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I started the Homer paint kit.

As some of you ma recall I was building Tory Hill Lumber. Well I've been out of the modeling game for quite some time and I didn't think my skills were up to it yet. I boxed it up and did a few small projects for practice.

The good news and bad news I've discovered about Bar Mills. I love the designs of Art's Kits, but he pictures are not of the kit, they are of the original prototype build. Example The fan in the window, the trim on the top and the band around the bottom. The broom company shows the tichy windows but you get die cut windows with none open. I built the dock house and it had diecut with separate sashes so your could have some open.

The instructions are a bit sketchy in places.

I have learned to approach these kits as a scratch build with precut walls

Nicely done Dick.  8)

Good looking structure.


Jeff

hmmm...
not sure what you mean by die cut windows...should be plastic windows in kit
instructions show roof end trim, but yeah, your right ...no side roof trim.
as far as bottom band, I recall there wasn't really any on it, just the edge of floor sticking out.
Sometimes Art will give extra wood in kit so the modeler can trim as he desires. He writes the instructions from my exploded drawings and adds stuff that I sometimes forget.
Call him up if you have questions, he'll talk your ears off about stuff..
nice job BTW...

 Thanks for the reply Jim. The comment about windows is regarding the Old Dominion building what was in my box is a sheet of diecut windows
Dick

This is a nice build , the ramp on the decking really lends some character.

Thanks Lynn

I started the broom building. First sanding all the edges square to get rid of the laser bevel. Next up was bracing the walls.

Dick

On one of the end walls the 1/16 door frame is also the edge of the wall. The instructions show how to use a straight edge to glue this to the wall. after breaking it off twice I added some bracing across the opening. If i model this door closed it won't matter, and if I decide to open the door shouldn't be too hard to remove.

Dick,


I almost purchased this kit when it was available.  Nice start, I'll definitely be following your build thread.

Jerry,

I think the kit is still available if you're interested. At least it still shows on the Bar Mills web site. I bought one at NNGC in September.

Quote from: vinceg on December 16, 2018, 08:16:12 AM
Jerry,

I think the kit is still available if you're interested. At least it still shows on the Bar Mills web site. I bought one at NNGC in September.

Thanks Vince.  I thought it was advertised as limited edition.  I'll have to check it out.

Decisions, decisions.
Do I prime and paint? or stain and paint?
Do I brush or sponge.
I guess I really need to know what and when this building will be.
I'm pretty sure it will be this though

Nice color combination, Dick. Looking forward to seeing how that looks.
--Opa George

I went with Art's  suggestion of gray primer. then with slightly thinned paint I painted the walls. I have several test pieces that are also drying. This is why you should always save what's left of the carrier sheets so you have something to test with. tomorrow after work I'll try some weathering. Art likes to lightly sand them to let the primer show through. I'll give it a try. I've also sponged on earth or gray to show peeling paint. Its 1940 and the economy is getting better so I don't think this will be heavily weathered. I'm guessing it got it's last paint job maybe just before the depression.

I not a real fan of laser cut windows so I ordered Thichy windows that are the right size. I grabbed a window out of the spare parts box to try the green. I think I need to dull it down a bit with a little gray paint .

This roof has battens. what kind of roofing would this be in real life?

Battens would seem to indicate a tar paper roof.  However, tar paper is a short term roof (6 months) and not appropriate for this type of business.
I would change to asphalt shingles that have a much longer life.

Thanks for the reply
I was thinking maybe he was simulating a standing seam steel roof

Dick,

Nice start to the kit.

I'm not a fan of the laser cut or the peal and stick windows either. If I can use the Tichy or Northeastern doors/windows I will.

The loading dock on Homer's looks great.

Tom  ;D

Thanks tom  I was hoping my windows  would be here today

Note to self, paint your trim before you glue it on!

Looking good, I've been there where I forgot to paint the trim. ;D

Yep , been there done that , nice recovery.

Hi guys

I know the Old Dominion Broom Building is based on George Sellios' calendar press but I can only find one partial picture of it. Does any one have any more?

Thanks

And I have no idea why the picture is way down where it is :P

Dick,


These photos were posted by John Siekerk in the "Official F&SM thread.  One of the photos, I believe it is the first was credited to John Sullivan.

Thanks Jerry.

This is what I love about this forum. Ask and ye shall receive.

