Hi guys , off work for another 2 weeks in isolation so thought I'd jump into the Foss Landing build.
I started with the walls with nail holes and roughing the walls a bit but nail holes seemed to disappear following Bretts instructions.
Lynn,
Good start, I'll be following along. Are the walls a stain from Hunterline or something Brett came up with?
Tom ;D
Lynn, I really like those walls already. They really look weather-worn.
--Opa George
Good start Lynn,
I've build it the last past few month. For part of a very large dio (22x24) that is almost finish.
Unfortunately, in my kit, the walls of this building were cut in the wrong way, I've must to redo all of them.
for the rest, I've a lot of fun with this kit. Hope you have fun like me.
Eric
Thanks guys for following along.
I tend to skip around a bit.
Going to get the doors done and out of the way , I do enjoy manipulating the Rembrant chalks with the alcohol.
I did an attempt to transfer the sign to the wood backing, I'll be the first to admit I don't like this kind of sign transfer.
I used 3M transfer tape to hold the 3 boards to glue them together. I then laid the sign over the front of the boards and taped it in place to burnish the sign to the wood. I think it actually came out pretty good.
Putting the windows together was actually not bad for being laser cut . It was the first time I tried using the dull coat, I like the results and will use it more often.
Throughout the kit Brett's instructions direct you to use floquil reefer white dabbing it on with a terry cloth.
Before going to bed , yes it took me along day to do all the windows, I managed to use the blacken it on a few pieces.
Also I painted the castings, black for those that represented a metal finish and Khaki for those that would be wood finish.
The next step for burnishing the large print to the tall end wall really stressed me out , it took several precautions so the paper itself couldn't move and really took my time transferring the lettering. The end result looked like it was pretty good but unfortunately Bretts instructions said to cut the transferred letters with a sharp blade , tried that and no way that was going to happen without letters lifting.
I dug out the airbrush and painted some kleenex with a grey as well as some paper for blinds. Also airbrushed the tarpaper roof .
Installed all the windows and doors.
Those walls are looking really good, Lynn.
--Opa George
Thanks George, I'm enjoying putting this together.
Walls glued together.
I almost forgot to do the top and bottom windows trim.
Looking great Lynn , and I love those signs.
Looks great Lynn.
Thanks for following, if I miss something please point it out. ;)
hey Lynn:
coming along very nicely.
Karl
Thanks Karl.
Just realized today I got the walls backwards , the stairs are suppose to descend to the door not the window side, oh well. :-[
I installed the two end freight doors after having to replace the framing, I put the wrong size leaving the doors flapping in the wind .
I went ahead and painted the second structure, first with Floquil Grime then Depot Buff along with thinner.
Tar paper roof is complete and ready to install and I painted the tar paper for the second structure flat roof.
Also painted the shingles for building 2 .
Hey Lynn:
It's looking good so far.
Karl
Lynne,
You are doing a great job. Brett's kits are a challenge, and you have done well.
ed
Thanks Karl and Ed.
A bit more progress, I made up the stairs and attached , installed second floor landing , prepped building 2 walls for the freight doors. Seems I misplaced one of my freight doors so looks like I will have to make one.
Looking great, Lynn.
Rest assured - you will find the misplaced freight door as soon as you finish making the new one! I've been using unbleached titanium as my trim colour on my latest build. It is along way further from white that reefer white, but when put against other colours looks really white. I'm liking the results.
Cheers, Mark.
Thanks Mark, I think any white would do, by the time its toned down with chalks or A/I you really can't tell other than there is a hint of white.
Bit more progress today , kinda bouncing around.
I made up the backings for the building signs , I think Brett has a mistype in the legth to make one set.
I got setup for burnishing the signs, wasn't real happy with the results, don't dare try to brush them with chalks.
Before burnishing the signs to the walls I gave the walls a brushing of Aged Driftwood and then an A/I.
Oh yes and here's the new door made.
Doors and windows installed , not real happy with the sign lettering transfer .
Lynn,
I've always had a love/hate relationship with dry-transfer lettering. Fresh transfers can give really nice results, while old ones or those exposed to humidity can be miserable to work with. In my salad days I could create very elaborate signs from sheets of even very small font dry-transfer letters. Over the years they have held up well.
The application surface makes a world of difference. Transfers onto plastic surfaces are easy. Wood is more challenging.
--Opa George
Thanks George there's definately a learning curve involved.
