WOW Bill

The pace that you are building at is fantastic mate. And the quality is top notch too.

Always a pleasure to come back and admire your work.

Karl may have mis-read my note - I did not suggest you disregard them, just keep the whole thing in perspective - as you are doing. Hope you understand me.

Guys-
Thanks for all the responses and encouragement.
When it comes to details, I sometimes don't know when to stop. I'll look at my work and think, "it's good from far, but far from good."
In the case of the legs on the rollway, my intent was to see if I could get this type of look:


It seemed like a good place to experiment since a lot of it will be hidden. I probably could have gotten the same effect with repeated coats of A/I.

Next up...back to the fun stuff: The Dynamite shack!

Bill- You are getting closer to joining a relatively exclusive club- those who have built 'Twin Mills' and lived to tell the tale. A really nice job on all of the elements so far!

Mike Engler

Thanks Mike! "Lived to tell" is the key phrase there. I'm working on the Dynamite shack and saw that there are still some bags that I haven't even opened yet! All in all it's been a fun, challenging project. I've looked back at the thread of yours' and Elliott's build many times and have borrowed a few ideas from each of you.

Good to see you here on the forum. I was in Dubuque for the Thousand Lakes NMRA convention and was hoping to meet you. Maybe nex time...
Bill

Here's the little dynamite shack. It's a lot more to it than I expected. I'm not wild about how the roof turned out--I don't think I blended the colors together enough. I also tried adding some texture to the shingles with an exacto, but that revealed the orange-ish paper material in some spots. Looks like I'm in for a re-roof! The 2 support posts haven't been added and the shack hasn't been glued to the platform yet--I'll do that after I get the door installed.

Everything really looks good Bill, the platform colour, wall colour and texture looks fantastic. the boards across the window are superb, everything looks great... except for the roof, which is crap, definately a 'do-over' is needed up there.

Karl.A

yep... gotta agree with Karl... try indivudual shingles ole buddy!

Hi all. I've had completed the boat and dynamite shack in late April and wondered if my shingles were up to snuff. I painted with the suggested colors but left the orange color rather than cover it up. Your thoughts...?

Thanks, Ted

I suspect wood shingles rust only rarely. There are some mosses that take on an orange coloration but definitely not to this degree.

yep... agree with mike - too much variation and orange. try evening the color out with some light drybrushing of brown/tan/grey or individual shingles...

I re-did the roof using individual shingles cut from sheets of cedar. They are colored using raw umber and gold ochre chalks and alcohol. Then dry brushed with flat flesh and a couple shades of gray. Here's the new & improved, less "crap-tacular" roof 2.0!

Wow ! Yeah ! Awesome !

ummmm, I actually meant to say...
"OK now they look quite 'nice'..."

Perfect job!

Karl.A
JM

(jealous minion)

there ya go....

It was a chore, but worth the effort, I think. Gonna try the same look on the next building. Thanks, dude!

SUK minion
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