With the addition of the Small Shop from Sarissa Precision shown previously, I realised that I had 4 buildings now sat unpainted on a shelf. In fact all together they no longer fitted on the shelf. Something had to be done, or at least started…
So, instead of finishing off the small shop as I had planned I started all the others… At once… Why plan these things when unplanned actions lead to so much discovery… (Must stop using so may … Its starting to look like the blog is covered with rabbit droppings…)
The smallest and most detailed is a Charlie Foxtrot Stables that I picked up with the useful advice that spray painting with grey then white (from differing angles) would give me a base coat while retaining most of the detail.
It worked well, so I tried it again on the second building. This was the Cricket Pavilion by Warbases. Both these buildings are designed to represent wooden huts which I picture as being as whitewashed and weathered. So that’s what I went for.
Both came out ok. I probably need to add more detail and pick out some areas with some colour as the white look is quite stark. Some weathering to the lower half of the building added some colour variation but I need to look at what colour to darken that staining to as I think I need to go over the lowest planks with something to represent their damper foundations. Maybe some moss or grass at ground level would help finish them.
The third building is the Grand Library from TTcombat. This was built just after Xmas so has been painted quicker than most things in the shed. I went for a slightly different approach here and like the finish so far. Lots more to do though…
Grey then white allowed the detail to show up. Then, a light spraying of the grey to the lowest edges with most of the spray focussed off the building and on the base board it was stood on. Some more dilute ink washing helped to bring that shadow effect up further. Again more detail is needed. Doors and steps in a contrasting colour maybe.
Now that they are all started, lets see how long it takes me to finish these off…
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