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up on the roof...

bcnPete

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Update - Good evening,

 

Work has continued on the inset track area sanding, painting etc etc but to give myself a break from it I decided to start painting the roof of both dries buildings.

 

Working from a mix of photos of how they used to be late in the late 70's and also from now(ish) I have applied some base colour over the grey primer that was.

 

The paints are mostly acrylic from a wargamer shop near where I teach and a few railmatch acrylic. I must admit I am starting to prefer working with these acrylics now then the Humbrol pots which are gradually drying up and the ease of rinsing brushes and lack of smell wafting from the DRT are also a bonus.

 

Enough rambling - First I applied some blue/grey to the Rotary dries building to the walls and then the roof has been painted with sleeper grime. Once these were dry I started to work in some weathering powders dry brushing with fairly large brushes.

 

Then for the Old dries building I have painted most of the roof with railmatch rust. There are some newer replaced parts of the roof which initially were painted the blue/grey colour and then some brown powder has been applied to represent rust appearing.

 

The powders used were a mixture of black, white and brown (I can be more specific if required)

 

In reality, to represent the buildings when china clay not cement was King at Moorswater I need to give them a good dusting of white powder...or talc as has been suggested. But before that, I am trying to get the base colours to look convincing.

 

Its early days as I still need to finish the roof construction over the covered area but here's a few pics of work in progress...

 

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Overall plan shot...

 

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Rotary Dries building...

 

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Old dries building...

 

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View along top...

 

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Seen from track level...

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Awesome stuff Pete. Really glad it's all starting to come together after the inset track issues!

 

Tom.

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queensquare
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Superb Pete. That low level shot looks just like the video link I sent you

 

Jerry

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Blimey Pete,

 

That last photo!I'm almost there.

 

The painting and weathering has given a real sense of the prototype and has enhanced your structures of Moorswater.

 

Briliant modelling Pete.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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bcnPete
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Many thanks all for your kind comments - I won't respond individually this time due to SQL interference ;)

 

The last time I posted I was on the brink of throwing the towel in and scrapping the whole layout (the sort of childish behaviour I am trying to prevent my kids from having!) but having rediverted my attention and the encouraging comments received I am glad I relented...

 

Thanks all

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Jon020

Pete,

I'm late again... but what can I add. The colouring on each roof looks superb, really nicely executed and a real feel of variabel textures. I admired the inlaid ftack in that last shot... it all looks very fine-scale so very, very superb! So pleased you kept at it.

Jon

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bcnPete
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Very nice already Pete!

 

Thanks Steve...as you can see, the 7mm has been displaced again recently...

 

I'm late again... but what can I add. The colouring on each roof looks superb, really nicely executed and a real feel of variabel textures. I admired the inlaid ftack in that last shot... it all looks very fine-scale so very, very superb! So pleased you kept at it.

 

Many thanks also Jon - it all needs another scrape and sand before the 66 can arrive with the cement train...

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bcnPete
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That's looking really good mate!

 

Thanks Jeremy - need to reply to your PM as well!

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Lisa

What about a picture taken as if from a train on top of the viaduct?

 

Lisa

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bcnPete
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What about a picture taken as if from a train on top of the viaduct?

 

Lisa - I will wait until I have clad the remaining roof for that one otherwise its just more of the same...

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