Share your FOS Kit of the Month Builds here!

[chris.mincemoyer]

Hey Chris:

They bot look just great. What's next?

Karl

No clue...

[craftsmankits]

Nice builds Chris, thanks for posting.  Mark

[GPdemayo]

Thanks for posting your projects.....great job on these structures everyone. 

[ReadingBob]

Here's my build of Foster's Milk. 

[Jerry]

Some really nice building.  Congrats to all.


Jerry

[deemery]

Nice fading/weathering on the lettering.  How did you do it?


dave

[Dennis Bourey]

Bob, Perfect!!! Same question as Dave.... Dennis

[PaulS]

Looks great as usual Bob !!!
Well done and thanks for sharing,
All the best,
--Paul

[postalkarl]

Hey Bob:

Nice job. Looks just great.

Karl

[ReadingBob]

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. 

Dave and Dennis - here are the steps I took to get the walls they way they look:

   
• Braced the walls.
• Applied a coat of Driftwood Hunterline Weathering Mix.
• Applied a coat of PollyScale Reefer White.  Just a little of the Driftwood is visible beneath the white.
• Taped the stencil onto the wall and dabbed FolkArt 479 Pure Black using a sponge with a minimal amount of paint on it.  This is the hardest part.  Too much paint and it will bleed under the stencil.
• Removed the stencil and used a fine brush to complete the lettering.
• Any black paint that I got "outside the lines" I scraped off with the tip of an X-Acto knife.  At this point you have a nice white wall with very black lettering.
• I dabbed a sponge (a piece of a grout sponge from Home Depot) in some Folk Art 708 Dove Gray and then removed most of the paint from the sponge by dabbing it on some paper.  Then I dabbed it on the walls to get some gray on them.  This is barely visible over the white but it changes the appearance.
• I then dabbed the sponge in some Americana DA173 Khaki Tan and again removed most of the paint from the sponge by dabbing it on some paper.  Then I dabbed it on the walls to get some of the tan on them.
• Next I added nail holes at two scale foot intervals with a ruler and ponce wheel.
• I then bushed the walls with a very light 90% Rubbing Alcohol & India Ink mixture.  If it looked too dark I dipped my brush in pure 90% Rubbing Alcohol and thinned it down right on the wall.  The A&I mix can be used to remove some of the gray and tan if it got dabbed on a little too heavy but I had to be careful not to scrub off the black lettering.
• I finished up by drybushing the walls with Folk Art 427 Ivory White.  That highlighted the edges of the clapboards.

And there you have it.   

[PaulS]

Thanks for the kind words gentlemen. 

Dave and Dennis - here are the steps I took to get the walls they way they look:

   
• Braced the walls.
• Applied a coat of Driftwood Hunterline Weathering Mix.
• Applied a coat of PollyScale Reefer White.  Just a little of the Driftwood is visible beneath the white.
• Taped the stencil onto the wall and dabbed FolkArt 479 Pure Black using a sponge with a minimal amount of paint on it.  This is the hardest part.  Too much paint and it will bleed under the stencil.
• Removed the stencil and used a fine brush to complete the lettering.
• Any black paint that I got "outside the lines" I scraped off with the tip of an X-Acto knife.  At this point you have a nice white wall with very black lettering.
• I dabbed a sponge (a piece of a grout sponge from Home Depot) in some Folk Art 708 Dove Gray and then removed most of the paint from the sponge by dabbing it on some paper.  Then I dabbed it on the walls to get some gray on them.  This is barely visible over the white but it changes the appearance.
• I then dabbed the sponge in some Americana DA173 Khaki Tan and again removed most of the paint from the sponge by dabbing it on some paper.  Then I dabbed it on the walls to get some of the tan on them.
• Next I added nail holes at two scale foot intervals with a ruler and ponce wheel.
• I then bushed the walls with a very light 90% Rubbing Alcohol & India Ink mixture.  If it looked too dark I dipped my brush in pure 90% Rubbing Alcohol and thinned it down right on the wall.  The A&I mix can be used to remove some of the gray and tan if it got dabbed on a little too heavy but I had to be careful not to scrub off the black lettering.
• I finished up by drybushing the walls with Folk Art 427 Ivory White.  That highlighted the edges of the clapboards.

And there you have it.   

Bob,
Thanks very much for the detailed information on the method to achieving your beautifully aged walls.  Many steps but to great effect !
Like nature and the effects of weathering over time you have the wonderful patina brought on by time, sun, wind, rain, etc ...
Well done and all the best,
--Paul

[deemery]

Bob, what Paul said!!!


dave

[postalkarl]

Hey Bob:

You are quite welcome.

Karl