showing signs of rust on the storage bin, but to accurately
weather the structure, I needed to get access to some better
photos. Thanks to Mike Confalone, I was able to get access to Bill
Feindel’s photos taken in 1991. For the purposes of weathering
the structure, Bill’s photos were much more useful than those I
took in August 2012, or the single photo I found in 1983.
For the model, I wanted to recreate at least a modest amount
of weathering to highlight all the details I had incorporated,
despite the fact that the era I’m modeling is the same year
the building was constructed. Overall, I kept the weathering
to basic dry-brushing using Winton Artist oil paints including
Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, and Lamp
Black. In some areas the dry-brushing was exaggerated by
using mineral spirit washes to represent streaking that’s com-
mon from the effects of rainfall.
The other weathering technique which was used only on the
silos was charcoal pencils. These are useful when trying to high-
light details such as weld seams. The pencils are available in
several hardness grades, with the softest (#6) most useful and
forgiving. If a mistake is made, a simple pencil eraser can be used
to remove the marking. [37, 38, and 38].
Overall this was a very satisfying project and I am pleased with the
results. Now it’s on to getting a home built for the feed mill.
Agway Feed Mill - 20
MRH-Sep 2014
