Hello everyone
Next in line is Builders in Scale Getz Gas. I enjoyed building Pitkin City Hall so much I decided to build another BIS kit. This will sit in the foreground area on the layout in front of city hall.
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First step was sorting the castings. As with the Pitkin City Hall kit the castings are all excellent. Very little flash and very little cleanup. I sorted everything either wood or metal. Wood will get a Khaki colored primer and the metal will be blackened.
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All the wood components laid out.
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I roughed up the siding with a wire brush and gave it a base color of A&I.
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These cast pieces will represent the legs for the decking.
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The decking consists of this piece of scribed siding.
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I cut the decking down into 3 sections for the 3 individual docks.
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This is the decking template. All the BIS kits I have include these excellent blueprint type templates.
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This is the skirting that does around the base of the building.
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I stained the decking material and used double sided tape to attach it to the template face down.
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I glued the skirting to the bottom of the decking first. I used a piece of wood to keep the skirting at a 90 degree angle. I painted the skirting with Apple Barrel Tuscan Teal. That's the color I will be using for all the trim. Next I glued the joists and then finally the metal supports.
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Same with this little dock.
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The walls are painted Apple Barrel Granite Gray. I coated them in Mineral Spirits before I painted this coat on.
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I used a wire brush to pull up the paint. The thinner keeps the paint from really adhering to the wall so this technique works well.
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Same thing with the rest of the walls.
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The rest of the skirting is a tiny bit taller than the skirting that goes under the decking. It all gets glued to the bottom "floor".
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Here it is with all the loading docks and skirting attached.
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The loading dock doors are built from scribed siding. I primed with A&I, colored with Granite Gray and weathered with another coat of A&I.
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These are the door handles. I bent then with a small pair of needle nose pliers.
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Here they are installed in the door.
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All 4 doors are done.
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I painted all the doors, windows and added the trim pieces.
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The walls were weathered with A&I.
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Added some signage.
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I started to glue the walls together.
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All the walls are together and I tried to make sure all the corners were true.
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I glued the walls onto the first floor assembly.
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Thanks for checking in. Next step is the roofing and some details.
Another nice structure on the way .
I agree!!!!!! Perfect.......Dennis
Very nice Steve.
I have this on my to-do list so your build is quite timely. I'll be following along.
--Rich
Ya done great. Charlie would be proud.
Steve,
I built this little gem several years ago and now it sits on a friends layout. I like what you've done, very nice.
Tom
I really love this one And I have a new color scheme in the notebook
Dick
Looking good so far! Keep those progress pics coming.
Really love the wall finish, interesting technique with the oil.
Overall look is great.
Jim
Hey Steve:
It looking just beautiful so far. Love al the signs. Keep the pic coming.
Karl
I agree--beautiful project so far and I love the wall colors.
--George
Good morning everyone.
Small update today..
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I added the roof cards.
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These supports are a neat little detail.
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I started adding the tarpaper.
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Tarpaper is installed.
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I painted over the paper with dark red, added some weathering washes and it really came out terrible. This definitely wasn't going to work.
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I pulled the roof cards off and threw them away.
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I remade the roof cards with some chipboard.
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This time I went with the standard gray. I use Apple Barrel Pavement.
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After some light dry-brushing.
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I weathered and cut out the main sign for the roof.
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I built a frame out of 2x4s and added the sign to the main roof.
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I placed the structure on the base it will go to get a feel for how it will tie together. The diner is from FSM Roadside Delights. I built it a few years ago.
Thanks for checking in.
Next step is adding some concrete under the building and diner. After that I can start detailing.
Looking good.
Hey Steve:
Looking just beautiful. Keep the pic flowing.
Karl
Steve,
I agree with the others, very nicely done. Getz is a neat little kit, I had fun building mine and gave it to a friend for his layout.
Tom ;D
Thanks for the positive feedback everyone!
Small update today..
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I wanted to make a concrete parking lot for under this structure and the diner. I framed it out with some scrap wood first.
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I added some pretty soupy plaster. I used a wet sponge to smooth it out.
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I pulled the stripwood frame off before the plaster fully cured.
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I started carving some sidewalks in the area next to the cobblestone road.
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I carved the expansion joints in the main concrete area.
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I painted the concrete with a light gray chalk craft paint. In the past I've had a really hard time painting concrete roads with craft paint without it coming up with a little sheen. The chalk paint dries flatter than the normal craft paint.
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I used the George Sellios method of charcoal briquet dust to weather it.
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I added the 2 structures but they are not glued yet. I wanted to build the little stairs and porches so I can get a better idea of placement before I secure them.
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Thanks for checking in.
Nice build.
I was just on your blog very nice indeed.
Jerry
Very nice modeling Steve.
Hey Steve:
Very well done. Like the colors you used.
Karl
Steve, nice results on the concrete areas. About how thick is that layer of soupy plaster?
--George
Very nice job Steve
Looks great!
Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone!
George, the plaster is about the thickness of a scale 6x6.
Since the last update I've added many details and mostly finished up the diorama. My wife had another baby the beginning of August so that slowed my progress down quite a bit.
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I added lots of details around the structure.
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The acetylene gang casting in the front of the fence is a failed experiment in casting my own parts. I still wanted to use the casting but the top was all air bubbles and ruined so I made a tarp out of tissue to cover the area that looks bad.
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I didn't add any details to the front because it won't be visible on the layout.
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This is how the whole scene fits together. The diorama will also double as an access pop-out of the layout. The background building is BIS Pitkin City Hall I recently did a build thread for. The diner is from FSM Roadside Delights. I built it a few years ago but didn't document it.
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This is how it fits into the overall scene on the layout.
Thanks for following along.
Steve, You did a amazing job!!!!...Dennis
Very nice Steve.
Jerry
Really nice job Steve.
I say it about all of your builds...fantastic, particularly your eye for color and weathering- it all blends together so nicely! Great job!
John
Steve,
Another outstanding build...
Loren...
Those look fantastic.
Thanks everyone!
Great scene Steve, well done..... 8)
Structures look great with all the details and scenery added. Overall scene is impressive as well.
Jeff
Steve, I love the diorama overall and your level of fine detail. Great job. Sorry I did not thank you right away for your answer to my question back on the 20th. I was out of town. Thanks for sharing all of the cool photos.
--George