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Country strore redux

Started by Chuck Doan, September 06, 2011, 12:23:11 PM

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Chuck Doan

September 06, 2011, 12:23:11 PM

I'm still doing the research and planning on my monorail, and I had some time this weekend so I did a little modeling. I added some shutter hardware to my long neglected ¼" scale country store. I doubt that I will pick it back up, but it felt good to be back at the bench. Grandt Line hinges and .010 x .040 styrene diagonal bars with Tichy rivets. Hairspray chipping.















"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/

finescalerr

#1
September 06, 2011, 12:40:47 PM
The nice little touches really set off the woodwork. -- Russ

lab-dad

#2
September 06, 2011, 02:07:07 PM
I miss seeing this one....... :(
Great little  detail
-mj

Mr Potato Head

#3
September 06, 2011, 02:45:15 PM
I am glad you came back to this one! I just recently saw your "Altered States" page and I love what you did to them! I'll have to print one out and see it in print, maybe I can get it signed by the artist!?
Don't stop on this one! It's too cool
Gil

Ray Dunakin

#4
September 06, 2011, 04:35:45 PM
Stunning!

Malachi Constant

#5
September 06, 2011, 09:19:26 PM
a)  Looks good!  (of course)

b)  QUESTION:  If you've painted that diagonal strip and/or little hinges separately, how did you "hold" them while painting?  On sticky-side-up tape?  Or ... ??

Cheers,
Dallas

TRAINS1941

#6
September 07, 2011, 05:26:34 AM
Quote from: Malachi Constant on September 06, 2011, 09:19:26 PM
QUESTION:  If you've painted that diagonal strip and/or little hinges separately, how did you "hold" them while painting?  On sticky-side-up tape?  Or ... ??

Cheers,
Dallas

Dallas you know he's Mr. Wizard!!!!  But a very good question??

Jerry
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
George Carlin

Chuck Doan

#7
September 07, 2011, 06:57:06 AM
Thanks! It was good to sit at the bench after 3 months away.

Dallas, yes exactly, double sided tape. I sprayed flat black as a primer and the hairspray and final coat (Polly scale) all while they were stuck to a piece of wood. You get a bit of paint overhang to cut away, but it's no big deal.


"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/

lab-dad

#8
September 07, 2011, 12:02:55 PM
On delicate stuff I often use the sticky side of a post-it note, gives you a handle too!
-Mj

Ken Hamilton

#9
September 08, 2011, 05:17:04 AM
Your attention to every square inch of a model is astounding.....

nk

#10
September 08, 2011, 05:26:10 AM
Wow Chuck. Nice work with the misaligned hinges and the different textures that you capture so well.
You may ask yourself: "Well, how did I get here?"

Chuck Doan

#11
September 26, 2011, 07:33:53 AM
Thanks Ken and Naryan! Good tip Marty.

It's been hard to get some bench time lately, but I did finish the underside of the front canopy. I added water stains and some mud dauber nests.









"They're most important to me. Most important. All the little details." -Joseph Cotten, Shadow of a Doubt





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TRAINS1941

#12
September 26, 2011, 07:57:54 AM
Chuck,

Mud Dauber nests.  Back here we call them hornet nests.

But whatever they are called who would have thought to add them to a porch roof ceiling?  Another fine detail by Mr. Doan.

Created using???  Maybe plaster than gouache applied??

Jerry
Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
George Carlin

eTraxx

#13
September 26, 2011, 08:20:59 AM
Curious I looked up Mud Dauber. Huh. They ARE wasps .. just not aggressive at all. Hadn't really thought about it .. since they pay you no attention I do the same with them.

Ray Dunakin

#14
September 26, 2011, 12:33:59 PM
Excellent detail!

I get mud dauber nests in my shed all the time, sometimes on the handles of little-used yard tools. They get in through a hole in the door -- funny thing is, if I open the door, they get confused. They'll keep trying to go through the hole (which is blocked when the door is open) rather than using the open doorway.

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