Building A OO Gauge Model Railway: Painting A Ghost Sign
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2025
- As highlighted in a previous update I wanted to add a ghost sign to the side of the Victorian houses kit. In this video I show you how I’ve gone about it with a little help from a neat stencil provided by Scale Model Scenery. I hope you enjoy it.
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Simply a brilliant painting of the "Ghost Sign" Cheers Greg
Thank you Greg. Paul
Brilliant Paul that looks great.
Thanks again Tony. Paul
Bloody brilliant, will give that a go
Hi Paul just been watching back this video- wasn’t sure how that would turn out until your reveal but just love the effect on the side of the house, certainly looks the part. Another great paint job by the master 😉👍
You are too kind Garry. This was my third attempt at it, the first two being on test pieces and both with varying results. There is an element of luck involved knowing when to stop adding more paint but I think I got it just about right for this one thankfully. Paul
Well you definitely nailed it this time and we would never known of first attempts 😁
By far looking awesome 😉👍
Really good effect there Paul. It is definitely a better result opposed to using stickers.
Thanks Coops, I reckon the stickers have their merit but more so for paper or card printed items. These templates do work a treat for embossed brick though. Paul
Wow that final shot looks truly great!
Thank you Klaas, I’m so pleased you like it. Paul
Looks fantastic - just received one in the post. Looking forward to having a go. Scale should produce more different versions...great video !
It’s a nice little set Justin did so good luck with your take on it. As for additional sets, I think he’s looked at them but it’s just a case of not enough hours in the day. He does do sticker equivalents of other ghost signs. Paul
@@GalgormHall - Thank you for your reply, which is very helpful.
excellent and looks vintage
Thank you TVR. Paul
Great video Paul. The ghost sign has come up really well. A nice modelling feature not often seen. Clint
Thanks Clint, as you’ll have heard in the video I was more than happy with the outcome. Having done two tests with varying degrees of success I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome at the third time of asking. Paul
Hi Paul. fantastic job on the ghost sign , looks so realistic. details count...the layout is coming along great. best wishes Tony
Thanks Tony, I’d love to be showing more progress on the layout than what’s done but life does have a tendency of getting in the way! Lol. Still, it’s not a race, eh? Paul
Hi Paul. Excellent the effect you have is just right and how I remember those signs, well done excellent job. Regards George........
Hi George, thank you for the kind comments. Paul
That looks spectacular, its little details like this which bring a simple building to life, excellent work paul.
Thanks Alex, it certainly lifts what could have been a very dull wall and being in such a prominent position it just shouted for something to be plastered on it. 😆 Paul
As always, very nice work Paul! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it Richard. Thank you for watching. 😉 Paul
@@GalgormHall wouldn't miss it!
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Awesome Paul!! Brilliant idea! Well done. Cheers Onno.
Thank you Onno, really appreciate the comments. Paul
That is very impressive Paul and good to see Justin is now stocking the kit with your photograph! Well done mate
Cheers Steve
Thanks Steve, he needed an example to help with the advertising of the stencil and of course I obliged. 😉 Paul
Looks absolutely fantastic, we have a bicycle works nearby and the sign is identical. Great work
Thanks AG, would love to see that real life sign. Paul
So here I am sat on stand in Amsterdam with one too many bags in the hold!!! Can't fly with an unknown bag on board and it's going to take 20 minutes to resolve. What better than a new video from Paul!?
Would never have thought of doing it that way round. You learn something new everyday. The result is excellent. Thanks for another great video Paul and for filling in 20 minutes of wasted time in Amsterdam because somebody cant count!!!!
Cheers
Mal
If this video does nothing Mal, it’s given you 20 minutes down time. If only those planes of yours had on board entertainment you could have shared it with the rest of the passengers! Glad you enjoyed it. Paul
Brilliant Paul! Really like the technique and the result - very effective! Wouldn't have thought to go about that way, thanks for sharing. Best, John
Thanks John, it was a process of elimination to get the method that worked for me and I couldn’t be happier with the results. Paul
Great stuff Paul. That looks superb. Love it.
