I
recently was in need of a small office for my engine facil-
ity. Not wanting to scratchbuild, I found the Walthers
Conerstone Industry Office, kit #4020. The overall look
and size were perfect. I made a few modifications, including
repainting into more of a redish brick color, adding mortar
An easy technique for getting a
realistic-looking textured roof ...
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2. Close up, ready for weathering.
Vallejo Earth roofing - 2
lines, and removing the rear loading area and replacing it with
a cinderblock wall. Also, the roof just didn’t look right to me. It
seemed to have too many vents for such a small building, and I
wanted more of a “gritty”, sand-like roof appearance.
I decided to fabricate a new roof out of .060 styrene. Using the
original roof as a template, cutting the new roof was simple.
I added a few vents and an air conditioner. Now, how to fin-
ish it? I have been reading a lot of military armor modeling
sites, and these guys are way more advanced than I was in
terms of painting, weathering, and special weathering effects.
I decided to purchase several of the items I had seen used. For
this project, I decided to try some of the Vallejo Earth Texture,
as it has a nice, fine, gritty texture. It is a dark black color, and
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3. Finished-weathered and detailed.
MRH-Jun 2014
