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I just followed the instructions. I sprayed the castings with Khaki paint, let dry, then blotted on A/I, let dry, then painted individual stones with chalks diluted in alcohol. Basically painted individual stones using chalk in alcohol mix instead of paints. I used to paint individual stones with acrylic paints, but I like this method better as the colors are more subtle.
This is a fun kit to build. There are many new and interesting aspects that are incorporated and fun and interesting to work with. That is why I decided to build it, hoping to learn new methods and techniques for building, and it has not let me down. It is also great to have Ken's Official build to refer to for inspiration and ideas.
Kevin,
I hope my explanation as to how I did the stone work helps. It is very simple and straight forward and rewarding.
Here is the stone building assembled.
Learning a great deal from your build. Looks fantastic. Enjoying each addition as you post your photos and descriptions.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
Thanks Ken and Dave.
Here is the office completed. I have never built clapboard board on board over a scribed sheet before. I like the look of it and how much weathering can be done.
After photographing the Office I noticed fuzz on the cap board. I took steel wool to it post haste! Interesting how photographing a model can bring out the imperfections and details, both good and bad.
After photographing, again I noticed things I could have done better. For example, there is a sub roof made out of laser cut card stock and an outer roof made from laser board. The outer roof has indentations for the battens to be glued into. I thought I was gluing them into the indentations correctly, but after taking pics, I noticed I missed on a few of them. It isn't terrible, just looks to the naked eye to be more rust areas around the battens. In any case I am satisfied with it and while a bit of a challenge for me, it was fun to build and I learned a lot from building it, especially how versatile chalks are for coloring and weathering.
I also deviated a bit from the instructions when applying the flashing. I liked the look of Ken's "lead" flashing and wanted to create that look. The instructions calls for folded flashing, which was laser cut in paper with a fold line cut in it. I cut my flashing from that paper, but didn't use the laser cut flashing. I simply cut a piece from the edge of that paper and bent it. In hindsight, I should have used typing paper as it is thinner and would have been easier to bend into shape. But it turned out OK.
Now the fun really begins, putting the diorama together and adding the details.