05-31-2011, 03:12 PM
Minor Update: The backdrop is installed and all nail holes/screw holes/joints have been caulked. 
While I wait for caulk to dry I'll be finishing (finally!) the grade up the hill to Pinto on the second benchwork segment and building the connecting segment along the wall. I can work on these things while the caulk sets, then while the paint dries.
Speaking of which, I should have some sky blue paint somewhere from when I painted my canvas backdrop. If you look at the weathering wood with acrylic washes article in MRH you're looking at it in the lead photo, hanging behind the timesaver. I'm afraid it got lost in the move from California...but I'll dig through the paint cans and see what I find. A trip to the store wouldn't be wasted, though, as I need to pick a base color for the scenery overall.
Photos when the construction is further along.
Galen
While I wait for caulk to dry I'll be finishing (finally!) the grade up the hill to Pinto on the second benchwork segment and building the connecting segment along the wall. I can work on these things while the caulk sets, then while the paint dries.
Speaking of which, I should have some sky blue paint somewhere from when I painted my canvas backdrop. If you look at the weathering wood with acrylic washes article in MRH you're looking at it in the lead photo, hanging behind the timesaver. I'm afraid it got lost in the move from California...but I'll dig through the paint cans and see what I find. A trip to the store wouldn't be wasted, though, as I need to pick a base color for the scenery overall.
Photos when the construction is further along.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!