Managed to get the rails stained today, this took me about an hour and a half. Also bases have been cut and sanded as well as inked.
I have started with 12' of bases, plus 4 corners.
To be on the safe side I decided to leave the rails to dry for the rest of the day and over night.
A couple of things to note though, Balsa, sand and PVA = small warping. As soon as I saw this i grabed a couple of heavy pots (Hand cream and bacterial cream) and placed them on top until the PVA had a chance to cure.
Sorted that almost disaster out.
Also leaving the bases to dry overnight.
So where does that put the project:
Rails all stained but still need cutting down to 20mm lengths
Bases cut, sanded and inked ready for paint
Next to do will be cutting all of those rails, will probably take the better part of tomorrow night. Once they have been done will work on painting the bases.
Then comes the most time consuming bit, assembling them.
Will update with some photos tomorrow night.
Total time spent on project to date: 9 Hours
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