All masked up and ready for last bit of paint. A few hours and coats later, here she is. Next the storefront and the roof, which I intend to modify to approximate the prototype. The gutters get painted the roof color and I haven't decided on the doors yet. But after that, I'll have some fun with how to stock the racks.
I couldn't resist skipping the storefront and going straight for the lumber racks. I have a ton of dimensional lumber, so I could sit and "chop" all night, but this is enough for now. Three grades of plywood, melamine, 4x4 posts, then 2x4s, 1x6s, 2x6s each in three lengths. Oh yeah, I did finish the modified storefront roof too. That's it for tonight, thanks for checking in.
Looks just like the local box store, picked through racks and wood haphazardly stacked back. But I see you got a better grade lumber. No knots!
Love it. Excellent build. Lumber yard is coming along nicely, too. There's always something to see here.
Finished two coats on the roof trim. I purposefully did darker and lighter areas for later weathering. But as you can see from the photo the roof has long lost its luster. So I seal coated the structure with dullcote and brought out the oils. I do my amateur best to copy a guy that calls himself the Bob Ross of Boxcars. If you are on Instagram, look Scott up, he's insanely good at weathering boxcars. Anyway, using a very light gray heavily diluted with AK Interactive odorless thinner, I first tested a couple of samples, then once satisfied, I did the structure itself. Here is the result. With everything on the exterior done except the windows, here's how it looks at this point. I have interior parts that were 3d printed on their way. You might wonder why the asphalt and white roof combo, simple the prototype. That's it for tonight.
Today I tackled several projects. I hit the Kenworth building site with spackle. I'll use it to create a smooth surface for painting, the final surface is asphalt. I finalized the lighting for the Dunn Lumber building and glued the lumber to the racks. Finally I spent more time detailing the Brownie's Shell Station. The exasperated Corvette owner, airing up the VW. A new tire for the Jetta, and the Wesco Van has an engine problem. More tomorrow.
Spent some time this afternoon adjusting the Just Plug lighting for Brownie's Shell and Dunn Lumber. Need to darken up some interior walls to prevent light bleed.
Very nice. In particular, the gas station evokes a certain mood. Makes me want to pull my '67 Galaxie in there for a few bucks worth of gas and a Coke. Absolutely reeks of Friday night cruisin'.
Finally getting a chance to complete the Rainier Great Western headquarters building. It's a Cornerstone kit 933-4050. I actually started this build about a year ago, set aside the kit and I'll be danged if I can find it. Walthers was nice enough to send me the window sprue, but it only had 40 windows, the building has 42. So I sent another email to Walthers but they can't help due to covid shutdown. So the last 2 will have to wait. I used a Faller kit, 108544, to do the satellite dishes and a Cornerstone kit, 933-3733, for the air conditioner. The A/C is still a work in progress. Each of the posts and pillars get a concrete cap, but that is about all that's left to do. I may "board" up the 2 open windows until I get that new sprue, we'll see. I'm on the fence about detailing an interior, I may put in a board room scene or perhaps dispatching, but it won't be much. I'll get this back into its rightful place tomorrow.
That is a cool looking building. Have you thought about maybe making a roll up door and little unloading dock where the two missing windows are? Would be a natural for delivery of supplies and office equipment. Just a thought.
