Comments on: Hudson Life Building: Windows & More

By: Railbuilderdhd

Railbuilderdhd — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:12:00 +0000

WOW – your buildings are great. You do wonderful work and I have to ask; how do you do all the decrative work between the windows and the arches over the arched window on the top? The detail work is so fine.

DHD

By: Chris Brimley

Chris Brimley — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:34:13 +0000

Bob,
Thank you very much for the compliments, I am actually getting nervous because it is getting so close to being painted. I love to paint and then I hate to paint, I feel I have gotten lucky so far and everything has almost turned out how I wanted it. The major thing that will be different with this building is it will be a lighter building than the rest. I struggle with keeping my building light.

As for brushes, I don’t use anything special, just those $10-12 sets of a few brushes that you find at hobby and craft stores. Frank has threatened to not talk to me anymore if I don’t use my airbrush on it.

I need to get something on nscale.net, don’t I.

I haven’t heard anything about my Lunde kit as well, I didn’t get my Stump tower ordered until February, so I expect it sometime in 2013. :)

By: Frank Giacobbe

Frank Giacobbe — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:28:19 +0000

Hey guys…I’ll just chime in and say that I have yet to receive my Lunde building and I ordered it back in November 08.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:19:07 +0000

Chris,

This is truly a masterpiece. I was thinking…Wow I can’t wait till you paint this thing…my goodness the steady hand you’ll need. Then I read your posts and your on the same thought as me! Paint Paint Paint! hahaha.

Seriously though the small details on the edges between concrete and brick, though I know you’ll do a great job. I keep buying expensive paint brushes for this kind of small detailing and none are really what I call a great brush. Grrr. Any tips on find brushes?

Anyways Greg, Chris is right it’s practice and practice but feel free to email me about painting and aging. I’ll let you know some of the ways I’ve done it, though everyone has different ideas and ways to achieve realism.

Anyways Chris keep up the good job. Are you going to update your post on N scale?

Also have you received your Lunde Building yet? I’d be so interested to see what creative gem you’d make from those kits.

Anyways keep at er!

Bob

By: Chris Brimley

Chris Brimley — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:17:41 +0000

Yes it will have its name on the building, it won’t be a large rooftop sign like the Dominion. If you look at the article that I introduced the building, you can see the name carved into it, between the 2nd & 3rd floors.

There has been alot of chatter about the Tomytec lately and I don’t see what is so special about them?

Plastic is different than balsa, both have their advantages with painting, it is just going to be something you will need to play with. It is not difficult, you just need to get the feel for it. If you have something old that you can “test” things on, that is something I would recomend, and you could always repaint. I have done that many times.

As for my next project, well, I have a few dozen next projects in mind. I have a few little things that need to be done for future articles and I want to do another midblock building like the Gordon. I also would like to break away from comercial and try my hand at a large industry of some kind. Most likely I will take a few months break from something larger and work on some smaller stuff for a bit. I try not to think too much about the next project until the current one is done, that way I don’t break focus and end up not finishing.

By: Greg Woolliscroft

Greg Woolliscroft — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:31:31 +0000

Is this building going to have it’s name somewhere or will it just have a name?
Yes Chris the Vollmer kit does seem well made…unlike the things I keep hearing about Tomytec….as I said…I really want to make a nice job of the painting, but it’s a bit scary…very different from working with balsa…..what would you like to work on next?………….

By: Chris Brimley

Chris Brimley — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:20:33 +0000

Thanks Greg,
I really appreciate the compliments, and I cant wait to begin painting this thing.

I have never built a Vollmer structure before, but from what I have herd is that they are very well made.

By: Greg Woolliscroft

Greg Woolliscroft — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:16:23 +0000

wow….I can’t wait for the painting…..although even if it never got painted it’s still the ‘mona lisa’…..such great work Chris…..I recently got the Baden-Baden station from Vollmer….I’ve never done a ‘kit form’ structure before so I’m really interested in your painting techniques of this remakable building…..thanks Chris…..