Freelance 2013-3

[Southern Tuxedo]

Thanks Reinhard!
Mark

[torikoos]

Mark, the plastic primer looks like dull coat. It has no specific color. It is intended to be used to repair plastic bumpers of cars. The brown rattle can is a primer/filler for car repair too. They have white, light gray and brown primer. All are from the local home improvement store.

First attempts in slum weathering. I will try to do tagging etc.without decals.


BF = might be the mighty Black Forrest brother gang :o

You need another competing gang, I suggest the NRP , 'North Rim Posse' :-)

Seriously, this is starting to turn into a nice (??!!) neighbourhood. I can envision some old run down neon signs, fire hydrants , trashcans (kicked over and cats looking for a bite to eat), homeless person, lady of the night (during day time perhaps), newspaper agent or seller on the corner, steam coming out of the street manhole covers, hotdog vendor, pawn shop...

Very nice!

Koos

[radivil]

Those big blank walls would undoubtedly either bear the scars of an older neighboring building that was torn down (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://goo.gl/maps/epvMy">http://goo.gl/maps/epvMy</a><!-- m -->) or a massive, faded ad (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://goo.gl/maps/K9bne">http://goo.gl/maps/K9bne</a><!-- m -->). Sometimes both.

[faraway]

Those big blank walls would undoubtedly either bear the scars of an older neighboring building that was torn down (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://goo.gl/maps/epvMy">http://goo.gl/maps/epvMy</a><!-- m -->) or a massive, faded ad (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://goo.gl/maps/K9bne">http://goo.gl/maps/K9bne</a><!-- m -->). Sometimes both.

I tried a faded ad two years ago with limited success. But you are right. I have to try it again. There are so many new tasks and techniques I have to try and learn with this kind of scenery.

[lajry]

Reinhard
What's La Terre 98 - a wine?

[faraway]

Reinhard
What's La Terre 98 - a wine?

They are located in the prototype in LA (<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://salesrepcrm.com">http://salesrepcrm.com</a><!-- m -->). Here a link for street view
https://maps.google.de/maps?q=vernon+cal...7,,0,-4.61. I "invented" the lettering and "98" is pure phantasy. This is their second location a small warehouse in LA. Their shop is somewhere else.

Topic on my desk for this evening is a typical awning.

[faraway]

Radivil, do you remember the big campaign GERN ran in 1950?

[lajry]

Reinhard
Did you notice the nuts on the square "washers"on the real La Terre structure? If you or anyone else doesn't know they are the ends of steel rods retrofitted in CA brick structures because of all the earthquakes there. But you only have to add them if your running CA prototype rolling stock.
And your Google street view shows a container on chassis being unloaded @ La Terre. That would be a neat effect to model. You could change out the container & cab every once in a while if you have extras. Heck why not have a La Terre truck & just change the container. That is your backdrop next to La Terre right?

[faraway]

...Did you notice the nuts on the square "washers"on the real La Terre structure?....

Yes sure but I had no at hand when I built the structure. They are very common in SoCal and I assume also up in the north all the way of the San Andreas fault. Similar detail parts are used to detail trestles. I assume rocky mountain layout fans have hundreds of then on hand.

[shortliner]

Just love that building the the truck hood is pointing at - really unusual with the abandoned look

[faraway]

That completes the front and the side walls of those two buildings.

[Tyson Rayles]

Nice work!

[Brakie]

Then some cities have a "Grand Hotel" that is nothing more then a flop house.

Your urban scenery is looking good.

[torikoos]

I'm amazed how one tagger managed to get his 'signature' on the awning, probably sat on the shoulders of an accomplish. :-)

I've seen some (Preiser?) figures of taggers at some point. In fact, yes it is a Preiser figure:
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Koos

[faraway]

Thanks for the nice comments. I will have to do a whole lot of details on the streets when the buildings are finished.
The tag on the awning is prototypical. I was astounded as you and wanted to have it on my layout. Some tagger must be very good climbers.