nice painting finished to worry about protecting.
 


The masking really did a nice job of defining the works edge    -A Must- in my book..   .and you can see how cleanly you can work with the Elmer's Wood Filler
 

The way you're about to see me painting this base-box is not the norm--two methods are far more popular--#1. to stain or paint the wood and varnish it, let it cure and the mask it off untill the end--a great way to go if you want  a smooth varnished base--#2. simply leave the raw wood masked until the end and finish it last--not a bad way to go either--but I didn't want to use the product I used after all the work has been carefully done--at this point its very safe..
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"Clash" Base 'unmasked'!   When I get a number of spray cans going I like to take the work out onto my deck---it's just too much mess & stink for the modellers' paint booth. Note the use of even the cartons all those stashbuilding kits arrive in !     Re-use trumps recycling!!
 

 


A few light coats of cheap primer to seal the wood so it doesn't soak up the expensive stuff, and for the usual reason of revealing defects or areas needing a bit more sanding. I sprayed freehand here, not worried about any overlap as the groundwork paint will define that edge but I had to be sure to seal all of the wood.
 

 


~You can see some of the wood looked quite rough up close, and it was easy and worthwhile to sand it a little between coats. (You can also see the fossil I added on the back edge Zip it!)
 
~Still more to come~~

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