Well here is the start of my Challenge Build of Bar Mills Rustys Radiator Repair Shop.
First is the pictures of the Kit and all the Parts and the Directions.
This is a rather odd shaped Building and has a lot of over lay parts. The windows are made of several lazer cut wood parts that are layered as they are installed and the same for the doors. A lot of the parts and pieces are sticky-back but still need some glue. I painted some of the parts with thinned Poly Scale Coach Green then wiped some of the paint off. The Battens for the front wall and the Sign were stained with Floquil Oak Stain. The hinges and the sliding door hardware will be touched up with some Floquil Rust.
I'll be looking in on this one.
Jaime
I can't Paint the the remaining Walls until I can the Motorcycle out of the Garage cause I don't want any paint fog to get on it.
Continued soon ( I hope)
Jim
I manage to find a little time today to work on Rustys. I still have not gotten the Motorcycle out of the Garage so I still can't spray any paint. It is too damp to do it outdoors today.
I read thru the Directions again and I decided to do the build a little different and out of sequene
I stained the fence section with some Floquil Oak Stain and assemble it. I will find some signs somewhere in my junk box and put theme on the fence..
I stained the Rooftop Sign and the other sign frame with the same Oak Stain, and assembled them. This was not too bad as the parts were Sticky Back and went together easy.
I did not like the rolled roofing on the small addition, I used some left over Bar Mills shingles I had. A little chalk should fix them up.
The directions are a little "Hokey" but the pictures are pretty good
More later when the Garage is clear.
Butty Jim,
Excellent start my friend. Looking forward to this build.
Tom ;D
Looking good! I've always liked this kit. I'll also be following along.
Hi Mark:
Looks like you're off to a good start.
I actually still have my built up Rusty's Radiator. I would be glad to post a photo of the changes I made in my kit if you would like to see it.
Let me know OK.
Karl
Jim
It looks like you are off to a good start - I will be watching your build.
Quote from: ACL1504 on September 18, 2016, 06:07:46 PM
Butty Jim,
Excellent start my friend. Looking forward to this build.
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom
If I ever get the Motorcycle moved back to its home..............
Jim
Quote from: MAP on September 18, 2016, 06:53:19 PM
Looking good! I've always liked this kit. I'll also be following along.
Mark,
Thanks for looking in. Hope I can do it justice.
Jim
Quote from: postalkarl on September 18, 2016, 07:15:25 PM
Hi Mark:
Looks like you're off to a good start.
I actually still have my built up Rusty's Radiator. I would be glad to post a photo of the changes I made in my kit if you would like to see it.
Let me know OK.
Karl
Karl, I would love to see pictures of what you did with Rustys.
Jim
Quote from: S&S RR on September 18, 2016, 07:38:25 PM
Jim
It looks like you are off to a good start - I will be watching your build.
John,
Not quite as complicated as your Church.........and there are no castings to worry about 8) 8) 8)
Jim
I just found this thread Jim.....I'll be watching your progress. :)
I finally got some time when it didn't look like rain and got the walls painted with a light coat of white primer. I then spent a lot time assembling the Windows and doors. The Instructions are a little confusing, but the photos were quite clear. There are a lot of little pieces to put together. The sticky back parts do fit and a little Super Glue holds them in. The walls are now finished and ready to be assembled, as soon as I put some signs on them. That is the next step then on to the roof..The Castings have all been cleaned and primed and are ready to be painted.
To be continued (or as my Dad used to say...Toby-Con-Tin-Newd )
Quote from: GPdemayo on September 23, 2016, 02:59:25 PM
I just found this thread Jim.....I'll be watching your progress. :)
Thanks Greg..........still waiting for your build
Jim
looking good!
Hi Jim:
Here's a few photos of mine. My big change was to put the outside entrance on the roof as a roof entry way.
Karl
Karl,
That was a real neat idea. I wish I had thought of something like that.
I made a few little changes, but they may not even be noticed.
Thanks for the pictures.
Jim
Hi Jim:
You are quite welcome.
Karl
I glued 3 walls and the base together using my assembly fixture from Micro Mart and attached the sign to the forth wall. I use a lot of clothes pins for clamps as you can see. I cut the ends off the clothes pins to make a square end. Not much beyond this has been accomplished. I started a New Challenge Build of a FOS Kit to do while waiting for glue and paint to dry. That will be a new build thread later.
Looking very good so far Jim ;)
Rustys is pretty well finished now. I painted the Tar Paper strips with Floquil Light Green and applied them to the roof board. The Sign has been attached to the roof, but the roof is not glued to the building yet. I painted the floor with floquil Concrete and I want to put some of the detail castings in the doorway and add some other details and weathering. I still have to paint the castings.
For the present effort I guess I can say that this Build is 99% complete.
It looks real nice Jim.
Looking good Jim!
Hi Jim:
Looks very nice. Like you color scheme.
Karl
Good work Jim..... 8)
Jim,
Looks good my friend. Very nice.
Tom ;D
John, Mark, Karl, Greg and Tom. Thanks for the kind words, I do appreciate all of your comments.
I hope to put the finishing touches on this build very soon.
Jim
Oh!! I will be waiting for the final result.....you are doing a lovely work there ;)
Great job so far Jim
Nice work Jim. :)
Stay cool and run steam...... 8) 8)
Jim,
Nice build! I like your colors. Clean weathering
Karl,
Thanks for your photo's of your Rusty build. I had forgot when you built the kit. I have sent to you a PM
Mike Sigmon
Thanks for all your comments guys.
I do not have a place for this on my layout, so OI just will put it somewhere and then finish the weathering and placement of the castings and other things.
Jim
Hi Jim:
As I said you colors look great. Can't wait to see it finished. Are you going to make it into A small diorama?
Karl
Quote from: postalkarl on October 04, 2016, 07:55:57 AM
Hi Jim:
As I said you colors look great. Can't wait to see it finished. Are you going to make it into A small diorama?
Karl
Thanks for your comment Karl. I appreciate them.
I do not have a place for this on my layout, so it will most likely just go up on the shelf with some other things that don't have a place to go.
Jim
Everything is finished but I do not have a place for this anywhere on my layout at this time. So here are some final pictures with the castings and a little weathering.
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I hope I am not overstepping my use of reply to this post.
I found back in June 2004 Robert Bennett scratch built an old shed that Bar Mills used as a starting point for the Kit Rustys Radiator.
If you have a copy of the RMC June 2004 it is good reading for those who might build this kit in the future & want to make a few changes
Mike Sigmon
Jacksonville, FL
Quote from: Janbouli on October 04, 2016, 03:53:53 PM
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Thanks Jan,
I love your graphics
Jim
Quote from: MASIGMON on October 04, 2016, 04:07:17 PM
I hope I am not overstepping my use of reply to this post.
I found back in June 2004 Robert Bennett scratch built an old shed that Bar Mills used as a starting point for the Kit Rustys Radiator.
If you have a copy of the RMC June 2004 it is good reading for those who might build this kit in the future & want to make a few changes
Mike Sigmon
Jacksonville, FL
Mile,
Thanks for that little piece of information. Somebody may need that someday in their build.
Jim
Looking good Jim. :) 8)
Stay cool and run steam...... 8) 8)
Looks great, Jim
Nice job on Rusty's Jim
Bob, Rodney, Andy,.....Thanks for following this build and for your comments, I appreciate it very much.
Jim
Jim
Very nice job on this build, I have this kit and it looks like a fun one. I like Rustys slogan "The best place to take a leak"