Challenge build 2021. Act 3.

Started by Zephyrus52246, January 15, 2022, 05:46:02 PM

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Yesterday I cut out the signs and started applying them.  The black signs I use the very edge of a black Sharpie to hide the white edge.  You have to be careful because on some papers the Sharpie may bleed into the rest of the sign, I always test first.  Then I use the Derwent pencils on the color signs to hide the white edge.


Jeff

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I didn't want to get too involved with the sides of the structure, as they won't really be visible on the layout, but it's nice to finish all sides in case plans change.  I applied the vertical sign first, so I could position the horizontals.  As these bricks are "aged", the lines aren't parallel, so lining up the signs is a challenge.  I used a straight edge to position one sign and marked the spot with an xacto knife cut.


Jeff

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Glued the signs on and gently rubbed them with my fingernail which was covered with a plastic bag.  You don't want to tear the sign, note the top and bottom of the wall look curved in the picture.  It's not the camera, they really are this way. 


Jeff

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As the tops of the walls aren't even, I cut a piece of cardstock to fit under bracing so the roof would be level.   

Jeff

PRR Modeler

Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

postalkarl

Hey Jeff:

looks great. I like the signs also.

Karl

Zephyrus52246

Thank you, Curt and Karl.  I did a similar thing for the front signs to make sure they were truly horizontal.  Cut a piece of card to the size needed, drew a faint pencil line and glued the sign on with the bottom even with the pencil mark.

Jeff

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The other signs were then added.  Cut the signs were the stucco has "broken off".  Noticed after resizing the picture that the right edge of the long sign wasn't attached and it's been fixed.   ::)


Jeff

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Before weathering the structure, I wanted to check the roof fit.  I'm amazed that even though each wall is slightly curved in it's own way, I managed to get the structure pretty square.  This might be the "squarest" Downtown Deco kit I've ever built.

Jeff

Janbouli

I love photo's, don't we all.

Zephyrus52246

Thanks for looking in, Jan.  Painted details for the roof.  Why are there so many paints out on the desk?   I usually leave out the primary paint colors for touch ups, but a lot of these paints aren't even being used.  I need to be tidier.  ::)


Jeff

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I decided for a gravel roof.  I spray painted the white plastic sheet black.  Painted it with white Elmer's glue and dropped ballast on it.  Then used a glue/black paint to simulate tar on the edges.  A couple of coats of A&I toned down the ballast nicely.  There's a plaster cast skylight, which I sprayed black.  painted the frame and used diamond glaze (like krystal clear) on the windows.  The kit came with a very tiny brick chimney which I thought didn't work, so found some other stacks in my parts bin.  The A/C unit is included and was painted as well.  Tar used around everything but the A/C unit, which would probably be on a base. 


Jeff

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There was a door included for the back, but it was wood framed and as Bob mentioned before, isn't appropriate for a masonary structure.  So I saved it to the parts bin and just painted the doorway brown.  The sign was an experiment to see if an unsealed sign would be ruined by the raw umber wash.  It wasn't so I didn't seal any of the other signs. 

Jeff

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There were some small lamps included to go on the front over the doors and windows (see the original picture on the first page), but I thought they'd look weird sticking out of the sign, so I didn't use them.  Also there's a large "Fat Lou's" sign for the front which is to be perpendicular to the building overhanging the side walk.  I didn't like the look of this either.  I thought of using it against the building pointing toward the street, but it didn't really look good, either.

Jeff

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Two more views of the finished stucture.

Jeff

 
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