MORRISTOWN & ERIE RAILROAD - WESTERN DIVISION - PART THREE

[tom.boyd.125]

Frank,
Like the kit bash, what was you choice of craft paint colors for this one ?
Tommy

[Erieman]

Erieman,
            In layman's terms I say just beautiful work and just love the inspirational modeling you are doing my friend!  Keep doin' what yur doin' brother.  Thanx Thom... P.S. In artistic terms I say this;

Tom,


Thank you for your kind words. Let's wait until it i totally finished. I might screw it up along the way!


Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

I'm enjoying your progress, Frank.  Not sure when I'll be in AZ again, but maybe before the GMR article.

Good Afternoon James,


I have been away from the forum for quite some time. It is good to hear from familiar folks. Regarding the next GMR article, I still have a few more years of construction to go. "Finish" is a big word that i am not going to use, because you are never finished, it the railroad sense anyway. Lou Sassi continues to ask when he can come out again to photo the layout. My guess is another year or two. There is still a lot of scenery in this area to complete and another building in the steel mill complex.
So in the meantime, thank you for stopping by . Glad you are enjoying the build.


Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Frank,
Like the kit bash, what was you choice of craft paint colors for this one ?
Tommy

Tommy,


I have a stable of colors, many of which i purchased years ago. In many of the early SRMW kits, Bob recommended several colors/ manufacturers, many of which i used and continue to use. These are nice colors that represent New England, in my humble opinion. There are some others that i have added to my stable. There are several manufacturers of specific colors that are in my library.


Would you like to know what they are? and what type of materials ie wood, brick, stone, etc, they are used for?


Frank / Erieman

[tom.boyd.125]

Frank,
Like the kit bash, what was you choice of craft paint colors for this one ?
Tommy

Tommy


Tommy,


I have a stable of colors, many of which i purchased years ago. In many of the early SRMW kits, Bob recommended several colors/ manufacturers, many of which i used and continue to use. These are nice colors that represent New England, in my humble opinion. There are some others that i have added to my stable. There are several manufacturers of specific colors that are in my library.


Would you like to know what they are? and what type of materials ie wood, brick, stone, etc, they are used for?


Frank / Erieman

[tom.boyd.125]

Frank,
Would like to hear if you have any New England paint colors that are favorites and not in my shop here.
There is no way to guess that dry brushing this build with a fan brush was your choice of applying the base color.
Will watch you complete this one.
Tommy

[deemery]

Frank,
Would like to hear if you have any New England paint colors that are favorites and not in my shop here.
There is no way to guess that dry brushing this build with a fan brush was your choice of applying the base color.
Will watch you complete this one.
Tommy

Weil, from the 1920s to 1950s, you can't go wrong with white paint and green shutters. 


dave

[postalkarl]

Hey Erieman:

That is one beautiful brick building. I just love it.

Karl

[Jerry]

Frank wonderful work.


Jerry

[Erieman]

Hey Erieman:

That is one beautiful brick building. I just love it.

Karl

Thanks Karl,


There is still a lot of additional details to be added to this structure and then there is the second building to build. My yellow paint dried up so i am expecting a new one from Amazon later today. Michael's and Hobby Lobby supply of paints is down quite bit. Thank you for your kind words. More pics in the next day or two.


Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Frank wonderful work.


Jerry

Thanks Jerry. I always like building / modifying the SRMW kits.


Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Frank,
Would like to hear if you have any New England paint colors that are favorites and not in my shop here.
There is no way to guess that dry brushing this build with a fan brush was your choice of applying the base color.
Will watch you complete this one.
Tommy

Tommy,


I have several acrylic colors that i like to use including: Delta Charcoal gris anthracite carbon#02436, Terra Cotta 02071;Folk Art Greenscape, Linen, Italian Sage, Dove Grey and Barnwood Red; Apple Barrel  Lemon Chiffon, Sandstone, Americana  Hertiage Brick, Georgia Clay, Slate Green, Warm White, Slate Grey, Uniform Blue.


These are a few of the colors that i use. Hope that this helps. And of course, as Dave says, white and black, but that is quite boring, in my humble opinion.


Frank / Erieman

[postalkarl]

Hey Frank:

You are quite welcome.

Karl

[Erieman]

Good evening all or good morning to the folks on the East Coast,


A little bit of history and help for Tommy Boyd. In the old days when most modelers paint as supplied by Floquil, I used grimy black for the roofing tar paper color. I have been hard pressed to find a suitable replacement in acrylics. Wait no more. Delta Acrylic paints called Ceramcoat has an exact duplicate color, based on my humble eyes. The color is called Charcoal Gris Anthracite carbon #02436. Once it dries, it looks identical.


Both of the Currier & Son buildings have tar paper roofs. Photo one shows a piece of kraft paper with the application of the Delta paint. Photo two shows the paint dried and rough sanded to give the impression of wear. Give it a try. i highly recommend the color. Don't forget to use 80 grit sand paper to rough it up.


Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Now here is the progress on Currier & Son. Both buildings are quite far along in the assembly process as you can see from the attached photos. The small building is quite a ways along. Still to be assembled is the porch, stairs and signage.
The large building had a couple of platforms to build. rafter tails and bracing, finish painting and lots of cast parts everywhere. And of course, those that have followed my build of other SRMW kits, there are the birds and bird poop. Many of my local friends  kid me about the bird poop, but that is an integral part of the scene.


It will probably be another week before i post any pics of the finished model. All those little parts take a long time to paint and rust. In the meantime, enjoy the photos below.


Frank / Erieman