Back to the Front !

 Thankfully it didn't take a month to get around to the other side of the building. Started posting some of this on various forums with the end result that it seems a bit less like shouting into the void. So more pics to peruse and inane text to read.

 Last time we had painted the very bricky finish on the sides and back, sort of like a mullet if that hairstyle had been made of brick. It would have made people's heads look very 8-bit I would think. In any case the front got it's due turn under the brush to go from a grey plastic model railroad building to a painted post-apocalyptic plastic model railroad building. Without further ado -

Not sure how "sparkley" the laundry is now...

Here is the "before" shot. Life was so much simpler then.

 A light grey treatment followed by some damp brushing on the wood bits with white, then a copious wash of reddish brown, followed by some dirt and rust.  I left the original signage but I will, eventually, craft something different. Perhaps several different sets so that this building can be many things to many people (ok, many things to the few people remaining).  Looking at it now it looks too clean but I was afraid of the ink running should I get the signs wet.

 Not to be forgotten, the roof had a repair added and the same type of dirt and rust treatment as the front.

Check out the nice neat worksurface.

 The now-traditional art board floor was glued into place after getting a coat of sandable sealer on both sides and drying about an hour. Not pictured (but use your imagination) - the abandoned house got a coat of gesso on the interior walls to prep them for painting. The outer walls will be my first experiment with peeling/chipping paint (crackle finish). About 10% of what I wanted to get done this weekend but thats 100% more than I usually seem to get done, lately.  Stay tuned! And have a Merry Christmas / Holiday Season / Grumbletime.