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A fun little project

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Posted by JRB 1953 on Monday, December 8, 2008 6:39 AM

HI RAY,  THE OUT HOUSE IS FANTASIC!!!  SO DETAILED, EVEN THE "MAN" STAIN!!  I BET IN THE SUMMER IT'S REALLY GOING TO GET HOT IN THERE.  REALLY EXCELLENT WORK.

JOHN

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Posted by GearDrivenSteam on Sunday, December 7, 2008 10:40 PM

The stain down the front is really nasty. I love it.   LMAO

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Posted by grandpopswalt on Sunday, December 7, 2008 9:44 PM

 As usual, a great looking project, congrats.

Walt

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A fun little project
Posted by Ray Dunakin on Sunday, December 7, 2008 9:33 PM
Here's a rustic outhouse which I recently finished: All the "wooden" parts of the outhouse are actually styrene. I used a razor saw to add wood grain, then sprayed it with a coat of gray primer. Over this, I brushed on thin washes of Apple Barrel acyrlic paints, starting with "Country Tan" and then progressing to darker shades of brown. The corrugated metal is aluminum from soda cans. The rolls of toilet paper are made from styrene tubing. The paper hanging off the roll is a strip of thin paper from a cash register receipt, coated with Apple Barrel flat white paint. The door handles are made from brass. Here's how it looks on the layout, where it is part of the Cliffside Mine complex: Unfortunately, it had to be positioned at an angle that obscures most of the interior. There will be others elsewhere on the layout, so I'll have another opportunity for a better display.
 Visit www.raydunakin.com to see pics of the rugged and rocky In-ko-pah Railroad!

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