Thanks John. I think we’re always our own worst critic when it comes to our work!
With good progress being made and some paint drying on the other coaches infesting my bench, and I turned my attention once more to things broad gauge. This time, more roofs.
I’m really not happy with the roofs of these coaches. We are, however, where we are. I am not going to invest more blood and tears on them. So, I prepped things for more painting.
I had been holding off on making the lamp top trivet bases on the brass roofs, mainly because I was feeling lazy. I looked at them again, and felt the trivets would sit on the roof, albeit at a slight angle, without further mucking about. Buoyed by that decision, I began to sort out the door and clerestory ventilator castings.
These were tidied as required, counted out and matched for sizes, and stuck to some scrap wood sheet with double-sided tape for painting to begin. They have been primed with grey acrylic, and are about to be subjected to a coat or three of cream enamel.
The roofs were likewise primed in grey. It’s amazing the difference it makes to see something concocted from various materials all finally in a uniform colour. I have pondered how to replicate some sort of texture on them, and elected to experiment with white acrylic primer. I sprayed it from about 40 to 60cm with the hope the paint droplets would dry before they had a chance to join with their comrades. I think it
may have worked. I’ll check, and get piccies later, once the air has cleared of fumes!