Haven't finished the last write up for my latest family escapade yet so thought I would post a little update on my hospital project. I haven't progressed massively due to some horrendous shift patterns and my rubbish back but I did manage to tile the first floor, no pic for that effort as it looked the same as the ground floor, although you can see the bowls of hand painted and cut tiles I had prepared.
However the reason for the post was the roof, I've decided to the do the roof at the same time as the first floor. I had already cut out the roof when I did the other floors, using the same large sheets of foam board that i purchased from Hobbycraft when they were on special offer. So it was really simple to add a little wall around the edges, I also dropped the wall a little lower than the floor to create a lid and secure the roof when in play. The best bit about the roof in my opinion was the purchase of a stone effect spray by Plastikote from the Range, over a base coat it produces an effect like this.
The spray is textured as well so it feels great as well as looking cracking. The only downside was trying to stop the foam board from warping, which has happened of course, this has involved me now spraying the underside and lots of weighting down with various household objects.
But I do love the effect, let me know what you think.
That really does work a treat!
ReplyDeleteThe stone effect spray works amazingly well.
ReplyDeleteIt's really good, the pics don't do it justice!
ReplyDeleteLookin' good! I have used the spray stone effect before, and it does make a nice stone effect. It's tough to use because it's a heavy coat, much more than paint. It will make a nice roof though, hopefully the warping wasn't too bad and you can fix it easily. I love this build!
ReplyDeleteYour roof looks excellent (and btw I've had similar warping probs with foam-board), good to know that you're still getting some work done on the hospital, butYou'll probably need therapy when you've finished tiling.
ReplyDeleteLooks cracking dude! Very cool stone effect too. All good progress.
ReplyDeleteAgreed N667 it is very heavy and not for general use but for that kind of Tarmac/flat roof type surface it's aces.
ReplyDeleteJoe, definitely need therapy but all that tiling is now behind me...lol
Duuude, good progress it is, the end is in sight!
I too have used this paint recently. In addition to agreeing with the other comments (it's a heavy, thick effect, but instantly impressive), I would suggest adding a little weathering or staining in places. Unless you intend it to look like a freshly-constructed building, of course :-) !
ReplyDeleteC6, agreed it needs weathering but I'm just going to finish the roof pieces such as helipad and lift shaft so that I can do the whole exterior together to get some consistency
ReplyDeleteOoo very effective that rough is looking good!
ReplyDeletedam predictive text I meant roof lol!
DeleteLol, predictive text is the barn ..... I mean vane .... I mean bane of my life!
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