FOS M. D. Garage Build

[ACL1504]

well Tom, I see you have been busy 

There seem to be as much prep work as there is building the structure.  Will you be going for an overgrown look?

Ron,

I seem to over prep on a build, don't want to fix something I did plan for. Yes, of sorts, not really decided just how much of an overgrown look I want.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom, nice job clearing the lot.
That water intrusion weathering on the stucco will be interesting to see.

Rick,

Thanks very much. Not sure now I'll be able to pull off the water intrusion. I forgot a painted sign is on this portion of the wall. I haven't discounted it all together though.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom,
Wow, you are already up to p.6, and viewing your last post of the stucco walls,
I almost thought the building was a plaster kit. I should have started reading
from the beginning of your thread, so I went back.
The tab fix was a good tip and the repair is like I build too. I love using the Tamiya primer paint.
Your construction methods and attention to details is working well so far and thanks
for sharing the tips and build sbs's. I will be following along with your future progress.

Rich

Rich,

Thank you for the compliment and for stopping by. You are welcome and happy you are able to get something from the tips and SBS.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom that really does look like stucco!

I like the way the lawn mower cut the grass & shrubbery!! 

Your usual on how to do things the right way.

Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you my friend, much appreciated. The blades on my mowers are very sharp. 

Thanks for following along on this adventure.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I drew in expansion joints on the cardboard concrete slab.



I then used a punch and pressed in the expansion joints. More on this later.

[ACL1504]

Since I made my own concrete slab, I used the kit slab for the floor interior of the garage.

I placed the garage on the kit slab and traced the interior.

[ACL1504]

I removed/cut the portion not needed and fit it into the interior.

[ACL1504]

There is a sign located above the bay and office doors. The back ground is black and the letters white.

I used blue painter's tape and taped ever surface so no black got on the white stucco.



I used Tamiya spray black, actually, Tamiya calls it Rubber Black.

[ACL1504]

I centered the stencil and taped it in place.



The stucco wall isn't all that flat and I noticed the stencil didn't fit flush against the wall.

[ACL1504]

I used clothespins to help hold the stencil closer to the wall.



I used the same white spray paint and "dusted" the paint on the stencil.

[Jerry]

Nice fit on the floor. 

Looking forward to the sign.

Jerry

[ACL1504]

Well, the top was clear but the bottom of the stencil was loose and you can see the misting of the white on the bottom portion of of the sign.



Here is how I fixed the sign.

I sprayed the rubber black and insignia white on a piece of cardboard. I sprayed enough to give me a some liquid paint.

I used a small #00 brush and touched up the sign.

[ACL1504]

It would have been much easier to stencil the sign on a flat wall surface. The stucco wall was a little challenge.



It appears the sign is to low. It isn't. There will be a trim board that fits on the front wall just above the sign.



Done for today. I'm taking the rest of the day off and catch up on some reading.

[ACL1504]

Nice fit on the floor. 

Looking forward to the sign.

Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you. The sign on the stucco was a little challenging but it works.

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

Nice job on the challenging sign Tom.