The 4 month summer modelling hiatus is at an end and in order to get my modelling mojo back I'm doing a small kit project.
A while ago I bought very cheaply an old (30 years?) Plasticville kit of a tiny barn and silo. The detailing is ok but crude and the old styrene is a bit brittle but I wanted to see if I could turn this ugly duckling into a little swan.
Both side walls were identical so that had to be changed. I chiselled of the raised details and opened up a hole and added studs.
A while ago I bought very cheaply an old (30 years?) Plasticville kit of a tiny barn and silo. The detailing is ok but crude and the old styrene is a bit brittle but I wanted to see if I could turn this ugly duckling into a little swan.
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| A similar but smaller Plasticville kit, the sides are smaller and different from mine. |
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| The walls distressed. |
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| Cracks and xacto grain. |
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| I undermined the back of the cracks with a milling bit in the Dremel |
Both side walls were identical so that had to be changed. I chiselled of the raised details and opened up a hole and added studs.
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| First breakthrough |
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| Break enlarged (oops!) and a board added back in the centre |
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| The exquisite workmanship behind the break. |
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| Seamed roofing on one side and Campbell's corrugated on the other |
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| A bit of rust. |
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| Roof pieces and silo primed |
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| Boards let into roof |
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| Roof patches missing shingles |
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| Silo top with seams carved in |
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| Silo |
Good to see your steps and adaptations, Barry. Your rust effect on barn sides and stressing methods give us a sense of how we can be free in kitbashing to our hearts' content. Thanks for posting!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Graham It looks better after Dullcote. I really like these now overlooked plastic kits. Even one like this with fairly crude detailing can be made to look good and they can often be bought cheaply too!
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