FSM Westside Auto

[Zephyrus52246]

Thank you, guys for the positive reinforcement.  The last structure is a "storage shed".  The instructions note to spray paint both sides of the walls with khaki paint and then brace them.  I braced them first.  I also added the  corner pieces and door trim.  The structure and trim are all one color, so I needed to paint the window, a "louver", a door and the back steps I'd missed when initially painting all the castings.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

While the paint dried on the walls, I decided to go back and finish the back platform for the main building.  It's 3 metal castings which look like stone.  Over this you put a wood deck.  Per the instructions, start at the front and work to the back.  I worried this could leave a tiny gap, or worse, not be parallel to the wall.  I cut out the stripwood and attached it to a piece of double sided tape on the bench.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I then used painters tape to connect these, so I could remove it from the double sided tape.  I also added a brace to the castings to make them more robust while moving the piece around.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Then this was placed in it's spot up against the wall.  Of course, I then thought, "Gee, if I'd lined the edges up, I could glue this one much easier than piece by piece.  DOH!"    The gap is even at the front, but the front "timber" isn't quite parallel.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Filing the edge of one of the castings, and adding the front board, it's now pretty parallel and has just enough overhang to cover.  So I'll remove the pieces, Tape them with even edges, and glue the pieces on.


Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Well, that's done.  Not quite easy peasy, but finished.  Onto the walls of the storage shed.


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Well done. The shape is interesting.

[Lynnb]

Very nice detailing, you can see alot more when you click the pic.

[NEMMRRC]

Super cool.


Jaime

[postalkarl]

Hey Jeff:

Well done. love your stucco. It looks just perfect.

Karl

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, guys.  I'm still plugging along.  Today is sign day.   I had mentioned the license plates weren't quite scale, but, I cut one of each out to see how they looked.  The small ones are too small to really distinguish, so I think the larger ones are more recognizable as plates without getting within inches of the wall.  Another example of George's artistic knack as they look better than the scale ones.  You can see them on the right side of the wall.

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I think it's easier to apply the signs before putting the walls together.  The large Champion sign is supposed to be applied over the siding to look painted on.  I didn't feel like sanding it super thin,  applying it and fighting to get it to go over each batten and stay straight.  So I made it more a billboard and edged it with stripwood.  Next I'm going to try to scratchbuild a door to replace the one supplied so I can open it slightly.   There's not going to be an interior, but want to put a vehicle inside. I can't cut the one supplied without ruining it, so will try building one on my own.  We'll see if this works.

[/size]Jeff

[Lynnb]

Never seems to be enough signs, good job.

[Zephyrus52246]

Thanks, Lynn.  The doors are done.  They are very simple, designed to roll side to side inside.  I thought of adding small windows, but they'd be mostly be blocked, and I'm lazy.  The color of the doors is much closer to the siding than the picture shows due to the flash.  The silver in the center is an angle iron holding the doors in place and the wall up temporarily.


Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Nice signage and doors Jeff.