Well it has been a long slog getting this far but the actual buildings are all painted. (Well for now anyway, I will come back at some point and paint frames for the windows.)
Has it been worth the effort?
I think so, I am glad that I took the time to paint each brick and each roof tile one at a time instead of drybrushing it all. Selecting a few tiles or bricks to be singled out was an option but that seemed like half a job.
The windows were painted black then had grey painted on to act as reflections and were painted several times with a gloss varnish to reflect actual light.
They are still not quite right but I am not sure I would want to invest any more time in experiments to get it just right, problem is I may never have got it just right.
The vines/creepers were painted brown then several shades of green built up leaving some brown for the branches underneath.
Hinges on the gates painted, shutters on the attic windows all shaded and highlighted.
So all in all so far so good.
Next is the tricky bit. Deciding how to model the base it sits on.
The inside I am thinking patches of grass, vegetable plots.
Ideally I want to make the rest a mixture of dirt and cobbles. Though making cobbles at this scale will be a bit tedious.
Once the inside is done then we have the outside, as it is a standalone piece I do not want strong tracks leading to the edge of the base as that will look daft if it does not join up with a track when on my games table.
The outside will be easy to do once I am decided.
Anyway here are a variety of shots from various angles showing the project thus far.
Michael.
