Winter Challenge 25-26 - Fiordland Lobster Company - Tellynott Depot

[ACL1504]

Mark, Cheers,

You are making some great progress. I really like the wall colors, the brick insert contrast as well as the green windows. They seem to please my eye as very natural looking for old brick buildings.

Fantastic, step by step, I'm enjoying the journey.

Tom

[Mark Dalrymple]

Mark, Cheers,

You are making some great progress. I really like the wall colors, the brick insert contrast as well as the green windows. They seem to please my eye as very natural looking for old brick buildings.

Fantastic, step by step, I'm enjoying the journey.

Tom

Thank you for your kind words, Tom.

I went through the paint swatches for the Belton range of spray paints, writing down the #'s and names of anything I though I might use on buildings.  I listed over 80 different colours!  That would be over $1,000, so I wont be buying all those!  But it is nice to know there are so many options available.  Greens, browns and off whites seem to work well for window and door colours to my eye, and contrast nicely with the brick colours.  I was pleased with how easily and well my quick method of 'stabbing' on the weathered wood colour and dry brushing with a lighter shade of green was.  I think the windows look much better weathered.

I'm pleased you are enjoying my step-by-step.  I like to let pictures tell the story for the most part and just fill in a few details and explanations.

Cheers, Mark.

[Pennman]

Mark,

Your plan of attack with choosing paint colors makes perfect sense to me.
I try to picture what a particular color would look like next to another one
and what that building would look like in the overall area, and change them up
accordingly. I wouldn't want one to stand out over any of the others. Sort of
a blend-in flow. I like your way of doing things.

Rich

[GPdemayo]

I just caught up with this build Mark.

It looks like you have been very productive with some massive structures and your progress is amazing. Excellent work, as usual.....

[craftsmankits]

Mark, the brick work is great.  I just read through the whole thread, I'll be sure to check back.  Great progress so far, and what a challenge this will be.  Like most of us, I've been centered on my own projects, and it's below zero here, a good time to model. Keep up the good work.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Mark,

Your plan of attack with choosing paint colors makes perfect sense to me.
I try to picture what a particular color would look like next to another one
and what that building would look like in the overall area, and change them up
accordingly. I wouldn't want one to stand out over any of the others. Sort of
a blend-in flow. I like your way of doing things.

Rich

Thanks, Rich.

Yes - I feel its important to look at what surrounds the diorama you are working on.  Not just for colour, but for shape, negative and positive detail, heights and cladding and roofing types.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

I just caught up with this build Mark.

It looks like you have been very productive with some massive structures and your progress is amazing. Excellent work, as usual.....

Thanks, Greg.

I'm enjoying working with plastics for a change.  Its modelling Sunday here in NZ so I'm hoping to get a bit more done this afternoon.  We have some family staying with us, but they are leaving around lunchtime.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Mark, the brick work is great.  I just read through the whole thread, I'll be sure to check back.  Great progress so far, and what a challenge this will be.  Like most of us, I've been centered on my own projects, and it's below zero here, a good time to model. Keep up the good work.

Thank you!

Yes - winter has become my favourite season for modelling since buying a lifestyle block.  Those weeds stop growing and the lawns don't need mowing!  Now that the model room has the wall built in front of the roller door things are fully insulated.  The roof at the front has a large overhang and I really noticed a big difference this summer.  It stayed nice and cool during those hot spells.  With a bit of heating winter should be comfortable, too.  I'm looking forwards to getting further ahead on this project.

Cheers, Mark.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Hi guys.

A bit of progress was made on Sunday afternoon.

Photo 1 - First up was test fitting the DPM kitbash against the existing Creamoata diorama.  There were several trips in and out to the model room cutting the base and foundation with an exacto saw and craft knife until I had a perfect fit.


Photo 2 - A view from the other direction.


Photo 3 - I then went about filling the corner seams on the elevator tower.  This is what I use.  Low tack painters tape, Tamiya putty, fine sandpaper and a knife blade.


Photo 4 - Shows the putty applied and the tape removed.


Photo 5 - I use a blade to remove the majority of the excess putty and then fine sandpaper to sand off anything remaining.  I finished up by running my scriber along all the front horizontal brick courses at the corners to put mortar lines back in the puttied corners.


Photo 6 - I finished up my day sorting windows ready for spray painting.  Here they are drying after a wash with warm water and dish washing detergent.  There were some 6/6 windows and some 8/8 windows.  As I had two kits I almost had enough to do the entire facade with 8/8 windows (which I preferred) so that is what I have opted for.  I have 6 brick inserts and a few windows for vents to be added as well as a few extras of the 6/6.  I also cut sprues from the downpipes and sanded for painting. 


More soon, cheers, Mark.

[PRR Modeler]

Great progress Mark.

[Jerry]

Mark your moving right along on this build.

Question who is going to wash all those windows when they get dirty?? 

Jerry

[ACL1504]

Mark, Cheers,

I'm impressed, this is way faster than your normal work progress. I love all the large structures and your challenge is looking up, or should I say taking shape? 

Great stuff Mark.

Tom

[Rick]

Mark, all that back and forth cutting and test fitting was worth it.
Nice job getting that section to fit perfectly.

[Michael Hohn]

Mark,

Nice job overall, but especially the corners.  I need to remember how you did them.

Mike

[Mark Dalrymple]

Great progress Mark.

Thanks, Curt.

Chipping away at it.  I had to take my wife's car into town today for a service, so made a quick dash to the art store to pick up some spray paint.  I got four colours for upcoming projects, so I have a selection to choose from.

Cheers, Mark.