FOS M. D. Garage Build

[friscomike]

Howdy Tom,  The garage build is progressing well.  I'm sure this one will be another fine-looking structure.  Have fun, mike

[Larry C]

Tom that's coming along nicely. Smart move using a thinner primer and it covered well.

[ACL1504]

Great progress Tom. I'll have to give the Tamiya spray a try.

Thanks Curt,

The Tamiya sprays very finely and dries to the touch in less than an hour.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Looks great Tom.  I really like the gray color also.

Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you. The gray is fine for now, but the cinder blocks need to be slightly lighter to be more natural.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom, I'm wondering why you offset the pitch.
Just for a different look?

Rick,

I wanted a steeper pitch to the roof. Also, I just don't have the ability to build a kit without putting my own signature on it. Yes, for a different look and to be different. 

Tom

[ACL1504]

Howdy Tom,  The garage build is progressing well.  I'm sure this one will be another fine-looking structure.  Have fun, mike

Mike, Howdy,

Thank you and I sure hope so. 

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Tom that's coming along nicely. Smart move using a thinner primer and it covered well.

Larry,

Thank you, I'm becoming a true fan of the Tamiya spray paints.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

This morning I added the stucco to the four walls of the garage.

To save some time, I'm posting how I add stucco to a structure. The process in that thread is the same as I used here. The only difference was my "Easy Peasy Stucco" method was done on wood and this structure is fiberboard.

https://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=4066.0

I mixed some water putty and applied it to the four walls. I made it a little less thick than peanut butter.




I let it dry for several hours and then used some 120 grit sandpaper to "knock down" a few high points.

[ACL1504]

I had about 1/4 of the bag of putty left over.



Done for today.

[Rick]

Tom, it looks like stucco to me. 
Nice work.

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice stucco walls Tom.

[elwoodblues]

Wow Tom, that stucco looks really rough, are you sure you only did it today? 

Looks like it has been there for years, very well done Tom.

[nycjeff]

Hello Tom, the stucco looks great, thanks for the SBS explanation.

[ACL1504]

Tom, it looks like stucco to me. 
Nice work.

Rick,

Thanks, I forgot to add one part of the narrative. I'll do it in the next build thread post.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Wow Tom, that stucco looks really rough, are you sure you only did it today? 

Looks like it has been there for years, very well done Tom.

Ron,

Thank you for the kind comment. Yes, I want it to look like it only has a few years left.

Tom