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A long time since I showed any layout progress


Dad-1

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Laying in my shed looked at frequently, but worked on occasionally my 'Big' layout Castell Mawr

has progressed slightly. One thing so few layouts have is a raised embankment section of any

length where you can look up, or the camera can, to passing rail traffic.

Today I finished grassing one part of embankment that is now completed from main road under

bridge to this boards edge.

 

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I am having to look for suitable old brick colour paint, some testing was done with Humbrol 70, but

I'm not at all happy with it. Looking through the Humbrol range I can see nothing to suit my eye.

Although expensive in comparison I think I may have to look at War Gaming acrylics unless anyone

here has a suitable suggestion.

 

Dad-1

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The Range have small (2oz / 5.9ml) bottles os acrylic from 'Docrafts' which are only just over a pound each and work very well. Can be diluted with water for quickly building up varied colour with washes or can be dry brushed.

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I thank you guys for the paint suggestions. I have used Docraft paints, the blue I had was mixed with some waterbased

white I once bought from Aldi to create a light sky blue & it worked out quite well on my St Oval back scene sky. I then sponge painted some of their white to create clouds in the sky. So yes, a good cover pigment cheap enough to experiment with bespoke mixes. That Vallejo range has several orangy, brownish, reds, that should have something to offer me, the on-line colours may not be what the painted surface will look like but a good starting point.

So again thank you for he advice.

 

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