FOS Scale Models "Dead Horse Bay" HO kit #230

[madharry]

Thanks very much Curt.
Mike

[madharry]

Continuing.................The walls are glued together. This is the side that hangs over the cliff edge. It should be noted that on sheet H bracing is shown as the full length of the walls. This is incorrect as note the shavings in the picture as I had to cut the bracing in order to fit the upper wall and floor. No big deal............
Mike

[madharry]

Continuing...............the deck was covered in stained 2x10's, rolled roofing to the roof and the support frame for the cantilevered end was built from 2x6's. A business name duly framed was added to the front of the building. Final pictures.................
Mike

[madharry]

Onward to Shack #4 - here are parts awaiting construction to commence.
Mike

[madharry]

Continuing................ here are the walls painted. The green is very bright but with weathering it should look OK.

[madharry]

I covered the roof after painting the edges green.

[madharry]

The walls were weathered with A&I and pastels.

[madharry]

The sign template for the wall. I tried painting it but the paint seeped under the template. Instead I scrubed the signage off and started again using a Letraset Promarker pen.
Mike

[ReadingBob]

Nice job with the sign.  Good idea with the marker too!  I had one No Wake sign on a small FOS kit of the month club build that took me five attempts until I was happy with the results.  It's a good thing for me that those cheap craft store acrylics scrub off pretty well.   

[ACL1504]

Mike,

Signs like this are hard to get right when using wet paint. I've found that adding a few layers of "stippling on the paint" keeps it from running under the template.

Nice job and recovery on the sign.

Tom 

[Opa George]

Looking nice, Mike. Agreed that those stencils can be tricky.  My rule of thumb is to only stipple paint at one-half what I would normally think is needed.  Yours looks very good.

--Opa George

[NKP768]

Nice recovery on the sign Mike -looks great

Doug

[madharry]

Thanks very much Bob, Tom, George and Doug for your kind comments. I affixed the windows into the walls using a larger piece of acetate to hold the delicate items in place. The little building was finished off for now. When it is placed in the doirama it will be on stilts overlooking the cliff face. Dowels will fit into the base.
Mike

[PRR Modeler]

Great job with the stenciling Mike. I haven't tried that technique yet.

[postalkarl]

Hey Mike:

Just beautiful so far. Can't wait to see more.

Karl