SRMW Threadwell Textile on the S&S RR

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In the next few pictures, I will describe the technique I'm using to color the stone walls for this build.


Here is the picture of the test wall again.

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I started this process by creating a color sample of the pan pastels that I planned to use for this. (see the color sample post a page or two back). I then started applying the first color grey to a sample wall using a sponge applicator. I wore out the little foam pad on the one with a handle after the first color was applied to the first wall. I then switched to the big foam pads - again they were wearing out fast and I was having a real hard time staying in the lines.  Keep on one stone with a color.  This picture describes where it went from there.





The foam pads were left on the back of the workbench and the paint brushes and alcohol were brought out.

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Once each of the stones of the wall were painted (I'm using 8 - 10 different colors of pan pastel and Rembrant pastel chalks) using the pastel powder and alcohol - I then painted the mortar lines with a light grey powder and alcohol. 

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At this point it doesn't look that good . It takes the application of a dry blend of a tone down color in this case I'm using raw umber tint pan pastel applied with a soft fluffy brush.

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I took pictures of the third and fourth casting going through process.


Here they are after the stones are individually painted with the chalk and alcohol.
The bottom casting has been primed with a darker gray automotive primer instead of the expensive light grey primer for my first trial.

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Next step is to apply the mortar lines with the light grey pastel and alcohol.

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Finally, the raw umber shade blending step.  The amount of blending is simply how much power you apply and then how much brushing you do after it's on. If you don't like it you can brush until most of the blending is gone.  I like the hint of color look - I think it looks the most natural. The only time rocks would have a real rich color is when their wet from the rain.

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I started using a very light brushing of a dark green to give the rocks a more algae covered look because these castings are going to be down by the water in the backwaters of the mill. You can see this in the casting on the left.

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You can see a few darker spots on individual stones where the alcohol was not dry when I applied the raw umber tint.  If you wait a few more minutes and dust it again they will be gone.

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I also made some progress with casting assembly process today.

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The main building assembly was in the paint booth when I turned out the lights.

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I also continued the buildup of the base for the diorama. Also, started test fitting some castings.

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If you compare the casting locations on the baseboard to the reference pictures hanging on the back of my workbench you can start to see how things are going to go together.

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I made some more progress on test fitting some of the castings and the baseboard, today. I have some cutting to do on the baseboard - it will be an easy fit. As I was going through the stack of instruction cards I found a page where Bob says the dimension that is 6 1/2 inches should be 6. See what happens when you don't read all the instructions, first. It's a five minute fix. There are a lot of castings that need to be fitted and understood before you get out the glue bottle with this kit.

[Janbouli]

Is it me or do the stones look out of scale , some of the stones are as large as the window, would that be prototypical?