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Dusting Off the Shelves, Duluth Plumbing
In keeping with my summer theme of building kits that I have had stored away, here is another oldie but goodie! I have liked this kit for quite some time. In fact I started it about 5 years ago, then we decided to move from the Chicago suburbs to southwest MO, Springfield in fact. That move shelved the build until now. While I love SW kits and Brett always adds copious amounts of details, I seem to find ways to dip into my stash of detail parts and add yet some more. Also when possible, I like to try to personalize the kit with something different. In this case I wanted to add an area off to one end to house "used" plumbing supplies. I did a search of the Forum to find Ken Karns did a magnificent build a while back with such an area on both ends of the structure. My rationale was to leave the loading dock area open for vehicles to access and have the other end with the small addition be the outdoor workshop and storage area. So here is my rendition of Duluth Plumbing.
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Next step is the fun part for me. Installing the building on the base then adding the scenery, details!
Emery, as for the staining as I described above the liquid from the curdled paint has color albeit thinned down. I believe the curdling causes the pigment to solidify. There are lumps on the wall after coloring and I wipe those off and when dry go over the walls with a wire brush to bring out more of the grain and remove any small lumps of paint. Essentially it is like using a thinned down paint. I am trying to put the curdled paint to use and found it is useful for staining siding. I hate to throw anything away.
I have used some of the curdled paint in other builds. Most notably my Freight House build. I used the Meadow Green for the walls. You can see the results in my build from July. I didn't put nail holes in those walls, but after seeing how it turned out on this build I wish I had.
Hope this answers your questions.
Like I said, I hate to throw anything away. The curdled paint isn't any good for painting details or anything like that, but there is enough liquid to use as a stain.
Here's where I deviated quite a bit from the original. The workers needed a proper workshop for all they do in this shed addition. I added a wood floor and scratch built them a proper workbench and of course added a lot of details.
And of course the workers needed a trailer to haul all that pipe to the job site.
More photos
Now for some close up and detail shots.
It wouldn't be right not to have a storage yard for all the little extras and used plumbing fixtures!
Well that's my version of Duluth Plumbing. Really enjoyed the build and tried to add some personal touches.
Very well done.
Terry
So well done.