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Post by sw1 on Jul 18, 2015 12:21:16 GMT
I've finally got the foam finished on the first tile and all the pipe work has been added. Just need to finish painting it as I've already painted them metallic. Just need to grubby up the pipe work and then I can cover it with mesh.
I've also created 3 masters to cast up a textured surface for the board. The other thing that's taken ages, is defining exactly how all 8 tiles will look. We've now settled on 5 of the tiles having recessed overflows/canal sections. So there will be 2x straight sections, 2x corner sections and 1x T-junction.
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Post by sw1 on Jan 14, 2016 7:30:15 GMT
It's taken a long time to get the first tile sorted but finally at the point where the detailed top is getting fixed to the bottom of the tile ... I ran out of clamps (the lads seem to have borrowed them without me noticing) do random boxes of toys had to be brought in as well.
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Post by pete on Jan 14, 2016 8:27:55 GMT
Looks good. I've got half a dozen bricks for the same purpose (and reason!).
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Post by sw1 on Jan 14, 2016 12:04:35 GMT
Lol ... Pete I think with kids one has to accept some losses. Here's the board free of all the clamps and weights ... Really need to finish the grating, paint the sides and sort out the 50mm squares. Getting so close to completing this part of the board!!! Just noticed there's 4 interlocked ]['s hidden on the board.
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Post by sw1 on Jan 14, 2016 17:34:50 GMT
Decided to slap the edging with paint and found not all of the corners were that well affixed. So more glue and clamps back on. I've managed to get the edged done with an initial coat of black. Will likely need to go back over it again but it now feels like forward momentum is building up. I've also started undercoating the grating which will go across the holes.
I've also been working on some plain board sections that will go with the stuff made earlier in the thread.
I'll be applying a fine grit/sand mix to the top of it. Should work with some stone pillars to make an underground board. Whip off the pillars and throw on building and it'll be a man made road surface. Replace the buildings with craters and you have a moon/asteroid surface.
I've build up the thickness of the boards to allow them to sit next to the other boards. So if the represent a road surface the tiles board can be some form of Admec building. Make a wall section with a few doors for the tiled boards and stick the pillars on the other boards and you have an underground enterence or part of a space hulk where a ship is embedded into an asteroid.
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Post by Manus on Jan 15, 2016 9:59:00 GMT
Looks really cool - time frame for the project to finish?
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Post by sw1 on Jan 15, 2016 14:16:53 GMT
Looks really cool - time frame for the project to finish? Well, we've just had the first year anniversary on starting the boards so 2020? Lol ... It's not that bad really. We've had a few hours here and there maybe once or twice a month. So I'm surprised we've even got this far. I'm going to be cracking on with bits while my brothers not here as the materials are taking up space the wife wants to use. So a few months if we do 3 or 4 hours a week together and I also do another few hours a week by myself. If I had the free time just to spend a few days solid on it they'd be done a lot quicker. We've had a trip to b&q (builders merchants) this morning to pick up several litres of PVA and some cheap brushes. And now the two plain boards have a grit/sand mix drying on top of them. I was wanting the grit to be a bit smaller but brother insisted on fairly chunky stuff. Should look good drybrushed though. I'll slap them with watered down PVA tonight and then leave to dry for a couple of days. So next week he can have fun painting them.
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Post by sw1 on Jan 16, 2016 9:05:55 GMT
Managed to squeeze in the sealing layer of PVA thanks to having the heating on full blast. Looking like proper board sections now rather than a bunch of polystyrene, wood and signage board.
I'm now thinking forward to my own board needs. Rather than 1/2" mdf boards to base everything on I need to find another rigid but much lighter material.
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Post by pete on Jan 18, 2016 11:54:19 GMT
1/2" MDF is heavy isn't it? Do you use frames to support the board or not? If it's got to be self supporting then 1/2" ply is lighter than MDF but not as smooth (a scrape of filler and a sand can sort this out). I think though, the best way is to use 30x38mm timber (sometimes called firedoor lining) to make a frame and then 3.8mm plywood over the top to make the surface, that's how the bog boards I made a few years back were made (only with 50x25mm timber because they were 4'x2'), that said they're still much lighter than the 2'x2' boards I've got which are 1/2" ply. Glue and screw the frame and when it's dry glue and staple or pin the sheet on.
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Post by sw1 on Jan 18, 2016 14:49:16 GMT
1/2" MDF is heavy isn't it? Do you use frames to support the board or not? If it's got to be self supporting then 1/2" ply is lighter than MDF but not as smooth (a scrape of filler and a sand can sort this out). I think though, the best way is to use 30x38mm timber (sometimes called firedoor lining) to make a frame and then 3.8mm plywood over the top to make the surface, that's how the bog boards I made a few years back were made (only with 50x25mm timber because they were 4'x2'), that said they're still much lighter than the 2'x2' boards I've got which are 1/2" ply. Glue and screw the frame and when it's dry glue and staple or pin the sheet on. We ended up going for the heavier boards due to the ease of construction. They don't really warp and you can get a sheet of board for £18 from b&q and they'll even cut it to size or free. It's also my brothers stuff and so needs to be a bit more sturdy. He's a bit clumsy and isn't all that careful of stuff. So having a slab of board on the bottom hopefully will help. He's got a spare room that'll be dedicated to the hobby and I'll include shelving in the base of the table to store spare board sections. The table top will likely be the supporting surface with possibly a lip to stop movement. However given the weight of these boards I doubt the edging would be required. For me I need it light, cheap and compact. If I could get hold of more signage from work that would be ideal but I don't think they'll be changing the signage any time soon. So a frame to then mount onto would work. I could even do recessed details if I wanted without needing to add a layer of foam onto the top of the board!!! Lol ... Though I doubt a table for me will be started in 2016.
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