Why would anyone put a dislike? Great stuff. I have the type of job that lets me have RU-vid running while I work, and I have been watching this stuff all day. I'm going to run out if I don't pace myself.
Jute string that has been teased apart works great as a thatched roof material. You can cut it to lengths and attach it to card stock to make the layered look. I've seen it done to great effect with other crafters. Barrels, boxes and other items can be made with a 3d printer. I have some great patterns that I've found free online for a printer. They look like something you can buy, but they are remarkably a lot cheaper to make yourself. All you need to purchase is the filament and printer, and the cost for those is coming down. I recently found one that didn't set me back too bad.
I've been looking at buying a 3D printer lately, I'm getting more and more tempted every day so as soon as I can afford one I'll likely take the plunge 😅
if you like you can get a container, a rag/sock of some kind and spray paint. Put rag around nozzle. Leave where it sprays from free and facing down towards bottom of container. Seal/hold rag around edge of container and spray as much paint as you want into container. Let sit for about 30 minutes. You can now use in airbrush and it wont melt foam and its way cheaper than our good paints we use.
The light through the window adds life - warmth, chimney & fireplace, a stack of cut wood, tree stump, axe, digging tools,wheel barrow, could add change to any neighbouring cottage if you revisit the build later on.
I'd thought about adding a chimney, but I think it was too late cos the roof was already on by that point. And I do have an "axe in a tree stump" I could add now that you've mentioned it 👍🏻😀
@@irongryphon Build a similar "Warmer Larger - better Cottage with no food plants in garden, space for a Stable & wooden Cart port" - the new neighbour that moves in - make it the Newlyweds, for a touch of dark corrupt-ions how about - "Mrs Mayor & Mr Town Planner? "- your welcome...General Rid Stump!!!
Hello from Las Vegas! Your work is absolutely amazing, man. I'm working on a 54 millimeter scale diorama of the Gettysburg battlefield from the American Civil War and a number of your videos have been invaluable helping me figure out methods and techniques for certain aspects of my project. Keep up the excellent work... and as you say 'crack on'...
Nice build. Yes, faux fur can be a pain to use, but it works well as banks of long wild grass if you massage the paint into the fur with a comb. I usually use straight coconut fibre (usually cut from a broom head) for any thatched roof project, building up Mod-podged layers to make a suitably thick thatch. The finished roof can then be weathered with washes giving it a lovely worn look.
Just finished binge watching your videos. Thanks for your work . You have very interesting little stories in each build, the little details that you add.
I liked the layering of the foam to provide the texturing - the brick trick you used is awesome. Is the balsam wood structural at all or just an aesthetic? Could you use foam instead?fur roof?! I never heard of that - very cool garden set up 'tilled earth look really works. not sure the aerosol damage was a bad thing - between it and your filler fix the final texture looks great. as for making mistakes it is fun to watch you solve them - it is inspiring and entertaining.The roof colour issue was familiar - i repainted my Roman Watch Tower roof at least 6x before i was happy with the colour. i am always impressed with your finishing 'touches' your painting skills are amazing - i always learn something. thanks for another cool video.
Thanks buddy 👍🏻 I'm always up for trying new techniques. The balsa wood corner posts are fairly durable compared to foam of a similar thickness so I guess they could be thought of as structurally useful. But I like the look they offer to the final product more than anything else. Foam could be used instead, and if I had any chunkier foam I would have maybe used it. I think I prefer balsa though because it takes spray paint without trouble and already has some great texture. The fur roof (to represent thatched roof) was just something I'd heard about but never seen done and although it was a pain, I was happy with the end result
@@irongryphon thanks - i have never used spray paint other than on plastic figures to create a base coat. I don't have any balsa wood but I do have access to foam core and two 4' x 8' sheets of XPS 1/2" and 1 1/2 " . BMC just put out a video on spray paint but not really had any reason to use some yet.
Yes I saw that video, great advice. Usually I don't fall foul to the foam melting, especially on mod podge sealed foam, so I haven't a clue why it happened. But it was fixable. BMCs advice was mostly just about keeping the foam at a distance while spraying, giving the propellant in the can enough time to evaporate before hitting the foam. Well worth watching his video if you're planning on spraying foam 👍🏻
just two things I don't like, personally......first, the stone path in the "garden" (which is more an vegetable garden) and the second is the fact that you can use the house for playing inside it
Cool! I tried to do a cottage once, but it came out really wonky... The thatched roof is especially good! ;D Faux fur is such an awesome and underused material ^^
@@irongryphon if you ever wanna do a roof with fur again, you should try thinned down PVA and then use a comb on it. In my experience, Mod Podge isn't the best choice because for whatever reason it doesn't work well with the fur.
My whole life I've always done things the hard way because I knew I could get a better result. Unfortunately that roof looks exactly like the "better result" I crave. Bloody hell. Looks like I'm not going to be taking your advice of avoiding fur because I see potential. And yes, I'm a sucker for punishment lol
If you can find fur which is already the exact right colour for the thatch, then go for it mate 👍🏻😅 that's what I'm gonna do. And then I'd just seal it with clear matt mod podge to make it more durable
@@irongryphon cheers, that's handy advice. I'm also wondering how well it might take a wash but I have a feeling that might just end up making a mess. Good thing I enjoy the experimentation stage in crafting :)
That's just a piece of hollow styrene rod, but any reasonably hard, hollow, rectangular object would give the same effect. I got my styrene rod from a hobby shop, but a company called plastruct make all kinds of that stuff
