Former Member | 26/07/2021 19:13:44 |
1085 forum posts | [This posting has been removed] |
Nick Wheeler | 26/07/2021 19:33:47 |
1227 forum posts 101 photos | It's unfinished until it is painted, polished, assembled, adjusted and proven to work. Just like any other workpiece. |
Former Member | 26/07/2021 19:37:16 |
1085 forum posts | [This posting has been removed] |
Nick Wheeler | 26/07/2021 19:43:57 |
1227 forum posts 101 photos | Would it help if I added that I think a finished job looks better with wear marks on the linkages, water stains from the valves, heat and soot marks on exhausts, and all the other signs that the thing actually works? |
pgk pgk | 26/07/2021 19:55:31 |
2661 forum posts 294 photos | It's your model and I agree it looks good unpainted. pgk Edited By pgk pgk on 26/07/2021 19:56:47 |
JasonB | 26/07/2021 19:58:58 |
![]() 25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles | Depends who is going to have to keep it bright and polished if left unpainted though you could use a clear lacquer to save it tarnishing over time. |
Mick B1 | 26/07/2021 20:05:04 |
2444 forum posts 139 photos | If I could make such a nice thing I'd leave it nude till tarnish sets in, then clean up and paint. It's up to the artist to decide when a work's finished, but my missus says that once that decision is made and the thing is put into the world, it then belongs to the world. I'm not sure it's clear when that point arrives, though. |
Former Member | 26/07/2021 20:14:51 |
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SillyOldDuffer | 26/07/2021 20:25:47 |
10668 forum posts 2415 photos | Depends what you want to emphasise:
Of the three I prefer plain or grunge to superb paintwork, because perfection smacks of fleeting Sunday best fakery. Super-smart is posed and essentially unreal, and there might be a well-polished turd underneath. I dislike bling, others love it! Dave |
Ron Laden | 26/07/2021 20:31:48 |
![]() 2320 forum posts 452 photos | Not only would I paint it but I would also weather it, even a light weathering for me makes a world of difference but then I appreciate that a lot like them looking as if they are new and just rolled out of the factory shed. Each to their own. |
Nick Wheeler | 26/07/2021 21:08:57 |
1227 forum posts 101 photos | Posted by Ron Laden on 26/07/2021 20:31:48:
Not only would I paint it but I would also weather it, even a light weathering for me makes a world of difference but then I appreciate that a lot like them looking as if they are new and just rolled out of the factory shed. Each to their own. I hate added weathering. It's really rare to find someone who knows when to stop, so it just looks fake. And ugly. Patina is a word that's massively over used too. For me it's the marks of use and maintenance, not neglect or abuse. I had a friend who was an antique dealer, and his advice on recent restoration work is equally applicable to this: ask yourself what are they trying to hide? |
Jon Lawes | 27/07/2021 06:26:40 |
![]() 1078 forum posts | After about three trips out my locomotive looked weathered and with an ingrained patina. I guess its earned it, and its prototypical, but its still not going to win any prizes! That being said, I think that although this would benefit from a nice paint job, it is a shame to cover up the workmanship. |
Dave Halford | 27/07/2021 10:37:48 |
2536 forum posts 24 photos | It doesn't really matter what we think does it? But it appears someone has already painted the frame and buffer beams, probably hiding all sorts of mistakes under there - or maybe not. Painting is really difficult, you only have to look a what Stationroad Steam has to say about some peoples painting skills. At the same time shiny new paint seems to be what the majority of buyers and the public want. You only have to look at the popularity of ex steam rollers converted into shiny new showmans engines. |
Dalboy | 27/07/2021 11:03:38 |
![]() 1009 forum posts 305 photos | At the end of the day it is down to the builder of any model as to what they want yes I agree that sometimes unpainted can look very nice on certain models where as others need to be painted. As to those that think that painting is there to cover mistakes I can only assume that is why they paint their models. Not all that are painted are done to cover mistakes but to enhance them |
old mart | 27/07/2021 14:26:03 |
4655 forum posts 304 photos | I'm with Jason here, a light coating of lacquer. But it would also look great in a suitable regional livery. |
Mike Poole | 27/07/2021 15:12:56 |
![]() 3676 forum posts 82 photos | If you don’t paint then you can always claim it’s not finished yet which heads off the nit pickers Mike |
Howard Lewis | 27/07/2021 18:48:03 |
7227 forum posts 21 photos | A friend won a Gold Medal and an other very well respected trohy with his model But you should have seen what it looked like after being steamed, fortunately unpainted.. The superb paint job covered the singe marks, and went a long way towards winning the prizes. If you don't mind an unpainted model acquiring any sort of patina, leave "as is" So the choice is entirely yours. If others don't approve, TOUGH. Your model, your choice. Howard |
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