I seem to remember one of the scenic suppliers producing a "mortar filler" - after a little googlingHi Martyn, The deeply cut grooves used to concern me seeing as I was so used to building with embossed brick plastikard. But I learned to deal with them. That said, I rarely use white mortar now, preferring to use PPC 'dirty black' for mortar and weathering.
I am often thinking along the same lines regarding the visual intensity of my own work, and it reminds me of the same issues involved in painting landscapes. A botanical illustration shows the intricate details of a plant, whereas a group of plants and trees in a garden are more likely to be impressions of the plants our minds perceive the details. We rarely look at art from 3 inches either. As much as I admire the incredible fidelity to the originals that are often depicted by the talented model makers here, I also am inspired by the sense of place depicted in many layouts that are spare with detail.When painting building, I tend to treat them in much the same way as I did locomotives in that if something is barely visible from a few feet away, then make sure it doesn't overwhelm. White mortar can be garish and grey mortar barely worth the effort. Our cameras pick up detail, but I no longer look at thing from 3 inches away at my age...
The station building has just been weathered all over so it is in the sprayshop drying while I get the stink of turps out of the house. No kits left to build so I need to stock up again before Christmas...
Now that is a cracking building Larry. Good to have 'found' you 'over here'. I have missed your Coach excellence.The 'spotty Muldoon's' job of picking out dark bricks was done this morning in cellulose paint for speedy drying....
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Then followed the stinky bit picking out the stone colour bricks in celly...
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Thanks Phil, and welcome. I used to bang on a bit about coaches ha ha. I've got a GWR K42 parcels to build in 0 gauge if I can find a kit.Now that is a cracking building Larry. Good to have 'found' you 'over here'. I have missed your Coach excellence.
Phil
Geoff, have you looked at Brass Pins as Knobs?Those chimney stacks and pots certainly set the building off Larry, such tremendous modelling. I have also been searching for some door knobs and the only ones I have come across are these........https://www.intentio.shop/index.php?route=product/product&path=18_74&product_id=260
Geoff