Monday, January 14, 2013

Project Update: Nemchik's Salvage by Bar Mills

Here is yet another Bar Mills kit build. This time it comes from my own stash but it is going to another home after I finish it. I am not sure if it was "SOLD OUT" when I started it a week or so ago but now Bar Mills site says it isn't available anymore.
I was always attracted by brick building in the kit so I started my build with it although it is building number four in the instructions. It is made of resin and it is something I haven't worked on before in this size. I have painted resin details but not built and painted entire structure. When I got the parts out of the box they were warped. Perhaps I should have laid them flat and put in the oven. Instead I have decided to brace them. I am not sure now if the walls were warped that way to begin with or they warped in different place every time glued bracing. Anyway, I used up almost all bracing material provided in the kit and still didn't get it completely straight. After I was somewhat satisfied with the result I primed the walls and painted mortar lines first using different shades of gray. I should get some number of hits for using this phrase. And if I throw in the word fifty... Well, this build has nothing to do with the book or its content and it is all G rated. My intent is to dry brush brick color on. I find doing mortar lines after brick is painted very tedious so I want to reverse the process. Stay tuned if you want to see the result. I hope it works out.






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