Bar Mills Tribute Kit 1

[rpdylan]

great tip, but all my Floquil and Polly Scale paints dried up a long time ago! The build looks great, enjoying the thread!

[Opa George]

Below are all 20 walls pretty much finished and ready to go together. The cupola is in the top right, assembled (roof on but not covered). I touched up the doors and windows to match the siding as much as possible, added some of the details that are better installed while they are lying flat: signage, door handles, dry-transfer lettering.


--Opa George

[jerryrbeach]

George,


Once again, simply an outstanding job (and then some!) in matching the color and finish of the windows and doors with the walls.  I love the "Brain Salt" sign, too.  Looking forward to seeing the building after the walls are assembled.

[Janbouli]

Great signs  George , love the variation.

[dick green]

Great job on the walls. I think color is spot on. Love the Hershey Kisses sign. It totally looks painted on and the minimalist look makes it appear to have been done by a local painter.

Dick

[Bruce Oberleitner]

Looks Amazing Opa George!

[PRR Modeler]

Beautiful signage and walls George.

[fsmcollector67]

George,
Very nice work...
Loren...

[ACL1504]

George,

Man, all those walls, all those signs and all that nasty weathering. Just perfect, absolutely fantastic.

Nuff said!

Tom

[Opa George]

George,

Once again, simply an outstanding job (and then some!) in matching the color and finish of the windows and doors with the walls.  I love the "Brain Salt" sign, too.  Looking forward to seeing the building after the walls are assembled.

Thanks, Jerry. Yes, I have bene looking for a good spot to use the Brain Salt advertisement. This is it! Starting to assemble the walls today.
--George

[Opa George]

Great job on the walls. I think color is spot on. Love the Hershey Kisses sign. It totally looks painted on and the minimalist look makes it appear to have been done by a local painter.

Dick

Thanks, Dick. I like your interpretation of how the Hershey Kisses sign came out. I think it dates from the early to mid 30s, so installation from a local sign painter would be logical. I'll be dusting it a little more with chalks in the final detailing to lighten it a little, which should enhance that effect.
--George

[Opa George]

Thank you, Jan, Bruce, Curt, Loren and Tom for the additional supportive comments.

Starting now to put the walls together. Below are most of the sub assemblies. Even though I spent time carefully comparing, test fitting and checking the plans, I still managed to reverse the two side walls on the tower. Fortunately I caught it before the glue set completely. It is correct now, below.


Another angle of the sub assemblies drying. The interiors have all been painted black. I'll be concentrating details on the outside of this structure, instead of inside. The unassembled shed will attach to the largest sub assembly, once the clamps come off.


More later...--George

[Opa George]

Here are the sub-assemblies with cardboard roofs installed. I made the decision to install the roofs prior to installing the roofing paper. In this case (the roof paper is to be oriented horizontally, for variety), I think it will be easier to apply the peel-and-stick strips with the cardboard roof on the buildings. prior to attaching the roofs, I sprayed the underside of all roofs with Rustoleum gray primer. In addition to providing an appropriate color for the overhang, it gives them an extra bit of stiffness.


Below are the major sub-assemblies posed together. They are not attached to each other in any way yet. I just wanted to get an idea of what this third structure would look like.


--Opa George

[Lynnb]

Great color on the walls, did you find they mated up pretty evenly?

[PRR Modeler]

Really nice modeling George.