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Title: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 09, 2020, 04:37:51 PM
For this new build, I thought I would do something a little different. A while ago while looking at different kit manufacturers on the web, I found Railway Design Associates or RDA. RDA was acquired by Rail Scale Models and that is where you find these kits listed under HO Injection Molded Structure kits. These kits are very reasonably priced and many have a turn of the century industrial look- which makes them perfect for any transition era layout. When researching RDA, I found Delaney Iron Works, but Rail Scale Models did not offer it at that time. Instead I got their Middleton Mills kit which I built as a branch line railroad office headquarters. Recently I found that Rail Scale Models offered Delaney Iron Works and I ordered it immediately. This kit is a complex of buildings for a low price. I really like the look of this kit.

When researching RDA kits I found many negative comments, but when building the Middleton Mills kit I found that it took only a little extra work to solve the so-called problems. Modelers expecting a Walthers Cornerstone style kit would be disappointed with an RDA kit as they take a little more effort, but anyone who has done any craftsman kits will take the problems in stride. As I go through the build, I will discuss the so-called problem areas.

So, here we go

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Here is a picture of the kit as it came to me. Inside the box were three bags- one labeled stone building, one labeled brick building and elevated walkway and the last labeled warehouse. I received the kit within a week of ordering it and it arrived with no damage or missing pieces.

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I decided to do the stone building first and here are the sprues with the stone walls. The stone wall detail is something that RDA does very well in my opinion and that was one of the reasons I was drawn to this kit. One of the complaints I saw on the web was the fact that the sprues and attachment points were thick  and that it was difficult to remove them and you had to do some trimming and file work before they were ready to use. As I said before, this is not a typical plastic kit and anyone who has done a craftsman kit will find the prep work very easy to do.

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First I sprayed both sides of the walls with a rattle can flat red primer color.

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Next, after the red primer dried, I sprayed the walls with a very light coat of rattle can flat grey primer by holding the can about a foot above the walls. This gave me a light misting coat of the grey.

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Next I mixed a wash of light grey craft paint and water and spread that over the wall. While the wash was still wet I wiped off most of the wash with a paper towel removing the wash from the stone surfaces and leaving it in the mortar joints. If you're not happy with the first try, it is easy to do it again until you get a result you are happy with.

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Now the fun begins. I used five different colors to paint the stones in the wall. I will detail the colors in the next post. Using a fine brush, I painted individual stones until most of them were painted. The unpainted stones blended in with the others due to the priming and the wash. The result looks a little bright at this point, but the use of an AI solution, dry-brushing and weathering chalks will tone down the colors into a hopefully realistic looking stone wall. That's it for now, more later.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: NEMMRRC on November 09, 2020, 05:09:47 PM
Nice kit. Should turn out great.


Jaime.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: PRR Modeler on November 09, 2020, 05:17:15 PM
The kit looks great. Very nice job on the wall.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: Keep It Rusty on November 09, 2020, 06:33:15 PM
I recently bought a few RDA kits, so I'm very interested to see how you go with this one.

I like the stone work so far.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: deemery on November 09, 2020, 07:12:04 PM
One of the issues with RDA kits is filling in the corner joints.  You'll probably have to do both filling and then paint touch-up after you glue the walls together.


dave
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 09, 2020, 11:43:20 PM
Quote from: NEMMRRC on November 09, 2020, 05:09:47 PM
Nice kit. Should turn out great.


Jaime.

Hello Jaime, I liked this kit when I first saw it and was glad when it became available again.

Quote from: PRR Modeler on November 09, 2020, 05:17:15 PM
The kit looks great. Very nice job on the wall.

Thanks Curt, I looked at several build threads and videos on doing stone walls and I'm pleased with how it';s working out so far.

Quote from: Rusty Robot on November 09, 2020, 06:33:15 PM
I recently bought a few RDA kits, so I'm very interested to see how you go with this one.

I like the stone work so far.

Hello Rusty, I'm surprised that I haven't seen any RDA build threads on the forum, they are such interesting looking kits and are not your typical plastic kits at all. Glad you like the stone work.

Quote from: deemery on November 09, 2020, 07:12:04 PM
One of the issues with RDA kits is filling in the corner joints.  You'll probably have to do both filling and then paint touch-up after you glue the walls together.


dave

Hey Dave, you're right about the corner joints. In doing my research I came across a build thread with a post from Postal Karl with info on how to do the corner joints. We'll see how it comes out.

Continuing on...

