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One of thousands of geographic benchmarks, this one in a bridge near Slateford, PA. along the Lackawanna Cutoff. 5/15/09
The second of these that I have found, and that I have now discovered to be Ordnance Survey benchmarks. To be fair, it was pointed out to my by a friend as I had completely missed it. I wonder just how many of them there are?
A typical benchmark on a stone in Kullsbjörken outside Leksand in Dalarna.
Benchmarks are points of known height that are used in levelling.
My first attempt at putting two images together in Elements. - A B&W version!!
Sarah was taken inside with a horrendously cluttered background, which I could do nothing about, so I thought that I would experiment with changing backgrounds for the first time.
There are still many things to learn/apply - eg feathering, blending, lighting, shadows etc, etc, etc, but for a first attempt, I am quite pleased with it.
4 North Pallant, Chichester, West Sussex.
This Ordnance Survey Benchmark is engraved into the brickwork and when the wall was painted in a cream colour the mark was painted in contrasting black. Showing on OS maps of the late 1800's (as 48.9 ft) but not appearing on later maps.
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Painting and markings:
I used the contemporary AF-1 paint scheme in three shades of grey as benchmark. These are FS 36187 (RAF Ocean Grey), FS 36307 (Flint Grey) and FS 36515 (Canadian Voodoo Grey) - sourced from a painting guide from Brazilian decal manufacturer FCM and backed by other knowledgeable sources from the region, too. And while the Ocean Grey appears a bit dark, I think that overall the colors are authentic. All paints are Modelmaster enamels.
After basic painting a light black ink wash was applied and panels highlighted through dry-brushing with lighter tones.
The cockpit interior was painted in Neutral Grey (FS 36173), while the landing gear became all-white.
The Brazilian Navy markings had to be improvised - there are 1:72 AF-1 decals available, but either not obtainable or prohibitively expensive - or both. Therefore I rather improvised, with basic Brazilian Navy markings from a vintage FCM Decal sheet for various Brazilian aircraft.
The respective roundels and codes actually belong to helicopters, and I had to wing it somehow. Unfortunately, the old FCM decals turned out to be ...old. Brittle and very delicate, application was already messy and they did not adhere well to the model. To make matters worse the acrylic varnish turned cloudy, so that a lot of paintwork repair had to be done - not helping much with a satisfactory kit finish. :(
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 24: Benchmarks NYC at New York Public Library on October 24, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Spearhead Marketing Group)