Thanks Jamie, glad you enjoyed it birthday boy. 😉 Paul
Paul, that's brilliant mate.
Really simple and very effective.
Hadn't considered adding anything like that to my layout but now I've seen how you've done it I've got to have a go.
Yet again you've inspired me to add something new I'd never actually thought about.
The house is looking fantastic by the way mate.
Thanks James, I’ve always liked the appearance of ghost signs and this gable wall was just shouting out for it. Having Justin on board to help with a template made the thing possible and as you can see works great on embossed brick. I believe he might well expand the range to include various different options so give it a go. Paul
nice work Paul. I will most certainly be looking at these templates.
Thanks Yarslow, definitely give it a go. Paul.
followed this from the start, this has been a great build
Thank you, still a bit of a way to go on it but I’m more than happy with the results so far. Paul
Nice job on an often neglected area Paul.
Thank you Davie. Paul
Excellent!
Thank you Red Bank. Paul
That is absolutely superb. far better than the sticker versions you mentioned at the beginning of your video.
Thanks Nige, I think the stickers have their merits but more so with card kits than embossed brick. Paul
That really is an excellent effect and very realistic. I've looked at ghost signs from some of my Metcalfe buildings but they are all for red brick and mine are grey stone. I think that effect might work on card as well as embossed stone. Cutting the stencils however might be another thing. Stephen
No doubt these will get scaled down for N scale as most things do. They would certainly prove very useful to you and your card kits. I’ve no doubt you would make them work too. Thanks as always for the feedback Stephen. Paul
Great work
Thank you Colin. Paul
Loving that effect Paul, nice one. May try this in N scale at some point. Cheers, Chris
Thanks Wheezy, would love to see a version in N gauge. Paul
Brilliant. M.
Thank you. Paul
Well done.
Thank you plasticirishman52. Paul
@@GalgormHall No problem, Paul. I am a lifetime modeler, myself, with a particular interest in Architectural modelling. I have read many of the books by the masters , i really appreciate something new and different. Your video is well made and very informative.
That’s very kind of you to say so. Where in Ireland are you based? Paul
@@GalgormHall The South East, Co. Carlow.
excellent result....
Thank you. Paul
Impressive work. I always went the reverse order, but yours really pops! 👏
Thanks Anthony, I did look at alternative methods but this I felt gave in he best results. Paul
Beautifull work!
Thank you Paul. Paul!
Cracking work there Paul. I am going to do something similar with my Bloomfield Lea Road layout when I start building it over the winter months. I will be on the lookout for some Northern Irish companies and perhaps make some templates for a derelict printworks that would be at the back of the train depot. I have given this a like and keep up the great videos mate.
All the best
Ash.
Thanks Ash, plenty of now defunct business names you could chose from, just be sure to select something that can be transferred to a stencil and doesn’t require intricate detail. Paul
This technique is fantastic and this video is too I've save it to and to the group.. and I thought of something else in my look pretty cool with this as an antique light mounted above it it comes out on arm and faces towards the wall that kind of twinkles like the ballast is going bad in the light that would be an awesome will extra bonus let me know what you think
Thank you Billy for sharing it with the group and for your comments. Lighting isn’t a bad idea. Not sure I’ll illuminate the wall directly but certainly will look at casting some moody lighting in the vicinity. Paul
Loved it
Thanks Nigel, so do I! Paul
Neat!
Thank you. Paul
You achieved a great effect, but I have to ask: Wouldn't this be a tad easier if done before the model is built?