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These are the paints that I am using on my stone walls- I tried to get several natural stone looking colors. Dark chocolate, natural grey, cocoa bean, cranberry wine, a second cocoa bean and slate grey.

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A look at the actual paint colors.

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I've installed the windows and doors on one wall and also brown construction paper window shades. You can see the bracing I've added to the ends of the side walls to give me additional glueing surface when assembling the walls

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I've used my AI solution on the wall after finishing the painting- it has toned down the bright colors somewhat.

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I next dry brushed the wall with the slate grey and also added some weathering chalks. A rusty color below the small nut/ bolt castings and some brown to further tone down the colors.

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I sprayed the windows with rattle can flat red primer and then dry brushed them with the slate grey.  That's it for now. more later.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: SteveCuster on November 10, 2020, 12:17:29 PM
Great start Jeff. I think the RDA kits are a great value and can be turned into nice structures with a little extra effort. I built a few of them and my main issues were getting the corners tight and getting the windows to fit. The windows are a little chunky for my tastes but it's not super noticeable if you paint them a darker color. I think it would be a great idea if Rail Scale changed out the molded windows for something laser cut and replaced the styrene roof with card stock and shingles or corrugated metal. Same thing could be said for many of the older kits. Campbells kits could easily be updated to sit with many of the current craftsman kits if they just updated the windows and doors.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 10, 2020, 02:39:23 PM
Quote from: SteveCuster on November 10, 2020, 12:17:29 PM
Great start Jeff. I think the RDA kits are a great value and can be turned into nice structures with a little extra effort. I built a few of them and my main issues were getting the corners tight and getting the windows to fit. The windows are a little chunky for my tastes but it's not super noticeable if you paint them a darker color. I think it would be a great idea if Rail Scale changed out the molded windows for something laser cut and replaced the styrene roof with card stock and shingles or corrugated metal. Same thing could be said for many of the older kits. Campbells kits could easily be updated to sit with many of the current craftsman kits if they just updated the windows and doors.

Hello Steve, I agree with you on all counts. I did have a little trouble with the corners, but the windows all went in with just a little filing. The size of the window mullions does not bother me as much as some. If the windows were replaced with Tichy style windows, I think the price of the kit would go way up. I noticed in my research that someone figured out which Tichy window would fit the kit if desired. As for the roof, the plastic roof panels that come with the kit are typical of all plastic kits. I will replace them with cardboard and different types of roofing materials. Overall, I am very happy with the RDA kits that I have done and am doing now, the price is right and with a little work and replacement of some items I agree with you that they can be nice additions to a layout.

Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 10, 2020, 02:42:16 PM
I seem to be having problems posting pictures right now, I will try again later.  Jeff
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 10, 2020, 06:29:27 PM
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Alright, pictures are posting- continuing on... Here the walls are assembled and you can see the corner bracing as well as three across the top and the bottom. I used 3/16 square stripwood for this bracing. The wall corners matched up well with only a little filing needed. This was another problem that I read about that was not really all that serious.

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To fill the seams at the corners, I first placed some blue painters tape as close as possible on both sides of the seam and then spread some drywall joint compound in the open seam.

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After a few minutes, I removed the painters tape and then let the drywall joint compound dry overnight. I saw this method in one of the RDA kit build threads and a post by Postal Karl. It seemed to be a simple technique and it solved another one of the problems with RDA kits.

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The next day I lightly sanded the joint compound and then painted the seam with my wall colors. This is the front and right side. After painting the seam, I used some weathering chalks to blend in the newly painted areas with the rest of the wall. The seams have not entirely disappeared, but I think this is my error not the method. I may attach some styrene dowel material to represent downspouts later to hide the seam entirely.

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This is the rear and left side. You can also see the additional roof bracing I installed to give me more glueing surface for the new cardboard roof cards that I am going to install. The bracing also adds to the overall stability of the structure.

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Here is a view looking down onto the roof bracing. So far I am very pleased with how the kit is going together. That's it for now, more later
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: PRR Modeler on November 10, 2020, 06:50:27 PM
Looks awesome Jeff.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: deemery on November 10, 2020, 07:57:30 PM
I agree about replacement windows.  Laser-cut windows should be easy to provide for these kits, possibly as an after-market option.


dave
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: ReadingBob on November 10, 2020, 08:07:01 PM
Looks great Jeff.  Nice job coloring the stonework.   ;)
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 11, 2020, 05:04:04 PM
Quote from: PRR Modeler on November 10, 2020, 06:50:27 PM
Looks awesome Jeff.

