Barton St David - Modelling the GW and SDJR

I remember doing the same thing to Tri-ang clerestories many years ago, when I was convalescing from pneumonia!  It meant that I had the time to concentrate on what I appreciate takes a lot of careful and time-consuming work   I should point out that the raised mouldings separating the panels were actually painted black.  Full details of the livery can be found on the web at http://www.gwr.org.uk/liveries.html.

5 hours ago, MikeOxon said:

should point out that the raised mouldings separating the panels were actually painted black. 

And they had a gold line surrounding them

I have used a black laundry marker to do the beading, I tried using brushes of various sizes and gave up.

 

 

3 hours ago, Brassey said:

And they had a gold line surrounding them

 

8 hours ago, MikeOxon said:

I remember doing the same thing to Tri-ang clerestories many years ago, when I was convalescing from pneumonia!  It meant that I had the time to concentrate on what I appreciate takes a lot of careful and time-consuming work   I should point out that the raised mouldings separating the panels were actually painted black.  Full details of the livery can be found on the web at http://www.gwr.org.uk/liveries.html.

Thanks for the tips, anyone got any clue how I can recreate the gold lining?

But you are in very good company...

My gut feeling is that while the black beading with gold lining would be very noticeable on an ex-works vehicle, on a well-worn carriage viewed from a distance, the black would appear toned down and the highlights off the edges of the beading would be more prominent than the actual gold lining. The eye fills in the rest, even the thin brown line around the cream panel. 

 

If you're still getting stick, just post monochrome photos.

 

 

Edited March 9, 2021 by Compound2632

2 hours ago, BartonStDavidSDJR said:

 

Thanks for the tips, anyone got any clue how I can recreate the gold lining?

My method is to use a very dilute water-based gold paint.  Apply it around the edges of the gloss-painted panel and let surface tension pull the water into the edges of the moulding.  Use a dry brush to take off excess gold - in 4mm scale you only need a hint around the edges of the mouldings and, when the water dries, this is what you will get

 

 

This is a 40 year-old photo from a transparency.  I took the coach into the garden so that the gold gleamed in the sun.  It is most obvious around the brown panels.  In those days you could get gold poster paint.  i don;t know what the modern equivalent is called.

 

Mike

11 hours ago, BartonStDavidSDJR said:

Thanks for the tips, anyone got any clue how I can recreate the gold lining?

 

Received wisdom is to use a ruling pen angled almost flat against the panel.  Easier to do than explain.  I, and a number of others, use gloss yellow Humbrol 69 mixed with Humbrol 7 cream (recently I think I used Humbrol 9 Tan in the mix)