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Title: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Janbouli on August 05, 2016, 07:20:20 PM
I bought 2 of these from nscalelaser.com , a British one man firm making American themed lasercut kits. Finally an N-scale kit that is a mainstreet structure but not DPM.


These are the parts  and the manual , the walls have first been coated with a textured paste from Lucas and then all the parts have been airbrushed with Vallejo Air Intermediate Blue and Sand.
(https://modelersforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.janbouli.com%2Fimages%2Fgebouwen%2Fdenny%2Fden1.jpg&hash=6cee5f850fdd245ddd6d624922ba81585050683f) (http://www.janbouli.com/images/gebouwen/denny/den1.jpg)

The windows and doors are built up of several layers to create depth.
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After all the layers are attached to the walls , and curtains and blinds included in the kit are in place the walls look like this.
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These curtains are from a Kibri kit and the shop interior are photo's I googled and printed .
(https://modelersforum.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.janbouli.com%2Fimages%2Fgebouwen%2Fdenny%2Fden7.jpg&hash=26a744b4be0da8da951f3accc9ccbc2bdf51e073) (http://www.janbouli.com/images/gebouwen/denny/den7.jpg)

Then I assembled the walls , keeping them square with my steel cubes.
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Adding the other halves of the chimneys, and the roof , everything fits without a problem.
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Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: jimmillho on August 05, 2016, 10:38:30 PM
That is looking extremely good Jan.  Keep the pictures coming.

Jim
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: madharry on August 06, 2016, 04:03:46 AM
Very nice work Jan. ;)

Mike
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on August 06, 2016, 07:02:52 AM
Looks like a nice kit that goes together well. 

Jeff
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: ReadingBob on August 06, 2016, 08:27:50 AM
Nice looking kit and great job building it Jan.  Sometimes you make us forget that you're working in N scale.  It looks too good for something so tiny.   ;)
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Janbouli on August 06, 2016, 10:14:35 AM
Thanks for the compliments guys , appreciate it.
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: cuse on August 06, 2016, 01:53:32 PM
Very Nice Jan!


John
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Janbouli on August 06, 2016, 02:57:37 PM
Thanks John.
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Janbouli on August 07, 2016, 09:43:48 AM
Added the upper parts of the chimneys, and did some roofing. The roofing is done by painting the roof with a thick enough layer that it remains moist a minute or so, I then spread sand on it, let that soak in to the paint a half minute or so and shake off the sand that doesn't stick to the paint.

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Some photo's of the finished building, this was an easy fun build and in my opinion looks better then DPM kits. Downtown Deco kits look somewhat better , but are also more difficult to build.
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This mite be the site where the building will be placed on my layout.
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Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on August 07, 2016, 10:53:32 AM
Nice job on the stucco finish.  Great looking structure.


Jeff
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Janbouli on August 07, 2016, 10:57:10 AM
Thanks Jeff, appreciate it.
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: sdrees on August 07, 2016, 11:30:09 AM
Good looking building Jan.  A nice addition to your layout.
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Janbouli on August 07, 2016, 12:28:36 PM
Thank you Steve.
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: ACL1504 on August 07, 2016, 12:45:40 PM
Jan,

Great job on the build. I especially like the stucco on the front.


Tom ;D
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Steve on August 07, 2016, 03:58:07 PM
Great job!
The stucco and realistic store front makes this a very unique looking structure. I like your color choices and the blinds look sweet as well!
Title: Re: Denny's Electro aka The Blue Bell by Nscalelaser
Post by: Janbouli on August 07, 2016, 04:43:19 PM
Thanks Tom and Steve, very much appreciated. The stucco is a layer of the Lukas Structure Paste , and then airbrushed over that , the paste gives it the texture .

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