Hey Curt, thank you. This is a different style kit and I'm having fun with it.

Quote from: deemery on November 10, 2020, 07:57:30 PM
I agree about replacement windows.  Laser-cut windows should be easy to provide for these kits, possibly as an after-market option.


dave

Hello Dave, There is a build thread on RDA kits from the  Railroad Line Forum by  jaynjay that talks about which Tichy windows to use to replace the ones that come with the kit. Thanks for looking in

Quote from: ReadingBob on November 10, 2020, 08:07:01 PM
Looks great Jeff.  Nice job coloring the stonework.   ;)

Hi Bob, thanks. I looked at several videos and build threads and sort of combined techniques that I saw. I'm pleased with how the walls came out.

Continuing on...

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I painted the roof panels that came with the kit with rattle can camo/ brown with the intention of weathering them, but decided not to use them at all. Instead, I cut out cardboard and glued on some KC's Workshop paper shingles. I think this will look much better.

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I painted the undersides of my new roof cards with brown paint where they will be visible and also glued on some 3/16 square stripwood bracing for strength.

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I only apply enough glue for one row of shingles at a time.

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Here are my four roof cards all shingled with some brown, rusty red and dark grey weathering chalks applied. I think these roofs will look much better than the plastic panels that came with the kit. I know that my shingle rows are not perfectly straight, but what are you gonna do ?

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The roof panels have been glued on and I also glued some  4x6 stripwood painted with the dark chocolate trim color to the sides. This is as far as I am going with the stone building for now, it needs some more trim detailing, some roof castings , a loading dock and stairs, but that will all come when the rest of the complex is put together. Following are some more pictures

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You can see the clerestory window wall here. First I glued on these walls and then when it came time to glue on the lower roofs, a gap was left between the wall and the lower roof top, so I painted some 1/16 styrene rod black and it filled the gap nicely. Hopefully it looks like flashing. That's it for now, more in a minute.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 11, 2020, 05:08:26 PM
A couple more pictures of the stone building...

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That's it for now, more later. Next it's on with the brick building and finally the elevated walkway. You sure get a lot for your buck with this kit and I'm not even including the warehouse building. I don't think I will use that structure on this build, I don't have enough real estate on the layout where I want to place this complex for that.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: jerryrbeach on November 11, 2020, 06:03:31 PM
Jeff,


I've been following along at least partly because I have this stone structure.  Nice job with filling the joints at the corners, good tip regarding the roof also.  I have found these are decent kits, especially given the cost if one is willing to upgrade the less well designed parts of the kits.   I'll continue to look in as you progress.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: PRR Modeler on November 11, 2020, 06:56:27 PM
Great modeling Jeff. Are the shingles from Laser Art (Branchline)?
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: Oldguy on November 12, 2020, 09:54:47 AM
Looking good.  As far as the gaps between the rood cards and the wall - add frieze boards. 
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: Mark Dalrymple on November 12, 2020, 02:09:27 PM
Looks great, Jeff.

I didn't have any problems I can recall putting this one together.  I did kitbash it, and remember the styrene being nice and soft and easy to file and fit.

I had a lot of problems with the plaster Hermanson's mill.

The stonework in the kits is very nice

Cheers, Mark.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: postalkarl on November 12, 2020, 04:55:45 PM
Hey Jeff:

Looks great. Love how you finished the stone walls.

Karl
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 12, 2020, 05:38:17 PM
Quote from: jerryrbeach on November 11, 2020, 06:03:31 PM
Jeff,


I've been following along at least partly because I have this stone structure.  Nice job with filling the joints at the corners, good tip regarding the roof also.  I have found these are decent kits, especially given the cost if one is willing to upgrade the less well designed parts of the kits.   I'll continue to look in as you progress.

Hello Jerry, I agree with you on your point that these RDA kits can be made into very nice structures for any layout with a little effort. This was the first time that I tried Postal Karl's method of filling the gaps in the vertical wall joints and although I was satisfied with the result, I feel that the next time will come out a little better.

Quote from: PRR Modeler on November 11, 2020, 06:56:27 PM
Great modeling Jeff. Are the shingles from Laser Art (Branchline)?

Hey Curt, thanks for looking in and the paper shingles that I used are from KC's Workshop.

Quote from: Oldguy on November 12, 2020, 09:54:47 AM
Looking good.  As far as the gaps between the rood cards and the wall - add frieze boards. 

Hello Bob, you are correct that wood frieze boards would fill the gaps, but at the time I was building I didn't have the correct size. I did however have the round styrene rods that fit the space nicely. Thanks for looking in.

