Randolph & Briggs [Part 6] … the last one

Well I am finished this build … I didn’t attach the metal castings because I am not sure what to do with this building … I might put it on ebay or have a silent auction to raise some funds for my school modeling club.

The first 4 photos show how I put together the awnings and  mount them to the wall.

The remaining photos are more completed shots that show the painted castings, different awnings installed, roof rafters, lights, flags, sidewalk painted with civil war re-enactment poster, etc.

There is a lot more I can do to finish this kit such as more weathering chalks, completing the metal castings, building a fence section or 2 but I must move on to completing the Bent Chair Factory kit.

Thanks,

 

Joe Rutter

 

 

 

 

Randolph & Briggs (part 4)

Well today I found out how far I can jam an x-acto knife into the palm of my hand … about half way.  The blood letting slowed down the modeling today because I had to run to the pharmacy for butterfly bandages.

STEP 1:  Top trim on the Corbels

i)  Paint and glue the top trim pieces so they are flush with the inside of the top wall.

ii)  Touch up with paint once dry

STEP 2:  Assembly the billboard

i)  remove all parts from their frets (take your time and be careful)

ii)  glue the lattice framework to the solid board

iii)  glue the legs onto the back frame (be sure they are set up straight)

iv)  I’ll add a few pieces of trim to solidify the billboard later … after my palm heals!

You can also see I glued together the top stairwell and painted it blue.  I also added the doors and windows to the remaining parts of the building.

Next Steps:

i)  heal

ii)  Complete the billboard

iii)  assembly the fire escape

iv)  apply the roofing

You can see how quickly it can come together .. I have less than 2 hours into each post (about 8 hours so far)

Joe

 

 

Randolph & Briggs Part3

Moving Right Along: 

I didn’t like the shade of dark grey so I started by painting a light coat of grey to tone it down a bit … I like the results.

STEP 1: Adding Window Glazing (1st 3 photographs)

i)  I start by cutting out the painted window panes.  (decide if you want the windows open or closed)

ii)  I cut out the matching window glazing.

iii)  I apply a thin coat of my favourite glue (formula 560) and place on a piece of matching glazing.

iv)  place the lower sash in the open position of your choice

v)  let dry before you glue into place.  (6th photo)

STEP 2: 4 panel door  (photographs 4 and 5)

i)  After your parts are painted, carefully remove them from their tabs

ii)  Glue the 4 panel trim to the solid door piece

iii)  Glue the door into place on the back wall.

STEP 3:  Inside Roof Trim

From the 7th photo you can see the 4 thin pieces of wood that will be placed on the inside of the roof (I realized after I removed them and test fit them I did not get my roof panel low enough so I had to trim them thinner first)  … this was an easy process using a sharp x-acto knife and scoring a line on the part that is higher than the roof line.

i)  Glue the 2 long roof trim pieces first followed by the 2 short pieces.  (photographs 7 - 10)

STEP 4:  Decorative Corbels (photographs 11- 14)

Paint your Corbels while they are still in their frets.

i)  CAREFULLY remove them with a sharp x-acto blade so that they don’t break!

ii)  You may have to trim the back ends if they don’t allow the corbel to lay flat on the brick wall

iii)  Glue the corbels into place (this is a pretty quick step

iv)  Allow to dry and later touch up the inside pieces with paint and apply the top pieces (I’ll do this tomorrow)

STEP 5:  Window Glazing

i)  I measure and cut window glazing for the front window section (paint them first)

ii)  I realized after I test fit these pieces that I should have put in the 2nd floor so that they rested on the top when you glued them in (the wooden section has the lines all laser etched)

STEP 6:  Other Jobs

i)  I glued the board and batten sections together and installed the windows and doors (last few photographs)  (I like to deal with the roofing in in the last few steps)

ii)  You can start painting a few castings if you have extra time.

That is it for tonight … I should be able to do the following tomorrow:

i)  Complete the decorative corbels top trim

ii)  Glue the scribed wood section together

iii)  Glue the front windows and doors into place

iv)  Put the billboard together

v)  Put together the stair well that sits on top of the roof.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Painting Brick Walls

Follow these easy steps to create great BRICK WALLS:

STEP 1:

Spray your brick walls with acrylic white spray paint.
NOTE: it is especially important to completely seal HYDROCAL

STEP 2:

i)  Paint your sills and larger trim a concrete / gray colour of your choice.

STEP 3:

i) Apply a coat with Delta Creamcoat (or a cream coloured paint in at your local hobby shop)

ii) Georgia Clay (thinned down into a wash) {this step will not look good}

iii) Burnt Sienna (thinned down into a wash … you might have to apply 2 washes)

iv) Apply a few coats of Weathering Formula (rubbing alcohol and india ink mixture, or check out www.hunterline.com for a premixed weathering formulas)

v) Floquil Grimey Black and paint the odd brick here and there

Below are a few photos of various hydrocal, resin and plastic brick wall examples painted by friends Lance Russwurm and Greg Shinnie.

Troels Kirk Cannery

Hi All:

I thought I would post a few photos of my latest kit I am working on. (Yes, I am still plugging away on the Ridgeway Station)

The kit started off with an inspiring model by Troels Kirk. I added another building with a connecting walkway ala John Steinbeck and “Cannery Row”. A lot of the windows will be tilting (could you imagine the smell of a cannery without tilting windows?)

My first stage are papermockups and redesigning. I have designed and redesigned the larger structure several times but have finally settled on this configuration.

I have ordered a few different tanks to sit at the back of the large building to act as brind holders.

There are lots of details (staircases, vents, pipes, lightening rods, seagulls, lobster traps, signs).

Please keep following along and if you have any suggestions, old photos or a great idea email me with your comments. joe@fullsteamahead.ca

Here are a few photos of my test build of the new Cannery kit I am working on. I hope to have it ready for early summer. It will be limited to 100 kits and the price tag will be well below $150 dollars. Email me if you are interested on being on a waiting list. Thanks, Joe