Layout (room) tour, with lots of photos...

[MountainMan]

Obviously, those buildings with the "mortar" have been attacked by the giant Marshmallow Monster from Ghost Busters.

Terrific work!

[Schraddel]

Great work :!:


Lutz

[doctorwayne]

Thanks for your kind comments, guys.

I've not had much time lately for working on the layout, but have made a bit of progress on Tuckett's:



Wayne

[e-paw]

nice

[cn nutbar]

That's a great looking building Doc ---it's size is also a realistic indicator of what an important industry tobacco was back in the time era on your layout (30's)---today it would probably be converted into condominiums for seniors

[Tyson Rayles]

[doctorwayne]

A bit of progress on the large curtain wall factory, but not as I had hoped.

After a lot of tedious masking, I was finally able to paint the "concrete" structure of the large factory. I used a mixture of about 46% Floquil Grey Primer, 46% Depot Buff, and 8% of a previously-mixed orange, used on my home road reefers - mostly Floquil Reefer Orange and Trailer Train Yellow. I would have added Reefer White, but have none of that colour left in my supply of Floquil paint, so the "concrete" is a little darker than I would have preferred.



After removing all of the masking tape, I used a stiff paintbrush to apply the drywall compound "mortar". This is easier than the "rag method", and allows for a lighter application:





I used an X-Acto #19 chisel blade to remove the majority of the excess mortar, then finished with a toothbrush and a wipe with a dry rag:





While it's not readily apparent in the last two photos above, the clean-up left the concrete with a distinctly greenish cast, more representative of newly-poured concrete than of material supposedly more than a couple of decades in place. And, equally distressing, is that the "bricks" have taken on a too-faded appearance. I'll have to hope that weathering will make things more acceptable, as this will be an expensive project to write off.

Wayne

[Charlie B]

All of the soot and cinders from the steam locomotives will have that building covered in soot in no time, everything will be darker.
Charlie

[doctorwayne]

A bit of progress....







....still not sure if I like it, though.


Wayne

[Charlie B]

Wayne, I think it is great, but if you aren't quite happy with it, it could take a lot more weathering.
Charlie

[Rscott417]

That's a great looking building

[doctorwayne]

Thanks for the kind comments, guys.

I actually wish it weren't quite so dirty, Charlie, but I'm not upset enough that I want to repaint it. Perhaps when I get some more industries in the area and some scenery, it'll fit in better.

Wayne

[e-paw]

I like it... don't change a thing as far as the weathering goes.

[faraway]

It is not "dirty" in the sense of weathering. That is just patina every older building collects in downtown and industrial areas. I like it!

[JaBear]

You've cheered me up no end Doc, here I thought that I was on my own for being far too critical on my own work.
For what it's worth I think it looks good even though it is just sitting on plywood at present, especially the photo with the boxcars in the loading dock.
Cheers, the Bear.