Freelance 2015-1

[Catt]

"I used water paint at the black loading dock cover. It looks ok on the layout but the closeup looks awful."

I don't know Reinhard,it looks pretty natural to me.Oviously it has been there exposed to the weather for quite some time.

[faraway]

The neighbor building has a similar loading dock. I weathered it with powder and dull coat prior to assembly. The more intense weathering of the other one one is ok but I do not like the brush strokes.

[shortliner]

Reinhard, are those doors, decking plates, and door seals from a kit or separately available?

[faraway]

Reinhard, are those doors, decking plates, and door seals from a kit or separately available?

They are from Cornerstone warehouse kits. Both structures are kit bashed Cornerstone kits.
e.g. this two Cornerstone "Central Beverage Distributors" and "Modern Warehouse w/Trackside Loading Doors"

[Steve]

The property is not in best shape. I hope we are not going to loose a valuable customer.....

I used water paint at the black loading dock cover. It looks ok on the layout but the closeup looks awful.

I don't know....I think the brush strokes on it look like scuffs and scrapes that you might see on a real one

Everything is looking great on the layout!

[shortliner]

Thanks Reinhard

[Brakie]

I don't know....I think the brush strokes on it look like scuffs and scrapes that you might see on a real one

Everything is looking great on the layout!

I fully agree.. In fact one of my weathering techniques I used on my Walthers Bud's Trucking and Laustrom shipping (these are background kits) I left light brush strokes to vary the weather stains ,light rust and dirt.

[faraway]

My brand new bare KFC.



It is crying for parking lots, a drive thru window road etc. .....

[faraway]

We got the roads, the parking space and the sidewalk done today. Next will be green and some details

[Rscott417]

Looks really good, you should also try to build a big menu board with a speaker where the grayish car is so people can order then pull up to the window maybe even a low clearance bar across the drive thru so no vehicles hit the awning at the window similar to this <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://viewpointsign.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=4509&g2_serialNumber=2">http://viewpointsign.com/gallery2/main. ... alNumber=2</a><!-- m -->
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[faraway]

..... a big menu board with a speaker where the grayish car ....

I did that and some more details and green.

...... a low clearance bar across the drive .....

Thanks for reminding me. It was not in the kit and I was about to forget it. The photos are very helpful.

[UP SD40-2]

Fantastic job Reinhard , its really looking Great

[Canadian Atlantic Railway]

Very cool KFC! I'll need to figure out how to get a Tim Hortons on mine

[faraway]

.... a low clearance bar across the drive thru ....

Done in a freelance style

[torikoos]

Looking great Reinhard. Is that the Woodland Scenics road making system you've used?
I've tried it myself, and I just can't get the stuff to be smooth. I've always got un-even surfaces, airbubbles etc...

Koos