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i'll post a pic or two after the additional paint has been applied.
thanks ed. i don't like too many knot holes either. if it was shed or a shack (or a tree fort....:) ), okay then, lots of knots, but usually the boards were pretty "clear" when being used as siding.
the board texture is more evident in person than in the photos. i'm so bad with the camera.
Last picture, from the right going left, board #3, 7, 8, etc...I see just the rioght amount of paint, no bold stop and start lines, plenty of that wonderful detailed wood showing through but enough even paint application that it looks like the paint is wearing off.
laying the bastids out for the photo is a bigger pain in the butt than adding paint to them.
sorry, can't do a close up shot. all i did was increase the overall coverage of the paint on about half the boards.
Hold on to those boards that seem to have too much paint or didn't get enough peel. I like to use those in areas that had some protection from the elements: under roof over hangs, widow sills, peaks, etc.
The range of colors looks on target to me. Don't fret too much over the handful of warped sticks--save those for short runs and fill-in spots.
i'll start on the siding tomorrow. the words, "c'mon upstairs, dinner's ready" curtailed the day's modeling.
by the way....i started on the greenery for my backwoods water tower. i know it's not swsm related, but i built it to sit on the same siding and woodcutter's shack, so i guess it's a related....
that pathetic little "tree" is a placeholder for when i get around to building some pine trees.
i managed to side the right wall of the main building, and in doing so, i learned of the brilliant logic of brett's instructions. start siding the wall that won't be seen so the modeler can figure out how it's gonna work. i have a couple of alignment mistakes, but now i know what they are and they (hopefully) won't happen again.
i'm pretty happy with the coloring though. i do plan to hit it with chalks right before glue-up.
i used the wrong lumber on the side trim on the upper window and this pushed the boards just a hair off line.
Jerry
comments, critiques, advise welcome....
Karl.A
all 4 main building walls are now boarded up. i hit them with a generous amount of 408.5 to kill the bright white spots. the last inch or so had me worrying about running out of boards, but as usual....no reason to worry.
i still haven't sanded the edges or added the corner trim, but i'm getting there.
a close shot of the rear wall board details. i'm going to spend a good deal of time detailing the bottom of the boards in the areas where they contact the ground, but today was my last day of modeling for a few days. work.....
and i thought i'd add a picture of my nail hole tool. it gives me more control than a pin, i can actually hold it so i can see what i'm doing, and the holes aren't overly large.
Jerry
The walls and coloring of the walls is really exceptional. This is really an awesome kit and looking forward to seeing more.
Jim
and then there's this:
from '85 to '95 i was a letter carrier in an affluent suburb on the chicago north shore. back then a starter home meant plunking down $350-400k, and tearing it down to put up a mcmansion. howinthehell did this guy ever get a building permit to put up this travesty? the east wall is less than 6' wide and the west wall less than 16'. if i were one of the neighboring homes i would be furious.
@brett... thanks.
Jerry
i sent you an email
i finished detailing the rear wall. i gotta say...i've built kits from an awful lot of manufacturers and i've never seen anything as precise as brett's kits are. when i installed the dock doors (for example), the doors just fell into place, fitting perfectly.
speaking of the dock doors...i need some opinions. is this too much?
i detailed all the boards for the small addition, and i'm getting ready to stain them. thing is, i kinda want to do a different color. not the base color...i'll use the standard chalks for that, but the final color... i'm thinking about using the chunk of grout sponge, dry-stipple technique to apply a craft paint. i'm thinking about a yellow or a red, but i'd like some feedback from the pros on this forum before i do anything with color. thoughts would be appreciated.