FOS M. D. Garage Build

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The gable is just sitting on the top of the garage.

The 8X8 glued to the gable bottom also gives me a wider area to glue the gable to the top.

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I applied a light coat of Hunterline Light Gray A&I stain to the gables.

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I  sprayed the Tamiya Insignia White on cardboard. I then used a soft bristle brush and dabbed the gable with some paint.

I dipped the brush into some clean thinner and "stained" the gable.



Again, the gable is not glued in place.




Done for today.

[PRR Modeler]

Looks very good Tom. Great patina on the gables.

[Rick]

Tom, I might of pulled the garage forward a bit so there was room to throw some trash and details behind the garage.
I guess you could still do that in the grassy area.
Nice job on the gables.

[Larry C]

Tom you're making some nice progress and the gables look really good. Personally I like the Garage in the back corner, especially if the back isn't all that viewable, and the fence is a nice touch giving you lots of space for junk if you so desire.Keep up the great work.

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Looks very good Tom. Great patina on the gables.

Curt,

Thanks Butty, the gables came out nice but will get a little more weathering.

Tom 

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Tom, I might of pulled the garage forward a bit so there was room to throw some trash and details behind the garage.
I guess you could still do that in the grassy area.
Nice job on the gables.

Rick,

Thanks for the compliment on the gables and your thoughts. The garage will go in the back corner as I have lots of details to add. Also, the trees, bushes and other growth I'll be adding will cover some of the back wall anyway.

I think you'll approve of what I have in mind with the side area. Oh, and by moving it forward, it doesn't give me much room of the gas pumps.

Tom

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Tom you're making some nice progress and the gables look really good. Personally I like the Garage in the back corner, especially if the back isn't all that viewable, and the fence is a nice touch giving you lots of space for junk if you so desire.Keep up the great work.

Larry,

I agree, the back wall won't be that noticeable with the addition of more growth I have planned. The fence will give me a nice area to hang the signs that are on the walls as shown in the kit photos.

Tom

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I made one final test fit of the concrete slab.



I then painted both sides and edges with white glue to seal the 2 ply cardboard.

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This is how it looks when the white glue dries. The white glue, while drying, seeks it's own level.



I painted the slab portion not covered by the garage with Floquil Aged Concrete. I set it aside to dry and cure.

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I edged glued two HO scale 8 X 8s flush to the sides of the garage floor.

I also used a sanding board and sanded down the garage bay floor ramp. When in place, the two holes in the floor won't show.



The garage floor was also paint with aged white.

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I glued the gable ends in place and used a metal square to ensure they were flush with the exterior walls.

The doors and windows are painted red. I chose not to paint the lower portion of the outside walls red. I used Polly Scale Pacemaker Red for the red color. Floquil Caboose Red was to much of a pink tint and the Signal Red was just to red.

I painted the inside window frames red.





I added a ridge beam between the two gables to better support the roof when it is in place.



Done for today.

[PRR Modeler]

Great update Tom. The white glue that you spread, is it on the top side or bottom of the concrete pad?

[Rick]

Tom, I knew you had a plan and why you placed it the way you did.
Just throwing out what I might of done. 

I like the red for the windows.