Here we have a recently acquired vintage AHM kit courtesy of SteamFreak! I think I'll do the mortar lines a little heavier on the next one. I have about 12 more of these to bore you all with as I finish them.
Nice!
The mortar work looks good to me. The front shot looks great!
I need some small 2 story buildings like that for a planned section of the layout.
Makes my stuff pale in comparison!
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Nice job with the mortar. Now let's see that illuminated Tyco gas station!
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Thanks! I did a base coat of Rustoleum reddish brown primer. Then a thinned down mortar wash with WS concrete top coat. (2 coats) Then I dry brushed the brick face with more of the brown primer and a couple WS darker rock stains to weather it. Still need to weather the awning.
SteamFreak-Don't know WHAT I'm gonna do with that Tyco station. Maybe post some pics and start a built up bashing thread! What craftsmanship!
loathar wrote:SteamFreak-Don't know WHAT I'm gonna do with that Tyco station. Maybe post some pics and start a built up bashing thread! What craftsmanship!
Why not look on the bright side? Sure, they doused the windows with solvent, but at least you can still see the light through the walls.
The darker brick looks good on the saloon. I never would have considered Rustoleum.
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Nice work
Too bad you don't have a "Cheers" sign
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Hey! I have one of those!
You can barely see it in the left side of this photo. I added a Presier figure leaning on her broom and staring off into space standing n the top of the staircase. Great job!
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I think the mortar is fine. We tend to over do it. Few real walls have a white haze on them. It is a sign of water problems.
Dave
loathar wrote: Here we have a recently acquired vintage AHM kit courtesy of SteamFreak! I think I'll do the mortar lines a little heavier on the next one. I have about 12 more of these to bore you all with as I finish them.
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Looks good, chief. I wouldn't make the mortar lines heavier; they're just right as it is. Go out and look at a brick building and you'll observe that you usually don't see a pattern of light-colored mortar lines alone, but a mix of that and the dark shadows cast by the bricks, unless some unwholesomely ingenious mason has done something wicked like tuck-pointing.
TrainManTy wrote: Hey! I have one of those!You can barely see it in the left side of this photo. I added a Presier figure leaning on her broom and staring off into space standing n the top of the staircase. Great job!
Thanks for all the nice comments!Ty-that yellow wood building in your pic is the next one I'm doing. (A 2 for 1 kit, right?) The next few I do are all wood buildings. I'm making a sign that says "Billiards" to go above the awning and I have a pool hall interior pic to put in. You'll be able to see that through the front windows. I haven't decided on lighting my buildings yet.
The mortar lines look great to me! Would you elaborate a little more on how you did them, I always struggle with those.
Jarrell
Yup! That's the one! The full structure is on a different part of my layout, the one in the photo is an extra front with windows glued to the backdrop.
Jarrell: I did mine by covering the wall with paint, then wiping it with a paper towel, leaving some paint in the cracks. I'm not sure how the OP did his, but the method I used is one of the most popular.
TrainManTy wrote:Yeah, I can't wait either! I never really liked the look of my yellow buildings like that.
Then you probably won't like my next one. I bought a couple shades of yellow to use on it. Not quite as bright as what you used though.