I have had one of the Tomix # 4034 condominium buildings on the left end of the module bolted down but left unpainted since 2011. It was time to finish and and make it something more unique.
This is a really well designed building model and additional kits can be used to make it as short or tall as you want. It holds together without glue and can be taken apart for painting.
I air brushed the building sections with Testors sand and wrote the color and part number on the inside of the 1st floor in case I want to add more sections later and need to match the color. All the patio areas and the roof top were painted concrete and the entry doors dark gray.
The base was brush painted with concrete colors on the sidewalks and building foundations. Reefer gray was used for the parking area. The gate to the parking area came from the Green Max fence set with the lamps added from a TomyTec festival figure set.
The stairs are separate pieces that stack on top of each other and match the walkway on each floor. These are another well executed part of this model but my only
complaint would be that they don't include some sort of cap piece to go
on the top of the column. I went through all my scraps and found
something to make my own. The blue arrow in this photo points out this piece I added.
The top part that is above the elevator shaft got a coat of Testors dark green and the entire building was given a wash with Testors brown weathering wash which helps to bring out the brick detail.
Several sign stickers are included in this kit and I chose to use the one that did not have any English writing.
This model has lots of possibilities for details and I will get into that in the next couple of posts.
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