Quote from: mark dalrymple on November 12, 2020, 02:09:27 PM
Looks great, Jeff.

I didn't have any problems I can recall putting this one together.  I did kitbash it, and remember the styrene being nice and soft and easy to file and fit.

I had a lot of problems with the plaster Hermanson's mill.

The stonework in the kits is very nice

Cheers, Mark.

Hello Mark, you're right the styrene isn't that difficult to work with and the stone detail is very nice and it was what drew me to the kit in the first place.

Quote from: postalkarl on November 12, 2020, 04:55:45 PM


Hey Jeff:

Looks great. Love how you finished the stone walls.

Karl

Hello Karl, thanks for the compliment and also thank you for the information regarding how to fill in the vertical gaps at the wall edges. I found a post of yours in an old Railroad Lines Forum build thread for this kit. It was easy to do and I hope that the next time I achieve an even better result.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 13, 2020, 04:24:00 PM
Next building in this complex is the brick building.

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This is the bag containing the parts for the brick building and the elevated walkway

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Here are the sprues for the brick building walls and windows

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I painted the walls with rattle can flat red primer and then started with a wash of slate grey and water for the mortar joints. After spreading the wash on the wall surface I used a sponge to blot up the excess wash material

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I then dry brushed on some of the same colors that I used for the stone building walls- dark chocolate, cocoa bean and cranberry wine. The brick detail on these walls was too small to attempt painting individual bricks, so I dry brushed small areas with each color. After the dry brushing was done I used my AI solution on the wall panels to tone down the colors.

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I sprayed the window castings with rattle can flat grey primer and when dry I sponged on some of the dark chocolate color in an attempt to get a peeling paint look for the windows.

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I used the acetate provided with the kit for the window glass and used brown construction paper for the window shades. I then added a few signs and used some weathering chalks for a more realistic looking appearance on the walls. I blocked off the upper door on one of the gable end walls with weathered stripwood. That's it for now, more later

Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 15, 2020, 11:48:19 PM
Continuing on with the brick building...

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After assembling the walls, I installed three pieces of additional bracing across the bottom. The walls went together easily and I did not experience any of the troubles that I read about. All I did was sand the edges smooth on a piece of sandpaper. The walls were all correctly sized to each other and they fit together well

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I also placed three pieces of bracing across the top and then glued pieces on each gable end for more glueing surface for the roof cards. In an attempt at extra stability for the roof, I constructed an additional roof truss at the middle of the roof. I used 3/16 square stripwood for all the bracing.

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Here is a top view of the roof bracing.

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Here is a view of the front and right side of the assembled walls

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Here is a view of the rear and the left side. I am pleased with the way the brick walls came out. Next comes the roof for this building.

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Here is a picture of my convoluted weigh down set-up for the roof. I realized that I didn't take any pictures of the roof construction. I did not use the kit supplied plastic roof pieces, instead I cut out pieces of cardboard the same size and put roll-roofing on them. I tried to use the method that Jason Jenson uses in his roll-roofing video, which is excellent if you haven't seen it. That's it for now, more later.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 16, 2020, 12:13:01 AM
Continuing on...

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The elevated walkway was next- this is a picture of the sprue with the parts. Also in the picture are the cardboard roof pieces for the brick building roof with the edges that will be visible painted with my dark chocolate color.

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I sprayed all of the parts with rattle can flat grey primer and then used brushed on craft paints for the colors. You can see the bracing I installed on the end pieces. The other two pieces are the floor and ceiling for what will be the elevated walkway box structure.

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The elevated walkway has been glued onto the side of the brick building. You can see that I still need to trim the rafter tails on the main roof. The instructions regarding the elevated walkway are a little vague to put it mildly, so I played around with the location until I was happy with the fit. I had to trim the bottom corner of the walkway arch a little to clear the brick arch over the rear loading door.

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Here are the cardboard pieces that I cut out for the walkway roof. Again, I did not use the plastic roof pieces that came with the kit. The two large pieces are copies of the kit supplied plastic pieces- sort of. I had to play around quite a bit to get the roof to look like I wanted it too. The three smaller pieces are support trusses for the roof.

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Here are the roof pieces for the walkway glued together. I have already applied the roll-roofing material to the roof cards.

