Building Calamity; The "Hardware" Store

[FifteensAway]

Heisler, the coloring of the hardware store looks good.  But I have to ask, are you going for an old and dilapidated look?  Nothing wrong with that, naturally.  Just wondering.  I always think we tend to overdue the dinginess (not the dirt) of the Old West.  By and large, people took as much pride in putting up a good front then as now, an important lesson I learned as a docent (re-enactement volunteer) at Sutter's Fort many years ago.  But there were also skin flints then as now, too, so works either way.  I've seen buildings that look like that - old ones.

[Heisler]

The weathering layer is always the first layer I paint on a building. I don't know where I'm going to do a peeling paint effect so its easier to just do the whole thing. There will be a couple of different affects going on with this one. First the staircase side and the back will be unpainted as will the lean to on the back. The front and window sides will be painted with some peeling effect. All the trim will be painted some will get the peeled effect. There is a porch roof that still needs to go on the front so the portion under that will have almost fresh paint. The top will be at least a little faded. The window side will also be painted but will probably have a bit more peeled paint than the front.

Weather is rough on buildings and it didn't take long in the west for wood to turn grey and start to weather and paint wasn't nearly close to the quality we have today so it weathered pretty quickly as well. In my mind it doesn't have as much to do with pride of ownership as it does with the weather having its way. There will be buildings that will look "fresher" coming down the pike. My experience with even well maintained buildings in Colorado is they weather fast.

[Heisler]

I'm trying to get started on the roof. I'm having a hard time figuring out the proper angle where the sloping roof of the dormer window meets the slope of the regular roof.



For the trials and tribulations of the roof there are more pictures on my blog:
http://wargamesandrailroads.blogspot.com/2016/02/building-calamity-29-hardware-store.html

[Sangennaru]

Wow! i did miss this thread and i should now repent! I'm in awe!

[wmcharg]

Where do you buy the 2mm expanded foam you use for the buildings?

[FifteensAway]

Check out Micro-Mark tools - they have one that will let you match those angles to a T and then replicate with east.  That is, if you don't mind spending a few bucks for the tool.  Don't remember what it is called but you'll know it when you see it.

[Heisler]

Where do you buy the 2mm expanded foam you use for the buildings?

I get mine from foam board source here in the US.
Foamboardsource.com

[von Lucky]

Lovely build.

A simple way to calculate the dormer roof angle might be to use a mini-spirit level sitting where the hip of the dormer would go. That'll let you know where it hits the main roof. Mark that point and then you can use a straightedge/ruler to draw the two lines (to the left and to the right) from that point to where the dormer sides end. You then leasure that length, the length of the hip to get the shape of your trapezium. Make sense?

[wmcharg]

I get mine from foam board source here in the US.
Foamboardsource.com

Lots of choices there.  Is it the Sintra that you are using?

[Heisler]

Yep, the Sintra. I think its 10 sheets to the pack for 1mm and 2mm thicknesses. I have got my 3mm from another source so I could get larger sheets.