The author had spent six years building a 7-1/4" gauge model of an
LNER B1 locomotive, 'Bongo', and wanted to paint it to a high
standard. This turned out to be easier said than done. The complete
process of painting, lining and reassembly of Bongo took two years
of frustration, mistakes and wrong directions but, finally, he won
a gold medal at the 2004 Model Engineer Exhibition and the Charles
Kennion Memorial Trophy for the best finished model in the show. It
was this success, together with the lack of published help on the
subject, that led to his decision to put pen to paper. This is not
an academic treatise on painting, but a practical 'cook book' from
someone who did finally achieve a good result, starting from zero
knowledge. With 168 pages, 130 colour photographs and 30 diagrams,
this book takes the beginner through all the necessary stages and
processes in painting a model engineering subject. It includes
selection and making of equipment, paint, preparation, spray and
hand painting, fixing blemishes, lining, transfers, tips on how to
look after the paintwork and a list of suppliers. The many trials,
tribulations and disappointments are related, together with the
author's solutions to them. It was only when the job was finished
and sense of humour restored that people admitted that they had
hardly dared to visit any longer because of the endless tales of
woe and disaster: Paint running, rough finish, dust, insects,
touching the still wet paint, dropping the tender, power failure in
the middle of a job, faulty paint, water in the air supply...If the
reader avoids just one of these pitfalls then the cost of the book
will have been saved, perhaps several times over.
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