Here's my build of the Fine Scale Miniatures Garage # 130 named after my only brother who lost his fight with cancer 5 years ago. Jerry loved to work on cars when we lived in Chicago, and this is a tribute to him. Many of us have a choice when we put a name on a structure, my choice was simple.
Tom Boyd
Wonderful tribute, Tom.
Quote from: Dave K. on May 18, 2015, 06:39:16 AM
Wonderful tribute, Tom.
Ditto to Dave's comment and nice build as well.
Tom ;D
You did him proud!
Very nicely done Tom.....well done on the naming. 8)
Tom, wonderful build and beautiful dedication.
Very cool
thanx
Bob
Great job Tom , fantastic details in the interior.
I like it, Tom. And why this forum doesn't have thumbs up icon? I would use five of them.
How did you do those writings on the wall?
Vilius
Nice work. A fitting tribute as well.
Jeff
Great work on the garage, Tom. And a nice tribute to your brother.
Very nice work! Great tribute! Thanks for sharing this.
Great job Tom. Nice detailing. I like the name a lot better than Ezra Cooper. But c'mon- Jerry must have spilled a little oil here and there?
To all of the members of the Forum who have replied back today on this thread : Dave K, Tom, Martin, Donato, Gregory, Vilius, Jeff, Bob, Bob B, John, Janbouli, and Mike , " THANK YOU !!! " , for all your comments. Vilius, on your question about the lettering, all the rub on lettering transfers on the sides of the structure came with George's kit, except the letter sheet I purchased for my brother's name on the front . On Mike's question about the oil stains, there are 5 of them, but with the photos taken outside, you can't see them well, except if you check the first photo of the group which shows the front entry, you can see a little bit of one there , since that photo was taken inside. I prefer very mild weathering, kind of like what Dick Elwell does on his Hoosac Valley RR. We all build differently, that's what makes this hobby fun, and my style of modeling is of a well built structure or kept up building with mild chalk weathering from the 1940-1960 era , because that's what I remember growing up. I should also mention, my brother built a small train layout under the Christmas tree for his 2 year old son when I was young........and that's when I got hooked on the hobby !
Tom Boyd
Hi Tom:
Great job. I especially like the interior.
Karl
Karl,
THANKS for another compliment today.
Karl , YOU are one of the best structure builders on the forums and I enjoy all your builds !
Been away from the forum for a while, my spouse decided that I should paint the clapboard house depot olive with boxcar red trim. And while I'm working outside this month, stain the cedar wood on the 3 peaks a light brown color and paint the garage door depot buff too. She took the Floquil paint chart to the hardware store to match the paint colors. 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Tom
Lovely build, Tom.
Cheers, Mark.
Mark,
THANKS for the positive comment on the garage.
Looking forward to more updates on your Fault Line - the layout build too. Your scenery and structures are neat.
Tom
Did you get a gallon of driftwood while at the paint of store?
Cool build on a classic FSM kit. I believe this one came without a roof.
Jaime
Jaime,
Now that's an excellent response from a great manager. This garage kit came without a roof, but my house needs the shingles replaced by year end. Maybe I can send Sandy out for the Driftwood stain, if I change over to cedar shingles on my home roof ?
Tom
excellent build and great tribute.
Thank you . . . well done.
BobB
Quote from: BobB on August 14, 2015, 11:18:36 PM
excellent build and great tribute.
Thank you . . . well done.
BobB
Bob,
THANK YOU very much for your comment. Let's keep the air on high to build something and stay inside to play with the trains. It was even 92 to 98 degrees and really muggy outdoors in NE Minnesota today ! Check back again, more photos of other builds coming soon. :)
Tom
A 12 on a scale of 1 to 10!
Hope you enjoyed many fond memories of your brother during the construction.
Quote from: BandOGuy on August 15, 2015, 07:14:48 AM
A 12 on a scale of 1 to 10!
Hope you enjoyed many fond memories of your brother during the construction.
Thanks for that comment and I do miss him a lot....
The airplane photos of the annual fly in at Oshkosh Wisconsin posted by Dr. Jeff in the last month bring back a lot of memories of my brother. He attended that show every year. Jerry had a bright yellow home built piper cub that he built on and off over a 7 year period and that project was started in his garage ! Jerry finished his project and flew it out of the Joliet, Illinois airport.
Hi Tom:
Great job on Jerry's and also a great tribute. I always liked that kit. It's simple with lots of great detail.
Karl