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Agreed, neat weathering, but brings up the question, was it weathered during the ACW or did it look pretty new back then?Like a real roof, I'd suggest a half width started strip of shingles for the first row, so that the first full layer doesn't look like it's at a different angle than the rest of the field of the roof.
Its also just as likely that the paint was whitewash, or raw wood ..
The Liester house paint was in better shape than my model, but I am assuming that my farm was in occupied territory for a few years, so maintenance was deferred. Plus I thought it looked cool.
The first recorded paint mill in America was established in Boston in 1700 by Thomas Child, who had emigrated from England. His business manufactured the components of paint in a paste form. During most of the nineteenth century, professional painters mixed their own paints from linseed oil, white lead, turpentine, and pigments. Their formulas were inconsistent, and the paint they produced had virtually no shelf life.
Did you use the "masking tape over partially dry paint" technique?
I think it looks GREAT. As an ACW buff and former reenactor myself, I've poured over many period photographs. It's surprising how weathered relatively "new" structures often are in these photos. As was mentioned earlier, wooden structures weren't painted with today's weather-proof enamels, but with crappy whitewash that came off in the rain.Looks right on the money, Bernie!
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