Hello Everyone,
I started work on Mt Albert Scale Models Northway Tractor Repair. I picked this kit up at the last expo. It looks like a nice little kit.
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This is the photo from their website of their completed model. I'll be modifying the colors a bit.
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I laid out all the wood for the walls. I applied some texture with a wire brush and added some board end details.
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I primed the windows and doors with Krylon Camo Khaki.
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I colored the walls with a base of A&I. I then painted them with Apple Barrel Barn Red using a stipple type technique with a stiff straight brush. After the paint dried I used a wire brush to take some of the color off. I followed up with another wash of A&I and a dusting of pastel chalks. I had originally thought I was going to do a green color for the walls but I felt like red is more suited to this barn-like structure.
Thanks for checking in.
-Steve
Oh, yeah...MUCH better coloring. I'm going to experiment with your method. Thanks for sharing it. 👍🏻
Off to a great start Steve, I'll be following.
Quote from: Janbouli on May 07, 2017, 07:53:04 AM
Off to a great start Steve, I'll be following.
Steve,
I'm in agreement with Jan. And, I really like the wall color and weathering.
Tom ;D
Thanks everyone.
Small update today. I added all the interior bracing, painted and glued the windows in place and glued the walls together. This kit comes with a cd of assembly photos so I haven't needed to read the instructions yet. I've just been building off the photos.
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I painted the windows and trim with Craftsmart Ivory craft paint. I think I got it from Michaels. Its a nice off-white almost yellowish color.
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The sign was painted on using a supplied stencil. I used the same Ivory paint as the windows and trim. They used spray paint on the pilot model, I taped the stencil in place and used a stiff brush to stipple the paint on.
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Thanks for checking in. Next step is the small office to the right of the main building. I'm debating doing it red like the main barn or ivory to contrast a bit. They used the trim color on the pilot model for contrast. Opinions?
-Steve
Steve , do the hinges come with the kit?
Looks good so far, Steve, especially the sign and weathering. I like the contrast color look for the office.
Jeff
Hi Steve:
The wall look just great. Very subtle but very nice.
Karl
Steve,
Since the office addition has different siding, I'd go with a slightly contrasting color, though I think the white used on the display model is too different form your faded main building.
Steve
Your off to a good start - I will be following along.
Thanks guys. I'll do some experimenting tonight with wall colors.
Jan, the hinges came with it. The might be Tichy I think. They are styrene.
-Steve
Quote from: SteveCuster on May 09, 2017, 09:50:40 AM
Thanks guys. I'll do some experimenting tonight with wall colors.
Jan, the hinges came with it. The might be Tichy I think. They are styrene.
-Steve
Thanks Steve , Tichy doesn't seem to have these but Grandt Line and Campbells have some nice ones.
Jan, they are these hinges https://www.tichytraingroup.com/Shop/tabid/91/c/doors1/p/3068/Default.aspx
Thanks , I will be ordering a bunch of detail stuff from them to fill my H0 stash.
Brother, you are amazing. How do you manage to work on so many things at once? Plus you do a great job on all of them.
I need to view three forums to keep up with you.
ed
Thanks Ed. I feel like I don't work quick enough sometimes. I also forget to reply to posts for days or weeks sometimes, sorry about that. I'm trying to get my layout somewhat completed before my kids get too old to care about it. My youngest turns 2 this weekend and my oldest just turned 4 so I figure I have at least a few years.
I made a little progress this week. I got the small office mostly finished. I wanted a really nasty beat up white siding color to match the dirty red walls.
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I colored the siding with a few washes of A&I. Then I washed them with straight turpentine. After the turpentine dried I colored them with the same Ivory I used for the trim. Once that dried I used a wire brush and some tape to really chew up the paint and pull it up followed by another coat of A&I and some chalks. I pretty much just kept on weathering it until I liked it.
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I'll be filling in the roof gaps with some tar of course.
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For the roof I used some Bar Mills shingles I had around. I bought a few packs of these shingles a while ago. They go on very easy and they are easy to weather up.
I used some A&I, drybrushing and chalks to color these.
Thanks for checking in. I already tar papered the main roof but it's pressed between some books drying. They used corrugated panels for the main roof and tar paper for the smaller roof. I'm going to use tar paper for the whole thing I think.
-Steve
Steve,
I love what you did with the office, it is a perfect compliment to the main building.
Steve,
Looking great so far....the finish on the office side is great..
Loren...
Thanks Jerry, Thanks Loren
Hi Steve:
Looks great. Love the weathering on the add on building. The colors all blend well together.
Karl
Thanks Karl
Steve, don't hurry too much, the kids will be grown up before you know it. Try to find ways to have them "want" to be involved and they will carry the hobby to their kids.
Thanks Marty, they are already growing up too fast.
I added the rest of the roofing and the cupola over the weekend. I chose not to use a combination of tarpaper and corrugated metal instead I chose to use all tarpaper for the main structure. I also changed the tarpaper color from red to black. I like red tarpaper but I felt it would look bad against my barn red walls.
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The tarpaper is just normal printer paper spray painted with dark gray auto primer. I add nail holes at the patches and the overlapping sections, I think it adds a little character to the roof. I also like to roll the tarpaper over the edge of the roof card, something I learned from Brett Gallant.
For the roofing tar I used Gallery Glass Liquid Leading. In the past I used Epoxy and Grimy Black or white glue and Grimy Black but I think this works just as well. I also dusted the whole roof with dark brown and gray chalks. That also takes the shine off the liquid leading.
Thanks for checking in. If I get some time this week I should be able to finish this one I think.
-Steve
Hi Steve:
It's looking very cool. Can't to see it finished.
Karl
Thanks Karl
Quote from: postalkarl on May 22, 2017, 07:42:48 AM
Hi Steve:
It's looking very cool. Can't to see it finished.
Karl
Steve,
Exactly what Karl said!
Steve,
Man! I just love the way this build has turned out. I really like both the colors and the weathering is really realistic! 8) Brother keep showing off your skills. Thanx Thom...
Thanks Jerry, Thanks Thom
Hello Everyone,
I pretty much completed the bones of the kit over the long weekend minus the details. I also spent some time finding and adjusting it's home on the layout.
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The alcove roof is left over roof material from another kit. I sprayed it with Rust-Oleum Flat Brown Primer, chewed the edges with some sharp scissors and dusted with several rust shades of chalk.
I'm waiting for the plaster road to set up on the area where this will sit on the layout. Once the area is complete I'll put it in place and start detailing around it.
Thanks for checking in. I'd like to make a thread detailing my layout, does anyone know of good free software I can make a image of the track plan?
-Steve
Steve
Great build - what everyone else said. You have definitely got the eye for color and weathering - I'm really enjoying your threads.
Thanks for sharing your work with us.
Steve
I saw your request for software to make a track plan. You got me on the free part. I use a software called TurboCAD on my MACBOOK. I use it for my work so the cost was justified. I sure would like to see you start a thread on your layout and I think a photograph of a hand drawn sketch of your layout plan would work perfectly. Use your time to build more wonderful structures rather than learning a new software.
Steve, structure turned out great. I use AnyRail, it is free for smaller layouts without a lot of elements. If you want more it is a cheap buy and will do what you need.
Steve,
Your structure looks great! Thanks for posting the final photos for us to enjoy.
Hi Steve,
This build looks great! Nicely done...
Thanks Everyone. I'll check out those software recommendations.
Well done, magic man. Always a pleasure to see your work.
ed
Thanks Ed. I really appreciate it.
Steve,
Ditto to all the other comments. The structure is very well done indeed.
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom