Tomix 4044 Kitbash #3

[Scaper]

Thanks guys. I will post my latest set of photos of how I finished this model tonight. It will show how I detailed the roof and cornice. I will be posting a lot of photos so I know I can only post 10 per post so there'll be at least 3 posts. It's taken me the last two days of working on it all day, both days.

Post #1
Gluing the walls together
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Bracing the bottom walls to make sure the building is square and having more material to glue it to the sidewalk...
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The sidewalk...
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cutting the roof out of a sheet of styrene...
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Black sandpaper for the roof...
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gluing in the roof...
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cutting out strip styrene for the cornice...
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picking out the roof details...
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Gluing and painting the cornice from strip stryene...
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Gluing in the sidewalk and test fitting roof details...
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Post #2...

Gluing some sitting people to a bench...
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Gluing in the awnings...
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Gluing in the roof details...
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Making some trees and planters...
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Gluing in the sidewalk details...
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Some detailing and weathering the building is done...
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I knocked out a panel of windows while weathering the building, I was so disappointed but then realized I could cover it up with a billboard...
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Making a billboard for the knocked out windows...
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It took a while to figure out what to use for the side billboard but I really like my choice...
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Side billboard glued in to cover the knocked out windows...
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Post #3...
Roof detailing. I tried my best to simulate seagull droppings...
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Front billboard completed...
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Finished side view of the building...
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Front of the finished building...
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Finished side of the building...
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Finished back of the building...
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Finished roof detailing...
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Another view of the finished roof...
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Finished ground floor...
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Finished model...
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I'll take it outside tomorrow if it's not raining and take some natural lighting photos. This took a long time to make some huge setbacks and mistakes but I'm really happy with it.

[badlandnp]

That was a great how to thread, And the building cane out looking great!

A seldom modelled detail would be to add roof drains at the back of the roof. Has to be a way to get the rain and snowmelt water down to the ground or sewer. Some building it goes to the street, but in most it is straight to the sewer.

[Scaper]

Badlandnp... That's a great idea. Never even came to mind, Thank you. After finishing this I also regret not putting in a back door or loading dock and door. Oh well. All part of the hobby is learning as you go.

[el Gato Gordo]

Excellent! One minor sidewalk detail. The parking meter on the right is too close to the fire hydrant. A car parked there will surely interfere with the fire fighters and their hoses. I've heard they can get a tad grouchy....

[Scaper]

Wow, great observation. I would not have ever caught that one. Thanks. It made me laugh too.

[el Gato Gordo]

No problem on a one way street, left to right. Or in "drive on the left" countries.

[Scaper]

I took a few photos of this model in the natural light the other day. I always like how the nature light makes the model really look better.

N scale Tomix 4404 Kitbash by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

N scale Tomix 4404 Kitbash by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

N scale Tomix 4404 Kitbash by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

N scale Tomix 4404 Kitbash by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

N scale Tomix 4404 Kitbash by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

N scale Tomix 4404 Kitbash by thegreatscaper, on Flickr

N scale Tomix 4404 Kitbash by thegreatscaper, on Flickr