Thanks Boys.
453 - I didn't sleep last night. I was too busy having nightmares about some lunatic with 'Made in Lincolnshire' printed on his 'T' Shirt attacking my model with a blowlamp!
Dave and Rick - As I'm modelling the 1/72 Hospital on the morning of the 23rd Jan., the battle has ended and "Sir, the Zulus have gone, scarpered!" So luckily I won't need any Zulus just some general debris and meelie bags, I might add a couple of Brits.. The main thing is with making the building, I'll have shut the wife up..... For a while at least.
An update.
Lousy weather again yesterday, so I was able to do some more on the Hospital building.
I might yet add some bits of missing render etc. but it's nearly ready for thatching.
Here are some pictures.
I made the rough cross battens from very thin slivers of cocktail sticks. I also painted one of the main front rooms with a yellowish wash and added a verandah step.
A cocktail stick hand rail with roof support. I've left the other side off as I figured the massed Zulus would have knocked at least one over.
I'll probably remove some render here and there on these two elevations.
I've kept the foam board base/surround intact as this will keep the model nice and stiff whilst I do the thatching. I'll then remove it and make a 'Proper' base.
I hope you approve thus far and thanks for your support.
Cheers.
Ron