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6 August 2009, 09:00 AM
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Running along the top of the window I have added two rows of bricks that are in high relief as well as being a darker color.I think that this will help to break up this massive brick wall.I may do the same to the upper story windows as well.
I have temporarily tacked on the bottom sill of the dining room window.The green trim will be weathered a bit later. 
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8 August 2009, 06:46 AM
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This design seemed to be quite popular during Victorian times ,with the center piece being of graystone .I am getting there slow but sure.If you can't stand repetition this is not the type of work for you.Luckily I got used to it early in my model shipbuilding days.
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9 August 2009, 08:17 AM
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How easy is it to screw up? Let me count the ways.
I think our brick layer came back to work after a liquid lunch and somehow screwed up the brickwork.I only noticed the following after taking the pics.The two rows of dark colored bricks on the R/H side of the dining room window,are not level with the left. The easiest fix would be to make the whole thing three rows instead of two.The other would be to lighten the dark bricks with acrylics but that could lead to problems.Maybe I will try something with pastels. The window sills will be only temporarily installed for two reasons,I may in future want to lay the facade flat on its face and two they are too vulnerable to being broken off. Last edited by JohnReid; 9 August 2009 at 08:42 AM. |
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10 August 2009, 07:31 AM
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This will make a great backdrop for taking pics.I am planning to do a series of "Public Enemies" vignettes using 1/18th scale cars.I am afraid that the museum won't be getting this diorama for awhile.
 It has taken me a month to build half a wall and am only about 1/5th of the way along.I am hoping that now that the design part is mostly finished things will speed up a bit, however there now will be the boredom factor to contend with now that most of the creative bricklaying stuff is behind me. Someone pointed out to me that the blocks/greystones at the foundation are not placed properly.I should have known better, that you never line the vertical seams up one on top of the other, as this only creates a weakness in the foundation.A quick fix would be to re-do the foundation blocks by gluing new block faces over the old ones, which would mean the blocks would not be quite flush with the brick wall.I think that some foundations may have been like this anyway.I will take a look around and see what is out there.I could try hiding it with vegetation etc..but the problem is I know its there. Last edited by JohnReid; 10 August 2009 at 07:40 AM. |
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