Thanks Max!
Built the standing seam roof today. I scrapped the piece I glued together yesterday since it was too short. I neglected to allow the additional material so it would nest against the building's wall. There is protruding brick work that the roof will settle around adding about 1/8" more depth. I also wanted some overhang in the front beyond the rafter ends. I added more texture to the styrene and then drilled and added some Tichy nut, washer combos to add interest. When this dried a bit, I took it outside and sprayed some Tamiya primer on it. It was very windy since some weird weather was heading our way and was blowing the paint every which way. I'm still lobbying for that spray booth in the basement.
I also sprayed the rails rust brown in prep for their gluing down into the base. Tomorrow I'll spray some rusty red on the roof and brown on the rest. When the rust dries I'll hit it with the burnt iron. Then some strategic sanding should expose the rust. That, plus some weathering powders will give it an old metallic, worn look. I also was able to cast 2 more footings. Four more to go and those will be ready for finishing and fastening. I found out that the 1:1 ratio of Part A and B resins is critical especially when dealing with such tiny quantities. I've resorted to measuring the resin in little graduated medicine cups: 5ml of A and B, then tipped into a 3rd cup and mixed. On one of the footings I must have missed the mix and it didn't harden... remained rubbery. I tossed that one and cast some more being more careful with the proportions.
Pretty soon I'll be doing some minor landscaping.
