Scratchbuilding Scranton - North Washington Avenue Project

[EricQuebec]

 (part 2/2) Then I've begin to work on the front of the third building.
FOr this one I've choose to make some modification on the original building the part around the windows seems to be in a kinf a marble/granite or maybe metal. I've choose to make this part in Brick.
to simplify the cutting, the front is done in several part. The stone work is 1/8 thick basswood engraved form Monstermodel Works. I 've found that is difficult to make straight cut in this thickness of material, so imagine for a curve cut.

Then, for helping the assembly and make the 3 level of deepness of the stone work / brick work I've cut a 1/16 thcik piece of carboard.

Then, I've primed  the stone work wall with flat whit paint, and paint it with acrylic color (jute color form ceramcoat), and a wash of 50% raw sienna 50 % burnt sienna oil paint., then I've make a light drybrush of sandstone color. due the particularity of the picutres, it seems to be very close of the original color, but in real it is more licht and less reddish ocher than the original material.

Finally I've glue the brick part of the wall that are primed in red, then coated with a random coat of Burnt sienna, and georgia clay acrylic color applied with a sponge, and a randomly paint individual brick. The mortar line is done with chalk.


That's all for today. as always, feel free to comment.
to be continued

Eric

[deemery]

That looks great!  It looks as if there were larger arched windows, and those were filled in for smaller modern rectangle windows. 


dave

[EricQuebec]

That looks great!  It looks as if there were larger arched windows, and those were filled in for smaller modern rectangle windows. 


dave

Hi Dave,
It's exactly my original idea when I've thinking to do it in brick
Thank for watching.
Eric

[craftsmankits]

Simply awesome, and inspiring.  From the page one picture of the prototype, to where you are now, I can't wait to see building three come together.  Great work!

Mark

[PRR Modeler]

Eric, excellent modeling.

[Keep It Rusty]

Very nice, Eric!

[Jerry]

Nice job!!


Jerry

[bparrish]

Eric....

This is a great construction build.  I have watched and found many interesting ideas.

Please allow me to offer the photos below and encourage you do consider using real glass.  I use microscope slides as they are easily available and the standard size is seldom too small to fit in even the largest of Tichy window frames. I cut them with a straight edge rule and a carbide machinist's scribe.  A single scratch is enough and the usually break pretty clean.  I then hold them in with Walther's Goo or contact cement.  Super glue creates a cloudiness that does not wash off.  Not a lot of glue types like to stick to glass but the contact stuff will stick to most anything.

This is a two story wood frame structure I built early this year for a clinic that I did no paper interiors.  I built the structure as part of the overall build.




Here then is a closeup through one of the windows.  The glass offers a clarity that most plastic materials do not offer.



Hope this helps.
Thanx again for a great construction thread.
Bob

[postalkarl]

Hey Craig:

Looks just great as usual.

Karl

[Mark Dalrymple]

Coming on wonderfully, Eric.

Have you used google earth to check out the roofs of the three structures?  I have discovered when photographing structures in some of our hilly towns that they almost always appear to have flat roofs from the street in front, but I often find they actually have hip or gable roofs behind those parapet walls.  As the roofs of our models are always visible, it can add a lot of interest.

Cheers, Mark.

[EricQuebec]

Simply awesome, and inspiring.  From the page one picture of the prototype, to where you are now, I can't wait to see building three come together.  Great work!

Mark

Thank you mark for your comment
Eric

[EricQuebec]

Eric, excellent modeling.

Thank you Curt for your good comment
Eric

[EricQuebec]

Very nice, Eric!

Thank you Craig
Eric

[EricQuebec]

Nice job!!


Jerry

Thank you for your kind words Jerry
Eric

[EricQuebec]

Eric....

This is a great construction build.  I have watched and found many interesting ideas.

Please allow me to offer the photos below and encourage you do consider using real glass.  I use microscope slides as they are easily available and the standard size is seldom too small to fit in even the largest of Tichy window frames. I cut them with a straight edge rule and a carbide machinist's scribe.  A single scratch is enough and the usually break pretty clean.  I then hold them in with Walther's Goo or contact cement.  Super glue creates a cloudiness that does not wash off.  Not a lot of glue types like to stick to glass but the contact stuff will stick to most anything.

This is a two story wood frame structure I built early this year for a clinic that I did no paper interiors.  I built the structure as part of the overall build.




Here then is a closeup through one of the windows.  The glass offers a clarity that most plastic materials do not offer.



Hope this helps.
Thanx again for a great construction thread.
Bob

Hi Bob,
In the past I've try the technic you expose to work with real glasses on my SRMW Wrisley paper kit, and sierra west  railroad camp.
At this time I've found that was a cray work to do, a little bit tedious, but that paid the effort for sure.
Thank you for your comments.
Eric