push pieces together, squeezing out a little plastic that is eas-
ily removed later. This makes a super tight and secure joint.
If I need things to set up quickly I switch to Ambroid ProWeld
“plastic welder” which is exactly what it does, quickly.
Once again the walls went into the squaring jig and were
cemented together. Before adding the roof, I made the inte-
rior loading docks and a few interior walls of plain styrene. The
building was painted with Floquil ATSF Mineral Red, and later
grouted with spackle carefully rubbed on, then lightly rubbed
off, so just enough sticks inside the cracks. It is possible to
remove the dry paint if you rub or push too hard. Weathering
washes were added later, as were those little Grandt Line
12
12: The cutout with styrene columns and beam for the
loading docks on Merchant’s Row III.
Structures in tight places - 7
MRH-Feb 2013