I got the sub base for building roof installed and tar paper for flat roof colored.
I've also started shingling the main roof and will post results soon.
Roof is shingled and needs a bit more weathering with chalks/Alc.
I found a way of trimming the shingles that works well to give a consistant trimmed line. I got a piece of wire and put a bit of 3M double side tape around it , stuck it to the roof line and used my flat nail clippers and followed the wire.
Making the flat roof
I put down 3m double side tape
I attached the flat roof and added more chalks/alc to both flat roof and main roof.
Great looking roof Lynn.
Hey Lynn:
looking just great so far.
Karl
Thanks Kurt and Karl , doing the other building roofs today and hopefully the stair railing, thats my rough draft plan anyways. ;D
I think the two buildings are about done other than I may add rafter tails.
The other building
the weathering of the walls is top notch
Eric
Extremely nice Eric
Thanks Curt
These two buildings are really nice, Lynn. Beautiful job.
--Opa George
Great job Lynn.....the buildings look terrific. 8)
Thanks guys , working on the boat shed and onto the wharfs.
Boat shed mostly done, will need some weathering and a ladder.
Neat boat shed. The airy, open design gives it a graceful look.
--Opa George
Thanks George , I have the shed all weathered up and added the ladder.
I used Rembrandt chalks and alchohol for the weathering.
I got a start on the two building wharfs. It was suggested to use two part epoxy but after attaching two underside pieces I switched over to the white glue.
Great job so far Lynn.
Looks fantastic, Lynn. Can you tell me your weathering process for using the Rembrandt chalks and alcohol? Love the look. Thank you.
Thanks Steve
jerrman I basicly just use a razor blade to make a pile of Rembrandt chalk and get some isopropyl alchohol, dip the small brush into the alcohol and then to the edge of the pile of powdered chalk , make a slurry and apply it to what ever I'm working on. If after it dries I see its too dark or too light I can add with more slurry of different shade or same or take away with just alcohol. Its very forgiving.
Hey Lynn:
It's looking just great so far.
Karl
Thanks Karl.
I got the base put together , just need to let the rough ground dry and I can place the wharfs to see how long to cut the legs.
Been bouncing around a bit , got a good start on the boat that will be on shore for extensive repairs.
I also did some airbrushing on the small rental boats, I first gave them a Khaki prime a while back and went over them with some floquil colors, I think I will give a few a Floquil cement shade as well.
Continue pics
Very good work on the boat. wonderful.
Eric
Nice looking boat Lynn.
Hey Lynn
I also agree the boat looks great.
Karl
Thanks guys , plugging away. :)
A wonderful job your doing on this one.
Jerry
A fantastic build so far.
Lynn,
Great job so far. Really impressive detail. I was just admiring the job you did on the rental boats--love that level of decrepitude, and would actually be a little hesitant to rent one! :)
--Opa George
Thanks Steve and George , I'm being real slow at getting through this but really enjoying myself.
George the rental boats were primed with Camoflouge Khaki and then airbrushed with different colors. Airbrush makes such a different in the appearance.
Will have to break this into two groups of photos , but all done.
Second group of pics
Beautiful modeling Lynn.
Excellent , looks beautiful Lynn
Fantastic work Lynn!
Beautiful job Lynn.....Dennis
Bravo! Great scene!
Fantastic
Eric
Very nice scene. Great work.
Jeff
Looks great, Lynn.
Cheers, Mark.
Lynn,
Looks fantastic, love the old faded and weather beaten look.
Tom ;D
Well done, Lynn. So much to take in, in those scenes--I love getting lost in diorama photos...
--Opa George
Hey Lynnb:
All I can say is WOW!!!! beautiful modeling.
Karl
FANTASTIC!! The muted consistent colors and weathering is really exceptional. Great job!
John
Hey everyone sorry I missed al the nice praises, much appreciated.
Some very nice work
Thank you Steve.
Looks fantastic! :o
Hello Lynn, I just got caught up on your build thread, what a fine job ! I really like your choice of colors and your attention to the details- it all looks very realistic. Thanks for sharing. Jeff
Thanks Bob and Jeff.
Beautiful work with great detailing Lynn.....
Lynn just getting to look at this thread.
That is one of best Foss Landings I've seen done.
Outstanding!!
Jerry
Thanks Gregory and Jerry, you's are making my head swell. :)