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Title: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: MAP on September 09, 2017, 06:48:46 AM
Earlier this year I attended one of Doug Foscale's workshops, which focused on building his Ideal Hosiery kit.  Picked up some great tips while building the kit in his new workshop.  Time didn't permit finishing the whole build during the workshop, so I finished it up at home (finally).  Here are a few pics of the finished product.  I'll probably tweak it some more once I plant it on the layout with detail parts, some more weathering around the bottom of the building, etc. 
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: ACL1504 on September 09, 2017, 07:32:01 AM
Mark,

The structure looks great. Love the sign and weathering. Very well done.

Tom ;D
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Post by: cuse on September 09, 2017, 07:33:10 AM
Well done. Love the sign and colors.


John
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Post by: ReadingBob on September 09, 2017, 07:39:19 AM
Mark,


Super job all around.   :D   It's going to look great when it's planted on a layout.
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: MAP on September 09, 2017, 08:19:32 AM
Tom, John & Bob, thanks for the compliments!
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Post by: EricQuebec on September 09, 2017, 08:29:31 AM
Nice Work :)
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Post by: chooch41 on September 09, 2017, 08:45:01 AM
Very nice job. Weathering and the roofs look really good. Great job....


Brad
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Post by: GPdemayo on September 09, 2017, 09:06:53 AM
Well done Mark..... 8)
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Post by: Zephyrus52246 on September 09, 2017, 09:13:24 AM
Great looking building.  If I lived closer I'd love to attend some of his clinics. 

Jeff
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Post by: PRR Modeler on September 09, 2017, 10:57:31 AM
Beautiful work.
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Post by: engine909 on September 09, 2017, 11:37:21 AM
Superb in all aspects. Great weathering, balance of colors. Excellent.
ed
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Post by: donatode on September 09, 2017, 12:11:47 PM
Mark, that is one beautiful build. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: MAP on September 09, 2017, 12:15:49 PM
Thanks everybody for the compliments!  Doug's kits are always a fun build.  I'm currently working on his Oyster Hill kit (like for the past 2 months!).  I'll post some progress photos of that next.
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: Dave K. on September 10, 2017, 06:41:31 PM
Nice job, Mark. Did this one a couple of years ago when I was a club member. Took it with me.
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: S&S RR on September 11, 2017, 08:39:05 AM
Mark


Very nice work - it looks great.
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: MAP on September 11, 2017, 06:40:37 PM
Dave/John, thanks for the kind words. 

Dave, like your build of the kit!  how did you get your large sign to sit so nicely on the wall? 
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: Dave K. on September 11, 2017, 09:01:46 PM
Sanded the vback to thin it...white glue...burnish into the clapboards with a fingernail.
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: tom.boyd.125 on September 12, 2017, 02:14:29 AM
Mark,
Nice work !
Tommy
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: MAP on September 14, 2017, 06:24:27 AM
Thanks Tommy!

Dave, thanks for the info.  I'll need to try that the next time I build something.  I can see where the thinned paper, along with the glue, will really help to sock down the sign into the wall.
Title: Re: Ideal Hosiery
Post by: LongHornCaddy on September 14, 2017, 03:06:07 PM
Cool structure!  Great job on the sign