KC's Workshop : Pop's general Store

[nycjeff]

Very nice coloring and weathering.

Hello Curt, thank you. I wanted this one to look a little more run down than usual.

Jeff nice start I'll be following along to.

Jerry

Hello Jerry, thanks for looking in.

I like the foundation.  And your decision to use individual boards is smart.  It's certainly in the spirit of the kit.

Mike

Hello Mike, I think that the foundation makes the kit. It's the main feature that caught my eye when looking at the website pictures.

Looking very nice Jeff.

Tom

Hello Tom, thank you sir.

[nycjeff]

Continuing on...

The main walls have been glued together and the structure placed, not glued yet, on the foundation. The two bump-out additions are also glued in place. It's starting to look like a building now.



I'm liking how the individual board decks look next to the building. I'm glad I decided to do them that way.  The one piece laser cut decks that came with the kit were alright, but I wanted to go the extra step.



The small back deck was another addition in my version. I'm glad that I went with it.



Here's a good look at the extra bracing that I added to the front wall with the pieces that support the roof cards under the false front. I think that the extra work in adding to the back side of the false front with the individual boards was definitely worth the effort. I'm very happy with how it looks.

There's a lot going on with such a small kit. KC's did a good job with the design of this one.



Next up, we start with the roofs.

[PRR Modeler]

Great looking progress Jeff.

[Rick]

It's coming together nicely and looks very good.

[friscomike]

Howdy Jeff, the store is looking great. Your nice work on the back of the front inspired me to do the same on Parish livery.  Thanks and Have fun, mike

[nycjeff]

Great looking progress Jeff.

Hello Curt, it's starting to come together now.

It's coming together nicely and looks very good.

Hello Rick, thanks for looking in and for the nice comment

Howdy Jeff, the store is looking great. Your nice work on the back of the front inspired me to do the same on Parish livery.  Thanks and Have fun, mike

Hello Mike, I'm glad that you like what I did on the back of the false front. I've done more than a couple kits that had that feature and always thought that it could be made to look better. Let us see a picture of what you have done.

[nycjeff]

Continuing on...

For the roof over the front deck I cut a piece of cardboard using the back of a legal pad. I got this trick from ACLTom. First I glued on some of the black paper provided with the kit after cutting it into scale 3 foot wide strips. I glued a piece of 1/16 strip-wood across the top to give me some more gluing surface and then added the roof joists. I have it sitting on the piece of wood to preserve the small overlap of roof material at the top that will be glued to the front wall of the store.



Here I am gluing the front deck roof to the front wall. Sorry that it's a little out of frame. The piece of wood is holding the angle of the roof in place until the glue dries. In this picture you can also see the ridge beam that I glued in place to help give the front and rear walls a little more stability and also to provide more gluing surface for the main roof cards.



Now it's time to glue the building to the wood foundation. I used whatever I could to put some weight on it so the store laid flat on the base. I also glued the two bump-out additions in place.



I used the roof cards provided for the main shingle roof. Along with the kit order, I purchased a couple of slate shingle sheets from KC's. The roof cards had some exposed roof boards embossed on the card so I had to leave them exposed.

 I know that Greg will be on me about another roof leaking, but I think it looks good. The shingles went on easily using full strength white glue. I first drew some lines to help me keep the shingle rows straight. The one side has been glued on and in this picture I'm gluing on the other side.



Here's a look at the other side. I don't know what happened with the roll roofing on the left side deck roof. The roof card that I cut was square and the lines that I drew to help me keep the rows straight were square, yet when I glued the main roof on the rows on the side deck roof are crooked. Of course I didn't notice this until I was looking at the picture.

The one piece left side roof was another change for my build. The website pictures show two roofs on this side. One for the rear bump-out and another for the deck.

You can also see the sign on the front deck roof here. I used some strip-wood from my stash for the backboard and rear supports for the sign, which came with the kit.



Next it's on to the fun stuff. Some weathering and adding some details.

[PRR Modeler]

Nice job on the roof. Now you need a couple of blue tarps!

[DaleM]

That is a nice little kit, looking good!

[Philip]

Really a nice kit and build!

Philip

[Jerry]

Very nice build.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Jeff looks like a really nice kit and you're certainly doing it justice; really nice work.

[nycjeff]

Nice job on the roof. Now you need a couple of blue tarps!

Hello Curt, you've been talking to Greg I see. I don't think they had blue tarps in the late 40's.

That is a nice little kit, looking good!

Hello Dale, this is a nice little kit. KC's did a great job with the design. I definitely recommend it.

Really a nice kit and build!

Philip

Hello Philip, see answer to Dale above.

Very nice build.

Jerry

Hello Jerry, thank you for the nice comment.

Jeff looks like a really nice kit and you're certainly doing it justice; really nice work.

Hello Larry, I've had a lot of fun with this one.

[nycjeff]

Continuing on...

It's time for the styrene base. I first sprayed it with some rattle can grey primer and then used some brown craft paint for the ground cover areas.



Rafter tails are so much fun. I do mine on 2 foot centers and make them longer than necessary for ease of installation. The trick for me is to get the area accessible. That usually means placing the building upside down and using whatever I can get my hands on to balance it so that things are not moving around.

I usually wait a day or so before cutting them to length so that the glue has a chance to set properly.



I've started with the ground cover. First, I spread some white glue over the area I'm working on, then sprinkle on some sifted dirt from my yard.  Then I set things in place with a mixture of water and matte medium.

I go back later and add other layers such as ground foam bushes and grasses and finally any details I have on hand. In this case, I worked one side at a time.



The detail castings bring everything to life.



That's it for now, more later.

[Larry C]

Jeff that is looking very good. I like your approach to doing scenery and I'll have to try
the water & matte medium; I've always used water & white glue but that makes it look too flat.