FOS Freekit #28 - O Scale Soda Shop

[Bruce Oberleitner]

Hey Bruce:

Looks very cool. Try something that I do with my figures. I think you will like it. Hit them with light black wash and then dry-brush them with a light gray. It makes them blend with the rest of the model Let me know what you think. This is a tip I got from another modeler.

Karl

Thank you very much Karl.  I have admired your work for years so I appreciate you liking the model and the tip.  And it typical fashion, I will steal borrow the tip and give it a whirl on the model.

[Bruce Oberleitner]

Back to the Build.  Making the Sign

The sign turned out to be more a a challenge than I first thought.  It turned out in my kit there was no material for building the sign so this is entirely scratch built.  I started by putting some transfer tape onto a scrap of chipboard and then attaching the sign to the transfer tape.  I then cut the sign out leaving the just the sign mounted onto the chipboard using a single edge razor blade.  I then framed the sign using square 1/16" basswood painted in the english ivy trim color that I used for the rest of the building.  I then built three supports that are about 8' long and glued them onto the chipboard with my favorite Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue.  Once this dried, I mounted the sign onto the building and then cut the three diagonal supports to fit behind the sign.  A slight touch of weathering chalks were used to complete the sign.

At this point I attached a woodland scenic LED light into the structure and drilled a hole into my base to run the wires.  I went ahead an glued the structure and tree to the base to finish up the model.

Next time we will work on the scenery for the base and try Karl's tip on painting the figures.

[PRR Modeler]

Nice job Bruce.

[Lynnb]

Nice little build, did you use Karl's suggestion with the figures?

[ACL1504]

Cousin Brucie,

Great job, the figures really bring it together. To bad you couldn't find any Pepsi cartons.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

Good work Bruce.....