Down to final weathering on Creepr Dentist, so a quick palate-cleanser is on tap this cold, rainy Sunday. These littke guys are great for beginners (except they're sans directions), and great if you want to experiment with new techniques or just need some quick gratification. Kudos to FOS for expressing their customer appreciation in this way.
First, boring stuff. Painting and cutting roofing paper.
Instead of my usual inkahol stain I thought I'd try a pickling wash. Probably no earth-shaking discovery but you don't know if you don't experiment.
Just for giggles I thought I'd hit it again, this time with Driftwood pickling (the first was Stormy Sky).
Thought I'd goof around with the wire brush, especially along the bottom where there'd be some rot near the ground.
Dabbed some Hunterline Light Gray Wash along the bottom edges...
Again, today's theme is to just goof around, try new things...nice little kit and no fear about messing up a big expensive one. Here I used medium-strength inkahol along the bottom, then gave the walls a quick pass with a soft, #3200 sanding stick.
Oh boy! Sign time! Doug always provides nice signs. I sometimes like to find my own just to change things up from others who build the kit. I found this Power-lube sign I thought was cool.
Neat little infill kit.....I'll be watching this one Dave..... :)
Welcome, Greg! Someone on the Forum once suggested inkahol on the BACK of the sign. After sanding and trimming I thought, "What the hell?"
Still too bright for a beat-up old gas station. Maybe sanding the frony?
Gettin' there...but also getting dangerously thin.
Some gray chalk maybe? Or stipple on a little medium gray paint? (on the sign only I would guess so as not to change the overall wood effect)
Definitely chalks...when all signs are done and I can weather the walls equally. Stippling...good idea.👍🏻
Here ya go, Vince...did a very light stippling with the same Driftwood pickle juice I used in the wall. Pretty subtle, but didn't want to overdo it.
More signs! Sadly, not a lot of wall space.
I love these little freebies. ;) I also love what you're doing with this one. I like how you find your own signs and change things up a bit. I assume your finding them on the web and printing them off yerself. What king of printer are you using? Inkjet? Any problems with the ink running when they get wet or are you sealing them with a fixative. Inquiring minds and all that. ;D
Heya, Bob: Yep, just using the Googlizer to find images. Printed on regular ol' printer paper on an HP Deskjet. Nuthin' fancy. I print on "best" setting and give 'em time to dry. Never had problems yet.
Looks great, weahering on the signs is spot on. :)
Thanks, Lynn...back to it Saturday.
Love the signs Dave , especially the one peeling off.
Hi Dave:
You are making nice progress. Love all the signs.
Karl
This l'il guy has been neglected, but not abandoned. Busy week...construction in teeny increments.
Nice job.
Little building looks great all together.
Great looking build Dave.
Jim
Hi Dave:
Looks just great. Love the color and all the signs.
Karl