Finally, more pics of the progress.
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These first two are general shots of the structures with basic progress. The loading bay has received windows, the concrete base, and some painting (sections below the windows to be concrete).
The upper building addition (truck-loading and boiler room) has had mainly roof work done. I added a styrene strip around the upper edge and painted the roof surface before adding the vent. I also added a few water stains, but I think the effect is still too subtle so it'll get more work.
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I'm more excited about these two images, well, the subject matter, that is. If I'm not crazy already for embarking on a shingling project as massive as this, then I will be by the time it's finished!
The slate shingles are simulated with a nice grade of heavy paper from a scrapbooking store. I go in, spend 2-3 minutes deciding which will work best, then I'm ready to go. My wife then takes an additional 10-15 minutes looking at the stickers on sale. I can't complain much because she does a great job on our family albums.
The paper begins a dark gray (Earth Gray, I think it's called) then is painted with full strength craft paint (Hippo Gray) using a sponge/foam brush. It takes alot of paint to cover a large area, but I aim for 80-90% coverage, so as to show the streaking and darker color beneath.
I slice this into strips running with the streak/grain, then using the chopper cut it into 1/4" or so lengths. When I slice it into strips I vary the width slightly. Applying them is easy working a few at a time, dabbing on Alene's Tacky glue (although Elmer's white or brown should work fine too, I would guess)
The window side shows the addition of some Bragdon's dark earth weathering powder, applied heavily with a wet brush, then I use the same brush uncleaned to splotch on some dabs of forest green to simulate moss. The roof will most likely also receive (prior to any other moss applications) a dark wash and maybe a highlight dry brush. We'll see.
I really like the look of how this turned out, otherwise I wouldn't commit to tackling it. What do you think? (about the roof...I already know I'm nuts
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Galen