Hey, all.
I have been absent for a bit, due to some life events(all good), but the modeling has continued.
Here is a small Baltimore City block featuring a corner store and the Null House, a historic house that still stands. I hope that this will be part of a future, larger, dare I say, layout inspired by the Western Maryland Hillen Station complex. Enjoy. More to come. (https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225185643.jpeg)
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Matt
Here is an old photo of the Null House back in the day.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225191348-56504114.jpeg)
And a more recent photo, restored some time ago, but falling in disrepair again.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225191348-565032109.jpeg)
Matt
Very nice...good to have you back, Matt
terry
Thank you, Terry! It's good to be back!
The next building that I built for this area was a warehouse that had several industries through it's time. I chose to model it as a poulterers.
Here is an historic photo taken late in its history. It no longer stands.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225192259-56505823.jpeg)
Here is my version, with a lit storefront and a customer picking out the perfect roaster.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225192613-565061287.jpeg)
I recently revisited this one and added some roof details, a billboard and a rooftop structure.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225192616-56507525.jpeg)
I particularly like the multicolored glass.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225193253.jpeg)
Matt
And the third building group is a pair of Federal style rowhouses.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225194044-565081781.jpeg)
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225194046-565101388.jpeg)
The brick alley is hand cut foam.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225194047-565111100.jpeg)
And the three arranged as they will on that someday layout.
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/303-141225194050-565121449.jpeg)
Matt
Great modeling! 8)
Great modelling, Matt.
Always a pleasure to see your work. The chipped stucco is very close to scale thickness. In a lot of plaster kits it is often significantly oversized. Fantastic attention to detail.
Cheers, Mark.
WOW! That's some outstanding modeling.
Thanks for sharing.
Yes indeed, I agree with everyone else. Your modeling is great to look at.
Rich
Please don't tell me this is HO scale!
Hi, Dave. These are all HO scale.
Cheers!
Matt
I quit!
Fantastic details. No trace of glue like all my stuff.
Thank you all.
Mark, the stucco is spackling compound. You can work it with a wet brush and remove lots of excess to thin it down. Just smear the spackle on with a putty knife and then wet down a chip brush and pull the excess spackle off of towards the edge. I mask the missing portions, before I start, with torn pieces of painter's tape. The render coat is stippled paint.
Don't quit! ;) There are plenty of mistakes. Some I hid with weathering or well-placed details. Some I can plainly see when I look at the photos.
Matt
Matt that is some really beautiful work!! Thanks for sharing.
Jerry