Looks great.

Looking good. One of the troubles with printing is the fastness of the inks. Whats really needed is a laser printer - inks are colourfast and waterproof (aids weathering).

John

I have followed this Blog with great interest as I intend replacing a Metcalfe goods shed with the Ratio product & also

replace my own attempt at a cattle dock with the Ratio model.

Can I enquire what brand of paint you used . You mention yellow ochre , burnt umber & cream. Have you a preference for

acrylic or enamels ? Very impressed with your work.

Dave

Hi Dave,

Thank you for the comment,

Over my short modelling career for buildings and scenery I have tried Higher quality Newton&Windsor Galleria acrylics, Tamiya/Humbrol/Airfix modelling acrylics, and cheap acrylic tubes that you can pick up from various high street bargain book chains. They all work but In my opinion save your money and buy some of the big tubes from cheap book stores. I generally use them straight out the tube for main coats and dilute them with tap water for washes. They have good adhesion to the Ratio and other modelling plastic sheets. Just give them a bit more time to dry before applying subsequent coats or washes. Spend the money you save on better quality brushes instead.

John Geeee

Hi John

Thanks very much for all the information. I bought the cattle dock kit on Friday , plenty of pieces in the bag.

I am using your blog as a guide.

At the same time I got a couple more tins of Humbrol matt enamel. I have seen the cheaper paints that you

refer to , like fat tooth paste tubes . 2 / 200ml tubes for

Hi Dave,

Yes its worth practising on some bits of "scrap" plasticard first to get used to the effect you want to achieve, I can't say if my way is the right way to do it but I like the effect it gives. Good Luck.

John Geeee