KC's Workshop : Pop's general Store

[Rick]

Jeff, great looking roof and the scenery and details are done well too.

[PRR Modeler]

Jeff, Blue tarps are a fact of life in FL.

[Philip]

I think the era is pre-blue tarp? More like canvas or something containing asbestos?

[KentuckySouthern]

Behind the 8 ball here, just read the post, nice looking building...

[nycjeff]

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.

Hello Larry, I've been using the water and Mod Podge combination for quite a while on everything from scenery to track ballast. It works really well. I'm quite sure that if you try this method you'll like it. I use about 1/5th medium and 4/5ths water.

Jeff, great looking roof and the scenery and details are done well too.

Hello Rick thanks for looking in and for the kind words.

Jeff, Blue tarps are a fact of life in FL.

I think the era is pre-blue tarp? More like canvas or something containing asbestos?

Hello Curt and Philip, I know how prevalent the blue tarps are today Curt, but I agree with Philip that they weren't around in the late 1940's. I think that I'll just wait for the handyman to finish the repair work over at Linda's Luncheonette and then get him on the job at Pop's.

Behind the 8 ball here, just read the post, nice looking building...

Hello Karl, thank you for the nice comment. This is a fun little kit and I recommend it.

[Jerry]

Jeff looks great with the details and scenery.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Thanks Jeff; I'll have to give the MP & H2O a whirl.

[Michael Hohn]

Jeff,

Your enhancements add a lot of realism.  The model certainly captures small-town America.

Mike

[nycjeff]

Jeff looks great with the details and scenery.

Jerry

Hello Jerry, thank you so much

Thanks Jeff; I'll have to give the MP & H2O a whirl.

Hello Larry, I think that you will like it. After overnight drying everything is held firmly in place

Jeff,

Your enhancements add a lot of realism.  The model certainly captures small-town America.

Mike

Hello Mike, I had a lot of fun with this model, KC's did a great job with the design.

[nycjeff]

Continuing on...

After adding the support posts for the front roof, I also made some basic display cases for the fresh fruits and veggies. A little colored ballast and some green ground foam in the boxes did the trick. A lady shopping and a guy relaxing in the sun completes the picture



Some trash cans on the back deck area and assorted junk from my casting box along the side along with some ground foam gives a busy used look. I still have to trim the rafter tails I see.



A support post for the left side roof, a few castings and some ground foam completes this side.



The ever present ice machine and a pallet with a couple of crates fill in the left front corner nicely I think.



This completes the workbench phase of this build. Next I will place the build on a larger styrene base with a couple of other small builds to plant on the layout. Thanks to all who looked in and commented.

[deemery]

Jeff, Blue tarps are a fact of life in FL.

What's the significance of a "blue tarp"  Failed roof?

dave

[PRR Modeler]

Jeff beautiful detailing of the store. I think all of us would be happy to have it on our layouts.

Dave in FL when roofs are damaged normally through storms the blue tarps are used as a temporary fix until the roof is repaired.

[Larry C]

Jeff great job on the build; luv all the details and I bet it'll look great on your layout.

[Zephyrus52246]

Very nice.  Especially the details. 

Jeff

[Rick]

Jeff, congratulations on a very good looking model.
Adding all those details completes the scene.