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QUICK TIP ON MAKING OLD PEELED AND CHIPPED PAINT

STEP 1: BUILD IT 
STEP 2: PAINT IT A BASE COAT (Color is your choice) let it dry. 
STEP 3: SPRAY IT WITH HAIRSPRAY (I use Aqua Net it’s cheap) Let it dry completely
STEP 4: PAINT A TOP COAT (Color is your choice) Let it dry. 
STEP 5: Take some packing tape (any sticky tape) and stick it to the surface and pull it off, this should give you the peeled and chipped paint effect. 
(TIP: If you find the paint is not coming off you can dampen it a little and try again, use caution as you can take off more than you may want to when it’s wet. 
STEP 6: Add a little weathering like color washes, scratches, shading, powders, spatters, DAVE’S DECALS, etc. 
STEP 7: If you like what you have seal it and then add you window glass and call it done.

Note there are several way to do this and this is just one way.

 

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IN VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER … DECALS NOW AVAILABLE

No available the Matt Foley ‘Motovational’ Speaker van down by the river decal set … currently available in 1:87 and 1:64 scale with more coming at demand and time permits. 
1:87 set 5101 and 1:64 set 5102  just $3.00 plus shipping.
Sets are 2″X2.5
(NOTE: Yes “Motovational” is deliberately misspelled.)

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THE QUONSET KIT’S are here!

I have not got in the store yet as I’m figuring out how to do the shipping so it will combine if you add additional decals. I don’t want you to be gouged. Once I figure that out I’ll have links, in the meantime call me or email me.

Pabst Kit
Stroh’s Kit
Texaco Kit

THE QUONSET KIT’S are ready the first of them anyway, more coming if there is an interest in these. I have a very limited quantity available so it’s first come first serve on these. 
In the works is a Bait Shop, another oil change place and probably a paint store. 
(Please note decals vary from the prototype) 
All of this together retail for over $27 plus shipping but I’m offering these for $22.50 plus $5 flat rate shipping. SPECIAL DEAL – add a LED05 or LED01 light for just $4 (Regularly $5.95) while supply last – 
If you would like one of these kits let me know and I’ll get you set up with one.

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(SOLD) MENDOTA ILLINOIS POST OFFICE

This is a custom build for a customer, I’ve done a few building for him and I have a few to go. This one have to be modified to fit the footprint available on his layout, it is in HO (1:87) Scale. Mixed media, plastic, styrene, ABS, wood and LED Lights.

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(SOLD) WALNUT, IL POST OFFICE

Build for a client the Walnut, Illinois Post Office this is a fairly standard post office design seen in a lot of town across America …
The first two pics is about all I had to go on in addition to Street View.

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(SOLD) ATOMIC CAFE – HO SCALE w/ CUSTOM DECALS

This is a Downtown Deco Kit the Atomic Cafe in HO – it comes with paper decals and as you know I make decals so that just would not do for me and I made a custom set for it with is available if you just get with me it’s $10 set and comes with most all the decals on the building, there are a few not on the set but I can fix that if you talk to me nice. 🙂
Unfortunately I dropped this (I know, right?) and one of the lights on the sign stopped working and after checking and checking and checking again it was decided to just let it go … it was going to be to much work to change it as the light was build into the sign and sealed in a bath of glue. Still looks OK though!

This is already sold but other will be available upon request….