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Here is a view of the walkway with the roof glued on. I used some thinner pieces of the rolled-roofing material to fill in the valleys and the ridge. You can also see the 1/16 styrene rod pieces that I painted red and glued to the vertical wall seams. Hopefully these resemble downspouts. As I said before, the instructions regarding the walkway are not yery clear and it is left to the modeler to build it in a way that looks right to him. More in a minute
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 16, 2020, 12:26:00 AM
Continuing on...

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Here is another view of the walkway roof. Despite my best efforts the valley on this side of the roof had a large gap that required a large piece of valley material to cover it up. Thankfully, this will be on the back side when the structures are placed on my layout.

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Here is a top view of the brick building and walkway. I was pleased with the way it all came out. I will do some additional roof castings and weathering later on.

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I've added the kit supplied roof sign to the stone building and also added some roof details. By not using the plastic roof pieces that came with the kit and by making my own roof cards and using paper shingles and roll-roofing material, I think that the overall appearance of the kit has been greatly improved. In my readings regarding this kit I saw that it was referred to as a plastic craftsman kit and I agree. Many of the comments that I have received on this build thread have said that RDA kits, with a litttle extra work can become nice additions to anyone's layout and I agree. That's it for now, more later
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: Janbouli on November 16, 2020, 05:16:50 AM
Looking great Jeff, brick walls look especially good.
Maybe you have seen it used by John Siekirk and feel no need for it but I use plastic bags to weigh down roofs and other irregular shapes while drying . Works great and much easier then balancing jars and pieces of wood.
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Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: PRR Modeler on November 16, 2020, 08:57:02 AM
Great modeling so far.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 16, 2020, 07:55:48 PM
Quote from: Janbouli on November 16, 2020, 05:16:50 AM
Looking great Jeff, brick walls look especially good.
Maybe you have seen it used by John Siekirk and feel no need for it but I use plastic bags to weigh down roofs and other irregular shapes while drying . Works great and much easier then balancing jars and pieces of wood.
(http://janbouli.com/images/gebouwen/courter/court29.jpg)
(http://janbouli.com/images/gebouwen/rswagco/rswagco50.jpg)




Hello Jan, yes I have seen John's method and every time I end up doing my balancing act with jars and pieces of wood I think about it. I just have to get off my butt and do it. Thanks for the advice.   Jeff

Quote from: PRR Modeler on November 16, 2020, 08:57:02 AM


Great modeling so far.

Hey Curt, thanks for looking in and for the kind words. I have had a lot of fun with this RDA kit and I encourage others to try them out. The stone and brick wall details are very good and with a little work they come together very well.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: ReadingBob on November 17, 2020, 06:57:29 AM
Wow.  Great progress Jeff.  Everything looks really well done.  Keep up the great work.   :)
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: WigWag Workshop on November 17, 2020, 07:12:18 AM
Excellent coloring on the brick!




-Steven
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 17, 2020, 08:46:11 AM
Quote from: ReadingBob on November 17, 2020, 06:57:29 AM
Wow.  Great progress Jeff.  Everything looks really well done.  Keep up the great work.   :)

Hello Bob, thank you the nice compliments. I have really been enjoying this RDA kit, I know that it's just a plastic kit, but it's not your typical plastic kit. I think it will be a nice addition to my layout.

Quote from: WigWag Workshop on November 17, 2020, 07:12:18 AM
Excellent coloring on the brick!




-Steven

Hey Steven, I have tried several brick wall techniques and I am most pleased with how this one came out. Thanks for the kind words.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: MAP on November 17, 2020, 09:07:47 AM
Looking great Jeff!
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 18, 2020, 02:09:04 PM
Quote from: MAP on November 17, 2020, 09:07:47 AM
Looking great Jeff!

Hey Mark, thank you. I've had a good time with this build.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 19, 2020, 03:47:18 PM
Continuing on...

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Next I started on the loading docks. I chose not to use the kit supplied docks- they seemed too big and clunky. Using a deck template I built two docks- one for the front of the stone building and one for under the walkway on the side of the brick building. You can also see a small railing and the stairs for the front dock. I only recently started using a jig for my stairs, and what a difference it makes. If you don't have a stairway jig- get one, it will make your life so much easier. Always learning in this hobby.

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I've started to add details to the roof and the walls. The smokestacks are drinking straws painted black and the wall/ window vents came from my stash box.

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A better view of the smokestacks and the rear walls

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The chimneys came with the kit. The vent stack from my stash box and a good view of the window that I covered with stripwood. I like the looks of this, it was my first time trying this detail.

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You can see the 1/16 styrene rod that I glued onto the vertical wall seams here.

