This week saw the completion of the roof but not of the entire water mill itself. There are some internal bits to be prepped and painted plus the actual water wheel itself. All being well these will receive my attention next.
As to the roof itself this turned out to be more straight forward than I anticipated. It is the size of these pieces that take a while along with drying time after oil washes have been applied.
There isn’t a great deal to say about what I have done this week as much, if not all, of it is just a continuation of the work I had done on the previous tiers of the building. The basic roof colour, inside and outside, was Artiste Burnt Umber and once dried everything was given a Winsor and Newton Lamp Black oil wash. Thereafter it was all about various shades of dry brushing. Mostly lighter browns, a little sand and some white used sparingly. The windows were painted in the same way as previously posted.
As far as the Mill building goes l would say it is about 90% done. As mentioned above there are some internal workings to be done along with the wheel. These will be done before I then start on more base work and begin the river section. Further down the line a couple of figures will appear as well as bits and bobs like boxes, bags and sacks.
What I did manage to add was a canopy which sits over the front door of tier two of the building. This was a seperate piece which needed to be glued into position but the painting of it was very much along the lines of the roof.
For now just a few images of the roof and the building as it currently looks overall.
TIM
The Imperfect Modeller 
Wow man it’s looking really, really cool. Love the Tudor style to it and the roof looks amazing.
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Thanks IRO. The buildings have so much detail on them they are a joy to paint. 🙂
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Unbelievably good mate
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Thanks Alex.
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Excellent looking progress TIM, the building is really coming together now.
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Thanks Dave.
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That’s looking fantastic mate!
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Cheers Wudu.
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That is coming along very nicely.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
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Glad it proved easier than you originally thought! 🙂 Looks good and even has the roof beam detail on the inside!
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Thanks John.
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Solid progress, mate! It certainly takes discipline to finish big projects like this and some weeks you only manage to get the roof done and that is more than good enough 🙂
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Some weeks are better than others that’s for sure but progress is progress. Time is also lost experimenting with bits here and there that don’t work to your satisfaction and then your left to start over again!
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This is looking great, the way you make the building look old and warn is absolutely great. Do you think this one will be better than the wizards tower when you are done?
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Hard to say. It will be different and will have more buildings and detail overall but it might not be as dramatic. I’ll be very interested in your take on it further down the line. 🙂
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The Boys have said it ALL Dave F…. brilliant, I think I going to do that old swooning thing again!!
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Haha, swoon away Pat but it’s the kit that’s the star of the show.
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Your stone and roof painting is exceptional. Beautiful work.
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Thank you. Having done a few buildings in the past I’m drawing off of all my experience to make these the best I can.
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