2026-2026 Winter Challange - OVL Co. Maintenance Buildings

[Mark Dalrymple]

Nice colouring, Ron.

Cheers, Mark.

[elwoodblues]

Ron I like that color for the wood.

That is a good idea with the strips of wood so you know what the color looks like before doing the wood.

And I think Catherine has a good idea.
I think I'm going to try that instead of guessing what I used last time.

Jerry

Thanks Jerry,

I used basswood to make the stain strips as that is the type of wood I use most often.

I also thought Catherine's idea was great, I just kick myself for not thinking of doing something like that sooner.

[elwoodblues]

Ron you have a nice selection to choose from. I really like the Barn Red stain.

Thanks Curt,

I also really like the barn red, the challenge is to not to use it on every build.

[elwoodblues]

The one thing I wish I did (and I wish I'd do going forward...) is record the paint colors/sources on the kit instructions.  Even when it's a custom mix, knowing what i started with would be helpful when doing touch-up or recreating that effect on another model.

dave

Dave,

The big issue I have is that I start kits and never finish them til years later (squirrel syndrome) and when I do finish them I have to remember what I used when I started the kit.  Now that I make notes, that shouldn't be an issue moving forward, at least I hope it isn't.

[elwoodblues]

Nice colouring, Ron.

Cheers, Mark.

Thanks Mark

[KentuckySouthern]

I think you should get that outhouse finished, every contractor needs a place to sit and re-read the plans....  

It's fun to see a nice project come together. 

[elwoodblues]

I think you should get that outhouse finished, every contractor needs a place to sit and re-read the plans....  

It's fun to see a nice project come together. 

Thanks Karl,

I think you might be right about the outhouse.   

[friscomike]

Howdy Ron,

Ditto what Karl said, lol.  Really like the colors.  The telltale color strips are a fantastic idea.  Duh...

Have fun,
mike

[ACL1504]

Ron,

The build is coming along nicely. I like the Hunterline barn red. Looking forward to how it all comes together.

Tom

[elwoodblues]

Howdy Ron,

Ditto what Karl said, lol.  Really like the colors.  The telltale color strips are a fantastic idea.  Duh...

Have fun,
mike

Thanks Mike,

The telltale strips was something I wanted to do years ago and I figured now was as good time as ever.

[elwoodblues]

Ron,

The build is coming along nicely. I like the Hunterline barn red. Looking forward to how it all comes together.

Tom

Thanks Tom,

I think the colour will be a nice compliment to the first building.

[elwoodblues]

Well, more progress has been made on the build so time for another update.




The walls are planked.





The access material trimmed and the walls ready to be assembled.





I decided to add nail holes on this build.  I used a sharp stick to make the nail holes, OK I used a pointed scriber to add the nail holes.    I then added a india ink/isopropyl alcohol wash over the walls.  I don't normally do this as you don't see them in a distance.  Plus, I model 1929 so the building are not old and rundown just used.  In this case It is a lumber company where they used rough lumber and/or scraps.  The aim here is to model a building a building in decent shape, but shows rough usage.





The assembled building showing the front and left side.





The back and right side.

Next up, doors.

Thanks for looking in.

[PRR Modeler]

Great modeling Ron. I like the missing planks.

[Jerry]

Ron I like the nail holes gives it a lot of character.  The missing planks are nice added detail.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Ron very nice with the missing planks and nail holes. Brett's big on adding nail holes.