Adam style or as it should be refered to "style of the brother Adam" was popular in the UK during the mid to late 18th century. Drawing its influence from ancient Italy the style is easily recognised.
This lovely 12th scale console table kit demostrates a much more restrained style but has a delicate and fine balance of design which I think would suit most miniature 18th and 19th century period projects.
11.8cm wide x 3.6cm deep x 7.5cm high
It is easy to assemble. The table has four legs supporting a central brace. In total the kit comes in 6 parts and can be assembled in minutes.
As with all my metal designs the pieces will require a little cleaning using a file and/or sandpaper. The metal is very soft so this is a simple and satifying part of the build process.
I tend to use superglue (Hafix being my favoured choice) with a super glue activator to speed things up.
To paint the item I strongly recommend a metal primer. Spray primers are the easiest and just a light coat with give the paint something to 'key' with......then the choice is yours. I use all types of paints from acrylics to cellulose spray paints. All have their own merits and so I choose according to the finish I wish to create.
After applying my coats of paint I will always add an aging layer of raw umber acrylic (water it down and then paint and wipe off to leave the dark paint in the recesses). Aging can be very rewarding and there are many options for this. One little recommendation is to use rotten stone/pumice stone powder to add what I like to describe as "dust" to the piece. It is a powder and will always be a powder unless mixed with a binder such as glue. The powder is a soft grey and if it is brished on then off it will leave a slight dusting in the recesses of the design.
A final flourish of splatter (very subtle brown/grey applied with by splattering the paint from a bristled brush such as a toothbrush) adds a little more interest.
