Hi guys,

i got 2 of the Walthers Cornerstone Paper Plants in a couple weeks ago. Some of you may know that this kit was out of stock at Walthers for some time now, and is now back in stock. Well one of the kits was already sold and my buddy was waiting for it for some time now lol. This left me with the 2nd Paper Plant kit to build. Larry (Brakie) had told me a while back he wanted the kit and also wanted me to build it for him. Were still not sure if hes going to get the kit or not, i think he has some other stuff in mind. But Larry, if your reading this, i can build you another Paper Plant kit if you want it OR you can take this one, but this one will be a bit more then i quoted you as this one took a little longer because i did the brick mortar joints lol

This kit was built pretty much stock, just painted the mortar joints in the main brick building. I also added some more roof details that came with the kit, Walthers gives you extra vents, so i figured well why not use them all? I also build a very small tank and added it next to the 3 vertical tanks up on the roof. Then added some decals, 2 "Superior Paper Main Mill" signs on the Mail Mill Structure, "Shipping", "Receiving", and "Office" signs on the Mail Mill Structure by the loading docks, and 3 "Superior Paper Kraft Mill" signs on the Kraft Mill Building. If the decals look shinny, thats cuz they were still wet when i took the pics. I had just applied them and brushed a layer of Micro-Sol on them. As soon as there completely dry (probably wait till tomorrow morning) ill spray a layer of clear flat on them that will dull them right up.

Here are the pics, comments, questions, suggestions always welcome

Not trying to be mean... just honest...
Knowing the quality and care that you put into your other structures, it looks like you got in a hurry on the mortar joints. I'm not sure if it would look any better but you could try applying the whitewash vertically as vertical is a more natural weathering direction than horizontal. All in all, still a fine looking structure.

TrainNut Wrote:Not trying to be mean... just honest...
Knowing the quality and care that you put into your other structures, it looks like you got in a hurry on the mortar joints. I'm not sure if it would look any better but you could try applying the whitewash vertically as vertical is a more natural weathering direction than horizontal. All in all, still a fine looking structure.

The mortar joints do look a little bad in the pics, but they dont look so harsh and bold up close from normal viewing, the camera catches everything and really brings the flaws out lol. I dont think i rushed through the mortar lines, i spent about 2 hours doing it this morning lol.

I do think i need to thin the paint a little bit next time though, and i will also try doing the vertical wiping instead of the horizontal. I was doing it vertical at first, but it was leaving alot of paint behind, so thats when i switched to horizontal wiping. But again, i think if i thin the paint some next time it will be easier to wipe away.

Thanks for the suggestion TN, and no worries, your not being mean, just trying to help

Josh,I like it..It looks like the bricks has "bleached" from the weather over the years.

I seen a brick building that had similarly bleached from the weather..I drove by that building last week and it had been either sandblasted or painted.

Overall nice job and nice kits. That kit has a pretty big footprint. The buildings could certainly be split up and used separately as stand alone industries. The only thing that I would suggest to modify would be the placement of the roof vents. They are placed very symmetrically around the upper and lower roofs of the brick building. I'd add a little weathering to the stacks too. Overall, nice job on the kit.

Thanks guys for the kind words and suggestions

The structure is now up on ebay if anyone is interested...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...0267743614

They look nice Josh.

Thank you Matt