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Some incredible work going on as always.... i am SOOO FAR BEHIND!!!! Efforts must be doubled!!! See you at the finishing line mates!

I have to second magosbiff on the level of awesome in this thread. I too am behind, too much so to complete something in time while pushing limits of any kind (other than the clock). I'm going to have to withdraw from this one guys, the deadline is just too close with a diorama i'm rushing to complete by the middle of next month. If i tried to do anything at this point, it would be rushed and lame, so better to not enter anything at all. Maybe i'll use a small bathroom in my diorama if it fits, so i'm there with you in spirit

Very much looking forward to the continued wip and completed projects you guys come up with, perhaps next time one of these runs it will be when i've got a bit more time to focus on it.

This is not allowed, signing up is for life!!!!!!

No worries, I knew from the start this would be a tough deadline, even at 10 weeks, it is a time of year thing.

Thats no excuse for anyone else though, get to blooming work, lets see some WIP. Or yooose get the Whip!!

Yikes...... ok Cam.. without terrifying me too much..... when is the deadline date!?!

Finish date is Midnight on the 3rd August 2014

Still tons of times.

Good deal you used red for that info...otherwise it might have been scary...

Sadness, i really wanted to make ze toilet for my soldiers, or even incorporate a few things into some of my unbuilt deadzone terrain... simply not enough time in the day :(

More done on the latrines, and added a shower block:



Reposted close up shots:

C&C are welcome.

Cheers.

what a rude bunch of peeps must have been using the latrines recently...tststs....

I love the towel on the hook and the toilet paper rolls!!!

So Littletower, is that toilet paper 2-ply? Nice work.

 Camkierhi wrote:
Finish date is Midnight on the 3rd August 2014

Still tons of times.

Cam has a Mod voice? WTF?

You all work too fast, BTW.

A sink WIP. More on the blog

Looking fantastic guys.

Amazing detail being put in to these.

Keep it coming.

Sorry I have not updated much, I either been busy with work, the house or with the family. However, the work I have done is great, but as the basement of my building is a secret until its time for final photo's, I don't want to give too much away. =D

And yes...there are rivets =D

Red...how did you do those tiles?

Good progress people. Keep it up.

As further incentive / inspiration, these are what I've been busy with (and will be part of the prize )

I placed my order from Doc's plumbing supply warehouse today!

wow doc! that looks amazingly smooth...

dsteingass wrote:I placed my order from Doc's plumbing supply warehouse today!

For all your miniature plumbing needs... so long as it involves sinks, toilets, baths and hand-dryers...
Any colour too... so long as it's white...

Viktor von Domm wrote:wow doc! that looks amazingly smooth...

Thanks Vik. That's sandpaper for you.
I do pride myself on a clean finish, but the casts do require a little work to reach this stage (Curse you flash... ).
Nothing that any modeller can't handle.

Well Doc, Moehler and Delta will be calling soon enough Cool stuff.

Sadly, no WIP update. Power outage for 63 hours at Casa de Cosecha Roja :( My back-up generator can only power up so much, plus I ran out of extension cords to run the lights in el taller (workshop)

@Red H: Sorry to hear that, hope it is solved by now!

The World Cup is finally over, so I can muster again my time and properly devote it to to the hobby (How's that for a rationalization?)

Seriously now, great match and good championship all around, and a well deserved win for Germany too, even though the final game could have gone either way, tied up as it was up to almost the last minute.

But, as I said, back to topic. Here is where I'm at the moment:



Not done, but closer to it than before!

Cheers.

All Quiet On The Western Front, Littletower? Looking good. You did not use real mud, did you?

 dsteingass wrote:
Red...how did you do those tiles?

Print the image on glossy photo paper, cut out the sections I need in the appropriate shapes, but not the individual tiles-- that would be madness-- and glue to the piece. I must warn you about getting moisture on the paper surface though, it can mess up the print. I need to find a way to seal it so I can paint along the sides without the paint bleeding through into the ink, as can be seen in the photos, or get other stuff off the surface, like glue drops etc.

Oh, and for inspiration, has anyone read these reviews of Sugarless Gummi Bears?

Oh red... oh man... thank you for that. I don't think i've laughed that hard in weeks, this made my day, so much hate, so much diarrhea... wow.

63 hours with no power
I'm P'ed off after 63 seconds...

Good progress LT.

 Red Harvest wrote:
You did not use real mud, did you?

Of course I did. As far as modelling supplies are concerned, I not only live on the other side of the world, but on the wrong side!

Actually, no, I didn't, but I'll take that as a compliment nonetheless

 Red Harvest wrote:
I need to find a way to seal it so I can paint along the sides without the paint bleeding through into the ink, as can be seen in the photos, or get other stuff off the surface, like glue drops etc.

Putting in my two cents, I have tried RustOleum mate varnish sprayed over inkjet prints on regular paper without further issue. It might be harder to seal the ink over gloss photo paper, but it could work too, maybe worth a shot?

I'm not quoting that last part, but I did make a worthy reading

 Dr H wrote:
Good progress LT.

Thanks, Doc.

I spent the evening washing - was ever a term worse used? - my entry's dirt base, and I just noticed I ran out of barbed wire for the fence. Off to twist some, now.

Cheers.

Seriously heating up round here, few weeks yet, keep it up. Brilliant stuff.

 Littletower wrote:

Putting in my two cents, I have tried RustOleum mate varnish sprayed over inkjet prints on regular paper without further issue. It might be harder to seal the ink over gloss photo paper, but it could work too, maybe worth a shot?

Causes the ink to bleed. So to does uses polyurethane airbrushed on. Sadly, printing on normal paper does not give the same glazed tile look either. Still there is potential here. Eventually I find a solution. And enjoy the experimentation in the process.

Could you not try normal paper and then gloss varnish? May be the best of both worlds.

Just a thought, have you heard of Mod Podge. Crafty glue stuff, very similar to PVA, but you can get it in different forms, like a matt finish, or gloss, or even sparkly?? Anyways might be worth a try.

 Dr H wrote:
Could you not try normal paper and then gloss varnish? May be the best of both worlds.

I've done this before for the tile in water effects projects, and I tried this last night with a print of the tiles I'm using here. There is always a little ink bleeding with normal paper. For some reason the colors didn't have the same 'depth' as they do on photo paper. I sprayed polyurethane on it. It will seal the paper, but the surface is not quite as smooth. Which means more layers of polyU. And this was supposed to be a shortcut. Ugh.

Maybe it's somebody's way of telling me to get a nice laser printer... No worries. I think I'll finish in time, even with a lost week.

I think, ideally, you would need to use something that is not water-based.
As the ink is water-soluble, anything with water as a solvent will cause some bleeding.

Something that is not water-based, assuming that the ink is not soluble in the replacement solvent, shouldn't cause any bleeding.

I should give it a try with my varnishes (Humbrol enamels) and see what happens.

I'm interested to get a good result as I too have an ink-jet printer.

Do post the results then. I don't used VOC solvent based stuff anymore. Too much exposure in labs. Cannot tolerate even a whiff of any of it. It could be that I am using cheap photo paper too, but I doubt that.

And to get back on topic


I had to re-do the interior (new is on the left). I built the original doorframes incorrectly (Massive Derp!) Fortunately everything on the exterior is ready for paint.. except the solar panels. I re do those time permitting. So not such a setback.