It does look a bit dark on the brickwork but it's often difficult, due to the contrast, to show a range of colours in a photograph. Super model though.

I too think thre bricks are now on the dark side. The rainfall in that area would keep the exposed brickwork relatively clean so I would remove some of that 'dirt' from the face of those pillars with a kiddies india rubber, then steak columns a little to simulate the effect of water running down from the landing stage. Just an idea Dave and looking good for all that.

Larry

I too think thre bricks are now on the dark side. The rainfall in that area would keep the exposed brickwork relatively clean so I would remove some of that 'dirt' from the face of those pillars with a kiddies india rubber, then steak columns a little to simulate the effect of water running down from the landing stage. Just an idea Dave and looking good for all that.

 

Larry

Larry,

Tried the india rubber suggestion, but that just seemed to make things worse - luckily it was on a not-so-visible area. I then tried very gentle application of a glass fibre brush and that did remove some of the black and created a slight vertical streaking. The pillars are still quite dark and dirty looking, but I think I'll quit before I ruin somenthing. Anyway, I'm not so sure that rain was all that cleansing in the 1950's before the clean air act, what with every house and all the mills/factories belching smoke plus the coal dust from the drops themselves.

Dave.