Storm Lake Mobil (Part Deux)

1st I sorted the pieces by what color
they would need to be painted. Then
I taped them onto a piece of scrap
MDF board.



After a light coat of red or white I'm ready
for assembly.





I like to use Aleenes "Tacky" glue.  You
can find it any craft store.  It holds really well
& even within 24 hours you can still manipulate
items with little to no damage.  I square up my walls
& the tab & slot design goes together quickly.



I put a thin strip of blue painters tape
around the roofs perimeter. This hides any
imperfections in the corners as well as
adds a coped effect.  When it's painted the
tape has a crinkled effect similar to rolled
roofing material.









I added some bracing as well as a
lip to attach the cardboard roof to.



The garage doors are layered so
you get a real crisp paint line

as well as depth to the door.

I made one of the doors 3/4 open so

I could add a car on a lift inside.



Without the doors it's pretty stark white.
The 2 round windows are a nice touch
& they have an added block behind
them for added depth.  The round edifice
over the doors is a piece of dowel rod.



The garage floor is pre-scribed Plastruct
sidewalk, painted barn wood gray &
in the office area I used a red fine tip
permanent marker for a checker
board floor & some scrap wood painted
red for a counter. The lift is a toothpick
with a cut & formed scrap of sheet plastic. 
All of that is painted aluminum & some
dry brushed black for wear.



Once the floor & the building are united
it comes together.  The window glazing
is clear plastic.  The signs are all plain
white paper.  I glued the signs on with
an Elmer's glue stick. I like those because
they go on flat, don't drip, & the paper
can be manipulated without worrying
about tearing.

Here's just another angle on the building.
There aren't a lot of parts to the structure
itself, so it goes together relatively
quickly.





The roof, as previously stated is simply cardboard.
I scribed some tar paper lines onto it to give
it some texture.  I then painted it black & added
some white dry brushing.  The dry brushing helps to bring out some details in the scribing & of the taped coving.





.......Coming up next?  Where to plant this in the city?