So I'm struggling to finish these AMB/Laserkit Depots for an area modeler. I don't care for those kits and keep procrastinating. This weekend I thought if I could simultaneously do a build one for myself it would keep my nose to the proverbial grindstone. I'll need a number of backgroundets for my town of Foley, so this little guy would, I figured, would fill the bill.
Just a few simple walls. Sanded the nubbin's off the edges and did my nailhole routine. I got lazy and didn't space them properly (window/door openings, for example. Just spaced two feet apart. It'll be a background structure, after all.
Lifted some clapboards and then braced per the provided template. I later decided to add additionsl bracing to the tall wall underneath on the left.
While waiting for the bracing to dry under weights I defuzzed and stained the stripwood and prepped castings for priming/painting. Some cleanup of the parts is usually needed.
While the primer dried it was back to the walls for an inkahol wash.
Sunday was our 23rd anniversary, so at this point in the proceedings I took a time out and we went into the Big City to commemorate. Here's one of the libations. 🤪
These are the colors I decided to go with, the idea coming from one of George's structures in Dovertown.
Here's the color going onto the corner trim, and on the front wall after the door was trimmed-out.
After painting the windows and doors I sponge-dabbed some gray pickling wash. Also did some on the painted walls. Then the windows were ready for glazing.
Was the libation called a "Blue Tail Fly" ?
Jim
Don't recall, Jim, but your name is perfect. 🤣
Here are the walls with doors, windows, detsil parts, and corner trim in place. I also experimented a bit with Pan Pastels.
About the signs...I'm in the process of learning Adobe Illustrator so's I can make my own decent signs. Alas, I'm a slow learner when it comes to these new computer things they've got now. Impatient, I went back to boring old Microsoft Word.
Time for Walls Up!
Some bracing for the back, just to keep things from going all cattywampus. By the way, you'll notice I'd painted the inside of the walls. Got into the habit of doing this some time ago and now it's habit.
Adding final trims.
The "concrete" foundation/dock is cut from this textured pressboard-type material.
Probably unnecessary, but habit again. I braced the inside and sealed with black paint.
For concrete I like this color, "Suede."
Forgot...I used a textured spray paint I've used before to replicate stucco. Thought I'd try it here.
Some of the corner joints were still visible, some I camouflaged them with a dab of spackle and touched 'em up with the Suede paint.
Pan Pastels for weathering.
Roofing applied, a few details added. Fini.
The tar paper looks really good - weathered but not very tattered. How did you paint it?
Great job Dave , love the colors , the subtle weathering , nice build . Strange hobby isn't it , procrastinating on one build and then flying on another.
Thanks for looking in, guys. A lot of enjoyment wrapped into this little kit.
The roofing was partially accidental, Vince. I had a big ouece of this brown wrsppinf paper thst had come wrapped around a framing project we had done at Michaels. Lighter weight than brown postal wrap and definitely lighter than construction psper, it felt really good as roofing paper. I'll go back and see if I can mooch a bunch.
Anyway, I sprayed the back with black and then intended to just mist an overspray of two shades of gray using my gray rattle can primers. One of them was partially clogged so I got the spit and sputter that usually spells paint job doom. Here's the result, after adding weathering powders.
Quote from: Dave K. on June 28, 2018, 07:41:31 AM
Thanks for looking in, guys. A lot of enjoyment wrapped into this little kit.
The roofing was partially accidental, Vince. I had a big ouece of this brown wrsppinf paper thst had come wrapped around a framing project we had done at Michaels. Lighter weight than brown postal wrap and definitely lighter than construction psper, it felt really good as roofing paper. I'll go back and see if I can mooch a bunch.
Anyway, I sprayed the back with black and then intended to just mist an overspray of two shades of gray using my gray rattle can primers. One of them was partially clogged so I got the spit and sputter that usually spells paint job doom. Here's the result, after adding weathering powders.
I like the effect. I wonder if you could do something similar with a paint brush flicking thing of some sort -- you know....fill the brush, pull the bristles back, then let them spring back into position. Kind of like all the paintings you see at a modern art exhibition.
Seems like it will be difficult to replicate your partially clogged nozzle technique :)
Hey Vince
Murdock's looks great.
Karl
Thanks, Karl. Vince, that's a good idea...just use a small brush so as not to overdo it. Here's to accidents. I once did a bang-up job on corrugated metal by wet-sneezing all over it. 😜
Great looking build. I wasn't sure about your color choices but they work well together.
I was hesitant too, Curt. But it looked okay in Dovertown and I tested on scrap, so in for a penny...
Love the colors you chose. I'll have keep them in memory for a future build.
Awesome as usual Dave. I like the colors too. I did this one not long ago in Reefer White with Dark Green trim. I seem to have misplaced mine though. ::) Oh yeah, I gave it to the Management of the Atlantic & Southern. ;D
The kit has come out great, Dave.
A nice little design that I can see working well against the backdrop.
Cheers, Mark.
Thanks, all. Here's where I got the colors...Hasslacher Chemical in Dovertown, in front of Stromboli and Son. John, I hope it's OK to repost your photo.
Quote from: Dave K. on June 28, 2018, 08:25:19 PM
Thanks, all. Here's where I got the colors...Hasslacher Chemical in Dovertown, in front of Stromboli and Son. John, I hope it's OK to repost your photo.
Fantastic building! Wish George would have done that as a kit.....
Hi Vince:
That building kinda looks like A takeoff on Rollin Sawyer Chemical co. which was one of George's kits.
Karl
Quote from: ReadingBob on June 28, 2018, 05:18:18 PM
Awesome as usual Dave. I like the colors too. I did this one not long ago in Reefer White with Dark Green trim. I seem to have misplaced mine though. ::) Oh yeah, I gave it to the Management of the Atlantic & Southern. ;D
Here is the one Reading Bob graciously donated to the A&S RR.
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Nice job, Bob!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nice building Bob.