Jabulani Station - Part 2

As I mentioned previously, I have used different kinds of corrugated iron products made specifically for model railways.  All have been good for specific applications, but for the station building at Jabulani, I want something more seemless -- and cheap. 

I settled on a sheet of ribbed scrapbooking paper that comes in one foot square sheets for 99 cents, at the local Michaels craft store.  Although the ribs are spaced slightly smaller than would be accurate for O scale, it was "close enough", and cheap enough, for my purposes.  Since it was a bright metallic aquamarine color, a shot of grey primer toned it down to reality. 

The sheet was cut into strips the height of the station building walls, in this case a scale 10' 9", and applied using Elmer's (PVA) glue. 

I let the glue set up overnight, and then cut the window and door openings.

South African Railways steam era station buildings were generally painted in a combination of cream walls and chocolate brown trim and doors, with white window mullions.  Roofs were painted with red oxide. 

To paint the walls, I used Floquil Poly Scale "TH & B Cream", very liberally lightened about half-and-half with Poly Scale "Reefer White".  When dry I coated this with a thin wash of lamp black oil paint, and then dry-brushed with white.

 

The next step will be to add the window and door frames and casings, which will be cut from watercolor paper.