In my wanders through the lower Lake Huron region of Ontario, I came across this old farmhouse along one of the Concession roads.
Built in the early 1900s, this brick structure is of a common style for that time and place. I was lucky enough to find three photos of the place: one from the 1920s, one from the 1940s, the other from the 1970s.
The model of this structure is 100% 3D printed. Although it feels like plastic, regular glue for these resin parts does not work. Some form of SuperGlue or 2-part epoxy works but I prefer Gorilla Glue as it takes a bit longer to set than SuperGlue and is not as messy as epoxy allowing adjustment of parts when needed.
The material does require priming; Vallejo and AK Intercative provide high-quality acrylic paints suitable for this model.
The main walls are printed as one piece; corners that poorly match distract from an otherwise fine model.
This model should have the basic paint layers applied before construction. The basic colors used are Red Oxide for the brick structures, “Concrete” for the foundation and window bases, White for trim, and Dark Green for the roof and gutters. Window shades – if added – are also DarkGreen.
Of course, color selection is modeller’s choice.
The following parts form the main structure.
The model uses Wild West Scale Model’s shake shingles (not included). It should be noted that it took almost a full sheet to cover this model – if mistakes aren’t made. The prototype in later years had dark green asphalt shingles.