FSM Bailey's Produce for Cuse - Here we go again!

[ReadingBob]

Nice to see you back at it Bob. Is there any reaction going on there with the Acrylic Dove Gray on the Floquil SP Lettering? I used a pounce wheel many times in the past  and each time the holes got them out of allignment on a board ( ie on the edge of a board ) , I know its more work but found a pin point one at a time gave a better look, yours looks good. 

By the way you've passed me now, work keeps interferring with my modelling time, also off to Mexico for a vacation on Saturday, -21 Celius here today burrrrr.

Thanks Lynn!  I've never had a problem using the acrylic craft paints over Floquil or Polly Scale.  If fact, once either has dried they're pretty much impervious to anything which means if I end up getting a little heavy handed with the dry sponging I can back it off bit by wiping it off with my finger, with a Q-Tip dipped in rubbing alcohol (or water) or when I apply the A&I wash over top of it.  It just depends on how badly I overdid it.  Most often I just scrub the offensive spot a bit with the brush I'm using to apply the final A&I wash and that takes care of it.  It's very forgiving. 

One thing I haven't tried (yet) is colors other than the Dove Gray and Khaki.  Other colors would be appropriate if the illusion would be to show a building that was once painted red but is now painted gray.  A little red dabbed on to show where the gray paint peeled away exposing the underlying red would be appropriate.  I just haven't quite pulled the trigger on that one yet because I'm afraid it might end up looking a little garish but I know others have used it with great success.

I've used both the pin and the pounce wheel.  If I take my time with the wheel and I pay attention I can typically avoid that tendency for the wheel to wander or the ruler to slip out of alignment.  Typically.     I have a neat little EXPO freebie that Hal Reynolds gave away at one of the EXPO's that's useful for getting a straight line of nail holes using the pin.  Hal gives away the neatest little tools as freebies.   

Work is the biggest distraction for me too.  I've got a few years to go before I can join that "every day is Saturday" club and really focus my attention on the stuff I love to do. 

[ReadingBob]

Back at it.  After assembling the walls for the little office building I started to think up a way to add a light to the interior.  I cut a piece of photo mounting board to fit inside the base of the structure and glued it to the concrete pad the structure will sit on.  Then I started to cobble together a little doohickey (that's the highly technical term) that would hold the circuit and could be glued to the base.  Here I'm bending the legs of the current limiter, after poking it through the holes I drilled, so I can solder them to the copper take I applied to the board.


I tinned the legs of the current limiter before I started so it'd be easier to solder to the copper tape.  A little flux from a flux pen applied to the tape makes it easier to solder.


A very, very important step.  After I soldered the current limiter to the copper tape I cut the tape between the legs of the current limiter and removed that section.  Failure to do so with the current limiter will ensure that your LED's live a bright, albeit very short, life.     Don't ask me how I know.   


I forgot to mention that after I bend the legs I trim them with an older pair of rail nippers.  I'm doing that here with the legs from the LED.


Here's my little assembly which fits inside the building.  I used a few very small drops of glue to glue the structure to the base.  It can be popped off if access to the light is needed.


The last thing I did was apply pitch to the vent pipe, chimney, small roofs over the doors, etc.  I have a small bottle (picked up a four pack from JoAnn's) filled with a mix of white glue and grimy black paint that I keep on my workbench.  I've used Liquid Leading for this too but my bottle dried out and I haven't seen it in the stores lately.


More in a moment...

[ReadingBob]

Now for some really tedious stuff.  There are boxes and crates to be assembled.  A lot of boxes and crates.  For the crates there's a piece of strip wood that needs to be cut to length.  For consistencies sake I used my NWSL Chopper to do the job.  We'll get back to the labels after they've been painted. 


The boxes.  The BOXES!  Boy are they fun.  First you have to cut them out.  A new X-Acto blade, a steel ruler, a lot of patience and a shot of bourbon are all that area needed for this task.  After cutting them out score them lightly on the dotted lines to make folding them easier.  LIGHTLY!  You can see on in the lower left corner I didn't score lightly enough.     Too lightly, however, and they're hard to fold.  No worries though, there's more than an ample supply of these things.


Start folding.  I used my steel ruler to help fold along the line.


Then start gluing them together.  It's pretty easy to figure out how to fold/glue them.


I used my tweezers to hold the joints together while the glue set.


After airbrushing the boxes and crates with Floquil Earth I dipped the crates in my A&I and used a brush to apply it to the boxes. 


More in a moment...

[ReadingBob]

Now it's time to apply the labels to the crates.  Start by cutting them out with a sharp X-Acto and a steel ruler (or use a good pair of scissors).  It's at this point you'll want to refill that glass of bourbon.   


I used plain old Elmers White Glue to glue the labels to the crates.  A little drop on a post it note and drag the label through it with a tweezers.


Then apply to the crate.  Both sides and both ends get labels (yep, four per crate).  Make sure they're all oriented the same way.


Afterwards glue some of the crates together in little stacks.  Don't get them too even though.  A little offset here and there keeps them looking individual.  I also painted some thing paper with a light green paint, cut it into little 1/8" squares and crumpled it up a bit. I glued a few pieces in the empty cardboard boxes to look like some greens that had been left behind.

Finished photos next!

[ReadingBob]

Here are the final pictures.  I didn't do a diorama for this.  John will position it as he sees fit on his layout.  I can't wait to see it with some of John's scenery around it.











There are a few more details left over that John will be able to spread around the scene.  A dog, pallets, fire hydrant, lots of crates and boxes, etc.

Thanks for following along!  This one is done.  Time to move on to a new build (or two)!      

[Zephyrus52246]

Nice work as usual, Bob!


Jeff

[cuse]

Beautiful, meticulous work as always Bob!!


Can't wait to see it...maybe at the next SBG at Tom's?


John

[ACL1504]

Beautiful, meticulous work as always Bob!!


Can't wait to see it...maybe at the next SBG at Tom's?


John

We'll plan the SBG when Bob's finishes it. I know we all want to see it prior to it going to the East Coast.

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

Really nice work Bob.

[ReadingBob]

Beautiful, meticulous work as always Bob!!


Can't wait to see it...maybe at the next SBG at Tom's?


John

We'll plan the SBG when Bob's finishes it. I know we all want to see it prior to it going to the East Coast.

Tom

Sounds good!  It's ready.  I can't make it down this weekend and the following one is a little iffy too.   

[Lynnb]

Finished pics look fantastic, I'm not looking forward to the boxes and crates. Will you not be doing any ground work or will you leave that to John?

Any tips on painting the shingles on the office and loading dock roof? So far I have just painted them with the Floquil Earth.

[Jim Donovan]

Bob;

Thank you for spending the time to detail your methods on building this kit. I know it takes a lot of time and thought. Learned a lot and bookmarked the thread for future reference.

The end result looks fantastic. It is going to be an eye catcher on the layout.

Jim D

[NKP768]

Nice job Bob

Doug

[ReadingBob]

Nice work as usual, Bob!


Jeff

Thanks Jeff!  It was a fun one!  Next up is FSM Avram's Bakery for the other John (S&S) along with a smaller FOS kit for the build challenge.   

[ReadingBob]

Beautiful, meticulous work as always Bob!!


Can't wait to see it...maybe at the next SBG at Tom's?


John

I hope you like it.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it on your layout.   

After this week I'll be off for two weeks vacation.  I'm not going anywhere so I hope we can get together sometime.  Can't this Saturday thought because we're going up to Eustis to see a play in the afternoon.