Scratch mill / Gatehouse dio

[Cheyenne]

I'm starting a mill to go with the never ending Gatehouse France 1944 dio .
Don't know weather I'll use brick as in the ref photo or stone , I'm leaning on stone .
The water wheel I built ages ago but now finally have a use for it , now all I have to do is build another one .
The doors are scratch .

 

[Impisi]

WOW! I don't have anything else to say

 

[moon puppy]

WOW! I don't have anything else to say

What he said.

 

[centaur567]

Me too!! They look solo real. Gary S.

 

[helios]

So cool.

 

[Barney]

ditto

 

[JamesOLeary]

Ditto that ditto. Looks really nice.

 

[Piet]

Real nice !

 

[Cheyenne]

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Real nice !

Heya Piet , long time no see man !!!

 

[Cheyenne]

Slow progress , casting and free form carving plaster .
Molds from Hirstarts and Diorama debris .
Some freeform plaster carving too .
Starting to look like something .
Also started the second water wheel .





Gaps and seams will be filled and the walls will eventually look like this ........................

 

[Cheyenne]

Finished the first building painted wall ad .
Just needs some weathering .

 

[moon puppy]

Love it Glenn!

 

[Brokeneagle]

Fantastic work........i would love to understand your painting process and colors on the wooden gate if possible?

 

[Piet]

Love the stone work ....Top !
Ps
And the painted advertising (you still can see in france )

 

[Cheyenne]

Thanks Pup , thanks Piet !!!
Heya Ian , how's it goin ?
I use a thin bass wood form to glue all the framing and planking to , painted acrylic black .
I used coffee stirs for the scalloped wood and the large door .
The door next to that [ under the Rue Marie sign ] is left over ship planking from a Artesania Latina fishing boat , micro thin .
Framing is all bass wood .
First I stain everything with MinWax Golden Oak [ pick your stain color ] .
After completely dry I wash areas with oil paints , black [ for shadows ] , burnt umber , burnt sienna .
Next I use acrylic light greens [ craft store paints ] to mold up the distressed ends of the door planking and shadow recesses .
Metal fixtures [ hinges , handles ] are painted with antique bronze [ acrylic ] then washed with black oil paint .
That's about it really .

Edit : Don't use balsa wood it's less dense than bass wood and for me doesn't take stain or washes to my liking .

 

[Sharkmouth]

@Cheyenne, aren't you in NJ?

 

[Cheyenne]

@Cheyenne, aren't you in NJ?

Yup , on the mainland on the bay across from Long Beach Island .

 

[Cheyenne]

One last wall ad .

 

[Impisi]

it is great!

 

[Rhino]

Absolutely outstanding!