I am working on the third structure in the kit - the pharmacy. It won't be pharmacy after I am done. I will change it to candy store. I have most time consuming part done i.e. shingling the walls. Although the walls are white and could have been left unpainted I covered them with light over spray of white paint. I believe that seals the paper and makes it easier to weather. Unsealed paper would soak stain in and if the stain was too dark it would be practically impossible to make it lighter. With sealed paper I can use clean turpenoid to wash off or dilute and spread around heavier wash.
I have been asked what I have used for painting the factory. It is Sherwin-Williams custom made paint. I took a piece of paper, painted it with Floquil CN Gray, and asked folks at Sherwin-Williams to color match it. Why I didn't use Floquil you may ask. I can't stand smell of it. I very quickly get headache. Had Testors had acrylic version of CN Gray I would have used it though. Now I have whole pint of paint what is enough to last a liftime. I am adding picture of the sticker from the paint jar for everyone who would like to have paint of this color.
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