FOS Scale Models "Dead Horse Bay" HO kit #230

[madharry]

That really sucks to lose your buyer.  (Do you get any down payment that they forfeited?)  Oh well, keep on working on the models. At least in the US, March starts the busy season for real estate.


dave

Not until they sign the contract which they were due to sign that day. The chain broke and they made five families due to exchange really sad.
Mike

[madharry]

Signs looking great Mike . So is it a buyers or sellers market in the UK at the moment ? In the Netherlands , it's a sellers market , houses are sold within a month , usually for more then the asking price. My parents want to go from a house to an apartment, no problem at all selling the house , but in the town they want to stay living in there are only 14 apartments for sale , 11 still have to be built , 1 is a bit shabby , and the other 2 are far over their budget ( they have a healthy budget ) .

I am pleased with the signs. I decided to photocopy the yellow one and place on the side of the building as well.
It is a buyer's market. However it works both ways price-wise as you usually are asked for reduced price but then it is expected that you will in turn make a reduced offer for the house you are buying. Ours has been on market for 7 months now but hey ho we had 3 viewings today. So fingers crossed.
Mike

[madharry]

Continuing.............the walls erected.......
Mike

[sdrees]

The signs turned out great Harry.  Nice job.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Good luck with a fast new sale. Mike.

The walls and signage look terrific.

New Zealand is like the Netherlands.  Everyone thought the pandemic would slow things down but it has done rather the opposite with houses selling very quickly and typically well above the government valuation.

Cheers, Mark.

[deemery]

In the US, the trend seems to be less expensive cities, farther out suburbs, and resort locations are hot.  People are realizing they can work from home, and "home" does not have to be in Silicon Valley :-)  In my corner of New Hampshire, I understand a lot of the sales, particularly at the expensive end, are to out-of-state people.  That holds true in my neighborhood, the one house for sale sold quickly above list price to a family from California.


dave

[GPdemayo]

Great progress on the build Mike and good luck with the house sale. 

[madharry]

Thanks Steve, Mark, Dave and Greg for your kind support. As I am a bit stressed at the moment I decided to prep the walls for the Horvath building that adjoins Terrien Marine.
Mike

[deemery]

That's a bright red.  I remember painting a structure once (The "Silver Plume Store" kit) something like 'caboose red' and being unhappy with the result when I saw the entire structure assembled and sitting on the layout.  Dave Frary recommended toning down primary colors in particular with 10% white, to get a more "scale color" appearance. 

dave

[MAP]

Great progress Mike!  You did a nice job with the signs.

[madharry]

Great progress Mike!  You did a nice job with the signs.

Thanks very much Mark.
Mike

[madharry]

That's a bright red.  I remember painting a structure once (The "Silver Plume Store" kit) something like 'caboose red' and being unhappy with the result when I saw the entire structure assembled and sitting on the layout.  Dave Frary recommended toning down primary colors in particular with 10% white, to get a more "scale color" appearance. 

dave

Dave it was always my intention of weathering the walls. Here is the result using chalks from General. I have also doubled up on the sign and added an additional one to the rear that I photocopied.
Mike

[S&S RR]

Mike


This is coming along nicely.  I love all the signs.

[deemery]

That weathered down very nicely!  Thanks for the update.


dave

[PRR Modeler]

The walls look great weathered, and the signage is great also.