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    Scratch-build a NSW Timber Road Overbridge Part 2

    Jan 12, 2021 5 minutes
    Photos by the author.

    Painting and Weathering

    The process of painting or weathering the bridge allows the age or level of maintenance of the bridge to be changed and provides more flexibility over the final look. The methods used below can be used on virtually any timber structure or detail item on your layout and can help make your scenery look much more realistic.

    I trialled several methods of weathering the timber on spare dowels and lumber. This included thinned paints and varnishes. While polishing my black work shoes, it occurred to me that a leather-dye might work. After a few more trials I settled on the following formula.

    [Editor’s note: for Materials and Tools see Issue 345, December 2020.]

    1. To create the ‘black wash’, pour 40

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