Lining City of Cardigan
A layman’s Guide
In the past I have always
had major problems trying to use lining transfers. It very quickly
became a game of snakes and ladders for me. I’d start, make some
progress then it would all go wrong.
I also tried using lining pens as well but the end result of
this type of lining was also little short of a disaster. So having
just built a Castle Class Locomotive and gone to the trouble of
adding in as much detail as I could, I thought it only right that I
attempt lining again to finish it off.
I reread Ian Rathbones book on lining and painting and studied his associated DVDs that I’d had for some time and I always marvelled at his expertise in lining using both approaches. So taking many leaves from his book I endeavoured to make a fresh start. This time I made much more progress and learned how to achieve a reasonable way of lining my castle Class locomotive. To share how I did that I am using the second locomotive I have lined, City of Truro which I built several years ago.
There are several
important steps to success, which worked for me!
gloss varnish
cut transfers into small manageable sections
apply carefully using wooden cocktail sticks and cotton wool buds
trim the overlaps
apply matt varnish to finish off and protect