The lettering is actually a stencil that you tape to the walls and blot over with a paint brush. So you have complete control on the amount of weathering you want to apply.
You're off to a great start on this one Wes, but Karl A. will probably really get going after he recovers from his marathon drive home from Peabody.
There's a couple of other projects spread out on my desk right now to finish first Mike. One of which is the SierraWest Railroad Camp. Very soon though.
Had some free time lastnight and decide to do the brickwork section of the kit. I was anxious to try it out because ive never done a brick wall before. Im quite pleased with the result.
This huge chunk of resin comes in the kit. I just love the smell of the resin castings in a Sierra West kit.
Paul. My method was first to spray the casting with a cheap rattle can. I used red oxide primer. Once that dried for a day, I stippled on a cheap grey Acrylic craft paint to fill in the mortar joints. Immediately I went over the whole wall with a damp rag to remove the paint from the brick surface.
The wall was then dusted with different mig weathering powders (darkest first moving to lighter) in a downward stroke. I tried to apply the powders in a random pattern to try vary the shades over the wall.
That's basically it. Not very complex. I do need to still colour the cement foundation section on the bottom of the casting.
Cool. So .. wiping the paint off of the bricks with the damp rag leaves gray in the recessed bricks in addition to the mortar. Really like that effect .. of course .. that is effective because Karl A. carved them that way. I mean .. I REALLY like the effect. :)
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Posted - 10/18/2011 : 5:28:43 PM
