Saturday

Feb. 4th, 2012 11:12 pm
altivo: Horsie cupcakes (cupcake)
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Normal. Shopping, chores, cooking...

After dinner I tried some experiments with polymer clay to see whether I really can construct N scale figures. Two bears clowning and a horse engineer sticking his head out the window... They are recognizable, and I cured them in the oven without them melting into a puddle which is what I really expected. The figures need to be a bit tinier, but I'm getting the idea of how to construct and assemble them.

No photo because I used dark colored (bear fur) clay and there isn't enough contrast to see the details. I don't know if I can use different colors of clay at this tiny scale. I expect to have to paint them instead. May try that with the samples tomorrow if I get time.

Also dismantled a GP7 loco shell in preparation for painting. Oh jeez, so many tiny parts. But figured it out and separated out all the necessary bits. Some get painted black, some orange, and the couplers don't get painted at all. Neither do the windows, which fortunately can be snapped out and don't have to be masked individually. I do plan to hook up the airbrush and start this paint job tomorrow.

Also got the necessary decals in the mail to apply heralds and numbers to the two engines after they are painted, and today finally found some semi-gloss clear acrylic overcoat to apply once the painting and detailing is done.

Bed is calling now.

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