02-05-2014, 07:20 AM
Hi again, Koos.
First of all, please accept my humblest apologies for erroneously referring to 'Tree Point' as 'Treepoint', and thank you for politely not correcting me
I chanced upont it on RMWeb but studied the images on your Flickr account attached. Perhaps you should consider posting them here for the benefit of our fellow Gaugers?
Thank you also for pointing out that the type of paint used was acrylic and not oils as I'd incorrectly assumed.
I'd dearly like to give this method a go, although there will be very few ties on this project as per the prototype which were mostly buried under the ash type ballast, and those few I've planned will be made either from balsa which I have to hand, or a suitably grained modelling type wood which I'll purchase from my local modelling shop. Still, I'll have a bash as it should work as well on the wood as it did on the plastic. Incidentally, this is what I have in mind: Following a token distressing with a suitable instrument (I'll have to work that one out via trial or error) I plan to undercoat them with auto-primer (grey) that's lying on a shelf in my garage, before adding dirty washes of highly thinned Humbrol enamels - shades determined by whatever I find on my desk! - finished off with some of those cheapo powders I used on the cardboard kit bashes I did last year. I shall, however, bear in mind the shades of colour used by your good self and use them as a guide. Watch this space!
Best wishes,
Jonte
First of all, please accept my humblest apologies for erroneously referring to 'Tree Point' as 'Treepoint', and thank you for politely not correcting me
I chanced upont it on RMWeb but studied the images on your Flickr account attached. Perhaps you should consider posting them here for the benefit of our fellow Gaugers?
Thank you also for pointing out that the type of paint used was acrylic and not oils as I'd incorrectly assumed.
I'd dearly like to give this method a go, although there will be very few ties on this project as per the prototype which were mostly buried under the ash type ballast, and those few I've planned will be made either from balsa which I have to hand, or a suitably grained modelling type wood which I'll purchase from my local modelling shop. Still, I'll have a bash as it should work as well on the wood as it did on the plastic. Incidentally, this is what I have in mind: Following a token distressing with a suitable instrument (I'll have to work that one out via trial or error) I plan to undercoat them with auto-primer (grey) that's lying on a shelf in my garage, before adding dirty washes of highly thinned Humbrol enamels - shades determined by whatever I find on my desk! - finished off with some of those cheapo powders I used on the cardboard kit bashes I did last year. I shall, however, bear in mind the shades of colour used by your good self and use them as a guide. Watch this space!
Best wishes,
Jonte