Here’s an “art shot” of the Domingo structure on the layout. Lighting consisted of a single tungsten photo flood about three feet to my left and pointed downward from about two feet above the layout. I used Helicon Focus for the depth of field. Most of the layout backdrop was photoshopped out and an image of an actual sky cropped in.
The awning and support poles were tricky to construct but are now in the bag as is the roof. Not clearly visible is a bank of three conduits I fabricated from spring wire just above the awning to the right of the window. All that remains is the corrugated metal treatment of the awning and I’ll be done.
This weekend’s focus was on the structure face below the awning. The photo editing process left an overly uniform and smooth look to the coloring. In addition there is the ever present flat surface when dealing with photo laminates. I printed out a third image of the structure face, cut out the electrical boxes and columns, touched up the edges with a tan marker and stacked them on the existing surface. Conduits are added using styrene rod and spring wire. To induce additional chipping I firmly pressed pieces of duct tape on the surface and peeled it off. With techniques like this always, always test on a scrap first. To give a subtle mottled look to the yellow I lightly tapped a hint of beige chalk around the surface with q-tip (again, not without testing on a scrap first).
Rollup doors were fabricated from scrap aluminum tube. Note the signage on the cylinder from the decal scrap box. Don’t forget the door motor housings.
There’s still tons more to do but I got the walls up this weekend so at least you can begin to see what it will look like.
This week’s focus was completing more of the 13th Avenue/22nd Street intersection, feathering in the ballast at the grade crossing, and adding the asphalt apron between the sidewalk and foundation. The foundation was painted, weathered, and photo laminates and dock bumpers added to the dock face.
