7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)

[Pencarrow]

They appeared on his thread in the other place, I can't remember whether it was yesterday or today.

Yup, that was a similar belated post over there by me.

 

[Pencarrow]

Right, after a busy work week including several days down in that Landan, I think it's time for some relaxing painting.

So this is where I got up to last weekend:



And some extracts from prototype photos showing the finish I'm after:







As observed previously, a fair bit of colour variation between photos.

 

[Pencarrow]

Going all Mr Blobby.

 

[Pencarrow]

Notes to future self for the main station building...

Main blobbing colours.


Highlight colours


Will leave to dry off before doing the washes next.

 

[Pencarrow]

Current state of play

And different lights give different colours as per the real thing.





And the other faces






Starting to get some character. Note that I've not been overly careful when blobbing colours and have been quite happy straying across stones and merging blobs. The washes that follow will tone it all down.

 

[Pencarrow]

In situ

 

[LarryG]

The Intentio Provender Store looks great. Is it available in 4mm scale, as I am always interested in buildings like this.

 

[Pencarrow]

The Intentio Provender Store looks great. Is it available in 4mm scale, as I am always interested in buildings like this.

It's a brand new, yet to be released kit Larry. I would contact Phil and ask if he has plans for reducing it to 4mm.

There is the old Ratio plastic kit, but that's a s0d to build, and is a smaller building.

 

[Pencarrow]

Lintels and other posh stonework picked out in Green Stone, painted over an initial coat of 70.907 Pale Grey Blue.

 

[gwrrob]

Giving a like really doesn't justify the craftsmanship and art shewn here. Beautiful work chum.

 

[Pencarrow]

Giving a like really doesn't justify the craftsmanship and art shewn here. Beautiful work chum.

Cheers Rob, but careful with mentioning art darhling... You know who might be stirred....

But, mentioning art, what I do does sometimes feel more like sculpture than railway modelling . It's the more engineering, precise side of the hobby that causes me grief.

 

[simond]

Discussed this very subject yesterday with Dawn at the Canterbury show.
Clearly there’s a large element of “craft” in most modelling, it requires dexterity, skill and knowledge.
There may or may not be “engineering” in one or more of its many forms and disciplines.
”Art”, however, seems to get people exercised. If it’s a precise photographic representation, is it art? If it’s an impression, is it art? If it’s a complete fabrication / fantasy ”in the style of”, is it art?

How would I know, I’m just a “rude mechanical”

 

[Lyndhurstman]

Richard will be peddling his wares at the SWAG Day at Staplegrove Village Hall in April. Pencarrot will also be there with his Big Boys Buildings.

Come along, pick up some chimney pots and spend the day chatting about downpipes.

By God we know how to have fun.

Rob

Here’s hoping no one comes down with the flue

 

[Pencarrow]

Here’s hoping no one comes down with the flue

I see what you did there.

 

[Pencarrow]

The next stage as alluded to above is to apply some washes. The purpose of these is to tone down and unify the colours used so far.



A shot showing the first wash going on and the immediate difference it makes to how the wall looks.



The first wash is 70.883 silver grey.

 

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Second wash was an equal mix of 302 dark rust and 70.981 dark sea grey.



The rear is still wet, so looks slightly different.

 

[Pencarrow]

I'm going to leave the wall painting now and finish it off once the roof tiles and water goods are fitted.

The roof tiles will be these from York Model Making:



I know, shock horror, me using a RTR product...

 

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I always now still a strip of the card material (from the tile sheet border) under the edge of where the first row goes. This helps keep the first row at the same angle as subsequent rows.



One the first row has been added, I go around the edge with super glue. This stops it lifting and toughens it up so the edges don't get bent whilst you're working on the building.

 

[gwrrob]

I'm going to leave the wall painting now and finish it off once the roof tiles and water goods are fitted.

The roof tiles will be these from York Model Making:

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I know, shock horror, me using a RTR product...

Technically speaking roof tiles aren't a ready to run product.

 

[Pencarrow]

Technically speaking roof tiles aren't a ready to run product.

Ready to stick?