FOS' Hollis Pest Control

Started by ACL1504, July 26, 2019, 05:41:49 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

postalkarl

hey Tom:

It's coming right along. Thanks for the pics.

Karl

ACL1504

Quote from: postalkarl on August 16, 2019, 07:40:04 AM
hey Tom:

It's coming right along. Thanks for the pics.

Karl

Karl,

Thank you. More pictures and updates this afternoon.

Tom  ;D
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

For the walls in the garage area I chose Northeastern Scribed Siding. Mainly due to I had them in my stash.

I didn't notice this but NE now places a thin piece of cardboard between the siding sheets.



I measured the wall on the right and cut it per my measurements. I found a Tichy door and placed it where I wanted to cut the opening.



Continued -
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

The opening was cut and the door fit.



I then measured the floor area where the left interior wall will be located and drew a pencil line on the floor.



Continued -
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

The left and rear wall pieces were cut.



I stained the walls with a light application of Hunterline Light Gray A&I.



More in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

Starting with the right wall, I made several test fits and then glued it in place.



I did the same with the left wall and then added the rear.



Continued -
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

I forgot to show and mention, I added a little weathering to the floor. More will be added later in the build process.

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

I'm guessing by now ya'll are thinking I glued the walls to the interior of the structure.

Well, I did and I didn't. what I did was glue the three walls to the floor.



I wanted to add some interior details so the structure needed to be removable from the floor.



More in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

I used three Rusty Rail castings for the interior detail. No photos of the painting process of the casting.

www.rustyrail.com

I added a few wall signs and some newspapers. The figure in the front is from a Preiser roundhouse figure set. I also added more weathering to the floor area.





Continued -
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

Here's the best part, the garage walls, as mentioned, were constructed so the structure fits over the "garage box".





I forgot to mention, I added a base to the bottom of the walls so the structure will sit just above the scenery when applied. The base is scale 4X4s and painted full strength Floquil Aged Concrete.

I still need to touch up the concrete color on the corners as you can plainly see.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

jerryrbeach

Tom,

I love it!  Great job, great choice in castings, interior looks super and adds so much interest to the building.  You never disappoint!
Jerry

JimF

Tom, fantastic!

You've made a fairly basic kit really come alive, a eye popper for sure.

Jim

PRR Modeler

Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

Powered by EzPortal