A few things on my workbench

[bogusman]

Thanks all for the info on the paint for blue bricks I will look into it when my local model shop opens again. Will post more of the footbridge as the painting continues

Pete

[DougN]

Yes I agree Paul. I have too many projects that hit a snag for what ever reason, the V2's was waiting on a delivery pre scale(online) fourum from the UK which I thought would be about the normal 2 weeks, but was about 7 due to back logs of orders etc. ok I go off and start another project (NER signal box) which surprisingly I finished but I have not gone back to the V2's. Ok there is a half built NER station building, the snag is how to repair some over cut arch windows. So I moved to clean up the layout, here is where I had the buildings (for the paint, as this is a tenuous link to the topic) just need to finally assemble these. As the paints were out, I have another stalled project of a wills station I started the 10 years ago, which got a look in. So maybe I will finish off these buildings (and one demolished by Lyn by accident years ago, a reassemble and paint activity) then get back to the Locos.

The one thing about all of this is I am using the store of paints... but buying more colours. The other thing is my building painting is creating a bigger appreciation of how the paints behave and the use of various colours... and unusually for me writing them down in a spiral bound book of technics. So I can one day assist other people locally when asked how did you paint the York stone, brickwork etc. and include the humbrol colour and number. I already have a page on wagon painting! With technics and colours.

So back to the colour of engineering brick, Terry was I right with the blue?

[bogusman]

1st coat of dark stone applied. There is a lot to be said for 1970s austerity grey applied to these bridges!!!!

Pete

[bogusman]

Starting to paint the girder dark stone on the inside of the bridge to say the least it is very taxing!!!!!

Pete

[Tribus]

But so worth it. It's looking fabulous

[bogusman]

Thank you for your comment. I was hoping to do some more tonight but my eyes had other ideas as I could not focus with the optivisor on so will try again at the weekend.

Pete

[bogusman]

A dry run with the roof on the footbridge and brickwork on the signal box. Still need to do the engineer blue.

Pete