I made a lot of progress on my ‘new’ country store/gas station for Sadie, TN on my On30 gauge model railroad. This is replace the Woodland Scenics pre-built model I had as I was building the layout. After I bought that, I decided to eventually replace it someday. Well, as most of the structures I have are scratch built, I decided to build something similar to what I currently have, but not exactly the same structure. I also never liked the way Woodland Scenics finishes their products, they just have a ‘plasticy’ look to them even though they are painted.
Anyway, yesterday I only set out to complete the roof and originally I did almost everything but that. I completed the facing area at the top of the roof, painted the roofing and did some weathering as well as drilling a hole for the pot belly stove chimney.
The interior walls are printed on paper and glued to the inside of the walls, something I made on my computer with graphics of trim, wallpaper and wainscoting. I did the same thing with the floor, using board patterns I found online. Everything on the floor was glued into place with Gorilla white glue.
Sometime this week, I’ll weather the roof and build the supports for the front end. I also need to build and paint the gas pump kit I have, as well as putting some figures inside and running the lighting into the structure.
Pat Gray wrote: ↑Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:43 am
Lee,
I don't see your jeep "Sugar Blues"?
Thanks, Pat!
My MB is currently marked for an ETO vehicle, so it wouldn't fit in stateside.
It's also a 1944 MB and the layout takes place in '43.
Now, I do intend on eventually re-doing my hood markings to look like those on Bill Mauldin's 'issued' Jeep, with blue hood numbers and a non-surround star. But even then, that would mean I'd have to do 1/43 scale hood markings
one character at a time.
PASS.