Found a little time to work on the farmhouse a bit more tonight. I got the chipping done on the walls and shingles, touched up the holes in the roof and added some dirt to it.
While I still have some more details to add, I'm sticking a fork in the house for now, this way I can move onto the barn and get it a solid footprint. This will allow me to start terraforming the foam where the farm will be.
After getting the house looking like it's falling apart, I finally found some time to get back to it.
The first thing I did was to get a couple of holes in the roof and add some roof joists. Then I used two shades of gray Vallejo to simulate the aged wood that will be showing through when I start chipping the final paint coat. For the roof, I brushed on some Vallejo Tire Black.
Once that was done, I sprayed a couple of coats of AK Heavy Chipping Fluid on the entire model and I let it dry completely before I sprayed a final coat of Vallejo Off White for the house and some Vallejo Light Gray for the shingles.
The shingles look a little light, but by the time I add some darker wash and rub some of the Light Gray off, it should darken down a bit.
I'll let it dry before attacking it with a brush and toothpick to get the chipped look for the paint and weather worn shingles.
After getting the foam glued down, I figured I should try and figure how much room I'm going to need for the farmhouse, the barn and the other little outbuildings before I start shaping the foam as I'd like to leave that area flat.
With that in mind I started working on Delony's Barn from Showcase Miniatures, but moved it aside as I ordered some Roket Glue Cardstock glue from Deluxe.
While I'm waiting on that to arrive, I pulled out the 3D printed farmhouse that I snagged off eBay recently. It's not a bad model and it's my first 3D kit I've worked on. I think it's a resin print? It was under $20 with shipping so I figured it wouldn't be all that good, but it actually ain't too bad.
Even if the print quality wasn't very good, seeing how I plan to make this into an abandoned farmhouse, I'll be covering most of it with weathering and what shows through should add to the dilapidated appearance.
I started out by filing the inside of the windows, cleaned up some fuzzies that were left between the porch railings and spindles, sanded the porches and roofs so they fit a bit tighter, but like I said, since this will be in the process of deterioration, I don't see the need for perfection here.
I watched a video by Boomer who did an old farmhouse similar to this and tried to follow him for some ideas to add a bit of detail. The first thing I did was to add some fascia on the gable ends and some gutters and will add a few downspouts as well.
As you can see in the last image, the window frames are rather rough, but for what I plan to do to them, it shouldn't matter much, plus it should add to the deteriorating look.
The next thing I worked on was the porch railings, I wanted them in bad shape. I cut and broke some of them, then glued them back in place. Some of the others I warmed them up with the help of a lighter so I could bend them slightly.
I have some plans for the roof, but I'm working on that now.
