rip it up and start again...again...
Those not wishing to see something downbeat...please avert your eyes now...
I guess it was only a matter of time before the mojo would suffer a dent again...after managing to stoke it high through the summer, thanks to the diorama competition and then straight onto Kyle for a 3 month 'make-over'...it was on the cards at some time...and I guess a few set backs have fuelled it.
First up, the water (again) Having re stripped the PVA layers off, repaired and redone the quayside wall, repainted the water again, I started the slow process of building up the layers of glue....applying thinly after reading a few stories. Three coats on, it was going fine and although not resembling water yet I was prepared to hang in for the long haul as I believe Mickey had said he had applied 30 coats to get his water effect on another thread.
Then...disaster struck ...I awoke one morning last week to find a patch which had gone white. On closer inspection I now realise that it must have been one of the verticals on the quayside came loose and its movement was enough to affect the glue at the base surrounding it, lifting it to create a very shallow bubble...
The defence calls evidence No.1...
Big time unimpressed
So, I think I will scrape it all off and I may even go back to applying some gloss varnish layers instead. I think the PVA method probably works very well but if it is in a situation where it can be knocked or there is some movement adjacent, then perhaps its not the right approach for me.
Secondly, after applying a few more coats of paint to the station building, I decided it looks c**p. You will note I have been careful in my previous close ups of it until now as the plasticard was not going the way I had hoped and I was caught between shall I go on and try and make the best of it....or scrap it? Andy (of the St Ruth blog) made some nice comments of recent on my last post but I have now reached the stage that my build method/approach is wrong and I am not sure I have the enthusiasm to carry on with the building as it is presently.
I did manage to paint the chairs rust colour the other night, when I gave up on the station building but you will see the soft focus comes in to play with the station building again
The defence calls evidence No.2...
Track weathering has begun...but it really needs an airbrushing of black all over now to depict late 70's early 80's...
I think I will reconsider redoing the station building but using card...my preferred modelling medium...
So....as usual for me...step back...grab a lemon, a handful of ice and perfume a tonic water with a few drops from the bottle of Bombay Sapphire...
Pete
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