Build Challenge 2018. ITLA York Industries

[ACL1504]

Jeff,

This really turned out great. You did a great job on the paint and I especially like the weathering of the raw umber.

Well done Doc, very well done.

Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Curt and Tom.  I placed the "tall stack" in place.  glued the top attachment on so I could space the bottom two evenly.  Then needed to figure out how long to make the stack. 


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Trimmed the stack and glued it in place.  Next up were the roof details.  The flash washes out some of the weathering.  The A/C and vent aren't that shiny.  Added a trash barrel, one of the ladders and a pallet up against the roof access.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

There were some pieces I didn't use.  The detail parts bag has some plaster parts (trash can/barrel/crates/sacks) would look better on a loading dock.  I didn't use the two pallets, either.  There's another piece of ducting like the one on the roof and one of the small curved ducts as well.  I'll save these for another project.  There's also two of these small fire hose hookup pieces.  I thought they needed something on the front to make them three dimensional.  I didn't use the sheet with the meters and electrical boxes.  They're on very thin wood (like the fire hose piece) and would need at least another thickness of wood to raise them enough to make them believable.  There's also some thin wire to attach to the tall stacks to secure them to the roof.  I skipped these as I've been looking at this structure on the bench for long enough.   


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Well, I finished the structure in less than two months.  Pretty good for me.     Final steps were adding the steps/railings and the small roof over the main entrance.  The flash washes out the weathering a bit.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

The build was fun.  This ITLA kit was much better than the one I built years ago.  Better design and execution.  The only negative was that the wood pieces still had grain to them after painting them making them less believable as "concrete".  The extra stacks/vents/ductwork really add to the model.  I'll definitely build more of their kits in the future.  I gained some confidence with the airbrush spraying some of the parts.  Might be time to try a Sylvan vehicle.     I also used the Pan Pastels pretty much exclusively versus my usual powdered pastels.  They seemed to adhere better, especially after spraying with matte fixative.  Overall a good learning experience. 


Thanks to Raymo for challenging us. 


Jeff

[jbvb]

Congratulations! Looks good.

[Janbouli]

Great build Jeff, does the wood grain show from 2 feet? Would you coat the wood next time.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thank you, James.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Jan.  The grain is hardly noticeable at two feet.  Perhaps a primer coat would have hidden it more.  I thought airbrushing the paint on would help versus brush painting (plus I wanted a more even coat). 


Jeff

[EricQuebec]

Vey nice work on this kit Jeff.
Eric

[GPdemayo]

Great work Jeff.....I like the change of pace you got with a masonry structure......

[PRR Modeler]

A great looking building.

[postalkarl]

Hi Jeff:

Great looking kit. And A Beautiful job you have done.

Karl

[donatode]

Jeff ....

Absolutely Outstanding!!!