FOS Ideal Hosiery

[Rick]

Jeff, looks good and keep having fun.

[nycjeff]

Hello Rick, thanks for looking in and I am having fun

[nycjeff]

Continuing on...

I've added the bracing to all of the walls



Then I stained both sides of the walls with my A&I solution. It always looks darker when it has just been applied. The wall section at the upper left corner of the picture did warp a little between the window openings. I hurriedly added a piece of bracing there and weighted the piece down. All was well after a bit.



I then dry brushed the walls with a Golden Brown craft paint. I applied a couple of signs, most notably the large yellow sign on the right side. It almost covers the whole wall. I first sanded the back side to thin out the paper and then brushed on a wood glue and water mixture. After positioning the sign on the wall, I used my fingernail to press it down into the clapboard pattern. A little later, I dry brushed some of the Golden Brown onto the surface of the sign, being careful not to overdo it.



Here I'm gluing the three sections of the front wall together



Here's the completed front wall. The interior sign in the large window comes with the kit. I added some roofing paper to the top cornice surface as well as the mid-point location just below the red sign.

[nycjeff]

Here's a look at the front wall and the completed roof-top access shed. I'm glad that I used the board by board method here. I think that it looks good.



The wall assembly process went well. Everything fit just the way it was supposed to. FOS kits are always  high quality.



The main roof has its roofing paper and here I'm weighing down the gluing of the side addition roof.



The exterior staircase has been glued in place as well as the small roof over the left side rear entry area. You can see from this angle the stirp wood framing I added to the underside of that small roof. It can't really be seen when the model sits flat, but at least I know it's there. Also, rafter tails were added where needed.
I then glued on the matboard base. I painted this with a concrete colored chalk paint. This gives a little sidewalk area in the front and left side and also gives the building the look of a concrete foundation. I never like the look of a wood building just sitting on the ground.



That's it for now, more later.

[Philip]

Nice work Jeff!

[Jerry]

Very well done.

Jerry

[PRR Modeler]

Everything looks very good Jeff. This will be a nice addition to your layout.

[Rick]

Jeff, that went together quickly.
That front wall looks very good especially the weathering on the sign.

[friscomike]

Howdy Jeff, nice work on the hosiery.  Have fun, mike

[nycjeff]

Hello Philip, Jerry, Curt, Rick and Mike, thanks to all of you for looking in and for the kind words. This FOS kit went together really well and I'm pleased with the kit bashing that I did. It's time for some details and then to work on the base so that I can finally plant my street block of businesses on the layout.

[nycjeff]

Continuing on...

Here's a look at the finished front wall and the roof-top sign that comes with the kit. The two guys sitting on the bench are waiting for their ladies to finish their shopping. And the upstairs apartment tenant is about to open the door so that he can get home, put his feet up and relax after a long day.
The roof-top sign is a nice touch. It went together easily and I weathered the sign surface with a little bit of pastel chalk.



Here's a good look at the BIG sign. It's an eye-catcher for sure. You can also see here the side of the new rear addition. As with all FOS kits, the roof is a busy place with lots to look at.



Here's the rear wall. I used the paper product metal roof material for the new rear addition as well as the left side rear roof. I first painted the paper product with two coats of a silver color craft paint then I dry brushed on some rust colors.



Here's the left wall with all of its angles, surfaces and different materials. This view on the website is what sold me on the kit in the first place. I think that my kit bash of the new addition on the rear balances out the overall look of the structure. I'm very happy with it.

[Rick]

Jeff, that looks fantastic.
That huge sign on the side looks great there.
Rusty roof and details are also nicely done.

[friscomike]

Howdy Jeff,


The finished hosiery looks fantastic.  Excellent job with the details, signs, and colors. Now you need the FOS H.T. Gordon's Brassiere and Corset Co. to complement the fine hosiery model. 

Have fun,
mike

[Zephyrus52246]

Nice work.  FOS kits are great.  Your addition does balance the structure well.

Jeff

[nycjeff]

Jeff, that looks fantastic.
That huge sign on the side looks great there.
Rusty roof and details are also nicely done.

Hello Rick, thanks for taking the time to comment. The big sign comes with the kit. FOS has the best signs. The rusty roof came out pretty well. I think that I finally came up with a method that looks good.

Howdy Jeff,


The finished hosiery looks fantastic.  Excellent job with the details, signs, and colors. Now you need the FOS H.T. Gordon's Brassiere and Corset Co. to complement the fine hosiery model.

Have fun,
mike

Hello Mike, thanks for the nice words. I looked up the kit you mentioned- it's huge!  I don't think I'd have room for something that big.

Nice work.  FOS kits are great.  Your addition does balance the structure well.

Jeff

Hello Jeff, thank you. I'm glad that I had some extra room at the rear of the structure- the addition fits right in. I'm always looking for opportunities to change up the kits that I build to make them unique to my layout.