Hilltown Entrepreneurs, Build Challenge 2016

[postalkarl]

Hi Jeff:

Love the way its coming out. Especially your roof. It looks really great. Also like the weathering on the walls.

Karl

[ACL1504]

Jeff,

Ditto to the other comments. Very well done and looking like an old structure.

Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, John.  Maybe Bob will send me a commission.   


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Thank you, Marty.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Karl.  I've got a few shiny spots still.  Any handling of the roof and they can appear.  Funny thing, I was reading and old RMC and there was a prize winning mill in it and looking closely, I could see some shiny spots on the roof of that build as well.     Once it's "planted" I'll use a fine brush and rust colored paint to try to cover them.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks Tom, glad to see you following the build.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

i finished the tar paper roof last week, and just finished up the rafters and trim under the entrance roof.  I'll weather the roof a bit more when I have it on a diorama base.  The next step is signs for the outside.  I usually put these on when the walls are flat, but the signs went missing for awhile.  I have since found them, but will hold off for now.  The doors go on after it's on a diorama base, so they won't be knocked off, so this one is done for now.  I'm going to start on the other structure in the kit next. 


Jeff

[Powersteamguy1790]

That build looks fantastic Jeff.

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

[MAP]

Really came out looking great Jeff.

[madharry]

A very impressive build Jeff. Thanks for sharing.

Mike

[Janbouli]

Formidable Jeff , the weathering and roofs are super.

[barrymk]

What they all said.....

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, gentlemen, the encouragement is appreciated!  I've started the small store.  First pic shows bracing.  I like the template card so I hopefully don't put  a brace where it doesn't belong.  The little piece with the window opening next to the triangular piece is a mystery.  I don't think it goes to the kit.  Probably belongs to something else and I got it mixed up into this box.  Anyway after bracing, I spray painted the back of the walls to help prevent warping.  I usually use black primer, but I don't have any, so some Rustoleum Flat Brown Camouflage paint substituted.  I then used Hunterline Light Grey Weathering mix for a base on the walls.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

This structure is in much better repair than the auto repair one.  I used three thin coats of Apple Barrel Lemon Chiffon on the walls.  Vallejo Calvary Brown was airbrushed on the windows and will be used on the wood trim.  I didn't lift many of the boards.  For the 'nail holes' I used a tool made by R-B productions called the Rivet R that was suggested in the instructions.  It's like a pounce wheel, but it leaves very small round holes.  The wheels come in several "sizes", I used the 1 mm spacing (the instructions used 0.65mm), but I like how it turned out.  Saved a LOT of time vs "the Nailer".  A wash of black acrylic and it's time to put the walls together.  I tried out the "Diamond Glaze" on the windows, wondering how it would work on larger expanses of "glass" and it worked well, again saving me a great deal of time from cutting acrylic sheet. 


Jeff

[Erieman]

Dr. Jeff,


Somehow I missed this thread. You are doing a marvelous job on the build. I especially like the weathering of the structure. I have this kit in my "to build " area.I always enjoy the SRMW structures and look forward to your thread progress. Keep up the great work. This is an awesome build.


Frank / Erieman