Mobiles

[woodduck]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Made these mobiles for my grandsons,they are all joined together with fishing swivels & the pieces I cut the letters out of I made into name plaques for their bedroom doors. Just something a bit different for a change.

Cheers Peter.

Edited September 23, 2014 by woodduck

[DWSUDEKUM]

Those look great Peter.  I am sure that your grandsons are going to really like them.  Thanks for sharing them with us.

 

DW

[lawson56]

I Love them! They look Fantastic.Your Grandsons will Love them I'm sure.Top Notch job. :thumbs:

[amazingkevin]

Your paint jobs are acceptable for the interiors of ROLLS ROYCES !WOW !!! :thumbs:

[ike]

My step great grand son would love them.

[frankorona]

Very nice and original work, thanks for sharing.  

[LarryEA]

Hey, neat idea. They look good and everybody will like them.

[Phantom Scroller]

They're good, thought I recognised the fishing swivels.  Roly

[bobscroll]

Very nice work Peter, I like the way you finished them,

Bob     

[Tdub4ever]

Very nice and original. I like them alot, great painting also!

[wombatie]

Peter they are excellent and very colorful.  Do you have any advise were painting is concerned because you always have a flawless finish on your painted items?

 

Marg

[woodduck]

Peter they are excellent and very colorful.  Do you have any advise were painting is concerned because you always have a flawless finish on your painted items?

 

Marg

No great secret Marg ,I just use good quality brushes & the process goes. Sand well I go down to 8oo grit paper,Undercoat,Lightly sand again, Coat of undiluted acrylic paint, Sand again, Final coat of water diluted acrylic paint, If I varnish the piece I thin the varnish with Penatrol  for that smooth finish.My segmented pictures I now do with an airbrush as it is much easier & quicker on those small pieces & gives a better finish,I still use a brush to apply the varnish.Its all a matter of good equipment & patience,Hope this helps you in some way.

                                       Cheers Peter.

Edited September 24, 2014 by woodduck

[wombatie]

No great secret Marg ,I just use good quality brushes & the process goes. Sand well I go down to 8oo grit paper,Undercoat,Lightly sand again, Coat of undiluted acrylic paint, Sand again, Final coat of water diluted acrylic paint, If I varnish the piece I thin the varnish with Penatrol  for that smooth finish.My segmented pictures I now do with an airbrush as it is much easier & quicker on those small pieces & gives a better finish,I still use a brush to apply the varnish.Its all a matter of good equipment & patience,Hope this helps you in some way.

                                       Cheers Peter.

 

Thanks Peter.  It just seems to me that no matter how much care I take I still get a very poor finish.  I will copy your instructions and go by to the letter and hopefully get somewhere near a decent finish.  Thanks again.

 

Marg