January and February have been busy with non hobby projects. I found a paint/stain hack online and have transformed my golden oak staircase to a more modern dark stained handrail and newel posts and white spindles.
The top picture shows the original colour of the stairs and the new stain.
The bottom picture shows the finished product with the white spindles.
We also had new carpet laid on the stairs.
Several years ago I had 11 Wild West buildings scratch built by Colin Rush. They are truely works of art. Unfortunately, I’m not able to get any for the time being, so I thought I would try to mimic his style and usedthe excellent guide in The Rules With No Name by Wargames Foundry.
This is about 1 hour worth of work. I didn’t photocopy the templates so had to measure all the openings which was probably the longest part. I bought a “Stick Cutter” from Kelvin Tools which made cutting the balsa wood super easy.
I used an artist board for the backing and 1/8 thick balsa for the siding. I have some 1/16 thick balsa for the trim.
I actually cladded the whole bottom piece and about 1/4 of the one on the left.
These will be two side walls and are for a 2 storey building.
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