In-ko-pah RR: Another brick building

[TRAINS1941]

Outstanding!

Jerry

[Gordon Ferguson]

What they all said , lovely bit work ........... Neat ,  tidy and realistic, just can't believe you leave this outside

[marc_reusser]

Nicely done, both construction and finish.

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks guys! I hope to have another update pretty soon.

[Ray Dunakin]

A little more progress...

After painting the doors and window to look like old gray wood, it was time to add the white paint. The prototype photos showed that most of the paint was intact, but where it was peeled, it had come off in large sections. I figured the easiest way to replicate this look was to just paint it by hand. I think it turned out ok. Then I used very thin washes of acrylics to add stains and weathering:




At this point I still had to make the doorknobs and add the glass:






I used a different technique for the paint on the plywood and planks below the window. I'm not happy with the way it looks, so I'll put on some signs that will hide most of it:




I made a bunch of signs, and installed some of them on the exterior. These were printed on vinyl and stuck to thin sheet brass. I weathered them with acrylics, then coated them with Krylon UV-resistant clear. The radio repair shop is named for fellow modeler Bob Santos:




Right now the doors and window are only temporarily in place. I'll glue them in later after I've done some more work on the exterior:










I also painted the foundation next to the stairs. Later I plan to paint a sign on the foundation:







That's all for now, enjoy!

[finescalerr]

Satisfactory. -- Russ

[Design-HSB]

Hi Ray,

simply great success.

[Sami]

Nice building !

[Bill Gill]

Ray, In another thread Russ asked for the antidote for wood aged with Silver Wood that over time loses its gray and turns brown. You have demonstrated here, again, the cure: use styrene. Most excellent. Bill Gill

[Dave Fischer]

The hand-painted wood looks great! Most people don't realize how much outdoor exposure acrylic paint can take-- this will be looking good for many years. Thanks, too, for the Tom Servo reference...

[Ray Dunakin]

I'm glad someone caught that reference!   

[BKLN]

Most excellent, Ray!
Now put some old TV-sets and radios into the window! You can't get away with that signage and keep windows empty.

[Ray Dunakin]

Yep, I already have some interior details in progress.

[TRAINS1941]

Ray another beautiful building.  Great work.

Jerry

[Hydrostat]

Ray, very beautiful modeling. I especially like the last picture with the reflection on the first window, which makes the whole situation a narrow, mostly dark valley. Often the panes give it away as models, but your's are extremely convincing. One can see, that you not alone modeled that house but even 'lived' it.

Volker