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You know how some of these cheap roads are. They'll paint a car with whatever's laying around. Actually I was doing an experiment with Valspar Clear Flat. I wanted to see if it could whiten in a thin coat that could resemble thin white paint washed off over time. It did when oversprayed with 91% alcohol.
Some shots of the "spindly" hoist tower for the Cranberry Iron Works. Lattice bracing is from K&S and is photo etched brass. Open turnbuckles are from Grant Line.