Martin's 2mm Musings (and maybe a layout...)

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19 hours ago, Caley Jim said:

Powder paint is mostly used in schools and nurseries these days and seems to be mostly supplied in fairly large quantities and rather lurid colours.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/powder-paint/s?k=powder+paint

 

I have several small tins of Rowney make, which I think I inherited from my father (a primary school headmaster) but they don't seem to do it any more, although it seems there is still some around.    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/225756034930

 

I believe you can create it by scraping chalk or pastels to form a powder.  I've found that dusting it lightly over painted stonework helps to give it a more 'stony' finish, for want of a better description!

 

I would guess that weathering powders are pretty much the same stuff.  I use black to 'weather' coal wagons, though you have to be very sparing with it!

 

Jim

 

 

 

Thanks Jim, I've ordered a cheap pack of powder paint that had some white in it (the rest can go to the Scout Hall for the Beavers!), I've also ordered some white weathering powder and some chalk to have a play with.

 

I'm sure results will be posted (or brought along to Almodell) in due course!