Le Flamant Rose

All right, now it's time to get the upper floor some wallpaper.  I follow all the same steps that I did on the ground level.

Just as before, completing each wall makes the floor stand out, and gives the eye something more interesting to look at than a simple painted wall.

Am advertisement showing the benefits of inflatable bosoms.

A few pieces of artwork to "set the mood"...

I didn't want to spend a lot of time creating frames for each picture, so I used a few scraps of matboard which had a metallic silver surface.  It was just enough to set the image from the wall... thus avoiding a 'poster' effect.

 I did the same on the lower level.

The sign was also glued to a piece of matboard so that I could attach it to the face of the building.

Open for business!  Well, almost.  There are more things to do, such as the weathering, exterior posters, and one major piece.

Many of the exterior posters are the same as you might see on the other buildings.  The Wanted posters are as visible as possible, showing just how pervasive the presence of the Lawmen is in Wappelville.

One last piece of art, framed by a piece of golden brown pastel paper.  Another classy rug is added.

An RJ-1027 powered sign is a subtle indication of the type of entertainment to be found at the Pink Flamingo.

Lathan's ingenious marquis sign in place! 

This leaves those final touches, mostly weathering powders.  I will use them for the obvious purpose of weathering and aging the roof, walls, posters and more, but to shade things like the balustrades. 

Once I have that phase completed, I will take some finished images.  Furniture will be added to these interiors once I get those brand new kits.  A bed for upstairs, some tables and chairs... stay tuned!!!

Fun at the Flamingo!

There's one building remaining from the 'original' batch of structures comprising Wappelville.  This would be Miss Fannie's establishment, officially known as The Pink Flamingo.  Its also been referred to as "Miss Fannie's House of Horizontal Refreshment".

As you have seen many times, the wood texture is painted in first.  A few simple colors are used... some more red, others more green.  A variation in light and dark shades are essential also.

I apply the colors quickly to the surface, which allows me to mix these colors together on the wood itself.

Each wood surface on the various levels gets the same treatment.

In addition to the first layers of pink on the exterior walls.  I put some paint on the insides of the window frames and the corners.

Some of you might remember from the Funeral Parlor that filling in the corners this way will help hide any gaps that might otherwise emerge when the wallpaper is glued in place.

The pink on the exterior is done in a few layers.  My first layers are more transparent, and somewhat darker.  These will be covered gradually by a few lighter, more opaque layers.

The final layers of light color application bring out individual planks, which give the walls a little more shape.  When you have large walls on buildings such as this, having each panel of wood be the exact same color would be just as boring as making the interior wood floors one shade of brown!

A muted purple was used for the trim.  Eventually, more shading will be added to those elements.  For now, a mostly flat color will do.

The interiors are now ready for some decoration!!!

As I did with the Funeral Parlor, I did some Google searches of Pink Flamingo wallpapers and other images.  I also created a sign in Photoshop.

I completed the pages with some advertisements and Wanted posters..

The ads extolled the virtues of inflatable bodices, cigars and Stetson hats.

A little carpeting on the floor to give an added touch of 'class'.

Now for the wallpaper.  It can be challenging, since you have to get the cutouts just right.  First, I fit the overall piece without gluing it... then I trace the cutout areas.

With each wall that is covered, things really begin to take shape!

All the walls are now covered on the ground floor.  Time to take care of "upstairs".  Tune in for the next episode!!