Golden Valley Route
American Model Builders - Company House
2.75” wide x 2.5” deep x 2” high
Lined up in a row behind the mill or coal company, or as a moutainside cabin, this is a great easy-to-build little house. 100% laser-cut wood with peel & stick windows and doors and laser-cut rolled roofing. Company house by Laserkit Xpress.
Pre-weathered result:
In a near future(!?), I intend to wear down the paint with a distresser by Micro mark or similar tool to reveal the weathered wood underneath.
Preparing
The kit i fairly easy to put together and the pieces fit very good.
I gave the parts (on both sides) a coat of Weather it by A-west.
The parts then dried for 24h with paper tissue + weigths on them to keep them flat.
Beginning Construction
Corners reinforced with scrap wood pieces. Insides painted with PS undercoat lt.gray (I paint the outside AND the inside to avoid warping)
The outside painted with PS Erie Lakawanna gray
Windows and doors
Windows and doors added. I glued some thin paper on the inside of the windows so that the future residents have some curtains...
Roof
Roof panel, peel and stick, in place and painted PS grimy black
Chimney
The chimney, metal cast, painted PS boxcar red + mortar wash with a lt gray color.
List of materials
Here is a compiled list of (some of) the items I've used when assembling this easy entry level wood structure
| Manufacturer | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AMB | Company House | |
| Polly Scale | Undercoat lt gray | |
| Polly Scale | Boxcar Red | |
| Polly Scale | SP Lettering Gray | |
| Polly Scale | E/L Gray | |
| Polly Scale | Grimy Black | |
| A-west | Weather it |