You are doing a great job.
This is turning out really well, Jim. Wasn’t so sure about the blue but it looks really good so great job. Also like the way you finished the freight door. Fun build to watch as you progress, Jim. Thanks.
Hello Jim, I always struggle with painting natural stone walls, but yours looks quite impressive. Two thumbs up!
Thanks guys. I’m still plugging away on this. I finished the lean to and now I’m working on the loading dock. I want to see how everything looks together before I work more on the stone.
George, I wasn’t sure about the blue either but it’s growing on me. I just wanted a little color in this dio. We’ll see how it all looks in the end.
Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment.
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It’s been a bit since I updated this build. As stated previously, I had been plugging away at the loading dock. I strayed a little further from the plans and decided to separate the office from the warehouse to give a little alleyway to store more junk. I’m envisioning a vine or two growing up the stone building and set of stairs next to the warehouse to come up to the deck from the alley. That will necessitate adding a small railing on the deck near the office, so someone doesn’t fall off the deck and break their neck. Something that I would definitely do if I was one of the LP. I also need to order some more stripwood to finish siding the warehouse wall that would not be seen if the buildings were pressed together. The side window in the stone building needs to be boarded up as well.
To separate the buildings, I added 2 inches to the length of the narrow part of the deck. After glueing all the legs on the deck and after waiting for the wood glue to dry, I decided to mix up a little epoxy and added a little to each leg in an inconspicuous place to give it more strength. I used the 123 blocks to aid in leveling the legs.
After the decking was done, I started on the storage shed and finished that up. Then I worked on the office roof. I placed the fascia, the shingles, the ridge cap and the rafter tails.
Here’s what I have so far and a mockup of what I’m doing. Still have lots to do. I wanted to get it done to this point before I go back and tackle the stone again. What a fun kit.
The last picture shows the roof of the warehouse where I filled in the notched-out area. It’s ready for tarpaper.
Thanks for looking.
Roof and dock look great Jim. All those legs give me agita.
Looking good Jim! I like the arrangement with tons of detailing opportunities.
I like the separation between the buildings it adds some character and as Ken said provides more detailing opportunity.
Thanks guys, I appreciate hearing from you. I stole the idea of separating the buildings from Robert’s Railroad camp build. If you’re gonna steal, might as well steal from the best.
I am very excited to see the alley scene come to life. I love the way the dock was enlarged to accommodate the extra space.
Thanks Brett, I’m looking forward to seeing what I end up doing too. I know what I want it to look like; I just don’t know exactly how to accomplish it. It will definitely be a learning experience for me.
A small update as I was working out how to put some flashing on the chimney. Believe it or not, I spent about 2 days working this out and lots of regret before I became somewhat satisfied with the result.
I took some printer paper and painted it with reaper “aged pewter” and then did some chalking of various colors. I then glued small strips all around the chimney into the grooves between the bricks.
Bent the strips down and glued them down and then flared out the bottom to sit on the roof.
Then I had to locate where I wanted the chimney to sit and remove some of the shingles (yikes, this is when the cussing and regret started).
After the chimney was epoxied down, I had to fix the shingles. This entailed cutting some away and sliding new shingles that were cut to size into place.
Here’s the result.
The stack that goes in the chimney was placed aside to save it, and now I can’t remember where I put it 
. It will show up some time, I hope.
I also worked a bit on the stone. I like it better, but I think it stills needs a bit more work. I’m also not really liking the front door yet. I tried it in blue, yuck.
That’s all for now.
Looks the part! Excellent execution, love that next to last image…well done.
Looking’ good. How about an unpainted wood door?
Hello Jim. I am with Alan; a simple wooden door, or one with less paint.?
If you really want to know, I’d cut out one of the bottom panels and replace it with a piece of corrugated!
I’ll try an unpainted door, I think that will be the right choice. I’ll also think about adding a corrugated panel. Thanks for the suggestions.
Hi Jim. This is really coming along and looks great. The chimney flashing really turned out great. When I build mine you can do the flashing 
Jim the Chimney, flashing and roof look great.
Thanks guys. Still working out the front door and I’ve epoxied the stove pipes and vents onto the office roof. Hope to start tar papering the roofs tomorrow.