Progress has been almost non-existent since the completion of my bridge in February. The layout had been packed away for the summer. The release of Diablo 3 has taken what little free time I have from my model train activity. And the fantastic summer we've had has kept me outside more than normal. However, my brain has atrophied from too much gaming and I felt the need to do something more constructive and started assembling one of the unopened Faller structures in my inventory.
I have two post offices and two town houses for my city centre. The Faller structures reminded me of the neighborhood in Prague where I lived and worked for a year. As with my station, I elected to change the paint scheme of the windows and roof. The selection of dark blue slate for the roof stemmed from my love of French architecture. I've always been enamored with the city layout of Paris and wanted to see if I could replicate a small section of it.
Faller did a good job with making the building walls look realistic with that dirty look, but I've always hated the white plastic windows so I re-painted them tan. This time, I used Tamiya's AS line of aircraft paint color schemes instead of their TS.
Two more post offices are on order and I'm hopeful that Faller re-releases their discontinued town houses in the near future to complete my city centre. Although the architectural style is different, I thought I could simulate a Parisian feel by showing the contrast between the oxidized copper on the larger structures with the slate roofs of the residential buildings. I managed to assemble this post office last night. Hopefully the other structures go as quick.
Faller did a good job with making the building walls look realistic with that dirty look, but I've always hated the white plastic windows so I re-painted them tan. This time, I used Tamiya's AS line of aircraft paint color schemes instead of their TS.
Two more post offices are on order and I'm hopeful that Faller re-releases their discontinued town houses in the near future to complete my city centre. Although the architectural style is different, I thought I could simulate a Parisian feel by showing the contrast between the oxidized copper on the larger structures with the slate roofs of the residential buildings. I managed to assemble this post office last night. Hopefully the other structures go as quick. 
