Winter Challenge 2024 - FOS Background Flats

[Rick]

Thanks for the excellent SBS.
I like the tip about sponging the gray and tan after you painted the walls white.
Looks like everything's going together the way it's supposed to.

[KentuckySouthern]

Nice work well presented to the masses

[Jerry]

Thanks for the update.

As usual your coloring and weathering is right on.
And the step by step couldn't be better.

Jerry

[ReadingBob]

Thanks for the excellent SBS.
I like the tip about sponging the gray and tan after you painted the walls white.
Looks like everything's going together the way it's supposed to.

Thanks, Rick!  I've tried other methods of weathering the walls but settled on that one as my standard.  I forgot to mention if I get a little too much gray/tan on in one particular spot I can correct it, to a degree, when applying the final Hunterline or A&I was by scrubbing it a little bit with a brush to thin the paints and mix them together.

[ReadingBob]

Nice work well presented to the masses

Thanks, Karl!  Always happy to share what I've learned over the years.  Mostly from forums like this one.

[ReadingBob]

Thanks for the update.

As usual your coloring and weathering is right on.
And the step by step couldn't be better.

Jerry

Thanks, Jerry!  Happy to have you following along and appreciate the comments.

[ReadingBob]

Time for a short update.  Probably won't get these done by the deadline but c'est la vie.

I almost opted to not light this kit because of the unique nature of it but I went ahead and did it anyway.  I'll go into more detail on lighting when I get to that step in the other background flat.  This one took 3 LED's and one current limiter.  Worked the first time I tested it. 



Not a great picture because the top floor is cut off but trust me, there's a light up there as well.  Hard to see that they on but they are.



I should have done this when I painted the walls, trim and windows but the edge and bottom of the roof cards were painted the same trim color, white in this case.  Just in case any of it will be visible.  I didn't want the cardboard color showing.



I applied 3M Transfer Tape to the top of the roof cards and trimmed it to fit.



I'm going to use Stoney Creed Designs roofing paper (sadly, no longer available) for two of the roofs.  I cut it into scale 3' strips and then sanded the backside of the paper, along one edge, to get a somewhat ragged edge, by dragging it across a sheet of 100 grit sandpaper while pressing down with a fingertip (which also got sanded ).



More in a moment...

[ReadingBob]

Peeling of the backing of the 3M Transfer tape exposes the adhesive material that's stuck to the roof card.



Which makes it easy to apply the strips of roofing material.  Just get them lined up properly before pressing them in place.



After applying a few strips of roofing material, I then trimmed them using a pair of scissors.  I'd didn't trim them flush with the edge of the card, except where the card meets a wall.  I allowed for a little overhang so i could fold it down over the edge of the card.



Okay, two of the roof cards get covered with corrugated metal strips.  I cheated a bit here.  Rather than prep the corrugated material included in the kit I found I had enough scraps from previous builds, already cut/painted/weathered, to do the job so I used them.  These were also applied using 3M Transfer Tape.



The loading dock was next up.  I painted it using a "Cool Concrete" color acrylic paint.  I dipped my brush in the paint and then dipped it in some Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty to thicken the paint.  This adds a little texture but also helps to hide the joints a bit.  I dabbed the paint on.



The kit comes with a neat little cardboard jig to construct the roof top hoist.  Simply cut the stripwood to fit the jig and glue the pieces together.



And here are some pictures of the, more or less, completed background flat.





Last picture for today.  I painted the walls for the distillery a different shade of white (not that you'll be able to tell after weathering) and then proceeded to paint the doors, windows and trim pieces with a Light Avocado color that I like.



That's where things currently sit.  More to come when I have something else to show.

Thanks for following along!   

[PRR Modeler]

That looks outstanding Bob. Can we get a night shot?

[ACL1504]

Bob,

Wow, that turned out great. Love the step by step and the weathering is fantastic. Well done my friend.

Tom 

[Rick]

Bob, that's a little jewel of a model.
Thanks for sharing all your SBS's.

[Vietnam Seabee]

Great build,RB...thanks for the SBS
terry

[deemery]

Bob, how do you mark that white lamp cord so you get the DC polarity correct?

dave

[nycjeff]

Hello Bob, another great build.

[Zephyrus52246]

The soap company looks great.  I'll have to try the paint/water putty technique.  Thanks for that.  

Jeff