Quote from: Rick on May 06, 2025, 07:36:38 PMBob, congratulations on another outstanding looking model.
I liked your grout tip and I'll try to remember it if the need ever arises.

Thanks, Rick! I tried a number of things for grout, over the years, but always seem to end up circling back to this one.

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on May 06, 2025, 03:32:42 PMIn the time it's taken me to paint some chimneys/stacks you've done a whole kit.  Looks great, as usual.

Jeff

Thanks, Jeff!  Funny you should mention that. I try to follow your lead on chimneys. You covered it really well in a thread a long time ago. So, thank you for that!

Quote from: Jerry on May 06, 2025, 01:51:44 PMSo well done Bob.  The tips are always the best part of the builds.

Jerry

Thank you, Jerry! Glad to hear that.

Quote from: GPdemayo on May 06, 2025, 01:43:13 PMGood grief, I just saw this build and you have it finished. 

Neat structure and great build Bob, well done.....

Thanks, Greg!  Yeah, I cheated and waited until it was finished to start the thread. Still, it didn't take too long to build this one. 

Quote from: PRR Modeler on May 06, 2025, 01:15:42 PMOutstanding modeling Bob. This has a tremendous amount of character with the signage and detail. Also, good color choices.

Thanks, Curt! Doug has some neat little (and big) kits. I had fun with this one.

Quote from: deemery on May 06, 2025, 12:47:41 PMBob, thanks for the explanation how you do your build photography.  I wondered how you managed that...

dave

You're welcome, Dave.  Here's my setup.

Afternoon all,

I'm praying things go well for your wife, Tommy.

Not much workbench time the last two days. A couple of good books got in my way. I should be able to get back to it now that those are finished.

Have a great one!

Okay, now for a repeat of the final post, which I posted yesterday, that was lost. 

The store front roof is flat, so it didn't seem appropriate to cover it with rolled roofing. I opted for gravel finish. In the past I tried the trick of applying paint and then sprinkling on some fine ballast or cinders, but I never was happy with the results. Instead, I opted to use 3M transfer tape to adhere a piece of coarse sandpaper to the roof and then I painted it a darker gray, applied some weathering powders and drybrushed it.



The other two roofs I finished the more traditional way using 3M Transfer tape and strips of Stoney Creeks Design Roofing Material (no longer available). The lower roof I left off until I weathered.  The upper roof I affixed to the structure prior to weathering it since it had a ridge cap that I wanted to glue in place before weathering it.  I also cut an opening for the chimney before I affixed it to the structure. I try to be careful of the chimney placement.  I don't want it so the chimney would be smack dab in front of a window or door.   
 

Now for the finished kit.  A neat little structure with a lot of interesting features and details.









Again, thanks for following along!

Quote from: jbvb on May 05, 2025, 06:46:46 PMI'm impressed at both the speed and the ?dedicated? modelbuilding camera.

Thanks, James! The dedicated camera is an old Sony Cybershot.  It keeps on going even though it's getting kind of grimy and grungy looking. It has buttons on the back, I know (by feel) which one activates the time delay. 

Quote from: Rick on May 05, 2025, 06:34:27 PMBob, that's what I call speed modeling and posting.
Once again some good tips in your SBS.

Thank you, Rick! I didn't bother starting the thread until the model was finished. I know I repeat myself, a lot, in my build threads but I figure that there's an off chance that there may be someone reading it who hasn't read one of my other threads. 

Quote from: friscomike on May 05, 2025, 06:09:05 PMHowdy Bob,

Looks like a busy day.  You accomplished a lot, and it looks great.  Thanks for sharing the build.

Have fun,
mike

Thanks, Mike!  Too be honest, it was more like a week or two. It did come together fast but I could never knock one out in a day. 

Quote from: PRR Modeler on May 05, 2025, 05:17:49 PMExcellent modeling Bob. The bracing is kind of strange for a FOS kit. I'm lucky to have wormed my way into a group of excellent modelers locally.

Thanks, Curt! I've seen you're modeling skills, you fit right in with the crew. No need to worm your way in. 

Morning all,

Glad to hear that you're doing well, Jeff! Take it easy.

Got my morning walk in early today. I have a telemed appointment with a sleep specialist at 10:30. It's a follow up so I don't expect that to last long. Then it's off to a once a month, or thereabouts, lunch with the old work crew. The numbers are skewing heavily towards those who are formerly employed, as compared to those who are still employed, by the company. Last time we met, we learned one of our crew was in his last week with the company.  Laid off after 26 years with the company.

Some workbench time this afternoon when I get back from lunch and running an errand or two.

Have a great one!

Quote from: tom.boyd.125 on May 05, 2025, 02:44:43 PMBob, your builds are a great photo lesson in model building. Thanks for picking out this FOS Deli kit because it is lunchtime now...Tommy

Thanks, Tommy! I think my last post didn't make it. I'll add it tomorrow and wrap thi one up.

Here are the two of the three store front walls.



The windows needed some blinds (note the interior of the walls have been painted black, I forgot to mention when I did that, but it was after the bracing was applied).  I have sheets of paper I painted green or tan in a file folder.  I opted for green in this case.  I cut a strip slighly wider than the window opening and then cut of chunks to use as bliinds.



I ran some glue around the window opening and the added the blind. Partially open but covering most of the opening since there's nothing to see inside anyway.



My favorite part of a build is when it's time to start gluing the walls together. I used a square to make sure the side and front wall (in this case) were at a 90-degree angle.  I did the same with the other side wall and rear wall giving me two sections of the building.



The two sections were then glued together.



The other sections of the building were glued together and then glued to the base. The instructions/templates weren't really clear on the store front walls (e.g. does the front wall go between the two side walls or in front of the two side walls).  I opted to glue the front wall over the end of the two side walls.  I have a feeling it's not a big deal either way.



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