Another great shot. I especially like the lighting, nice sheen in the loco and the gent in the six foot is nicely highlighted.

Agreed nice sheen finish, can you tell us your secret to this please?

Thanks,

Kevin

If I remember correctly this was my first experiment with Johnson wax Klear floor polish applied by brush.  I didn't do the smokebox.  The whole lot was next covered with black gouache which I then cleaned off (probably with a cotton bud) except for the smokebox and rear of the tender.  This leaves a matt dirty finish on the uncleaned areas and in the corners.  I was going for the workworn but cared for 'shed favourite' look.

I've just finished my third C class for Cill which will feature in the next few weeks, by contrast this one looks distinctly uncared for!

Chris

"How did you get the fireman to stand up?"

Some of my figures are superglued to small oval pieces of plastic glazing material. The edges are sanded to be rounded so there are no 'prismatic' effects.  For figures placed on the ground careful choice of camera location makes the bases less noticeable (as with the Guard in this image). For footplate crew the base is usually enough to keep them upright (as with the Fireman in this image) but if not a small dab of tacky wax does the trick.  The driver is a whitemetal figure and his own weight keeps him on the seat but a blob of wax sometimes helps.

Other figures have a small hole drilled into the sole of one of their feet and up their leg into which a length of staple is superglued.  As Cill is topped with cork flooring tiles these can just be pushed through the ground covering and into the cork in many places.  On the platform and hardstandings I've drilled several 0.5mm diameter holes into which the figures can be inserted.  From normal viewing distances they are invisible.

Chris

If I remember correctly this was my first experiment with Johnson wax Klear floor polish applied by brush.  I didn't do the smokebox.  The whole lot was next covered with black gouache which I then cleaned off (probably with a cotton bud) except for the smokebox and rear of the tender.  This leaves a matt dirty finish on the uncleaned areas and in the corners.  I was going for the workworn but cared for 'shed favourite' look.

 

I've just finished my third C class for Cill which will feature in the next few weeks, by contrast this one looks distinctly uncared for!

 

Chris

Many thanks will try this myself next time around.

Kevin