Dick

had a little time today between cleaning the house for the new years eve party. I'm happy with the colors

Dick, really nice painting and treatment of the walls. The rust effect is particularly nice. What is your method for rust?
--Opa George

Thanks for the comment I spray every thing with gray primer for consistency. For rust I sponge on raw and burnt umber then add a lighter rust chalk here and there

Dick

Dick,

Very well done. I'm assuming that the "rust" mentioned refers to what I call "dirt splash" at the bottom of the walls. The rust on the sliding door looks great.

Tom  ;D

Finally getting to play again. Wife had rotater cuff, bicep tendon surgery. And I found out I have prostate cancer. It's been a pretty crappy couple of weeks. but she's sleeping through the night and I found out yesterday that the cancer has not spread. It's considerably happier around here.

windows are glazed and glued in. shades are post it notes. and walls glued together. The rollers for the doors fell off. I crawled around until I found them >:(. I think Ill wait on that or better yet use some super glue.

I started the roofs. This is a standing seam roof and the raised ribs are pressure sensitive laser board. I did the first one on the bare cardstock and later thought they might stick better on primer. It seems a little better. Need to find a good dark green to spray them

Dick, the Homer build is looking really good.  I like the rooflines--they add a lot of interest. Sorry to hear of the health issues that you and your wife are experiencing. Hang in there.
--Opa George

Quote from: Opa George on January 12, 2019, 03:16:22 PM
Dick, the Homer build is looking really good.  I like the rooflines--they add a lot of interest. Sorry to hear of the health issues that you and your wife are experiencing. Hang in there.
--Opa George

What George said, especially regarding the health issues.

Dick


Your modeling looks great.  Hang in there and best of luck with the health issues.

Dick,

Best wishes for you and your wife. I also sent you a PM with some information.

Tom  8)

Hang in there Dick, we are all with you.

Jim

Another note on the raised seams. Be very frugal there are barely enough. I used my small off cuts and just had enough.

Hey Dick:

Following allong. Looks great so far.

Karl

Thanks guys it means a lot

all the ribs are on. really went fast with the pressure sensitive adhesive and the scribed lines on the sheets  Primer gray then tamia olve green It's kinda bright but with some weathering it should tone down nicely It's much darker than the photo The photo is what Im shooting for

The kit comes with stone foundation. It is only about two feet tall however. for rail height I need more like 48 from the ground. Downloaded a texture of a stone wall and glued it to some balsa. I used a fine awl to trace the borders of the stones. I hit it with some chalks and a little dry brush. I'm not too crazy about the color but for a proof of concept I'm happy.

Looks great, I have always been a bit leary doing this type of roofing but yours came out looking right on the money.

Thanks Lynn
This's would have been tough to do but Artie scribed lines in the card and th ribs are peel and stick a really clever idea.

Hi all

I did a  little bit more roof work today.

The instructions say to sand chimney and vent castings. I was doing this and then I thought why not cut a hole in the roof instead. while this is probably not a new technique, I've not seen or read about it. I still need to sand the holes a little to straighten things out.

I did a little weathering which toned down the color. Maybe some light rust chalk.

next step is glue them on and add some rafter tails. I don't know why Art didn't include the rafter combs like he usually does. They're a neat idea which works really well.

I finally had a chance to look through the thread and the build is real going well. The roof lines anf colours a very pretty.

Great looking roof.

thanks for the comments guys.

As has been said before, the camera is one of the most important tools there is for modeling. Sometimes things look perfect till you take a picture. I didn't notice the gap where the two roof meet until i took one. I need to cut it off and sand more of a bevel on the peaked roof to close the gap.

Dick

Well I finally got  some bench time. I did some weathering of the roof and a brick foundation. I would rather have a stone one. A few tries that I wasn't happy with and not wanting to buy something. I used some brick sheet I had laying around. I tacked in place so I can change out later but now i can move on.

Some small, "Real Small" details

Very nice Dick - I like the way the coloring turned out on the roof.

Doug

I agree with the way the roof color came out.

I agree the roof looks great.  I like the brick base as well.  None of my builds is complete until the pigeons are on.   :)


Jeff

Thanks for the comments I painted the roof with rust chalk and alcohol slurry. I put I on heavy and then wash some off with straight alcohol. I find it very controllable. Those birds are just tiny lumps of metal until you paint them.