Needing a bit of an escape from recent forum politics and not wanting to do anything that required too much in the way of thinking I made a start on ‘teaking’ the full brake.
Working from a photo I found on the web I darkened the ends and some upper panels on each side using Vallejo Burnt Umber applied by flat brush and then a few other panels were darkened using Vallejo Flat earth which is my go to colour for LNER coaching stock brown. This is lighter than the burnt umber but darker than the Just Like The Real Thing teak undercoat.
Then I made a start on adding the many layers of Ronseal Teak interior varnish that will eventually make up the coach finish.
Once all the varnish is applied and I am happy with the overall finish I will mask off and spray the roof.
) So late morning I got stuck into fitting the roof and by the end of the day I had not only fitted the roof I had added most of the underframe fittings too – I had prepared the buffer beams a couple of years ago.
