A Walthers/Magnuson quick and dirty kitbash.

[barrymk]

You have altogether too much time on your hands

[bparrish]

Dave...

Is there a chance that the good Earl ever made it to Texas in his US adventures and somehow messed around in the oil industry.  Recall that if you talk to a "true" Texan........

They pronounce oil as if they were talking to the Earl.

Just thinkin' out loud here.

see ya
Bob

[jerryrbeach]

Bob,
You just may have a point that the good Earl did find his way to Texas.  I heard many years ago about "scared sheep" in Texas, and after reading "the rest of the story" from Dave, it is all coming together, at least in my mind.

Barry,
This is a nice block of structures, the blue looks much better to me now than it did in the earlier photo.  Again, these buildings have wonderful architectural details, and you have done a nice job with paint schemes that enhance them.  Interesting thread, and I'll be watching your progress.

[Janbouli]

The blue doesn't look out of place anymore , and I like the color schemes , going to repaint some of my DPM's.

[deemery]

My 'trick' for painting these kinds of buildings is to use a good quality 1/8' angle shader brush:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/robert-simmons-expression-angle-shader-series-e57/


They work the same way a house painter's sash brush works, making it easy to get into corners and run along corners.


dave

[barrymk]

Ahem, we do have poor people over her you know, we're called "commoners"....


Dave the angled brush tip "tip geddit?" is a good one.

[barrymk]

I was aiming to put this group on the corner of Hill Street facing away from the viewer into the narrow tunel like street.  Now I think it will be wasted facing in so I will place it on the other side of the road at the bottom where it can be seen.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking good, Barry.

Cheers, Mark.

[barrymk]

Cheers Mark, don't know what's happened to my spelling though,"her" instead of here and "tunel" I think my proof reader's gone on strike.

[barrymk]

Almost done with this group, I just need to find a plastic cowboy with a Winchester that I can cut off and use for Chester's sign.  Chester Goode ws Matt Dilon's sidekick in Gunsmoke for all you younger listeners...

[deemery]

Barry, contact Mike at Paw of a Bear  (http://www.pawofabear.com).  He has a very nice laser-cut Winchester rifle.


dave

[barrymk]

Thanks Dave I've emailed him.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Nice job on the corrugated iron hip roof, Barry.  I adds a lot to the scene. 

They are actually very common on such buildings - at least here in New Zealand.  On my recent trip to Dunedin, a city on a hill, I found myself looking down on rooftops all over the place.  It was interesting to observe what looks flat from below in actuality.  You might want to add a scupper and downpipe each side of the façade of the structure with the hip roof - another nice detail.

Cheers, Mark.

[deemery]

Nice job on the corrugated iron hip roof, Barry.  I adds a lot to the scene. 

They are actually very common on such buildings - at least here in New Zealand.  On my recent trip to Dunedin, a city on a hill, I found myself looking down on rooftops all over the place.  It was interesting to observe what looks flat from below in actuality.  You might want to add a scupper and downpipe each side of the façade of the structure with the hip roof - another nice detail.

Cheers, Mark.

And if you're modeling a location that gets a lot of snow, those 'ice blockers'/'snow blocks' are very common details on metal roofs to prevent large chunks of snow and ice falling on pedestrians underneath.   See http://www.toitvaillancourt.com/en/accessories/commercial-snow-barriers-controllers.php for a bunch of examples.


dave

[jerryrbeach]

Barry,
I, too, like the variety of roof types and materials.  They add a lot of interest to the stores.