update:  24th Jan 2009

The whole structure -  walls & roof were given an undercoat of my special mixture of “driftwood” colour.

Last night the walls were stained with various washes.

Today the roof colour was selected, after some advice from Rick in the USA...

I chose “Rusty Nail” acrylic paint, unopened for a few years and now perfect for the project. I initially gave the roof  a light coat of paint, mixed with a little windscreen washer fluid. When Dry, another full strength coat with a “large” brush.

I took photos of the structure after the first coat of roof paint, to make sure I was happy with the wall colour match.

A second, full strength paint coat. Actually, the colour looks better in person.

update:  2nd February 2009

Time to work on the windows

Before the project was started, I had an idea of what finish I wanted for the windows, . The above pic shows some windows receiving 2 or 3 coats of acrylic paint. Each new coat does not, entirely cover the previous coat applied. Using another “lighter” shade of colour and dry brushing, gives me the effect I’m after.

I spend a lot of time on windws, until I’m happy with the finish & colour, always striving for the right look. Sometimes it happens by accident, just when I’m about to give up.

Dry brushing is applied  with a lighter shade of the final coat, without using the traditional “white”.

Sheet cladding glued to cardstock and additionial internal bracing applied.

I only use yellow glue for these stages, not the white stuff...

Board and Batten effect, for this area. 

Very time consuming excercise and uses a lot of timber, in 3/8ths scale..

Project will be in separate sections. See links below