Fountain Brewery kitbash #2 - 2021 winter build challenge

[ACL1504]

Cheers, Mark,

Very high quality work. This is a very unique building and it really is going to be an eye catcher. Heck, it already is!

Very nice work my friend. Master modelers quality. No brag, just fact.

Tom 

[Mark Dalrymple]

Very high quality work. This is a very unique building and it really is going to be an eye catcher. Heck, it already is!

Very nice work my friend. Master modelers quality. No brag, just fact.

Thanks so much, Tom.

High praise indeed coming from you.  The pressure is on not to disappoint.  I'll do my best.

Cheers, Mark.

[Keep It Rusty]

Very nice.

I love this stage of work as you really see it coming together. The next phase that gets me as excited is when details are being added, as you can then see it's finishing form.

Looking forward to seeing more!

[Mark Dalrymple]

Very nice.

I love this stage of work as you really see it coming together. The next phase that gets me as excited is when details are being added, as you can then see it's finishing form.

Looking forward to seeing more!

Thanks, Craig.

I'm almost up to choosing paint colours.  I always think getting paint on the walls makes a big difference to the look of the structure.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Hi guys.

No photos today.  The kitbash got a wash with dishwashing detergent and warm water, a pat down with paper towers and then air drying.  When dry it got a coat of grey auto primer.

The rest of my modeling time was spent researching industries in NZ in the 1920's and 1930's, some earlier history, and doing an inventory of what industries I already have on Tellynott.  Several industries were promising, but in the end I decided to go with a bicycle factory.  There were several bicycle factories in NZ, including Zealandia Cycles - which made its on bicycles.  As I could find no colour adverts of Zealandia cycles, I may expand on this idea slightly where they also imported parts from the UK and assembled some other brands on the premises.  In this way I can use some of the great colour adverts I found as signs.  Another advert was found for tricycles, scooters and toy cars, and I might add these to their inventory.  Below is a small snippet of information I found about the factory in Christchurch.



(The factory in) Christchurch was housed in a large two story building. The retail store, the Cyclopedia stated, consists of a "large double-fronted shop, with handsome plate-glass windows, displaying a varied stock of bicycles. Behind are the offices, and at the back is the factory, which is thoroughly equipped with all necessary plant and machinery, and is claimed to be the largest in the Colony."

The firm produced its own Zealandia and Atalanta brand bicycles. "[E]verything connected with cycles, except chains, hubs, saddles, pedals, and rims, is made on the premises; the tubing, rough castings, and wrought iron-work are imported, and turned, finished, and plated on the premises."

Between 30 and 40 workers were employed in cycle manufacturing in Christchurch.



I think there is some good information here to work with.  I'm thinking that the bottom level scratchbuilt addition could be the retail shop front, and the small shopfront on the angled section could be the service center.  The factory could be housed in the bottom level and the second and third floors could be split between factory and office space.  With the street delivery entrance at the back of the service center, maybe there should be a elevator shaft coming through the roof.

Lots to think about...

More soon, cheers, Mark.

[Jerry]

You do so good with these building.  Such great work.


Jerry

[Mark Dalrymple]

You do so good with these building.  Such great work.

Thanks so much, Jerry.

Its been a lot of fun so far.  I enjoy the research, too.  You never know what you might find.  This time I found a site with a heap of colour bicycle adverts from about the 1880's through to modern times, from all around the world.  I've found spots on my structure for at least 2, maybe more.  Hence the decision to expand Zealandia bicycles to include importation and assembly of other brands as well as their own Zealandia and Atlantica.  I'm thinking a nice big double sided sign on the roof might work well, too.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Hi guys.

For painting the brick I used Maimeri Acrilico golden ochre smeared with a bit if black and hand picked out a few bricks in Folk Art terra cotta.  I used a large flat brush to apply the base colour then sponged on some black randomly, smeared in with the brush and then added more golden ochre to blend as necessary.  My last Fountain Brewery kitbash was a dark brown brick colour, so I wanted a quite different colour for this one.  Still working on the windows and other details.  I'm thinking Floquil roof brown for the windows and foundation for the sills and lintels.

