Nice scratch building, its even square!
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Cheyenne
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I originally wanted to do a quick scratch trailer for the boat but I got involved and I like the trailer so much I'm gonna put the boats on blocks and have the trailer a stand alone thingie .
I have floor - essent lights [ no way was I gonna try and spell that ] and they make all my browns reddish and if you look at the hull they also give the orange a yellowish hue . The rust spatter all over the trailer is actually brownish .
The plywood is balsa with printed manufacture logos pasted to the balsa then stained MinWax Golden Oak .
The double diamond plate for the fenders I got from a hobby store on line and was listed as 1/48th scale .
Looks more like 1/35th or even larger , oh well , suck it up Glenn .
I have floor - essent lights [ no way was I gonna try and spell that ] and they make all my browns reddish and if you look at the hull they also give the orange a yellowish hue . The rust spatter all over the trailer is actually brownish .
The plywood is balsa with printed manufacture logos pasted to the balsa then stained MinWax Golden Oak .
The double diamond plate for the fenders I got from a hobby store on line and was listed as 1/48th scale .
Looks more like 1/35th or even larger , oh well , suck it up Glenn .
Heavens Eagle
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That trailer is looking might fine Glenn!
Great finding a way to fall into something like that. Love the trailer.
Cheyenne
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The roof and dormer gave me fits but it's done , now I just have to make the dormer for the other side and weather everything .
Oh and the roofing material will be a rolled tar roof , commonly seen around here with beach stone pressed into the roof tar .
A little bit of trivia , around here on the beach , rolled tar roofs are sprinkled with white/yellowish beach stones .
One of the reasons for this is over the course of time and the use of asphalt roads , seagulls have learned that if they pick up clams out of the surf and drop them on the roads [ or any black surface , black tar roofs , black vehicles included ] the clams will crack open on the hard surfaces .
Oh and the roofing material will be a rolled tar roof , commonly seen around here with beach stone pressed into the roof tar .
A little bit of trivia , around here on the beach , rolled tar roofs are sprinkled with white/yellowish beach stones .
One of the reasons for this is over the course of time and the use of asphalt roads , seagulls have learned that if they pick up clams out of the surf and drop them on the roads [ or any black surface , black tar roofs , black vehicles included ] the clams will crack open on the hard surfaces .
Yeah them birds are pretty smart man.
How did you get the paint to crack on purpose like that?
How did you get the paint to crack on purpose like that?
Cheyenne
Moderator
Pup , craft stores have a gel medium .
Paint an acrylic color on your surface [ the base color you wat to show through the cracks ] wait till dry .
On wood or porous surfaces , must have a coat thick enough so the top layers won't soak into the wood etc .
Paint the gel medium on , [ healthy coat ] wait till dry .
Then [ airbrush preferred ] paint on the top coat that will crackle .
You can use a brush but the F.M . that makes the top coat crackle clumps and doesn't give as good results as an air brush .
Paint an acrylic color on your surface [ the base color you wat to show through the cracks ] wait till dry .
On wood or porous surfaces , must have a coat thick enough so the top layers won't soak into the wood etc .
Paint the gel medium on , [ healthy coat ] wait till dry .
Then [ airbrush preferred ] paint on the top coat that will crackle .
You can use a brush but the F.M . that makes the top coat crackle clumps and doesn't give as good results as an air brush .
Hilts..I get the reference. 
Cheyenne
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Hilts..I get the reference.
You knowing I do stuff like that , plus knowing my like for Steve , I'm glad someone figured it out .
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