Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

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The next step is to get all the window and door casting along with the detail casting painted. The window castings are going to get the same chalk treatment that I used on the wood structure with the three colors of gray chalk. Then, I will give them a once over with A & I and glue them to the walls.

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You will notice that I'm assembling the structure before I paint it.  I did this for the first time with my Brambell's build and I like the way it's working out.  When I painted everything flat and then assembled I found that I was doing a lot of touchup work.  So far I have no reason to go back to the old technique.

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And now for an update on my second build, Isaac's Coal.  Here is an overall picture of where I'm at.  You are looking at the front side of half of the structure and the back side of the other half. It's just where I was at when I took the picture.

[EricQuebec]

Very nicely done .... two thumbs up my friend
Eric Quebec city

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Very nicely done .... two thumbs up my friend
Eric Quebec city

Eric


Thanks for stopping by and for the kind words.

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My next step on Isaac's coal is to pick the color for the cedar shingle roof. Here are a few pictures of the choices.

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Right now I'm leaning toward the grey shingles and making any changes to the color to make them look like they have been in a coal dust environment using chalks. I would be interested in your opinion.

[deemery]

Any other color shingles would turn grey, anyway, with all the coal dust.


dave