Beginnign of July I picked up an Atlas trackside shed kit, can never have too many little shacks scattered along the railroad in key places, like yards.
“Molded in realistic railroad colors” it says. Well, if you happen to model a railroad that painted its structures in a bight orangish yellow and the trim a bright reddish brown color, you’re in luck, you cna just assemble this and be done. (yes, I knew about this BEFORE buying it) Well, my railroad didn;t use such garish colors, so today I painted it. Yeah, I accomplished a lot. Didn;t even finish the painting - I just did all the side walls and the door in cream (Depot Buff), 3 coats. Tomorrow I will do the battens plus the lower 1/3 of the walls and the window trim in brown. I also painted the insides of all the wall with some cheap black craft paint to make the walls more opaque, not that I’m planning to light this one.
I AM taking pictures of each step, so for once I will have a photo essay of progress. Not that this is any complex kit or anything, on the contrary, this is an absolute beginner’s kit, super easy to put together and keep square, even withotu usign the giant molded base.
–Randy