How the water is done, easy as falling off a log (has anyone really ever done that though?). Simply PVA wood working glue over greeny/grey paint. No smells which is good for brownie points at home (ie you can buy that new engine with little fear from 'She who must be obeyed'!). Hopefully the glue dries almost clear after a few hours. 3 or 4 coats should suffice. You could use varnish but IMHO it always looks like best bitter rather than salty water, stinks for days and shows every little bit of dust. I idea of PVA is not mine but from one of Alan Downes' features in Model Rail mag.
How the water is done, easy as falling off a log (has anyone really ever done that though?). Simply PVA wood working glue over greeny/grey paint. No smells which is good for brownie points at home (ie you can buy that new engine with little fear from 'She who must be obeyed'!). Hopefully the glue dries almost clear after a few hours. 3 or 4 coats should suffice. You could use varnish but IMHO it always looks like best bitter rather than salty water, stinks for days and shows every little bit of dust. I idea of PVA is not mine but from one of Alan Downes' features in Model Rail mag.
4th October 2006 17:57
Cement Quay - photographic diary
Model Railway Layouts by Chris Nevard @ fotopic.net
Taken using a Nikon NIKON D200
Cement Quay - layout in a box (or coffin if you are a Goth). The fiddleyard goes on the left. The lower flap on the front folds up for transit to protect the layout. It also negates the need for a tatty old bit of rag attached with drawing pins which is often the norm at shows. For transit the nameboard folds back out of the way too (as do the legs). From running trains to car after the first show took 19 mins including packing up the stock.Previous | NextCement Quay

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