Dysartes wrote:Paintwork is looking good so far, Rob. How much more do you think you need to do?
Well, this is the list of things I've identified so far that I need to do to push this over the line...
• The main roofs need the "patchwork" look applying ("random" tiles painted in Dark Reaper and The Fang), a coat of Nuln oil, then they need a couple of drybrushes. Plus I need to do something about those white spots (lack of paint in the gaps) on the main roof - I've been over it twice now with black paint, and once with the blue, and still those spots persist!!
That is probably the biggest task.
• The timber framing on the top level needs drybrushing, then staining with another layer of Nuln OIl.
• I need to make a wood pile to go under the wood store - I'm not happy with the one I bought as it's too small, but it will be used as part of a larger wood pile.
• The 10 barrels I bought need finishing (I've only given them a rather poor 1st coat of Mournfang Brown) and then they need to be glued to the base in various locations.
• I will have to apply lead strip to the joins between the small roofs and the big roof on the top level - to hide the rather large gaps.
• Some stuff to apply to fill a few of the other gaps here and there.
• Small details to paint (the wolf heads on the timber framing and on the weather vane).
• The shield and the sign to paint.
• Window leading on the top level windows to drybrush.
• I need to stain with Agrax Eartshade the join between the base and the stone wall.
Might be one or two other things I'm overlooking though.
Whilst that all seems like not a lot on paper, it's all little bits that will take a while to do as a whole for various reasons.
If I could get "a burst of energy" I could probably have that all done in a day or two though, but I seem to be struggling with doing a lot to this in one session even when I do sit down and do stuff.
