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Opps a couple pic.
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I have started painting the train station, inside a medium brown to be covered up with printed out wood walls and printed up wood flooring. The outside is red and will be trimmed with brown for windows and door frames.
What I have learned from painting with acrylic craft paint are the following:
1. Take a clean and dry brush load it up with paint then wipe most of it off on the pallet then "dry" brush it on the wood
2. Make all strokes in the same direction
3. Clean brush with clean water between colors and dry the brush before loading up with paint
4. Acrylic craft paint has a realistic flat finish when dry
5. Take your time enjoy the process
Pics to follow when I get around to it.
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Sumpter250 Wrote:" Pics to follow when I get around to it. "
I see you got your "Round Tuit"
That's looking really good so far.
Yeah, did not want to post pics until I touched up a couple spots and all was dry
The freight doors are thinner then the walls so they will get another coat inside to combat the "glow" from internal lighting.
Next step is to glue the printed floor and wall paneling. Then will start gathering the detail parts
And the last thing will be the roof. Who knows may actually complete a project in a timely manor
When I start getting the detail parts will get a clamshell and some chain to complete the old coaling tower from last summers challenge.
A quick review of this kit:
Pros: simple footprint design
Easy assembly
Fun build
low cost of kit
very closely looks like prototype
Cons: very little in the way of instructions
Base dimension off more than what a precision laser cut kit should be
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Nice progress.
Mike
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Just got around to looking at todays mail, In the Latest Model railroader is an article on how to build and paint wood structure kits
I will read it shortly and see what I have done wrong
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placed first order for the needed(wanted) details for station.
I printed out some walls, need 2 more to printout and that stage will be done.
Pics of walls and floor installation coming soon.
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