Alder Barn Colouring

Peter holds Mark's barn as I snap this view with my phone. We thought the wall turned out really well and a good start for Mark to work from.

Last Monday's workday with Peter included another local modeler. Our friend Mark stopped by for some tips on how to weather his Alder Models barn. He had glued the walls and flooring together and painted it flat black. The instructions are poor leaving him wondering how to colour the walls and flooring.

I helped him with one wall and a section of the flooring which he liked and will continue on with at home. Here is what we did.

I painted the wall using a sponge lighty applying a coat of dollar store red and brown mix. This gives one a base coat to apply chalks and powders and is not that important to get good coverage or the right colour. It is a base to work with. I decided to begin with Bragdon used brick which is a nice off red. Once the wall were covered including the window areas I began highlighting the walls with red chalk. The chalk is a bright red so it is blended into the used brick tone. To finish off the wall we coloured the window trim using a micro brush and PanPastel white. The white gives a nice weathered paint chipped look to the windows. Now to see how Mark makes out on the other three walls...George Dutka

I am away tomorrow at the Woodstock train show, so no post hence a second post today.

One wall done three to go.