I managed to get enough time to paint the turntable this week.
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The finished product.
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The steps
to painting. Undercoat grey first for better paint adhesion and a good base colour.
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Next a blue grey mixture
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Then some
areas are lightly covered with grey to depict faded paint.
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Closer view.
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Next a dusting of rust on the underframe.
Using a paint brush I painted the walkways with a brown grey mixture.
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When gluing on the rails I used 3
sleepers close together to maintain the gauge rather than trying to measure it.