I am back into test piece mode. This time for the windows in the main wall at the side of the test track.
The original mock up that I made that some of you would have seen at exhibitions, had the lintels left on the walls with the openings for the windows openings only.
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Putting some extra thickness on these would be difficult and it would be easy to get them out of position and look a mess.
The only real option was to include the lintels in the 3d drawing of the frames.
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I have printed four frames and used two on a small test wall section with the new openings using MDF.
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This was painted with red oxide and detailed up using army painters acrylic.
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The frames went straight into the apertures without any filing or trimming.
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I cut some black acrylic on the laser to fit in the recess I created in the back of the frames.
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The window frames were painted in Army Painter Green primer. Then masked so the lintels could be painted black.
I then used a dark wash on the brick work as I had before and then fixed the frames. I added another coat of wash on the wholes assembly
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This has come out ok when you compare with a real photo.
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It will need some detailed weathering when it is all built up and some minor selected mortar. most of it had gone black in reality.
I will now look at finalising the designs for all the structure , right sown the yard.
Andy
