I have bought a pack of Model Scene milk churns (product reference 5187) and I am debating whether to "paint" them silver with a metallic felt-tip pen or leave them in the original grey plastic finish.
Can anyone advise me which would look more realistic ?
Thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Joe
I'd go with the silver, but it's a matter of personal choice, I guess.
Hi Joe, I agree with George, go silver then maybe dull it back a bit. They were always steel, so if you can get a steel paint, then that would be even better. Cheers, Bill.
They were aluminium when I left the dairy in 1965 and quite shiny. Cylindrical ones, that is; the old conical ones were steel.
I'm not trying to be smart here, but to me, N scale milk churns are so small that silver or aluminium paint will be fine... don't wanna become rivet counters of milk churns.... :worried:
I walked past a farm every day when I was younger and the milk churns were a dirty silver colour there was always 10- 15 churns waiting to be picked up, oh dear going back intime here.
Thanks for your advice guys - I've decided to "paint" them.
I tried 2 silver ink pens :
- a Mitsubishi Pencil Co. uni-ball Figno
- an Edding 780 Creative
The Edding pen gave the best effect - the ink has greater covering power. It really looks like N gauge aluminium (at least to me).
Best regards,
Joe
As long as it adheres to the plastic... and when they're glued down in your chosen location.... how often are you gonna touch 'em anyhow? :thumbsup:
Milk churn rivet counting - not many rivets. It is however correct to say that there were many kinds of churn and in many cases the shape and size give the period and region.
Fortunately nobody knows that :beers:
Alan
The Model Scene ones are cylindrical, as opposed to conical.
After a once-over with the silver ink pen, followed by "weathering" by my grubby fingers, they look they're made from white metal rather than polystyrene.
Best regards,
Joe
Quote from: EtchedPixels on October 18, 2014, 01:27:45 PM
Milk churn rivet counting - not many rivets. It is however correct to say that there were many kinds of churn and in many cases the shape and size give the period and region.
Fortunately nobody knows that :beers:
Alan
And fortunately, most folk don't know why a milking stool only has three legs....
'Cos the cow's got the udder :D
George
Quote from: EtchedPixels on October 18, 2014, 01:27:45 PM
Milk churn rivet counting - not many rivets.
Would suit those who're not very numerate :D
For some strange reason we have a full size British Milk Churn lurking in the garden and I am sure it is steel under the rust.
Jerry
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on October 18, 2014, 03:48:04 PM
For some strange reason we have a full size British Milk Churn lurking in the garden and I am sure it is steel under the rust.
Jerry
Which style ?
What's inside ?
Quote from: EtchedPixels on October 18, 2014, 03:55:21 PM
Which style ?
Quote from: joe cassidy on October 18, 2014, 06:40:15 PM
What's inside ?
This Style and Rust I think as I can't get the top off.
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/JerryHowlett/PA190112_zpse7a7b7ba.jpg) (http://s1223.photobucket.com/user/JerryHowlett/media/PA190112_zpse7a7b7ba.jpg.html)
How cools that? Is that in your backyard? I want one! Make a great feature!! :thumbsup:
Dunno if they ever used them in Australia. I suppose they did, though in me 40 years here I can't recall seeing one!
Will ask SWMBO. She's Australian, but I guess I have to live with that :D
I don't know if they had them in Italy but they have one now!
Off topic but this out the front of the house and blows their minds.
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/JerryHowlett/PA190113_zpsfd849ea4.jpg) (http://s1223.photobucket.com/user/JerryHowlett/media/PA190113_zpsfd849ea4.jpg.html)
Well a milk churn it ain't but it still cool.
Actually, not THAT cool. Reminds me of getting me finger caught in me grandma's contraption ;D
Quote from: Bealman on October 19, 2014, 09:49:24 AM
Reminds me of getting me finger caught in me grandma's contraption ;D
Dirty beast !
Innuendo apart, it hurt, I can assure you. All these years on and I haven't forgotten! :'( :worried: :beers:
Quote from: Jerry Howlett on October 19, 2014, 08:36:15 AM
Quote from: EtchedPixels on October 18, 2014, 03:55:21 PM
Which style ?
Quote from: joe cassidy on October 18, 2014, 06:40:15 PM
What's inside ?
This Style and Rust I think as I can't get the top off.
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd518/JerryHowlett/PA190112_zpse7a7b7ba.jpg) (http://s1223.photobucket.com/user/JerryHowlett/media/PA190112_zpse7a7b7ba.jpg.html)
ten gallon by the look of it.