Thursday, May 21, 2020

We Built This City

Well, town...... ok, village, or at least it will be a village once I finish this house and build a couple more. The point is that real imaginary little metal people live here.....maybe I should stop there and post a picture of some of today's progress.

 I could have sworn I kept a piece of white foamcore for the houses. At least the spackle helps. 


I extracted a big blob (technical term) of spackle and tinted it as suggested. Its a little paler than I would have liked but makes it a good base for the green base paint.

Work continues, battle on the weekend is the latest expectation.

C

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12 comments:

  1. KEV. Robertson.May 22, 2020 at 3:06 AM

    I look forwards to your Battle on the weekend. These are lovely figures to own- so much variety.

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comMay 22, 2020 at 8:20 AM

      Thanks, about 1/3 are my own originals which makes them even more special to me.

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  2. Maudlin Jack TarMay 22, 2020 at 3:38 AM

    I had to check what "spackle" was! Slap on a load of spackle and the walls looked roughly plastered / distressed (much like my attempts at home decorating or modelling-making!)

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comMay 22, 2020 at 8:25 AM

      I wondered and speculated for years, decades! Finally Lepage put a sublabel "spackling compound" on their Polyfilla.

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  3. tradgardmastareMay 22, 2020 at 3:43 AM

    Surely rock and roll rather than spackle, go ask Alice...

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  4. The Good Soldier SvjekMay 22, 2020 at 4:49 AM

    So that's what 'spackle' is ! - good old 'polyfilla' - I am enlightened !

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    1. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comMay 22, 2020 at 8:33 AM

      According to the new label its a "spackling compound". Seems there is a technical difference due to being cellulose rather than gypsum based. (Yes hab to look that up)

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  5. Tim GowMay 22, 2020 at 5:09 AM

    And the 2020 Architecture Prize goes to......

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  6. GonsalvoMay 23, 2020 at 3:40 PM

    "Polyfilla" is about as opaque to us Yanks as Spackle is to you! :-)

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