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    Scratch built freight house

    Been fiddling with different colours and some weathering and would appreciate comments or suggestions on it. I think there is still some work to be done on this aspect, but as mentioned I am new to this so will see what you guys (and my mate locally) says this weekend. I could not find any...
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    Scratch built freight house

    Thanks for all the comments and suggestions - I have really enjoyed building this structure so far and will definitely be tackling some others in the future. UP2CSX, I have not decided what roofing material to use yet, but was considering some emery cloth strips which I have seen used on...
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    Scratch built freight house

    A few days later and the freight house is really starting to get character. The detail under the loading dock and the roof over the office entrance are all shown in these pics.
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    Scratch built freight house

    A few days later, after some further fiddling, the freight house was starting to look good. Here the platform and balcony have been added as a temporary measure to see how it will look.
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    Scratch built freight house

    I am new to the whole scratchbuilding scene and have, with lots of advice and some help from a very good friend, been working on this HO Scale freight house which measures 60 x 80 ft. The original inspiration came from a picture in an old Model Railroader magazine, but the building design has...
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    Paint comes off after airbrushing

    Hi guys and thanks for all the replies - I am new to the hobby and especially scratchbuilding and airbrushing. The comments all make sense and I will experiment further and post any findings here. Josh, I am interested in your comment that it was perhaps too dry when hitting the model - what...
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    Paint comes off after airbrushing

    I am busy with a scratchbuilt styrene building and have painted it with Tamiya acrylic matt colours diluted with about 50% acrylic thinners. After having airbrushed it, it appears that the paint does not stick to the styrene properly and I am not sure whether I have mixed the paint incorrectly...
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