Re: [CBQ] Massey Concrete Instrument Huts

["Richard Gortowski via groups.io" <rgortowski=aol.com@groups.io>]

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This has been an interesting and fruitful discussion.   I took Jim's advise and went to Marty Bernard's CB&Q album on Flicker and looked through the 680 photo - what a great asset!  The first link will take you to his albums.  As Jim stated, most of the fragments of the roofs you can see tend to look lighter.  The second link shows the best shot I found for showing the roof.  The third link shows what others describe as the gravel coming off the roof and more of the black tar being exposed.  I am going to go with the gravel look, as I'm modeling an earlier time period.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/129679309@N05/albums/72157655912354463/page1

https://www.flickr.com/photos/129679309@N05/26160394908/in/album-72157655912354463/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/129679309@N05/27792803159/in/album-72157655912354463/

I've been looking at some of the methods discussed (chalk, very fine ballast, powder, sand, and sandpaper.)  They all seem to have their merits.  I'm going to paint the black "tar" coat on a length of styrene and try some different techniques side by side.  Once I get that done, I'll report back.

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Rich G

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From: James Sandrin <sandmantrains@gmail.com>
To: CBQ@groups.io
Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2022 10:30 am
Subject: Re: [CBQ] Massey Concrete Instrument Huts

Rich: if you study enough Marty Bernard or Larry Sallee photos, it seems that the roof of those concrete sheds is only slightly darker than the body of the building itself. I would suggest brush painting some sort black enamel to simulate the tar and immediately dust it with a sand colored weathering chalk. Any grit coarser than chalk would seem more like a caricature or exaggeration for a surface that small and draw attention to what is basically a background element.  That is my spin on it. I hope it helps. Jim Sandrin 

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