I have decided to start a topic for some of the 2mm Finescale wagons I am building. There are dozens in various states of completion, and "going public" with a few might nudge me towards finishing them off.
The title Wagonologie is inspired by King James I's Dæmonologie of 1597 which, amongst other things, discusses the methods various demons use to torment mankind.
I am not in any way suggesting that the progenitors of some of the kits I've attempted are actual demons... but th
I've been experimenting painting "wood" coloured open wagon floors.
Below is a Grampus, before any weathering takes place. I'm going for a fairly new, clean look for the floor as a starting point. I imagine the insides of these wagons would have got pretty grim quite quickly.
Being etched, the plank lines are fairly wide, and it would be easy to make it look silly.
The floor painting was done with Lifecolor acrylics, brushed on, as illustrated in the next photo.