ajulia Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Awesome!! Heres a few pics of the ground coverage. Trial and error plus color washing once the top surface is dried gives it that much more life!
Dr. Cranky Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Keep up the great eye candy. More, more, more . ..
Terror Posted August 8, 2011 Posted August 8, 2011 Yea,very real feel to it.Great job.Better get some shingles on the roof before it rains.lol
MikeMc Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 Yea,very real feel to it.Great job.Better get some shingles on the roof before it rains.lol I tried....no cash.....but I did get some metal roofing.... OK after a month of screwing around, saving a few pennies here and there...I've got goodies coming, so time to get the structure weathered. I'm using Doc Cranky's salt, baking powder , and liquid mask to finish things up. The wood has been textured with the side of my Zona blade, following the grain. The roofing is "G" scale metal ribbed roofing...the "tin" side roof is a different scale by design..but I think it will work well. After the weathering on the ends was done I taped them and the fascia off and sprayed contact cement onto the wood sheathing and set the panels in place....the under edges were pre painted Tamiya TS 17 and the roof was finished with a blend of aluminum and metalizers....then roughed up.Right now I am letting the glue on the Ridge dry before I wash everything with some India Ink. Once all dry I will post the latest round of pictures! This weathering is going slow but steady due to what I am trying to do!
Dr. Cranky Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 That roof is looking good! It's coming together.
MikeMc Posted October 2, 2011 Author Posted October 2, 2011 Thanks Virgil....You are my weathering inspiration.....I'm just getting ready to weather the structure....and some of my "Goodies"
Jantrix Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Some really good work going on here. Very cool.
Repstock Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 I don't know if you're going to have gutter or not, but if you don't, it might be cool to have a rut in the ground or discoloration on the surface to indicate where the rain ran off the roof onto the ground. I would imagine it would be quite loud inside the building during a downpour! I sense you're much like me, modeling on a very restricted budget. Really cool stuff you have going on here, especially on a tight budget!
MikeMc Posted October 2, 2011 Author Posted October 2, 2011 I don't know if you're going to have gutter or not, but if you don't, it might be cool to have a rut in the ground or discoloration on the surface to indicate where the rain ran off the roof onto the ground. I would imagine it would be quite loud inside the building during a downpour! I sense you're much like me, modeling on a very restricted budget. Really cool stuff you have going on here, especially on a tight budget! I may do some 1/2 round gutters...not sure yet!
Eshaver Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Great progress young man . keep up the good work .......... Ed Shaver
MikeMc Posted October 3, 2011 Author Posted October 3, 2011 Got more goodies.....now more painting!!!
Eshaver Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 O K , continue ...................... Ed Shaver
rustybill1960 Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 This is coming along quite nicely. Nice work , Thank You for sharing Later Russ
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