jonte
Western Thunderer
Oh, in spadefulls, Rob!
That's the sort of thing I'm trying to recreate but I'm not sure my Maskol method is up to the job. The problem with Maskol is that it doesn't produce a random enough sort of effect, especially on small areas like the smoke box on mine. Not only is it difficult to get those finer steaks with masking agents, but to try and create those 'islands' of paint left within a chip (in this scale anyway) is nigh on impossible.
The solution, is to resort to the hair spray technique which I picked up from our American cousins through my interest in N. American railroading. I tried it once before on a building I made with a degree of success. However, this time I'm going to do it properly, so I popped along to the model shop the other day and picked up a bottle of Tamiya matt black acrylic paint AND some acrylic thinning agent, instead of using cheap artists paint and water like last time, which I'm going to spray on in several thin coats over a hair spray undercoat. I've even prepared a test surface to practice on (acrylic primer with an enamel base - if I'd used acrylic as a base, I'd have to apply a matt varnish over the top before spraying).
I'll report in due course as to whether it was successful or not.
Btw, I'm also busy building a gantry signal from scratch from a picture I discovered on the web, including some angle cranks to make it work. It's really taxing trying to work out where to position the cranks to ensure it operates and it's more Hornby Dublo than fine scale, but I'm finding the experience rather enjoyable.
Why do I always get side tracked?
Thanks for sharing, Rob.
Jonte
That's the sort of thing I'm trying to recreate but I'm not sure my Maskol method is up to the job. The problem with Maskol is that it doesn't produce a random enough sort of effect, especially on small areas like the smoke box on mine. Not only is it difficult to get those finer steaks with masking agents, but to try and create those 'islands' of paint left within a chip (in this scale anyway) is nigh on impossible.
The solution, is to resort to the hair spray technique which I picked up from our American cousins through my interest in N. American railroading. I tried it once before on a building I made with a degree of success. However, this time I'm going to do it properly, so I popped along to the model shop the other day and picked up a bottle of Tamiya matt black acrylic paint AND some acrylic thinning agent, instead of using cheap artists paint and water like last time, which I'm going to spray on in several thin coats over a hair spray undercoat. I've even prepared a test surface to practice on (acrylic primer with an enamel base - if I'd used acrylic as a base, I'd have to apply a matt varnish over the top before spraying).
I'll report in due course as to whether it was successful or not.
Btw, I'm also busy building a gantry signal from scratch from a picture I discovered on the web, including some angle cranks to make it work. It's really taxing trying to work out where to position the cranks to ensure it operates and it's more Hornby Dublo than fine scale, but I'm finding the experience rather enjoyable.
Why do I always get side tracked?
Thanks for sharing, Rob.
Jonte