Over the weekend the beading was added in 0.5mm square plastic strip. Previously I have used 1mm by 0.5mm strip and as I was applying this I thought it was too slight; however when fully panelled up I think it looks just right.

I then moved on to further experimentation with producing a teak effect.

Previously I have used hues of mid to dark brown matt paint, but the effect has always struck me as being too flat and too dark. With my GNR composite I went for lighter shades and even some gloss paint, and that seemed to work better. Unfortunately the paints used on that carriage were quite old and took some coercing to actually come out of the tins!

So I went and bought a couple of new paints.

First up is a gloss yellow (Humbrol #7) which gave me two coats to start with. Then I used a battered old brush to put a very streaky thin coat of mid-brown (Humbrol #133) over it. Most of this coat was removed almost immediately after application with tissue paper. The result?

Well, I think it works.

I'm now giving serious consideration to repainting my existing GCR rolling stock. D*mn, I've given myself more work to do here....