Constructing the Cressida Rose Part Three - Paddle Wheel

The paddle wheel and smokestack were straightforward to paint - spray undercoat with matt black, drybrush in dark grey and highlights in gold.

The resin and metal piece assembled with epoxy resin and after a fair amount of filing/sanding

The Paddle wheel sprayed with matt black car primer, dry brushed with dark grey, and with rivets highlighted in gold

The piece varnished and fixed to a plasticard base with ready mixed filler sculpted as river water

The finished Paddle Wheel

 I affixed the paddle wheel to some plasticard and built up the 'water' with ready mixed filler.  This was painted with a base of Royal Blue (Miniature Paints) and then drybrushed in successive lighter shades of Vallejo blues, with final highlights in white.  The whole piece was gloss varnished to finish.