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Luckyjoe
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:35 am    Post subject: Shack

Hello all. I've been lurking for a while since Mousy posted a link on the Hawgleg forum, this is my first pic post. Made a little shack for our old west town of Cut and Shoot, and I'd appreciate your comments before I start my next big project, a run-down, 2-story hotel. Hoping to glean some pointers from the pros.

I spent a little time on this project. Boards were made from small craft sticks cut/broken lenghtwise in half to represent worn/salvaged lumber. (Couldn't get any wooden coffee stirrers in this one-horse hick town ) Then I brushed each board with a wire brush to add a little texture. Boards then glued to a balsa frame, and the walls were raised as a unit. Used craft paints for painting. Washed black, when dry a dark brown paint was applied and then mostly wiped off while still wet. Next drybrushing of dark gray, light gray, and then white. The tar paper roof was made from a piece of plastic "for sale" sign with a piece of Kleenex and a couple more craft sticks. I followed the online tutorial for the roof on "OLD WEST BUILDINGS: A STEP BY STEP BUILDING GUIDE", by David Marshall of TM Terrain. The floor was sand with some washes. The mini is a WIP provided for size comparison. I'm up to 2 colors following Kevin Dallimore's "FOUNDRY MINIATURES Painting and Modelling Guide".




Anyway, there it is, thanks for looking.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:44 am    Post subject:

Way to make an entrance Joe.

Great pictures of a really well executed build project, You've obviously not
just been lurking but learning stuff !

Very good roof, the cleanex really works well and the place looks great
with all the gaps and chinks in the walls. Brilliant weathering on this
piece and a good strong structure made to look old and rickerty!

You could put a thin balsa strip frame around the door and window to finish
these off !

PS your figure looks the part too. Top job all round. And welcome to the
forum officially !!

Good to see you....Mousy!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:06 am    Post subject:

Hi Joe welcome

great building, all the effects work really well, look forward to some more

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:36 am    Post subject:

Hi Joe and welcome, nice looking shack, love the roof texture
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:57 am    Post subject:

That's shacktastically shackadelic, Joe.
A lovely bit of work.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:05 pm    Post subject:

nice work sir
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:17 pm    Post subject:

Nice work.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:22 pm    Post subject:

Looks good to me, the only thing i might consider as already suggested would be the addition of door and window frames.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:19 pm    Post subject: Shack

Wow, thanks for the kind comments everyone, and the nice welcome. I have to admit I was a little nervous posting a build here, considering the quality of the buildings and figures you all post here. However, I can also say I had noticed that you also are very kind in your critiques, so I was emboldened to post. I think that is a good suggestion to frame the windows and doors. I'll see what I can do along those lines.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:57 pm    Post subject:

Hi Luckyjoe and welcome to the forum Excellent build and well painted.

Thanks
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:38 pm    Post subject:

Hi Joe,

Great looking shack, You've got some really nice texture on those boards, at the same time it looks really rickerty.

Agree with the suggestion on the door/window frames.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:03 pm    Post subject:

Excellent! A perfect old, dirty and worn look, I like it a lot.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:18 pm    Post subject:

Hi and welcome LuckyJoe Great shack, looks excellent
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:11 pm    Post subject: Shack: new and improved

Hi, everyone. I finally got the chance to do a little work on the shack. Just followed advice for improvements and a few added bits. Added framing to the door and windows, a stove pipe and a scratch-built stove, and a little more weathering around the base of the walls. Thanks for your help, I think it's starting to come together.





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PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:15 pm    Post subject:

Looks very nice now, mate.
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