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| I temporarily put up the York sign to see how it looked on the newly painted fascia. I'm pleased with the preliminary results. :) |
It's 1943 and the country is at war. Allied victories are turning the tide of the war and America's industries and the country's railroads, big and small, are doing their part. The Maryland & Pennsylvania RR (Affectionately known as The Ma & Pa) might not have been as busy as the big RRs, still played its part in contributing to the eventual Allied victory. Come and see this all relived again as I build an HO scale version of The Ma & Pa, 1943.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
I see a red door and I want it painted black.. - Rolling Stones
Part of what I've envisioned from the very start in planning and building my layout was to help a visitor get the feel for some of the nuances of the Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad. Black and yellow/gold have always been associated with the Ma & Pa. thus the big reason I chose black for the fascia and yellow for the signage. Bellow are the results of the painting effort. I think it turned out great at first glance and I will go back in a day or two and inspect what I've done and see if I still like it as much as I do now.
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No colors anymore I want them to turn black! :-)
ReplyDeleteIn the theatre world, anything you don't want the audience to see gets painted black. It works.
Pierre
Looks great Ted! Unlike me, it looks like you didn't have any holes or joints to hide with compound, so you should be set. Time for some sky blue!
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ReplyDeleteThat was the other consideration for choosing black. A perfect scenario would be to have everything in the room painted black so the only focus would be on the modeled scenes but of course I'd be looking for a new place to live if I did that. :p
Ted
Hi Darel,
ReplyDeleteI did have to use joint compound in a few spots, especially on the upper deck where the bench work angels in and then back out again. If you were here in person and you looked hard you'd see where I did that. I know from the beautiful work I've seen on your blog that you are probably far more of a perfectionist than I. :) Now I just got to choose a good sky color. Any good suggestions?
Ted
Lol! Being a perfectionist has always been my downfall. It is the root cause of my procrastination. I can stand and look at something for hours and make it look right in my mind!
ReplyDeleteI've found it difficult to find a sky blue paint color that didn't have any green in it. I settled on the generic brand that ACE Hardware sells. The color is called True Blue. It is a more intense blue than most would recommend, but I'm not going to have a low horizon. The mountainous backdrop will go almost to the top of the backdrop.
I really like it.
Thanks Darel, I'll check out that color. Whatever shade I use I'll lighten it gradually as it gets close to the horizon. No large mountains in York County PA. :p
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