Anyway, with wooden models, step one is usually to age the wood with EDM Models weathered wood stain. A quick coat of this usually turns the wood a delicate silver, with further applications for a deeper shade.
Not this time. My bottle, which is main years old, is a bit thick, and sent the wood a deep silver in one hit. A less than subtle result, and one that makes me think I need to buy some new potion next time I see Paul.
It's not a disaster, but it's not really the effect I was looking for, so in an effort to bring the colour back a bit, I tried Coach & Wagon Works Old Oak Wood Stain.
Much better. There is still ageing, but this looks like a building that has enjoyed the occasional coat of creasote every few years.
Annoyingly, where there is glue on the surface, neither stain penetrates. Not an issue, except around the toilet roll holder inside, so I might have to hit that with the weathering powders.
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I believe that aliphatic glues work with woodstains, it is what I used to build my Bole wagons, along with woodstains from Littlefairs, which give you big range of colours to work with
I use a mixture of one part black leather dye to 30 parts rubbing alcohol aka surgical spirit. You can use less or more of either to vary the ageing effect. I use a weaker mixture on wood parts to start with. Then I paint over this when dry. A favourite method is to use a cotton swab. I dip the swab in the paint container, then wring out the cotton bud into the container or onto a paper towel. Drag this across the strip wood for a variegated peeling paint effect.
Steve Lucas
I think this pretty much what this is. You can buy a product in the States called "Silverwood". It can't be shipped abroad, but they sent me the recipe years ago. The leather dye has to be acrylic, and I couldn't find a supplier of sensible quantities. Paul makes his version in big drums on his drive!
Thanks - I'll give that a go in the future.
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