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David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/06/2020 :  8:27:03 PM       Jim, It's an old trick that I borrowed from Troels Kirk, the master of painted siding. David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/06/2020 :  8:29:07 PM       Bob, Knowing the caliber of work you do I really appreciate your praise. David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 11/06/2020 :  8:50:17 PM       I agree with the others; you’re getting excellent results with the crackle finish. Mike Country: USA | Posts: 6752 Frank Palmer Fireman Posted - 11/07/2020 :  09:42:56 AM       Dave sorry I missed the Grand Opening of your NEW thread. But I'm here now to peak in on my much appreciated name sake. I'm honored. I was in no computer oblivion for a few daze. I like the concept. Your weathered boards turned out fantastic and they'll make terrific siding. Did you used to do architectural drawings? I recognize the isometric drawing style. Dave if you're interested in any 1/29 figures we can print any of these, or whatever scale you want. Frank Edited by - Frank Palmer on 11/07/2020 11:32:01 AM Country: USA | Posts: 5963 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/07/2020 :  3:49:40 PM       Thanks Mike Frank - Welcome and thank you for your comments! As you can see by the responses you earned a loyal following! I'm going to use many of your methods to detail the feed supply store. Yes, I studied architectural drafting and used it a lot in my early work years. Yes, I'll want to use some of the figures you show. Please email me with info on cost, are the prints single or sets, what I need to do, etc. David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 Ensign Fireman Posted - 11/07/2020 :  4:07:24 PM     Dave, nice to see your work being presented here again! Looks like your already off to a good start. Greg Shinnie Country: Canada | Posts: 8849 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/07/2020 :  6:55:56 PM       Thanks Greg, it's nice to be back! David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 quartergauger48 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/07/2020 :  9:07:47 PM     Wow Dave' Great crackled walls'.. I've used it but did not get the results you have. The crackle was dry or wet? over the paint or under the paint.. Then blow dry'...? Sure came out nice'... Those figures look pretty good too. DIdn't know Frank was making figures'...I must investigate further'... Ted Country: USA | Posts: 6129 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/07/2020 :  10:48:20 PM       Ted, The crackle was applied as a heavy even coat as much as possible, then blow dried. A heavy coat of acrylic paint was applied on top of the dried crackle. If you desire smaller cracks apply a thinner coat of paint. I only prepared a 1/2 sheet at a time and applied the paint to the blow dried acrylic quickly after the crackle blow drying. The paper was still warm when I applied the paint and the warm crackle coat may have helped bring out the cracks. Also found that the longer you apply heat to dry the paint the more cracks you will get. Frank's method doesn't use a hair dryer because it shrinks the paint and causes larger cracks. I was going for the larger cracks to represent a no maintenance look to the paint! Practice on a sheet of construction paper with a hair blower and air dry until you get the affect you're looking for. Hope this explanation helps. David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 quartergauger48 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/09/2020 :  10:37:38 PM     Dave, thanks very much for the explanation. I will try your method'...As I know and can see it works very well... Even after extensive research, No one ever tried a hair dryer. SOunds like that is the key to good results... Ted Country: USA | Posts: 6129 Tyson Rayles Moderator Premium Member Posted - 11/10/2020 :  07:37:32 AM     Awesome siding David. Country: USA | Posts: 13309 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/14/2020 :  7:50:13 PM       Thanks Tyson! David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 Guff Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/14/2020 :  8:00:47 PM       Fabricated windows from bass wood and my stock of Rusty Stump window sash: Walls made with foam board and attached siding are ready for assembly: Washed a dark gray diluted acrylic at random to represent years of dirt. More dirt will be added at final stage of construction. Didn’t like the zebra look of the siding so I softened it by sponge dabbing dirty white paint on some of the gray areas. (Next time I’ll leave less gray on the crackle application) David Guffey Country: USA | Posts: 1966 Page: 1 2 3 4 of 4 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       WorkShops, Garage, Machines and Tools       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       Dead Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Steam Shop       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-2020 Railroad Line Co.
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