FOS Brody & Martins (2019 Tom Schwarz build challenge)

[ReadingBob]

I took a small piece of black Gator Board, removed the top and started shaving off pieces to form a coal pile.


I did a test fit and kept trimming until I had something that looked good to me.


Over a piece of wax paper I covered the Gator Board coal pile with Elmers White Glue.


Then I sprinkled on some coal leftover from a Fine Scale Miniatures build.  This kit doesn't come with coal.


I knocked together a little thing with two LED"s and a Current Limiter to place inside of the main building.  There are on a few windows in the structure so I made so one would the light the upper windows and the other the lower windows.


I had previously cut the corrugated roofing panels to the lengths indicated in the templates.  I painted them with oil paints Umber's and Sienna's and applied some rust colored powders to them to make them look like crusty, rusty panels.


More in a moment....

[ReadingBob]

I forgot to mention I used Yellow Ochre too.  I blend them together and ran a brush over them that was dipped in Odorless Mineral Spirits to smooth them out.  They're messy but I love working with oil paints because they're very forgiving.


After the roofing panels were glued in place I applied some rust colored powders.  I've done this both ways, applying the powders while the oil paints are wet and, like here, after they've dried.  The effect is about the same.


Note - I had to cut the longer panels shorter than the template indicated otherwise they would have interfered with the placement of the building.

That's all for today.  Next up will be the finished pictures.  Once I take them.   

Thanks for following along!

[PRR Modeler]

Great modeling Bob.

[Janbouli]

Wow , thanks for the great modeling and for sharing it in this way.

[Opa George]

Bob, I like the effect you get with the oil paints. I'm just starting to work with them a little bit and am nowhere near your level of skill yet. They take some practice, but the final result is nice.
--George

[Oldguy]

Very nice!

[Dave K.]

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[postalkarl]

Hey Bob:

great job on the coal pile. I never would have thought of that.

Karl

[ReadingBob]

Great modeling Bob.

Thanks Curt!  This one was a fun little build. 

[ReadingBob]

Wow , thanks for the great modeling and for sharing it in this way.

You're welcome Jan and thanks for following along! 

[ReadingBob]

Very nice!

Thanks Bob!   

[ReadingBob]

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Thanks Dave!          

[ReadingBob]

Hey Bob:

great job on the coal pile. I never would have thought of that.

Karl

Thanks Karl!  Yeah, it let's me be stingy with the coal that George includes in his FSM kits.  I don't need to use nearly as much of it to make a big pile of coal.   

[ACL1504]

Bob,

Love the roof and coal pile, just fantastic.

Tom

[postalkarl]

Hey Bob:

Sounds good keep the pic flowing.

Karl.