I've finished the build on the gatehouse for the British Legation. This posed me some conundrums as I struggled to get the right balance of detail vs. effort and scale. Overall I think I'm happy that is is clearly representative of the original even though nowhere near a replica.
Special mention of the button with the crest sitting over the entry way. That's been rattling round in the bits box since the dawn of time, proof you should never throw *anything* away :-)
Here's the genuine article for those curious to know.
Now onto the walls and hospital building...
Cheers,
Millsy
The gatehouse shows good craftsmanship. Nice!
ReplyDeleteYou're continuing to knock em out of the park on this project Millsy. Lovely stone work effects, care to share your secrets?
ReplyDeleteCheers, Peter
Hi Peter. There are no secrets to be honest. The inset stones are just carved channels with a sharp craft knife and then a bit of work with a needle file to smooth out. And I measure everything twice before I cut :-).
DeleteLooks good Millsy and nifty use of an old button :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteLooking very good! Certainly captures the feel of the original. I think it might benefit from being slightly taller though, possibly with a cork base under each side.
ReplyDeleteHi Lasgunpacker. It's probably a bit taller than it appears. I deliberately made it this size as it is the tallest it can be to fit into my storage boxes.
DeleteAn extremely important consideration!
DeleteFantastic stuff!
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