Hello all-
Attached are some pics of my newest build - Tom Yorke's Rubbles Depot.
The stone was colored using Pan Pastels. The roof will be tarnished green copper. Still have to add the turret on the tower (it is colored and ready to go, but I have to add the interior LED lighting in the tower first)
There is a little railing that goes down the 3 stone steps - I have that fabricated, and will add that last as it is fairly fragile.
Jeff
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Hi Jeff. Love the stonework. Looks very realistic.
- Mike
Nice work, looks great!
thanks for posting this. i picked up some of the pan pastels a few weeks ago and after seeing your 2 posts this morning i need to get off the forum and try these out. hopefully if mine turns out 1/2 as good as yours i'll be happy. another great build on your part!!!
Thank you for all of your kind words. Nickeycamaro - did you happen to watch the DVD re: using the PanPastels by Roger Malinowski of Stoney Creek Designs? I am not usually one for how to DVD, but this DVD is excellent in not only using the Pan Pastels, but kit building as well.
Jeff
Did you use any base paint under the pan pastels?
I gotta get one of those.
Good morning Lee,
I used a very light gray alcohol wash on the casting before the pan pastels. Best not to use paint if possible, it can obscure the details. One can use a light brown, light gray stain, or no stain prior to pan pastels. It simply changes the tone of the pan pastels a bit. I think some others use a very thin acrylic wash as well, but I like the alcohol wash first.
That being said, on downtown deco kits, I spray lightly with white primer. They are a more porous plaster, and work better if sealed
Jeff
Hello all-
Here are a few updated pics of Rubbles, just about complete - until things get added once it is on the layout. I put a hanging Grandt line signal on a separate pole, not pictured.
Roofing is real copper, from BIS, weathered with Ferric Chloride then dipped in urine to speed up the greening process.
That roof looks great! However, I think I'd pass on the last step, if I used copper.
I have seen this kit at auction several times but passed on it, as not typical for my
modeled region. It is an attractive little depot.
Yeah, I love the roof too.
Dipped in urine.......
Thank you all. I think on my next build, if it will look correct, I might try the metal roofing and making it rust naturally. Same deal - dip the metal/aluminum BIS roof or Stoney Creek roofing into Ferric Chloride (btw - I did not come up with this technique - it was 'borrowed' from Mike Lynch in Canada).
Not sure which kit will be next…….
There is some LED lighting on the inside of this one, but I was too lazy to hook it to the transformer and take photos.
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