6: This HO scale Pacific Fruit and Produce Company
by Tim Merkel consists of mixed media materials, with
photo images from web sources printed on 60-pound
card stock.
Tim describes the construction process: “I laminated the wall
graphics with white glue to a 9 x 12-inch building shape built
from stripwood-reinforced foam core board. I used 220-grit
sandpaper for the roof, accented with black spray paint and
permanent marker tar seams.
“I made the vending machine, roof cooler, produce crates and
loading dock deck all from printed graphics glued to wood
shapes; the cooler has additional details frommy scrap box.
I made the loading dock roof from corrugated packing sheet
laminated to paint stir stick wood, supported by bamboo skew-
ers. I weathered the building with acrylic craft paint.”
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