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OK this was just a experiment to if I could do this smoke effect paintwork as it is a brilliant effect.

The engine is a Steampak UK engine and the chimney is just a short piece of pipe I had to try the effect on and hopefully come the better weather I will take the engine apart and polish the boiler and redo the paintwork PLUS of course make a better chimney.

Thanks Jan glad you like it and when we are grandchild free I will have more time to explain how I did it

OK here we go hope this explains what I did first I cleaned the piece of metal tube then warmed it up with the wife's old hairdryer then sprayed a undercoat I then dried the undercoat off again with the hairdryer I then got the candle ect ready and sprayed the top white coat then while the paint was wet I lite the candle and held the flame close to the still wet paintwork and then dried it off with the hairdryer left it about a hour THEN let the grandkids have fun trying to rub the smoke effect off with a earser/rubber and NO they made no difference so job's a good un

Go on I KNOW you want to try it yourself.

Thanks Jan hope you do give it a go

Here's a close up

Thanks Daniel i'm sure I got a old base somewhere so best I have a go on a bigger area

I think that looks pretty darn good Dennis!

Better than I would do I'm sure.