Thank you, it could certainly be done prior to building in order to work on a flat surface however it would also mean having to paint the brick, something I wouldn’t normally do until after to allow join lines to be filled, etc. Paul
I wonder why you did things in reverse? Most of the ghost signs I've seen pretty much reveal how the signwriter painted them. In this instance, the signwriter would have painted a Cobolt Blue square background to cover the bricks. The next stage would have been a white border. He would have then painted the white letters over the blue, first using an anti-bleed undercoat. As the sign faded, the white lettering would begin to expose the blue background. As that broke down, the bricks would begin to appear. I think the blue background could have been laid down first with the white lettering placed on top. The process is fine, but you'd eliminate the need to mask the lettering. One comment about the stencil: The two words seem to be way to far apart: www.picuki.com/media/2395061652016812760
Thanks for the feedback John. Not being a sign writer I guess is my answer for doing it the way I did. The process still works and gives the effect I was after. Paul
Looks very realistic Paul, you've done an excellent job, love it. Just wondered if before removing the letters mask, could you maskol whilst it's still in place, to save doing it freehand and then remove it for the background work?
Hi Jim, thank you. I did try that method first on a test piece but found the maskol occasionally leached under the template. Rather than an untidy mess I felt it better and easier to just paint it on free hand. Paul
Great video Paul - but I have one question, why were the letters put on first instead of doing the blue background first? Seems like doing the background first would eliminate the need to use the maskol over the letters. Maybe you addressed this in the video and I missed it?
- Rick
Ahhh, I think I just answered my own question - you want the brick color coming through the letters, not the blue color.... :)
Hi Rick, no I didn’t address it directly and should have. The prototypes from photographic evidence appear to show that lettering was painted directly on to the brick and the blue painted round this. Worn lettering work shoes plain brick behind and not the blue hence this approach. Hope that helps and thank you for the comments. Paul
Yup, that’s it exactly. The reference in the video on the gaps in the lettering was for additional white to be added if necessary where the little stories held the centre pieces of the highlighted letters. Paul
Neat trick, Paul, and very effective and not too laboured. Just right, adds to the model rather than detracting from it. Did you buy the Maskol from SMS as well? Mike
Hi Mike, thank you, it certainly adds a little something extra to the build. As to the Maskol, no I didn’t, it’s been part of my supplies for a couple of years and don’t remember where it came from. Paul
@@GalgormHall Cheers Paul. Just so happens, and it totally escaped my memory, that I purchased the kit you are working on with the ghost sign, so will follow your methodology and have another accomplished model from yourself. Will use the link to purchase the ghost sign. Hear from you again later. Mike
Hi Paul another cracking painting video 😎 Your skills are endless, but maybe I will have to start calling you “Sponge Bob” rather than WWF in future 😂😂😂 Best Wishes from County Wicklow
😂 Paul, you’re determined to get a tag that sticks! Glad you enjoyed it mate. Paul
It’s all about brand identity 😂😂😂😂
Really nice but wouldn't it be easier to paint the background colour first then the lettering on top, then you get the background colour in the gaps in the letters, such as the O. Wouldn't need the masking fluid then. All the best Anthony.
Hi Anthony, thank you for the feedback. The reason I took this approach is twofold, the first I was concerned a solid blue background would have shown through to some degree with the white applied on top being such a bold colour. Secondly and more importantly, the prototypes show no evidence that they were painted with a blue background first. The worn white lettering reveals brick colours behind and not the blue of the border. Paul
@@GalgormHall right ok look great all the same, I went out taking photos of ghost signs a couple of years ago, lots around here in southeast London.
I pulled a lot of photos from google to help with the final look but yes, I believe London still has lots in situ to look at. Garry from Cheekytek shared a couple with me.m too. Paul
Certainly a ‘different’ type of gable wall mural!🤣
DDN, you’ve just planted a seed and I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. Northern Ireland is known for its murals, albeit on a more political motif but it would make for a very individual looking table wall. 🤔 Paul
Galgorm Hall indeed Paul. I’m familiar with NI, having family in both Belfast and Portrush, so know these places well 😂 I guess you’d need to be slightly careful in case you upset the snowflake brigade but why not? A. It’s your layout, your rules, and B. If you are having it based either North or South then it is a familiar site all over 👍🏼