Quote from: paulr on 07 January 2016, 06:44:12 PM
If I used them back to back I might not have enough

You could cut a piece of the table?

Cheers,
Rob

Quote from: Ace of Spades on 07 January 2016, 07:40:13 PM
You could cut a piece of the table?

Cheers,
Rob

We will be using tables from the local club and the 25/8 mm DBMM stalwarts would probably get a bit miffed if we made a few alterations to
their larger sized tables ☺

Trench fill is drying nicely and will probably be ready for a second coat tomorrow

We are hosting a BBQ tomorrow so second coat will have to wait until Sunday, meaning the first fill will be really dry

Trenches will have to be packed away so we can use our dining table, I've not been chased about this yet

Trench filler is really dry & dining table reclaimed

I've spent a couple of hours tidying up all the segments; removing filler from where it shouldn't be and checking that it is firmly in place

Thanks to Roy's plastering skill very little filler in the 'wrong' place and what little there was cleaned up quickly and easily

A few sections of filler were loose, probably due to shrinkage as it dried. These were carefully removed and liberal amounts of PVA were applied to the mdf and the fill replaced

Next step is to mix up some coloured filler and apply the second, skim, coat

Try mixing the plaster with pva for the final coat

Cheers
Ian

That is indeed the plan

The plan appears to be working

Skim coat (paint, filler, PVA,water mix) is going on well and giving the texture I want

One very useful tip I picked up from Roy is using a damp sponge to wipe off 'excess' filler, it also helps shape the filler and when dabbed gives a good texture
One bonus is that the edge of the sponge fits almost perfectly between the posts of the trench segments

It is time consuming, 2 hours so far and 20 segments done. Only 64 left to do

Lunch break then back to it

 

Another couple of hours skimming and 'only' 30 segments left to do

I'll have a short break then crack on again

Almost two more hours skimming, when this batch of the 'mix' ran out I had 11 segments left to do 

One more session after dinner should see them all skimmed

An hour after dinner and all skimmed



Coloured with an off white, "Spanish White", to match the desert base cloth I use and textured
Once touched up and painted with "Spanish White" they will be sprayed from a distance with Tamyia Dark Yellow to match the mottled effect on the base cloth

Then onto the trench walls...

Back to work tomorrow after 3 weeks off so progress will slow

Great job though

They're going to look the business, when they're done !

Cheers - Phil

Lovely stuff - they're already looking good! Bad timing on going back to work. Can you twist your ankle

Hate to upset the applecart, but have you seen Michael's latest?
https://www.facebook.com/1427541787548130/photos/a.1509864919315816.1073741836.1427541787548130/1511613909140917/?type=3