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Discussion starter · #26 ·
A little more progress...

After painting the doors and window to look like old gray wood, it was time to add the white paint. The prototype photos showed that most of the paint was intact, but where it was peeled, it had come off in large sections. I figured the easiest way to replicate this look was to just paint it by hand. I think it turned out ok. Then I used very thin washes of acrylics to add stains and weathering:

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At this point I still had to make the doorknobs and add the glass:

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I used a different technique for the paint on the plywood and planks below the window. I'm not happy with the way it looks, so I'll put on some signs that will hide most of it:

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I made a bunch of signs, and installed some of them on the exterior. These were printed on vinyl and stuck to thin sheet brass. I weathered them with acrylics, then coated them with Krylon UV-resistant clear. The radio repair shop is named for fellow modeler Bob Santos:

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Right now the doors and window are only temporarily in place. I'll glue them in later after I've done some more work on the exterior:


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I also painted the foundation next to the stairs. Later I plan to paint a sign on the foundation:

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That's all for now, enjoy!
 
#27 ·
Just AMAZING Mate'!!!!!!
..I'd take my hat off to ya!! But I'd probably blind everyone!! LOL...
Some of your pix .... look...well..so absolutely "REAL"....

.....yep... incredible work and lots of thought there Ray!

Thanks again!!
Dirk
 
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Discussion starter · #31 ·
Well, I managed to squeeze in a tiny bit of modeling recently. Here's an update...

I started making some old-fashioned radios to decorate the interior of the radio repair shop. Across the top in this photo are the basic shapes for some large, tabletop radios. These were made from 6mm Sintra and some styrene. Later they will be painted and detailed.

In the lower half of the photo you can see the beginnings of some smaller radios. To make these, I found photos of old radios online, reduced them to scale, and printed them on self-adhesive vinyl. Then I stuck them onto 6mm Sintra, and cut them out. Later, they'll be painted on the sides and top:

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Here are the completed tabletop radios. I printed the faces on vinyl and stuck them onto the fronts. Next I added knobs made of tiny slices of styrene rod. Then I painted the exposed surfaces, blending it into the edges of the vinyl images. I finished them off with a coat of Krylon UV-resistant gloss clear:

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I cut out an opening for a door in the rear wall of the radio shop. I cut down the plug from the opening and added some styrene strips to it, to make a door. The doorframe is from Grandt Line:

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Here's a close up of the doorknob. I made the knob by holding the end of a styrene rod near a flame:

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Then I made a workbench out of 1mm Sintra and some styrene bits. The drawer handles are slices of 1/4" styrene channel:

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I "weathered" the interior with thin washes of craft acrylics to give the walls and floor a little grime and wear:

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Here's a test shot showing the placement of the workbench and counter:

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I also made some shelves out of styrene. The brackets were made by slicing a thin piece from a 1/4" angle, then gluing on some .010" strips:

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That's all for now. Enjoy!
 
#32 ·
Wow Ray! That is interior modeling to endth degree!!! That last shot could easily be of a 1/1 room. That degree of realism is amazing to me. I am satisfied to just get the outside of the buildings looking reasonable.
 
#35 ·
Excellent work! You could really make some money selling radios to the dollhouse folks. They pay top dollar for that kind of stuff. I don't want to know what my wife paid for some of that stuff in the bakery. I know she bought all the casework and shelving. Next time I will get her to hire you. Great idea for 3D items.
 
Discussion starter · #36 ·
Here's another brief update…I've been working on some more interior details...

I found a photo online of a stack of vacuum tube boxes, so I scaled it down and printed it onto self-adhesive vinyl. Then I stuck it to a scrap of 6mm Sintra and cut it out. To give it a bit of dimensionality, I used a tiny jeweler's screwdriver to create indentations between the boxes.

Since this cut into the vinyl a bit, and I was concerned about such tiny piece potentially peeling up later, I brushed a coat of acrylic matte medium over the whole thing, working it down into the crevices:

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Later I glued styrene strips around the edges to simulate wooden shelving. This will go on top of the workbench. I made some more of these, sized to fit into the shelves below the workbench.

I also made some oscilloscopes and other instruments, using the same basic technique. To these I added bits of small styrene rod for dials and knobs. I also made some parts drawers too. Here's a shot of some of these things under construction:

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And here are a couple shots of the finished workbench, with some of the details added on top:

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It's hard to tell with this lighting, but I used a simple trick that made these items look less "flat" and much more realistic. I coated the "glass" scopes and dials with acrylic gloss medium. I did the same with the face of each little plastic bin in the parts drawers. When complete, this should show up better under the scale lighting.

I still have more details to add to the work bench area, and many more details to make for the rest of the shop.
 
#38 ·
Do you leave these buildings outside?

I have built some cheap Pola buildings that I leave outside.

As soon as it rains, the bottom half are covered in grit and mud from splashing rain. It is impossible to get it all cleaned off and the buildings then look really bad.

I cannot imagine that you would leave these buildings outside, but if you do, how do you cope with rain splashing on them and ruining them?
 
#39 ·
JB
I am not answering for Ray, but if you notice his buildings are all located on some type of concrete, I do the same thing, I can not stand the splatter of dirt on my structures, so all my structures are located on concrete pads. Very inexpensive, very easy to do, easy to make all water to run away from the structure. Easy to mold into different rock formations and to include adding rocks to the platform.

Ray,
If you would add one of your fantastick and realistic figures, they should make you a little extra income, in that radio shop. Because that does not look like any model.
Very very exceptionaly real looking.
thanks for the inspiration
Dennis.
 
Discussion starter · #40 ·
Thanks, Vic, JB and Dennis!

Dennis is right, I try to surround my buildings with cement. The town buildings are on concrete foundations, with a paved road in front made from tinted mortar. Other buildings such as the old miner's cabin, I used a mixture of mortar, dirt, small rocks and pigments to create simulated landscape all around the cabin. This also allows me to glue down artificial plants, old steel drums, and other small items.
 
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