Buffalo Canyon Mining Company in On30

[Jerry]

Mike nice job on the shingles.  Looking forward to the weathering.

Jerry

[Michael Hohn]

Really nice, Mike.  Some day I might build an appropriate structure just so I can use that type of shingle.  They were used a lot but seem not to turn up on layouts very often.  And yet they used on the sort of modest structures we like to model.

Mike

[Rick]

Mike, nice job of getting those shingles applied to the roof.
Interesting color that I don't remember seeing before on a roof.
But, then again, there's a lot of things I don't remember. 

[elwoodblues]

Mike, the shingles look great.

[Larry C]

Mike very nice build going on here and the shingles look great.

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Curt, thanks for the compliment.  Indeed, two directions of alignment.

Jerry, thank you, Sir.  I have two layers of weathering on the shingles and three or four left to do.

Michael, thanks.  It is a unique shingle that I saw a lot of on old structures when growing up.  I hope I can do it justice here.

Rick, thank you, Sir.  I remember this type of shingle in green, white, and a muted red color on old gas stations and houses in the poorer parts of towns in Southwestern Oklahoma.  They were an asphalt composition, I think.

Ron, thank you for your kind comment.

Larry, thanks for following and sharing your comment.

Thanks to all who pass through and don't comment.

Have fun,
mike

[friscomike]

Howdy folks,

Work continues on the PO.  Today, I added the porch and sign, a hole for the chimney pipe, and designed and burned brick foundations using the laser.  The roof and porch got a couple of layers of weathering, but have more to do.  

I'm wondering if I should use a light coat of IA on the white exterior to accentuate the battens...  The front mailbox got a coat of primer, so I hope to paint it olive drab tomorrow.

Here is a progress photo from today.


Have fun,
mike

[PRR Modeler]

The build looks great. The weathering of course depends on how new you want the build tp be.

[deemery]

I'd do the A&I wash, even if this was a relatively new building.  It'll make the battens pop.  

Are you modeling slate or asphalt shingles?  Looks like the latter.

dave

[Jerry]

Looks great Mike. I think a light coat of the A&I would really set off the battens.

Jerry