EZEKIALS DRY GOODS O scale

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This is Ezekials dry goods build # 394 the 5th structure I made in o scale.

I started with the Grandt line  front window and door system and board and baton siding .  Base was floquil driftwood stain followed by boxcar red it looks like , thinned by dipping 1/2" wide brush into the paint and into the diosol thinners. Going from top to bottom just the once, gives it that naturally weathered look .  There may be a wash of alcohol and india ink on it.

The windows and doors I use the technique of paint the door the base colour , then right away using a very small brush dip the tip into the paint in the well shaken lid, turning the brush on a very sharp LOW angle , drag it over the window sills .  Same applies for tri tone windows.

I generally have a very rough idea of what I am going to build.  There are no plans and elaborate drawings , just wing it and make it work.  Works for me, but not recommended as the correct way.

The signage is from Staples and the letters are peel and stick .

The roof was the first time I have used oak veneer and gives a very rustic look.  Its an animal to work with and never did it again preferring birch veneer coloured with leather stain and alcohol.  The other signs are things I found on the net and printed them out with 32 signs per sheet as a CONTACT sheet which came out perfect for O scale.

The people and dogs are from Artista I believe .  Truck is Berkshire valley stake truck lead castings.

The stone foundation is a hydrocal casting I think of a HO George FSM #215 wall, works in O .

That tall chimney , I have no idea where that came from  as its a hydrocal casting, probably HO as well.

mike lynch ....madmike3434.........HAIRBALL

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mike lynch

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Your colors, shading and weathering look great, Mike.  It's interesting how mixed scales can work together and come out looking correct...and so good.  I'm enjoying all of your posts in O scale, even though I'm an HO scaler.  Thanks for sharing your work.

Horton M.

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Thanks Horton.  Yes some things/parts can transition from HO to O scale .  The foundation stonework and the chimney.

An HO brick roof chimney you could not cheat with.

I went from HO structure building with the advent of Bachmann On30 locos and rolling stock ,  to full on O scale.  Ease of handling, easier to see without having to don special high magnification glasses.   I left behind a lot of brass MACK based railbus's plus a huge stock of grandt line windows and doors plus northeastern scale lumber .  Was expensive.

mike lynch.....................HAIRBALL