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Motivation Monday, Take me to the River

Posted on January 9, 2023 by bawdsey

So the motivation today was checking out yesterday’s application of the AK Interactive Atlantic Blue onto a test piece of plastic sheet. The luminosity above is caused by the light falling on the wet acrylic gel medium. It dried well … Continue reading →

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Shelfie 4, The River

Posted on January 8, 2023 by bawdsey

No, I haven’t gone all Springsteen, not that there’d be anything wrong with that, but the river in question is Maple River, the layout title and water feature on Shelfie 4. On this riverside shelf layout I want to try … Continue reading →

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Motivation Monday, Modelling Mosaic

Posted on March 28, 2022 by bawdsey

It’s a pleasant Monday morning here, the suns out, it’s warm and I’m fortunate enough to be sitting outside and planning my next Shelfie 3 moves. This weekend just gone I was sitting at a mosaic table and chairs, the … Continue reading →

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Transformation Tuesday, Going with the Grain

Posted on April 20, 2021 by bawdsey

Working on several projects simultaneously is common for me, and the grain cars here are no exception. With significant changes at the house it made sense to use some of the time available to kick start Shelfie4. Going between Shelfie3 … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday Exhibitionist…

Posted on March 25, 2021 by bawdsey

A bit of a home exhibition here some seven years ago! This pic popping up on a Facebook feed this week. All three, Albion Yard, Bawdsey, and Shelfie, (WIP foreground) have subsequently left the building. The reason for them all … Continue reading →

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