Bar Mills Tribute Kit 1

[sdrees]

Hi George,

The weathering on the structure is just outstanding and the signage looks very nice also.  Overall, great projrct.

[Opa George]

Looks excellent, George. I don't see the striping effects in the picture that you mentioned.

Did you paint the fluid in the tank white or is that just uncured Mod Podge?

Thank you for the comments, Vince. What you are seeing in that photo is uncured Mod Podge. However I did go with a light beige/yellow/greenish swirl, not too far from the color photo in the kit instructions. I truly went back and forth several times with the colors of my tank contents. Now that it has cured, I don't really like it and plan to add another top coat of Mod Podge with some gray-blue mixed in, for a dark tone.  I think that will give it some depth and emulate a murky tank load of water...or whatever.
--George

[Opa George]

I changed the color of the tank contents to black by adding a little Mars Black artists acrylic into a glob of Mod Podge, then brushing overtop the old color. Another coat of un-tinted Mod Podge added on top, and below is the tank with some white Mod Podge still drying/curing.


I think the black will look much better once dry and with a few more coats of clear Mod Podge. Between coats I added bracing to the second story platform, built the pipe support and ladder, and (not shown) painted the white string, which is to be the tank bands, a rust color. The string supplied in the kit is very stiff and with a fine weave, and painted should look good once applied. I won't do that until it dries overnight.

--George

[PRR Modeler]

Wonderful

[Opa George]

Here is structure three in the Bar Mills FSM Tribute kit #1 about 90-95% done. I have more details to add, paint and tar vents, grime on the roof, dry brushing and chalk weathering all over. I always save the light fixtures for last because I invariably knock one off or damage one in my final round of weathering.


Here is a view showing the piping and bracing for the tank, which was the fussiest part of the assembly. My method was to cut close to fit but intentionally long or oversize, then test, then cut or sand a very small portion off, test again, cut or sand again, until I got a tight, level fit.


--George

[PRR Modeler]

Really nice modeling George.

[Opa George]

Thanks, Curt!

I finished the third structure in the kit last evening. There are still lots of scenic elements in the box, including sidewalks, a fence, a truck, telephone poles and figures, not to mention lots more junk castings.  But for now I posed all three buildings together as shown on the box cover and the Bar Mills website.  I will not use this exact arrangement on my layout, but this gives a good idea how the major components turned out.


and


Here is just the third structure (the tractor is Walthers):


And one more from a higher angle to show off the piping a bit more.  I warmed the colors a bit to counter my fluorescent lights:


I must get to school soon, so will add more notes later.
--George

[madharry]

Really nice George - well done!
Mike

[vinceg]

Gorgeous, George. A real tribute to the tribute.

[GPdemayo]

Well done George.....great work. 

[rpdylan]

Fantastic modeling George- the weathering is spot on. This is the look that I am after for my Rohlen build, so I'm using the photo as reference!

[Opa George]

Thanks very much for the comments, Mike, Vince and Gregory! 

Bob, thank you!--For the bulk of my weathering I relied on four steps:  an A&I wash on the walls and stripwood before painting, dry-brushed white to catch highlights, and after that it was mostly Hunterline washes (I used Light Gray, Blue Gray, and Driftwood), followed by ground pastel chalks as a final layer.
--George

[Mark Dalrymple]

Beautiful, George.

The kit has come up a treat.

Cheers, Mark.

[Janbouli]

Great job George , looks fantastic.

[Zephyrus52246]

Very nice work.  The structures look fantastic.


Jeff