Hello everyone,
Next in line to be built is a kit by Showcase Miniatures called Val-U Fuels. This is the first kit I've built from this manufacturer but so far the quality looks excellent. It's very similar to a Bar Mills or Fos kit they only difference I've seen so far is this kit uses all laser cut windows and doors instead of a mix of laser and plastic castings. The kit also included about a dozen decent quality white metal castings. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the castings before I mixed them in and primed them with about 200 other castings I plan on painting at the same time.
The kit was $89.95 w/ free shipping from https://www.showcaseminiatures.net/
The photo of the kit on the box was built by Jason Jensen and he did an excellent job as usual. The kit includes coloring and weathering instructions from Jason as well. I plan on coloring and weathering the kit my own style but if you wanted to follow Jason's example it's very well done.
Everything laid out and ready to get started.
First step is adding these brown backers to support the windows so they don't fall into the structure.
They are peel and stick and get stuck on the inside of all the walls.
The building has a laser cut core made from what I think is called fiber board. I've seen this material used in other kits. It has a little texture to it so it will represent the stucco bottom but the siding gets glued to it for the top half.
All the walls are glued together. So far everything fits together perfectly.
The corners had a really obvious finger joint so I filled it with some plaster. I sprayed the walls with Khaki on the areas that represent stucco and started coloring in the brick.
Thanks for following along.
Next in line to be built is a kit by Showcase Miniatures called Val-U Fuels. This is the first kit I've built from this manufacturer but so far the quality looks excellent. It's very similar to a Bar Mills or Fos kit they only difference I've seen so far is this kit uses all laser cut windows and doors instead of a mix of laser and plastic castings. The kit also included about a dozen decent quality white metal castings. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the castings before I mixed them in and primed them with about 200 other castings I plan on painting at the same time.
The kit was $89.95 w/ free shipping from https://www.showcaseminiatures.net/
The photo of the kit on the box was built by Jason Jensen and he did an excellent job as usual. The kit includes coloring and weathering instructions from Jason as well. I plan on coloring and weathering the kit my own style but if you wanted to follow Jason's example it's very well done.
Everything laid out and ready to get started.
First step is adding these brown backers to support the windows so they don't fall into the structure.
They are peel and stick and get stuck on the inside of all the walls.
The building has a laser cut core made from what I think is called fiber board. I've seen this material used in other kits. It has a little texture to it so it will represent the stucco bottom but the siding gets glued to it for the top half.
All the walls are glued together. So far everything fits together perfectly.
The corners had a really obvious finger joint so I filled it with some plaster. I sprayed the walls with Khaki on the areas that represent stucco and started coloring in the brick.
Thanks for following along.