This is the series I've always wanted. As you go on I hope to see a series of assembly videos for each jig, and then maybe an epsiode on multiple uses for each jig. Thanks for your work from the states! Would love to help in any way I can!
Nice! Perhaps there's an opportunity to use one of your existing jigs to cut alternating notches from the edges of wall pieces so they can interlock? Increasing joint strength and helping with an illusion of interlocking brickwork?
I recently created a simple seawall for a small model train layout from blue XPS. I used the Proxxon to cut my walls. In 1:48th scale I measured out blocks on two pieces of XPS foam that are 4 foot long by 2 foot high. I ran a balled up piece of tin foil over the surfaces to create a stone look. I deepened the mortar lines with sculpting tools and rounded off the corners of the blocks to show wear over time. I included capstones in my carving at the top of the walls. I did some blocks with major cracks. I cut the corner blocks so I could dovetail the corners together. Blocks overlapping blocks. It fit very well. I painted the base color of the blue XPS with a medium gray chalk paint. Then I glued the two pieces together. I came back with drywall putty, for filling nail holes, to force into the mortar lines, cracks and the various marks made by the tin foil. I wet my finger to rub the putty deep into the foam, then wiped up the mess with paper towels. Now that the walls have dried my wife says it looks like a stone wall. Next is to weather it with a brown and a black wash to age the walls further. Part of it will be below a water line. Maybe need to add some greenish color to it once I figure out where that water line is.
These videos have been a treat. I 3D print a lot, but I would love to use my proxxon a lot more to craft and these videos have been really helpful. Thanks!
@@Shiftinglands Much appreciated. This was much more clear in the 'working with layers 'video' Clear stage 1 foam, stage 2 with some primer or such, stage 3 finished painting/building
This is the series I've always wanted.
As you go on I hope to see a series of assembly videos for each jig, and then maybe an epsiode on multiple uses for each jig.
Thanks for your work from the states! Would love to help in any way I can!
All of the structures you showed to illustrate the corners were really nice builds in themselves.
thanks Gerard!
Great video as always ! This would have been so useful with my last build. Thanks for making these resources Gerard :D
Nice! Perhaps there's an opportunity to use one of your existing jigs to cut alternating notches from the edges of wall pieces so they can interlock? Increasing joint strength and helping with an illusion of interlocking brickwork?
Will add that to my to do list , thanks
@@Shiftinglands How many volumes are there in your to-do list? Mine is getting unwieldy! ;)
@@MyklCarlton lol. mine is growing, but questions like yours also help me to make more usefull content. So thanks again.
I recently created a simple seawall for a small model train layout from blue XPS. I used the Proxxon to cut my walls. In 1:48th scale I measured out blocks on two pieces of XPS foam that are 4 foot long by 2 foot high. I ran a balled up piece of tin foil over the surfaces to create a stone look. I deepened the mortar lines with sculpting tools and rounded off the corners of the blocks to show wear over time. I included capstones in my carving at the top of the walls. I did some blocks with major cracks. I cut the corner blocks so I could dovetail the corners together. Blocks overlapping blocks. It fit very well. I painted the base color of the blue XPS with a medium gray chalk paint. Then I glued the two pieces together. I came back with drywall putty, for filling nail holes, to force into the mortar lines, cracks and the various marks made by the tin foil. I wet my finger to rub the putty deep into the foam, then wiped up the mess with paper towels. Now that the walls have dried my wife says it looks like a stone wall. Next is to weather it with a brown and a black wash to age the walls further. Part of it will be below a water line. Maybe need to add some greenish color to it once I figure out where that water line is.
These videos have been a treat. I 3D print a lot, but I would love to use my proxxon a lot more to craft and these videos have been really helpful. Thanks!
Great ideas! Thank you for doing this video!
Thank you for showing us several ways to hide seams :D Your buildings are always so beautiful!
Thanks for the good ideas. Those sample buildings you showed are amazing!
This is such an interesting and useful series, thank you.
Very nice material, nice examples of buildings. The models scale is a bit not mine, but thank you very much for the video.
Myabe consider showing some of the example foam pieces primed up so we can see the details better on camera? Just an idea thank you always!
Thanks for the input. Wrote it on my plan board!
@@Shiftinglands Much appreciated. This was much more clear in the 'working with layers 'video'
Clear stage 1 foam, stage 2 with some primer or such, stage 3 finished painting/building
Dónde venden esas plantillas?
Great video! But I think you missed a chance by not naming it "cutting corners" :D
Thank you for the feedback!