Well the balustrade is finally complete & located on the layout.

'Valejo' 'Model Air' Hull Maroon appeared to be the closest match - but to make sure I primed the model with their dark brown primer. I'm very impressed with the ease with which the top coat went on - the paint comes ready-thinned for airbrushing (as the name implies) and it went through my 'Aztec' with no issues at all.

I find the other products in the range ('model Color' and the primers in fact need thinning about 4-1 with water before they flow properly - but ev en then the covering is pretty efficient. If only they did a recognisable 'UK Railways' set (saves all that mucking about with colour charts...)

The 'concrete' base was then brushpainted with another suitable colour, then lightly weathered with oil pastel dusts in various shdes applied with a 'blusher' brush. SWIMBO hasn't noticed yet!

Right - next up IS the canopy...