Modeling Colorado Narrow Gauge in HOn3: Placerville Warehouse A

I recently obtained a kit for the Old Placeville Warehouse A, which was located along the Rio Grade Southern right-of-way, behind the Placerville Depot. This kit is a laser-cut kit sold by Narrow Gauge Colorado. The kit consists of laser board, cardstock, plywood and basswood parts. Unfortunately, my kit did not come with instructions, but did have a mini-CD with photos and PDF renderings of the construction of Warehouse B. The only time that I felt the instructions were required was in the layering of the parts for the windows, which are the same (or similar) in the two buildings. The rest of the construction was very intuitive, and all parts fit together perfectly.

I was able to find a single color photograph (Dorman, R. D. 1999. Rocky Mountain Railroads: The Rio Grande Southern I. R.D. Publications, Santa Fe, NM) in which the corner of the warehouse was shown. I first painted the model with Rust-O-Leum Flat Black, followed by Rusty Metal Primer, which gives a nice rusty color. The doors, windows and trim were painted using Rust-O-Leum Spruce Green and Clean Metal Primer. The color of the doors and trim was a guess, but I find it to be a pleasing combination. Following assembly, the building was weathered using one of my favorite products - Pan Pastels!