So the dreaded vampire shingles are done on one side. On to the other side.
That building is looking awesome, should paint the shingles red , just because, and as a reminder
That’s actually a good idea.
Other side is done without a further blood sacrifice.
Main building is ready for paint. But I won’t paint it until I can do the lean-to at the same time.
My sympathies Devon. I splashed a thumb with a small sledge hammer a week ago, no fun.
Great build, great work dude!
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Rustoleum makes a nice old colonial red that works well on shingles but it’s more consistent with a venous bleed than an arterial…
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Huh. So if we color-match our barn reds with the blood shed in making them appear on the layout, yeah, that’s a factor I’d never thought about before Bill. I’m not even sure I’ve ever seen my blood look different, based on where it came out of… I’ll have to pay more attention.
Definitely a Master Class article emerging here for sure!!
Cliff,
If you have never experienced the difference between venous blood and arterial blood consider yourself lucky. From a pure anatomy and physiology standpoint it’s all about oxygen. Arterial blood is rich in O2 and is bright red. Venous blood is depleted of O2 and is darker red. Having “experimented” way to much with slicing myself open I have become an expert on “what I cut” by color. And this was a nice bright red. But being in my pinky there are no major arteries so it was an end use sort of thing where it was a mix of old and new. Lol.
On a serious note I hate color matching from pictures and I have no intention of a “do over” to get it right. So forgive me if I eye ball it.
Who would have thought that the funnest part of my build would be color matching the blood spilt in making it. Part of my budget will be a pinky blood color of rustoleum
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This entire experience makes me laugh. Seriously folks I am the world’s foremost expert in spilling my own blood. Pete and I were discussing this. I have only broken three bones; two toes and a finger. At 53 I’d say thats impressive. But I have cut myself so many times that required stiching (not counting the super glue repaires that should have been stitched) that I could probably have sewn up a three ring circus tent. I mean there must be an entire industry of silk worms devoted to just me. When me and the bride were in our first few years she panicked when there was blood. Now she looks at me and if I am not enemic and passing out from blood loss she pretty much ignores me.
Don’t tell anyone but when I was hunting a lot I had a vet friend who supplied me with suture kits. 3-0 silk is my friend.
Now I’m sorry for offering colour options.
I’m guessing you have your own Pantone number and your local paint company has Devon Red in stock
…but then this came up on Etsy!
…and I suspect each one has a story.
Well honestly this will be the first time I have tired to model my own life force into a paint scheme, lol.
All in good fun. Whats the point of it all if we can’t have fun at our own expense. Pete’s right. . . I am a bully and I am my own favorite target. I mean really how much fun can we have with cutting our finger off. . . 
Otter, now that’s interesting. N. Idaho is one of the last places where river otters are still found in the wild. They are elusive. I have seen Big Foot four times. I have seen the Yeti three times. I have found a 6 star garnet twice (Google it and i.am serious i have found two of them sadly both two small and fractured to do anything with). But I have only seen river otters once.
I’d gladly give up some Devon Red to see some River Otter Brown.
I promise pictures tomorrow but progress is being made. Main building is painted. All it needs is the tin roofing and a few detail parts.
The lean-to is built and painted and will a rolled asphalt roof made from styrene painted and sand added and then painted again.
One thing I am looking to do is keep them two pieces. Dave’s build gave the idea to add pins to the lean-to and holes in the main building so that they can be attached on the layout but then removed and stored in two.
Okay,
Finally a photo update
I am gonna make it no problem. All that is left is to roof the main building and ad just a few detail parts. Oh and make a rock.wall with the PVC as a foundation for the lean-to
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I successfully made them in two pieces with pins to hold the lean-to to the main building. This allows them to be carried and stored separately to reduce the risk of breaking them apart.
I purposely made the lean-to with a different “construction” method. I wanted it to look like it was a later addition.
Excuse me sir,
The glamour shots are supposed to be on the washer/dryer not the stove.
Looks really good.
Those are progress shots not glamor shots. Lol
Nice job, Devon! The lean to definitely looks like a later addition.
Do we need to change the definition of Devoning? Now it means something like “finishing despite physical duress”?
Speaking of physical duress, notice the vampire shingles are blood red?
Slow down there Devon, Vic’s not finished yet. 
Yeah, talk about heating up the competition for the rest of us.