jonte
Western Thunderer
Following instruction, I’m intending to paint appropriately two or three areas in bauxite.
Unfortunately, images of these long ago signals seem hard to come by and those in paintings seem daubed in anything from Smokey brown to, well, brown. There’s a (printed) image on the Wizard pamphlet with a bright coloured orangey/red which is probably more akin, but I’m looking to go down a subtler route.
Nothing ready made seemed to suit until I hit on this which seemed more in keeping so I plumped for it:
But when it arrived, it was deeper and lighter in colour.
I’m hoping that a thinly applied coat or two over the black undercoat might tone it down; an additional mist of white subduing it.
Bottom line: nobody’s around anymore who will remember the earlier signal livery, so reckon I should get away with it.
jonte
Unfortunately, images of these long ago signals seem hard to come by and those in paintings seem daubed in anything from Smokey brown to, well, brown. There’s a (printed) image on the Wizard pamphlet with a bright coloured orangey/red which is probably more akin, but I’m looking to go down a subtler route.
Nothing ready made seemed to suit until I hit on this which seemed more in keeping so I plumped for it:
But when it arrived, it was deeper and lighter in colour.
I’m hoping that a thinly applied coat or two over the black undercoat might tone it down; an additional mist of white subduing it.
Bottom line: nobody’s around anymore who will remember the earlier signal livery, so reckon I should get away with it.
jonte