yet another o scale railroad camp build

kebmo

thanks everyone. looks like i won't be able to get back to the bench until the weekend. life happens....

KKarns

Love the gray color you achieved on the Office shed structure. Nice grouping of structures here with loads of contrast!

kebmo

thanks ken. i can only hope it turns out as well as joel's.
it won't.

kebmo

an update:
the stone walls have been epoxied and the epoxy has cured for three days. corners are plastered and the washes have been mixed. in a few hours i'll paint it with the kilz and start applying the washes.

kebmo

any tips for this stage?

Joel

Not from me Kevin. FYI I used Khaki spray paint and then some brown and grey chalks to highlight some of the stones. Not sure I don't like Brett's/Karls version better. Both techniques work well and give great and quick results.

TomMich

Kevin,
I also sprayed my Foundry walls with Khaki and then a wash of A/I then painted individual stones with various chalks diluted in alcohol as per the instruction and I think they turned out really nice. I like the subtle variations in color of the individual stones using this method. Check out the foundry on my current build for results. It is simple and reversible if you don't like it.

kebmo

joel,
i went with the instructions in the manual. i'm still on the right wall because as the washes dry, i keep adding them to spots that the wash ran off of (high spots). it's going to take a good long while to finish it i think.
tom,
i love the way your foundry walls turned out. i primed it with the white kilz like brett's manual says, so that's the route i'm taking. as i said above, it's going to take some time to get this finished, but i think it'll be worth it.

brownbr

The extra work will pay off. Did you paint the interior of the walls a dark color?

kebmo

no, i didn't see a need. is there one?

kebmo

so i got to play with washes today. here's the right wall:

i intend to give them all a powdering once all 4 walls are done.

oh, and i've been meaning to ask...why is there a boarded up window cast into the wall if its going to be epoxied to the warehouse and the window won't be visible?

brownbr

The stone colors turned out great. Not sure how much powder you will need.

Joel

Looks great Kevin.

kebmo

thanks joel and bryan. bryan, i probably won't need further weathering but if i do i will.

TomMich

Kevin,
That wall turned out great

kebmo

thanks tom and ed. finished up the 4th wall last night. i'll try to post pics later today.

kebmo

two of the three structures staged. now i move on to the loading dock.

CarlLaskey

Kevin. Everything looks real good the red and stone go very well also your weathering is just right. ............Carl.............

kebmo

thanks carl!

Robert.G

Couldn't agree more. Great job so far and I don't have any doubts about what's gonna come next.

kebmo

you guys are way too nice. thanks robert.

Joel

Looks great Kevin. love the colour and contrast.

kebmo

thanks joel. i should have tried to get a little of the raw sienna in the stones though.

TomMich

Kevin, They really look good together.

admin

colors look fantastic together! I like the grey stonework with the red... well done

KKarns

Stone work is looking good. Well done.

kebmo

thanks all. so you don't think it needs more raw sienna?

CarlLaskey

I think that you need a whole bag of it. ...............Carl.........

kebmo

wouldn't that be fun?

kebmo

the loading dock decking has been grained, knotholed, saw banded and stained with silverwood.