A Little House

This is a craftsman laser cut wood model I just completed as part of a project for the Gateway Division of NMRA. It's the first wood craftsman kit I have ever done, the first time I have ever used chalk for color, and the first time I've ever weathered any structure!

Particulars for those interested in such things: it is an American Model Builders, Inc. (of St. Louis) laser kit; the house and trim are all done with chalks (house is green, with dirty yellow highlights), the trim is very light dirty yellow over brown, the roof is painted steel gray, the chimney is painted Tuscan red, it's ALL weathered with grimy black chalk powder, and it's all sprayed with Dullcote; I also added a little rust colored chalk to the roof (probably a little heavier than necessary); the chimney is dusted with white chalk after the Dullcote to highlight the mortar. The model is glued together with white plane-modelers glue, and the trim pieces are "pick & sticks" reinforced with CA.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to doing more such projects, including a model of MO Tower that once stood at Cresson, PA -- but first, back to installing Tortoise switch motors and getting trains running.