Photos 1 & 2 - show the swirly paint on the walls.  Note - this was taken before I hand picked out some bricks.  Sorry about the fly in shot 2!

More soon, cheers, Mark.

[PRR Modeler]

Looks good Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looks good Mark.

Thanks so much, Curt.  I appreciate you following along and all your comments.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Hi guys.

Well the window, door and trim colours have been done and I did go with my original Floquil roof brown and foundation choice.  I tried a yellow to start with, but I could see that it would take multiple applications to cover and brick orange underneath.  I painted the windows and doors in brown first and then the sills and lintels and roof trim in foundation.  Then I did some touch-ups, then I touched up some of my touch-ups!  I'm pretty happy now, but it is a job I can only do for so long, so it generally takes a couple of days to get done.

Photo 1 - shows the window, door and trim colours on the kitbash.

I sized and printed out a whole lot of different bicycle signs, cut these out and placed around to see what I liked.  I then used a sanding stick (nail file) to pull a layer of paper off the back of the sign.  I find if I start in the center and pull outwards applying a bit of pressure, a layer of the paper tends to 'roll' off.  Once I have rolled all the paper off I then give it a final sand with a fine sanding block.  I checked placement and then applied canopy glue using a scrap piece of styrene quickly to the back of the sign, and carefully placed on the wall, lining it up as best I could to the sides and top.  Using my finger I lightly press the sign on, working out and wrinkles.  Then I cover with lunch paper and use a fingernail to work the sign into the brick courses.

Photo 2 - shows the sign on the back wall.  You will only see this wall at an angle, but it should still be a nice splash of colour.

Photo 3 - shows the sign on the right end side wall of the structure.  this image is rather risque for 1932 New Zealand (although it is actually a sign from several decades earlier in France), but I really liked the colours and it fitted the space best.  I made sure to sand off the French writing at the bottom.

For the shop front I put together a Tichy Train Group shop front.  I kept the angled side walls on each side of the front door quite acute to keep the front as narrow as possible.  I would like a slight quirk between the brick wall and the weatherboard wall.  Although the shop front doesn't have many parts, I still found myself guessing a bit.  Some sort of instructions would be handy!  I marked a styrene base and ceiling, cut these out, and glued the shop front to these to keep the angles right.  The shop front was painted in Floquil ATSF blue.  I also painted the service center door in this colour.

Photo 4 - shows the tichy train shop front.

I cut clapboard sides and a gable as well as a piece of scale 8"x14" as a decretive shop front piece to help keep the rain off the window shoppers.  These were stained and then painted in foundation (the decretive shop front piece in blue).  I added the third sign and then added nail holes.  6"x6" corner trim was only stained but not painted.

Photo 5 shows the sign on the side of the clapboard wall.

In order to give the shop front some strength and line everything up I carefully measured some thin styrene and glued this to the back side of the two walls.  This styrene is a nice tight fit between the floor and the ceiling styrene pieces and so, when pushed in nice and hard, will keep the shop front nice and square as well as lining the corner trim up with the shop front.  Note - the shop floor is raised about 1/4" above the brick kitbash as it meets a road at grade coming down to track height.

Photo 6 - shows the back of the clapboard wall with the thin piece of styrene glued in place.

More soon, cheers, Mark.

[PRR Modeler]

Beautiful signage.

[ACL1504]

Cheers, Mark,

I just love what you've done with this structure. The signs are a bonus. Wonderful stuff here.

Tom 

[Mark Dalrymple]

Beautiful signage.

Thanks, Curt.

I was lucky to find all the great colour signs for bicycles.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

I just love what you've done with this structure. The signs are a bonus. Wonderful stuff here.

Thanks so much, Tom.

Its been a lot of fun so far.

Cheers, Mark.