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A view of the front walls. This view is the one that sold me on this kit. I really like the walkway connecting the two buildings. That's it for now, more in a minute.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 19, 2020, 04:04:43 PM
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I've added some detail casting tro the loading docks and scratchbuilt a couple of iron works type yard details. I got the idea for the storage rack from one of Steve Custer's build threads. He used his for wood storage, mine is for iron storage. The other is just some scrap pieces of styrene on some stripwood.

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I made my usual thin styrene base and painted and laid down some scenery materials. The buildings have been glued down as well as the loading docks, stairs and some details.

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Here you can see the wheel hoist above the second story freight door. This hoist came with the kit, but I modified it slightly and added some A-0line chain in place of the thread that came with the kit.

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This is the rear view- not many details here, this side won't be seen on my layout

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The left side will also not be seen when I plant the building in it's designated space.

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This is a roof view. The biggest changes that I made with the kit were the roofs. I think that replacing the plastic roof panels that came with the kit with these new roofs made a big difference in the overall appearance of the finished structure. The shingles came from KC's workshop and the roll-roofing is black construction paper painted grey and then black again following the methods explained by Jason Jenson in one of his excellent video tutorials. More in a minute
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 19, 2020, 04:13:53 PM
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The building has been placed onto my layout and I've started to blend in the scenery. Some of the dirt driveway is still wet.

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As you can see, this kit lives next to my last build- the Steelton Feed building. This area on my layout used to be a forested area with some rocks and several levels. I needed some more room for my buildings so a bit of rural development was undertaken. I really enjoyed this RDA kit. Don't let some negative comments on the interweb discourage you from these kits. They are very affordable and can be made into some really nice additions to a layout with a little bit of work. That's it for this build. I'm thinking about a Campbell kit for my next build. Thanks to everyone for looking in and for their comments and compliments.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: PRR Modeler on November 19, 2020, 04:40:34 PM
Great looking building Jeff.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on November 19, 2020, 06:10:31 PM
That turned out really well.  Great work!


Jeff
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 20, 2020, 07:32:36 PM
Quote from: PRR Modeler on November 19, 2020, 04:40:34 PM
Great looking building Jeff.

Hello Curt, thanks, I'm real happy with the way it came out

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on November 19, 2020, 06:10:31 PM
That turned out really well.  Great work!


Jeff

Thanks Jeff. I had a lot of fun with this build
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: rpdylan on November 21, 2020, 01:26:53 AM
It seems to me that the kit should just come with cardboard roof cards and shingles, strip wood and dock templates,,,, save money on the manufacture by eliminating the plastic,,,,
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 21, 2020, 06:58:49 AM
Quote from: rpdylan on November 21, 2020, 01:26:53 AM
It seems to me that the kit should just come with cardboard roof cards and shingles, strip wood and dock templates,,,, save money on the manufacture by eliminating the plastic,,,,

Hello Bob, I agree with you, but the price of the RDA kits is so reasonable it makes it easy to just not use the parts you don't want and replace them with other alternatives. If you look at all of the RDA kits you will see similarities, some stone walls and definitely the detail casting sprues  are used in different kits. All of this contributes to the low cost of the kits. If I'm not mistaken RDA kits have been around for quite a while and have had different owners. I think you just take what you get and make the kit as you see fit. Anyway, I recommend these kits.
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: jerryrbeach on November 21, 2020, 07:00:16 AM
Jeff,


The two kits really compliment each other in their location on your layout.  Any chance we could see a few more photos of the layout?
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: postalkarl on November 21, 2020, 07:02:00 AM
Hey Jeff:

You did A beautiful job on that one. Like the kit on the left also. Looks great on the layout and I'll go along with Jerry.

Karl
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: nycjeff on November 21, 2020, 07:06:56 AM
Quote from: jerryrbeach on November 21, 2020, 07:00:16 AM
Jeff,


The two kits really compliment each other in their location on your layout.  Any chance we could see a few more photos of the layout?

Hello Jerry, thank you. I also like the way my rural development turned out with the two kits. I have posted some pictures  in the layout tours section of the forum and I plan on  some more posts in that area. 

Quote from: postalkarl on November 21, 2020, 07:02:00 AM
Hey Jeff:

You did A beautiful job on that one. Like the kit on the left also. Looks great on the layout and I'll go along with Jerry.

Karl

Thank you Karl
Title: Re: RDA Delaney Iron Works
Post by: postalkarl on November 21, 2020, 07:12:06 AM
Hey Jeff:

You are quite welcome. I enjoyed the build.

Karl