rip it up and start again...
Good evening,
The good news is...it's not the track...as this has been somewhat fashionable in 2mmFS circles of recent...
I am referring to the quayside which has seen some work the last few days.
First up, after repainting the water with a touch of black (thanks Will) I started the PVA layers. The first coat was applied thinly and after leaving to dry overnight, the second was applied. No problems with misting...but it didn't really start to take on the water effect. I guess it will take a number of passes at it.
However...the thing that was bugging me, was even though I had redone the water and cut around the verticals of the quayside, there was still a slight gap between the wall and the water ...and it bugged me... :angry: more so, each time I looked at it... :angry:
I knew that once the water was redone, when I got the camera in for a few close up shots...the gap would appear and I would regret it...so it had to be addressed.
Cue quayside...which I was never really happy with. So, rather than try and fill in the gap with filler, repaint etc and reapply PVA I decided to strip off the verticals and reattach a new vertical face which will be worked with dry brushed paints and gunge...before tyres and new ladders are added.
Whilst doing this, I did happen to cut into the PVA layers so I had to remove these...but this was straightforward and dare I say it...akin to the same pleasure of removing a long slither of sunburnt skin in one move
So, new retaining wall in place, water retouched and then the base painting and PVA layers can start.
A few pics to put the above in context...
First coating of PVA...slightly scary...will it go cloudy or dry clear?...
New wall in place from plasticard...
And from the other side...need to tidy that near corner junction....
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