Now I had to finish of the Knights of Dice 13 villlage houses. I decided I wanted them thatched so out came the teddy bear fur again.

You just stick this on with aquadhere. Use the glue liberally.

Then just press on to the fur to stick it on.

Do one side of the roof then let this dry and then do the next side. Sorry no picture of this.

When it is dry trim with a sharp stanley knife. I always use a new blade for this.

You end up with a nice sharpo finish.

Thirteen roofs ready for the next stage.

Now paint the fur liberally with aquadhere. Again sorry no picture. This will go a white creamy colour but don’t worry it dries back to the normal colour. Try to paint in the direction of the fur or else it will stand up and look like you have just patted your dog the wrong way!

When it is dry trim the edges with a good pair of scissors.

This leaves a nice neat finish.

Next paint the barge boards dark brown.

Now you need to paint the doo and trs, windows and trim boards – I chose a chocolate brown. The door and windows were painted an orange brown. You then put on the stucco look with aquadhere and a fine sand. I have left this natural, but if you wanted a Statford-on-Avon look you could paint them white.

Here are the five small houses just requiring the door furniture to be painted (silver bits) and then a light dry brush of brown and white to complete the models.

Another eight more to do and then I will start on the church (Knights of Dice), and some of the major buildings (Sarissa Gangs of Rome).