Paint Color Vexation

As predicted, yesterday didn't include any particularly noteworthy progress because of other demands on my time.

I did sneak in a break to apply a coat of paint yesterday, thinking that would mean I could start dressing the components today. To to my intense frustration, I then discovered that the color I had applied was all wrong. Since I've mixed the base color many times (both 1/12 dollhouses for our girls are the same color as the Trost House, as well as many miscellaneous things I've constructed in smaller scales),  I couldn't understand why it was way (way) too red. The color is an easy mix from from burnt siena and white and has never gone wrong before. It was, of course,  Michael who asked the question that led to the right answer: the paint I have is a different brand than what I've used before. I was too complacent about it, so I didn't really stop to color-check, just putting a coat on the components for the siding for an entire house before I realized how off it was. Naively, it never occurred to me that the color wasn't a standard mix....

Fortunately, they sell paint here, so we managed to get some of the same brand as used before from an art supply store, and it mixed perfectly to get the desired shade. Then, I had to get back to the work rudely calling on my time, though I managed to sneak in shingling another roof plane for House 2 as a mental health break at one point.

Today, I got to painting again. House 1 is now all painted in a color that is within the range, though because the correct color went on over the way-too-red shade, it will be a bit off from Houses 2 and 3. I can live with that.

While paint was drying, I got a third roof plane for House 2 shingled, so that process is inching along as well. I'm getting pretty efficient at the shingling, having discovered that taping a piece to the cutting board with the finest grid lines is a lot easier than drawing guide lines on each plane. And, no more oopsies, at least so far, in applying shingles to the correct side. I'm in the roofing groove, including having a sense of how long I can work on it before burning out. I think I have enough shingles on hand  to finish House 2, and will hope that the supplies for the final house arrive before it's time to buckle down on that job. I still haven't decided exactly how to assemble the roof to give the best long-term result, and am not too worried about it. There's still time to figure that out.

Since finally tomorrow I should be able to start the fun process of inserting windows and applying the window frames, bandboard and trim to House 1, not having shingles for House 3 for a while yet shouldn't be a problem.  I like the process of dressing each component with windows and trims, because that's when it really starts to look like something. I'm looking forward to it. Time for dinner!