Looking really good.

You mention using colouring crayons which has resulted in a very convincing appearance. Can you expand a bit on how you do this, colours/coulour combinations used, etc? My memory of "crayons" is of big, clummpy sorts of things, OK for childish scribbling but far too course for fine detail work like round the windows and the dendritic brick decorations/embelishments - I'm obviously a bit out-of-date!

What sort of finish do you get (old crayons were quite "greasey" and left quite a sheen. Do you use a matt varnish to protect/flatten the surface?

Looking forward to further installments.

Dave.

I don't think crayons are wax crayons like we used to use, they are more like artists' coloured pencils?

Looking really good.

 

You mention using colouring crayons which has resulted in a very convincing appearance. Can you expand a bit on how you do this, colours/coulour combinations used, etc? My memory of "crayons" is of big, clummpy sorts of things, OK for childish scribbling but far too course for fine detail work like round the windows and the dendritic brick decorations/embelishments - I'm obviously a bit out-of-date!

 

What sort of finish do you get (old crayons were quite "greasey" and left quite a sheen. Do you use a matt varnish to protect/flatten the surface?

 

Looking forward to further installments.

 

Dave.

 

Morning Dave,

Managed to access my blog - at last!

Using crayons gives much more control over the colouring process which is applied directly onto the halfords grey primer.

I use a selection of colours from the Faber Casdtell 'Polychromos' range which can be purchased from places like Hobbycraft @ about ??1.50 each.

The technique I use is to randomly colour the brickwork using the lighter colour reds, oranges and yellows and add the darker colours to suite. When satisfied with the overall colouring I use one or two of the black crayons to lightly

add a layer of dirt/soot to the brickwork. One benefit with the crayons is you can add or subtract colour if you wish to vary it. It will also wash off.

I have used talc to tone down the colours where necessary.

At present I have not use any varnish for protection on the brickwork and as yet I have not decided if I will. The turntable pit on our club layout, Brinkley, has been coloured using this method and has not been varnished.

For brickwork I have the following selection of Faber Castell red/orange/yellow/brown crayons:-

178,179,180,182,186,187,188,190,191

and for the engineers brick:-

157,181,247

Hope this helps,

Robin

Morning Dave,

 

Managed to access my blog - at last!

 

Using crayons gives much more control over the colouring process which is applied directly onto the halfords grey primer.

I use a selection of colours from the Faber Casdtell 'Polychromos' range which can be purchased from places like Hobbycraft @ about ??1.50 each.

The technique I use is to randomly colour the brickwork using the lighter colour reds, oranges and yellows and add the darker colours to suite. When satisfied with the overall colouring I use one or two of the black crayons to lightly

add a layer of dirt/soot to the brickwork. One benefit with the crayons is you can add or subtract colour if you wish to vary it. It will also wash off.

I have used talc to tone down the colours where necessary.

At present I have not use any varnish for protection on the brickwork and as yet I have not decided if I will. The turntable pit on our club layout, Brinkley, has been coloured using this method and has not been varnished.

 

For brickwork I have the following selection of Faber Castell red/orange/yellow/brown crayons:-

178,179,180,182,186,187,188,190,191

and for the engineers brick:-

157,181,247

 

Hope this helps,

 

Robin

Robin,

Thanks very much for the explanation. I'll keep an eye out for you at exhibitions and hope for a small demo of technique. Not sure when Watford is, but it is a show I've attended in the past (when it was in November). I'll definitely be at Scaleforum but can't wait that long! You may have seen from my Delph blog that I'm on the verge of colouring the brick pillars for the coal drops and your method sounds much more attractive than painting in the conventional way - some comparative trials may be in order before I start the actual parts!

Really enjoying your progress reports, so please keep them coming.

Regards,

Dave.

 

 

Robin,

 

Thanks very much for the explanation. I'll keep an eye out for you at exhibitions and hope for a small demo of technique. Not sure when Watford is, but it is a show I've attended in the past (when it was in November). I'll definitely be at Scaleforum but can't wait that long! You may have seen from my Delph blog that I'm on the verge of colouring the brick pillars for the coal drops and your method sounds much more attractive than painting in the conventional way - some comparative trials may be in order before I start the actual parts!

 

Really enjoying your progress reports, so please keep them coming.

 

Regards,

 

Dave.

Dave,

I shall be at Watford on the Saturday, the 20th Feb, to hopefully pick up the shed & workshop buildings from Chris on the York Modelmakers stand. As he has asked to see the two nearly complete buildings I shall be taking them along. Perhaps we could have a chat at the show.

Regards

Robin

Dave,

 

I shall be at Watford on the Saturday, the 20th Feb, to hopefully pick up the shed & workshop buildings from Chris on the York Modelmakers stand. As he has asked to see the two nearly complete buildings I shall be taking them along. Perhaps we could have a chat at the show.

 

Regards

 

Robin

Robin,

I'll look forward to that and put it in my diary. Any particular time?

I've been interested in the York Models laser etching/cutting because I have a large cotton mill to do, which has decorative brickwork and ashlar stone embelishments. I might bring a few photos along to show them to see what they think. Your shed complex has more or less convinced me - I just need my wife to win the lottery in a big way.......

Dave.

 

Robin,

 

I'll look forward to that and put it in my diary. Any particular time?

 

I've been interested in the York Models laser etching/cutting because I have a large cotton mill to do, which has decorative brickwork and ashlar stone embelishments. I might bring a few photos along to show them to see what they think. Your shed complex has more or less convinced me - I just need my wife to win the lottery in a big way.......

 

Dave.

Dave,

I shall probably go to the York MM stand just after the show opens so suggest a meet then?

Robin