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Here's a string of them to get a feel for how this scene will develop. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7645 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/18/2019 :  7:32:23 PM     First, I cleaned my workbench.... I decided my workers needed a bar. I looked at some existing kits, but none caught my fancy. So I decided to do what probably happened in the prototype, convert a house to a bar. I used the extension from the back of the City Classics kit (which I'm not using), cut a larger opening for bigger windows, Next I constructed a porch and railing. The railing was a "2 cuss job". It was very tempting to omit the railing and let the drunk Little People fall :-) After the bar area is all painted, I'll glue brick paper for the foundation underneath it. That will show it was constructed later than the rest of the structure. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7645 railman28 Fireman Posted - 02/18/2019 :  7:47:32 PM     Nice to see some bar setting build. It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5133 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/23/2019 :  4:22:59 PM       Looks good so far. Country: USA | Posts: 5860 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/24/2019 :  2:31:47 PM     The bar is colored, I just need to find and glue brick paper as the foundation. The other house needs its (open) porch. Mostly I use craft paints for these kinds of projects. The one exception is I use good quality artist (Golden) Titanium White. The craft paint white pigments aren't very good. The porch was light coats of white over a light yellow primer, then a very light transparent drybrush of burnt umber/brown oxide to add a bit of wood tone. The door and window frames, plus the corner trim, was painted with a less transparent coat of white. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Edited by - deemery on 02/24/2019 3:04:35 PM Country: USA | Posts: 7645 railman28 Fireman Posted - 02/25/2019 :  01:37:47 AM     The house are looking good Dave. I agree with you on Craft Acrylics Whites. There are only good for lightening colors. I do like the White wash (Americana I think). It fits my theme well. Bob It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5133 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/25/2019 :  09:35:27 AM     Dave, I haven't checked on your progress in a couple of months. The layout is looking very nice. Your geology class must be helping you quite a bit in shaping the landmass. The buildings are as usual from you, excellent. Keep up the great job, when are we going to see a train running? Jim Country: USA | Posts: 4404 slimrails Moderator Premium Member Posted - 02/25/2019 :  5:48:26 PM       The houses look great, Dave. Country: USA | Posts: 8349 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/26/2019 :  6:38:18 PM     Not quite the '5 Victorians' of San Francisco, but they look pretty good together. Note how the one with the bar addition has a brick foundation (old PaperCreek paper glued over the styrene, sanded down a bit to provide a smooth surface.) dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7645 railman28 Fireman Posted - 02/26/2019 :  11:13:37 PM     I agree, they do look good. and you did a good job on them. Bob It's only make-believe Country: USA | Posts: 5133 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 02/27/2019 :  09:28:18 AM       Very fine work, Dave. Country: USA | Posts: 5097 tloc Fireman Premium Member Posted - 02/27/2019 :  10:33:55 AM     Very nice Dave. TomO Country: USA | Posts: 2834 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/08/2019 :  7:03:16 PM     Wiring... dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7645 BurleyJim Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/08/2019 :  8:03:43 PM     Those Wago connectors are slick! Jim Edited by - BurleyJim on 03/08/2019 9:50:27 PM Country: USA | Posts: 4404 deemery Fireman Premium Member Posted - 03/08/2019 :  8:34:37 PM     They're attached with double-sided tape. It's barely acceptable. I wish there was a better way to attach them to the splines. The advantage of the Wago connectors is that I can easily disconnect sections of track. dave Modeling 1890s (because the voices in my head told me to) Country: USA | Posts: 7645 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 of 34 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       WorkShops, Garage, Machines and Tools       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       Dead Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Steam Shop       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-19 Railroad Line Co.
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