Post by: 123Phil on March 24, 2019, 02:40:07 pm
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.
Post by: classixs on March 24, 2019, 03:12:28 pm
Which technique did you use?
Post by: 123Phil on March 24, 2019, 03:22:44 pm
Post by: Nick on March 24, 2019, 08:26:14 pm
I also have one of these Steampak engines that I bought off Edward on ebay a year or so ago. Of course, missing the chimney like the rest...
Post by: 123Phil on March 25, 2019, 03:10:36 pm
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.
Post by: classixs on March 25, 2019, 03:19:00 pm
Assumed something along those lines, and will definitely try this at some point.
Post by: 123Phil on March 25, 2019, 03:23:57 pm
Here's a close up
Post by: Stoker on March 25, 2019, 03:28:52 pm
I'm thinking flat bases of considerable surface area may be a bit tougher to get an even smoke job done on them, but obviously they did it okay in the old days, so it must still be possible today!?!?
Post by: 123Phil on March 25, 2019, 04:29:05 pm
Post by: Scorpion2nz on March 25, 2019, 05:42:36 pm
I did this base last year sometime.
My first attempt at it .
Post by: Stoker on March 25, 2019, 07:18:22 pm
Better than I would do I'm sure.