SRMW Retirement Build Challenge - 2021 updates

[deemery]

Are those brushes stiff bristle, or soft?

It's very handy to have a trained artist in the family!

dave

[tom.boyd.125]

Are those brushes stiff bristle, or soft?

It's very handy to have a trained artist in the family!

dave

Dave,
Both brushes are very soft. Maybe it's the shape or type of hair that make them special.
After moving from Chicago to Minnesota to be close to his only living family member ( my spouse / his sister ) his works were never accepted here.
Applied to display at the Minnesota State Fair and other galleries for years and was always turned down .
He got into his profession after being in the US Army and helping set up the Bob Hope traveling shows doing signs and illustrations...
Tommy

[cuse]

Nice work Tommy. That's a great kit. I really like the painted walls...I don't know what I'd do without dry brushing...it was a revelation for me.


John

John,
Always could not get the dry brushing thing to look correct, so asked my wife's brother, Jassen Marek for help after he moved to Chisago City, Minnesota for retirement...
Jassen attended the Art Institute of Chicago and was a life long artist. His paintings and other works appear on the net at times...we lost him at the start of Covid...
My issue was the brushes that were being used. Even learned not to use white paint all the time, now use browns and greys too.
Here's the type of brushes that he gave me that solved my dry brushing issue. Prefer to use the larger one. Hope this info helps others...
Tommy

sometimes it looks like I used a roller    but I gotta be me!


John

[tom.boyd.125]

Cuse,
That is a great comment...think it was Scotty Mason who once said if you give the same craftsman kit to a dozen people you will have 12 different results.
These are 2 photos of FSM builds treated differently....first one with a darker grey craft paint and one with a medium brown craft paint dry brushing...
  In my eyes and lighting they may be perfect to me but maybe not everyone would agree since we all have look differently at every model.
Tommy

[PRR Modeler]

Great looking stone walls.

[postalkarl]

Hey Tom:

They both look just great.

Karl

[tom.boyd.125]

Great looking stone walls.

Thanks Kurt !

[tom.boyd.125]

Hey Tom:

They both look just great.

Karl

Thanks Karl !

[tom.boyd.125]

 Been 2 weeks since the last update...
Here's a view of the SRMW Wrisley Papers build...
Windows are glazed, slate shingles are colored and ready to install, mortar is coming, changed it up by using blue paint instead of green for the doors...
Tommy

[PRR Modeler]

Looks great Tom. The blue really pops and draws your eye to the build.

[postalkarl]

Hey Tom:

I have to agree with Curt.

Karl

[tom.boyd.125]

Looks great Tom. The blue really pops and draws your eye to the build.

Curt,
Glad you liked it.
Tommy

[tom.boyd.125]

Hey Tom:

I have to agree with Curt.

Karl

Karl,
Glad you liked the change too...Happy New Year !
Tommy

[tom.boyd.125]

 Here's a few photos of the SRMW Kingston Creamery kit...aka Kramer Creamery in honor of Andy who was a very active forum member...
Found out that we only lived 15 minutes apart in the Chicago area, but saw each other many times as passing friends at Berwyn Hobbies and local train shows in the area we lived in...
Used craft paint greys on the ice for the stones and Poly Scale Vermont Green on the main building and ice house...more photos to follow...
Tommy

[postalkarl]

Hey Tim:

You are welcome. The new pics look great.

Karl