Hilltown Entrepreneurs, Build Challenge 2016

[tom.boyd.125]

Jeff,
Same remarks as Frank ! You have been busy too and I missed your thread while off the Forum. Great job on the main building. Looks like that roof was a challenge, but you did it ! Will watch the end of your kit project come together. Will make a nice looking structure for your empire.
Tommy

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Frank and Tommy.  I added some "shades" behind the windows.  The front door opening needed to be markedly enlarged, but it fits now.  I used some braces as the two separate ares of the building have no sides.  The front card piece is where a large brick chimney goes.  Need to add black view blocks, then on to the roof.



Jeff

[postalkarl]

Hi Zephyrus:

WOW!!!! Beautiful Job on that roof. Walls look great to. Keep the photos flowing.

Karl

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Karl.  I ran into a bit of a problem, when I tried on the roof, the triangular piece to the left of the chimney was too short.  I cut and painted a piece of siding off a scrap piece and attached it and a short piece of the brown corner piece to the top.  It's not perfect, but the edge will be covered by a 1 x 6 piece of trim.  The 1 x 6 wouldn't quite have covered the boo boo, so I ended up painting the "filler". 


Jeff

[LongHornCaddy]

Looking good Jeff

[Powersteamguy1790]

Nice work Jeff.

Stay cool and run steam........

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks for looking in, Long Horn and Bob.  I've finished the trim on the building.  Next up the roofing.


Jeff

[ACL1504]

Jeff,

Its coming together nicely and it looks great.

Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Tom.  One side of the building has rolled roofing.  I had already painted all the rolled roofing green, which would give this structure a "Christmassy" feel, so I found some black in the "pile".  Next up is coloring the shingles for the other part of the building.  I used prismacolor pens for this.  Mostly a 20% cool grey, with some 40% and a "parchment" color as well.  The instructions tell you to just draw lines over the sheets to save time, but I didn't think that was neat enough, so I did more individual shingles.  Cut them apart and mix them all up and it hopefully will come out OK.


Jeff

[Vilius]

Jeff,

Great job! Did Bob instructed you to use Parchment color or did you come up with it? Looks like a new twist in shingle coloring technique. I might get my 40% or 50% coupon and head to out to Michaels for the Parchment color marker.
I don't think you have a problem with randomness but those who have may want to use a dice to make the task easier.

Vilius

[Zephyrus52246]

Hi Vilius, sorry I didn't get back to your question sooner.  Between work and our Christmas trip, nothing's been done on the structure until today.  I had used the parchment with the grays previously and liked how it looked, so figured I try it again.  I've started applying the shingles.  Row by Row.  The first row attaches to the transfer tape, but  I place a VERY thin line of Flamingo glue on the top of the already applied strip as such a small amount of the strips are actually touching the transfer tape on subsequent rows.  The instructions just cut the shingles at an angle down the inner valley on the one side of the roof, but I liked the individual shingles showing.  I'm not sure how a roofer would have done this.  Time for more shingles...


Jeff

[ACL1504]

Jeff,

The shingles look wonderful. Love the different tones you've added.

A roofer would have a metal valley and the shingles all cut along the angle of the valley.

Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks for the compliment and the info, Tom.  The shingles are done.  Next up are two two stacks and an awning over the door.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Huzzah! The building is finished.  For those of you that have this kit, check the fit of the awning over the door before putting on the braces and roofing.  Mine was too wide, and when I put it on, anyone trying to go in the door would have hit their head.    I cut about a foot off of each side (after peeling off the roofing, repainting the ends, etc) and it worked a lot better.  The stacks are metal pieces that were soaked in Blacken It and lightly buffed.  I added the NBW castings for where the stack meets the roof.  Eyebolts probably would have better, but I don't have any.    Some light weathering with chalks and it's done!  Both structures are basically complete, now it's time to incorporate them into the layout.  Of course there's no scenery on the layout, so I'll have to build that first.  There's a gas pump island and the details left to be painted/built as well. 


Jeff

[S&S RR]

Jeff


The build really looks nice.  And thanks for the tips - I will use them when I get around to building mine.