40. Tarmac, or water in flood?
No, it is not a Turner sea-scape, but my umpteenth attempt to get a simple, even coat of tarmac-grey on the loading area for my goods-yard.
I started with a darkened (water-based) Green Scene 'Light Tarmac' textured paint, and failed to apply it evenly. Then I decided to cover this with a coat of sieved sand, glued down with P.V.A. This did not adhere evenly either, not helped by my doing it in three areas (if immediately after each other on the same after-noon). 'Bother', I thought, 'at least I can use the faults as scenic details such as puddles.' So I slapped on a few coats of acrylic paint, and again achieved a 'varied' finish.
After several coats of slightly thinned acrylic, then much thinned poster paint, and all applied by a 1" paint-brush or a natty little sponge-roller my partner found in a charity shop for me, I returned to using the 1" paint-brush with a poster-paint, hoping this would be the last coat. Alas, not: while it looked beautifully even on application, the paint has dried with pale and white 'flecks' and 'surf froth' I would be proud of if painting a view out to sea one stormy after-noon.
Now I have given up for the moment, and gone back to playing trains...
... while I decide how to cover everything up satisfactorily for the final option: Halford's 'rattle can' primer spray-paint. If this does not work, I will sulk and eat cake. What I need is some fine-grained sand-paper in A2-sized sheets one can just paint and glue down. But then would this 'blister' and warp? Probably.
Anyway, the wagon inspector visits...
... while the coal merchant leaves him to get on with his next round:
Meanwhile, the mileage sidings are seeing traffic.
Edited by C126
Typos. and adding photos.
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