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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

"The Chinese Laundry"

 So as I have said in my last post, I have gotten back onto my project of my Western Town of Rimfire, (Arizona Territory), and have been busily getting back into building some of the buildings and structures needed.

I was finally able to get one finished today.

So for your enjoyment, may I present to you, Rimfire's only "Genuine Chinese Laundry" run by none other than Mr. Wun Hung Lo himself!


(The weathered front of Wun Hung Lo's Chinese Laundry. He'll get your clothes clean one way or another....)


(A side view of the shop, showing one of their business signs. "You get what you pay for. You pay for what you get."  The boardwalks are separate from the building as is the miscellaneous stuff on the side of the building. You can easily see the weathering and the fading and worn paint.)


(A front view of the shop. Boardwalks are from the Arnica Montana line, produced by Hawgleg. Fence, barrels, and the pile of stuff on the side (not seen here), are from Acheson Creations. I have to touch up the white edges of the signs...)


(Lars Larsen (recently from Norway, via Minnesota, speaks with Mr. Wun Hung Lo about his "laundry bill", while Lo's nephew, Wang Chung speaks to a couple of gentleman that are "looking for a Chinese girl with green eyes...." Figures are by Pulp Figures and Dixon. Don't ask about the duck...)


The building is resin and from the Arnica Montana Line produced in limited quantities by Hawgleg.
The boardwalks are separate and are from the same line.
Fencing, barrels, and baggage on the side, are from Acheson Creations. 

Assembly was quick and easy, with a slight modification needed for the roof. 

Paints were a primer of black spray from Krylon, and then Apple Barrel Craft Paints of Burnt Umber, Primary Red, Cherry Red, and Cadmium Yellow with a drybrush of Burnt Sienna, and then another of Antique White for weathering. 
This can show that you really don't need expensive eye dropper paints to be able to achieve a good effect. 

I still need to weather the boardwalks, and do a little interior work, but for the most part this is done.

I'm happy with how it turned out, and it will add a bit of color and flavor to my Western Town. 

More to come, so stay tuned!

Thanks for reading!


1 comment:

Jason said...

Looks good, great building for a western town.