Thanks. Yes Bart, well spotted, the wood grain is 'enhanced' to give some extra depth to the painted model. I normally don't do that on my models, since I quite like the natural grain on balsa anyway. But I am trying a new approach this time to slightly exaggerate the details a bit.

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Really nice piece!! - particularly like the horses heads on the roof beams , wish i had the time and patience to do something like that. Lookin forward to seeing more.

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Very nice Alan, I really quite like the enhanced wood grain. It will be interesting to see the difference on the final painted model. Great work so far!

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Jake

WOW, WOW...oh wow!!
Alan, that is stunning! The enhanced wood grain is a brilliant idea and should look amazing when painted! WOW!

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So far, it looks impressive (and time-consuming!) Are you going to damage those straight-from-the-wood-store planks, to give them a seasoned look?

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It is beautiful. The horse heads on the beams are great.

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I like what you have done so far

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Ok, seeing as we live in the same city, I strongly suggest that you teach me everything you know about terrain making.
Or, seeing as you mentioned selling your weathertop a while back, I could take it off your hands.... heh.

It looks sweet!

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