Steam Windlass....
I have now put together the Steam windlass, which after careful consideration of scratch building, decided to buy one from MMM.
I first of all cleaned up the parts and after panting with a couple of coats of gloss green, with some Matt black parts I put it together. Then came the hard part and the bit I would welcome constructive criticism on...I weathered it, after all this is not a very well run Tug....My son Footskijunior (who is Chief Mate on tankers in the Caribbean) is the skipper tut tut...
Firstly I used my black milk technique to get the edges, corners and crannies looking dirty. Then I applied some "steel" by dry brushing and then, rusting powder. Finally I sealed it all in with a coat of clear varnish. The combination of black milk and the rust powder helps to take the shine off the gloss, but in places leaves just a little of it showing through...Photo one shows it before the rust was added.
Now as I am here to learn, is there a better way to do all that?. If so please let me know....I can try a new technique on the capstan and other parts...