The building is currently being painted before final detailing. Paint is mainly Mig acrylics, applied with an airbrush.
The southern end of the building was heavily weathered, as it was exposed to the sea and prevailing wind. It was still in GWR colours in 1959, and probably hadn't been repainted since before the war, so it was looming pretty worn by the time of the model.
To reproduce the effect, the walls were first painted with various mixes of Mig "old wood" and "faded Sinai grey", before being given a coat of Mig scratches effects, and a coat of Mig "new wood". Once touch dry, the "new wood" was washed over with water to activate the scratches effects, and the new wood colour was removed in places using a damp brush and a barbecue skewer to reveal the grey co,ours of bare wood below. I plan to go over this in places with some washes and powders before final detailing.
The brick plinth was painted an orangey brown colour, and brushed with light grey weathering powders (a mix of Humbrol earth, white and smoke) which were wiped of with a moist finger, leaving the mortar colour in the courses.
The roof is built up from plastic card. The base is 40 thou, the slates are the Wills sheets, which don't require additional support, the planked top of the canopy is Slaters planked sheet, and the valence is Slaters. The roof was first painted a dark grey, before being sprayed with "faded Sinai grey", leaving the darker colour showing through in the gaps between the slates. Once dry, the slates were dabbed with a darker grey using a small sponge. One or two slates were picked out with a lighter grey, and the whole given a coat of acrylic Matt varnish to kill any shine, before being given a wash wade up of Humbrol smoke weathering powder, mixed with a few drops of water and decal fix. Much of this was then removed with make up remover.
Alex