Hello All,
This is a project I started about 3 months ago, but got side tracked from. I am going to post photos of the entire build as I go along.
The freight doors are scratch built from wood...
Thanks for taking a look...
Loren...
Quote from: fsmcollector67 on September 25, 2016, 06:32:58 PM
Hello All,
This is a project I started about 3 months ago, but got side tracked from. I am going to post photos of the entire build as I go along.
The freight doors are scratch built from wood...
Thanks for taking a look...
Loren...
Loren
Very interesting project - I will be following along.
Looking good , love that kettle, is it a casting ?
the kettle is scratch as well, made from round wood disks bought at michaels crafts, and sanded down. the base is just brass sheet glued to the top disk. the tube is brass, and the smaller pipes are brass. the gauges, and valve are from old military models.
Quote from: fsmcollector67 on September 26, 2016, 06:01:01 PM
the kettle is scratch as well, made from round wood disks bought at michaels crafts, and sanded down. the base is just brass sheet glued to the top disk. the tube is brass, and the smaller pipes are brass. the gauges, and valve are from old military models.
Amazing , thank you.
Cool. Looking forward to the end product.
Jaime
Hi Loren:
This looks like an interesting build. I will be following along.
Karl
Hey All, I will be posting more photos of my progress on Saturday.....
Loren,
Great job on those doors.
Frank
Here are the latest photos of the build.....did something different this time, added a little carmel ink stain over the nail holes to represent rusting nails, not sure about it, but it breaks up the walls a little and adds some detail......next up is going to be a stone brew house section....Tune in next week, same time same channel...
Loren...
Here are the brew house walls. They are CC Crow castings, and the header stones had to be cut and added. The stone work is painted, these photos are prior to weathering.
I use a method that I picked up from a website called New England Brownstone, called Leopard spot, that uses a sponge, works quite well for stone......Thanks for looking.
I also started to play around with wood shingles, that are made from wood paper that is .010 thick birch. Not sure about them yet, let me know what you think, and if it is worth covering a roof with them......
Really nice work Loren.
Personally I love the weathering on the stairs, is an excellent detail ;)
The stonework looks great as do the shingles.
Jeff
Oh man, those shingles look very good.
Rodney
Very nice work! I like the way you work - do a section with a technique and let it sink-in for a while and see if you like it as well the next day. Sure looks good from here.
Quote from: S&S RR on October 05, 2016, 09:06:20 PM
Very nice work! I like the way you work - do a section with a technique and let it sink-in for a while and see if you like it as well the next day. Sure looks good from here.
Couldn't agree more....Very nice work Loren.
I see no issues with the stone work or the shingles. Very well done.
Tom ;D
Thanks again to all who have commented, it just inspires me to work harder, and to come up with more new techniques, and materials to use........I am still very much a novice to all of this.....I am always looking for Ideas, and methods that you might use.....
Loren....
Looking great, Loren!
Its a neat looking structure, and those shingles look terrific!
Cheers, Mark.
Nice work Loren. :) Have fun with that build.
Stay cool and run steam..... 8) 8)
Hey all,
Okay so I think that I have achieved the aged Cedar shingle look on this second go round, using Hunterlines Cedar stain. Let me know if they in fact do look like old Cedar shingles...
Also there are pics of some real nice vent detail from Vectorcut.....
Thanks for looking....
Loren...
Loooking very golf so far!!
Hey All,
So this week I have the bracing of the walls just about done, also another great window fan from Vectorcut, and my attempt at replicating marble floor tiles for the floor in the brew house...
Also I have a first attempt at slate roof tiles for the Brew house....
Thanks for taking a look...Next up will be the Brew house interior...
Loren....
Nice work Loren ;)
Today I have a mixture of items....Last night started to work with Cloverhouse glass, works real well, and is pretty easy to cut. The results, as opposed to using plastic sheet are great. The reflection you get off of the glass is outstanding, as well as the color reflections with light. The next thing is the building is all braced in, and I started to glue the walls together...
As always thanks for stopping by to take a look...
Loren...
Like the real glass idea. I'll have to get some to play with.
Hey All...so this weekend I went off and worked on the Office section instead of the brew house, the first photo is the little details make the difference. Next was framing up the lower roof.
Then we move onto Shingles, three ways......The next set are of the weathered office section, and finally the roofing begins....Thanks for looking....till next time..
Loren...
second set photos
Loren
Your build looks great. I'm enjoying your thread.
Quote from: S&S RR on October 17, 2016, 09:21:34 AM
Loren
Your build looks great. I'm enjoying your thread.
Loren,
Wonderful thread as John said. Fantastic job on the office door.
Tom ;D
Hey all, so after two days of laying shingles, here are the results. the first photo shows the difference from the lightly weathered shingles, as opposed to the finished product. the second photo really shows the details in each shingle, which I slice, and chip here and there. I think they came out pretty good.
as always thanks for stopping by to take a look...till next time keep on modeling :)
Loren....
Loren,
The shingles look great.
Tom ;D
Tom,
Thanks for the comment about the shingles, just that small area was quite a bit of work. I can't wait to get to the main building which is 20x the size.......I think I am going to call this "INSANE" Modeling... :o
Great great shingles. Can't overstate the impact of a striking roof from our "godzilla" perspective...that's time well spent.
John
Lookin' good. Nice shingles.
Jeff
hello once again, pretty much finished up the office section, except for minor details. up next will be either the brew house, or roof top water tanl..see ya all later...
And a great job on the tarpaper roofing as well. I'm copying those pictures into my saved files. ;D
Jeff
Jeff,
Thanks for the comment on the tar paper roofing, was not sure if I over did it......
Both the cedar shingle roof and the tar paper roof are excellent. Like Jeff said, I'm adding your pictures to my how it should be done file. I will be very interested in how long it takes you to do the big roof.
the photo attach was full before, so see previous pictures for more of the basic finished office section...
Great job on the build Loren, the roofs look fantastic.
Hey All,
The first update I have, is the roof top water tank, that I managed to throw together.....right out of the Sellios play book...
Thanks for taking a look...
Loren...
The second update, I started to work on the brew house again, have some test shots for the interior, which will be lit up down the road...
The through the window shot tested out pretty good, at least I think.... The scene photo extension seems like it will add a lot of depth to the small area...
Loren,
Both models look wonderful. Fantastic job on the tank weathering.
I really like the brewing kettles.
Tom ;D
Tom,
Thanks, if you look real close I added streaks of gloss between some of the boards to represent some seeping water, also on one side I used some green to make it look like slime growth on the non-sunny side.
Loren....
Loren,
I did notice the slime green and water seepage.
I should have mentioned it as well. It just looks fantastic.
Beautiful craftsmanship Loren.
Tom ;D
Hey All back again.... yesterday I finished the roof, and the smoke stack for the brew house, the builders in scale slate shingles came out better than I had originally thought...only down side was when drilling in the smoke stack for the eye bolts, I slipped, and drilled a hole in my finger.......OUCH!!!!!! Oh! Well! I will survive....
As always thanks for taking a look.....
Loren...
Hey All...made some progress over the last two days, first built a little hoist, due to the height space over my top door, had to make it a rotating hoist, even pinned it, so that it works. The locking handle was fun, making it out of .008 bronze wire. If you looks close, there are two straps made from tin foil holding the locking bar in place. The old gel super glue bolt/rivet heads for the top metal braces came out pretty good as well.
Got most all the doors, and windows done, here is one side pretty much done with windows, and doors.....Thanks for stopping by..
Loren...
That hoist is a little work of art on its own. I am convicned that great model making is an art form.
Barry,
Thanks for the comment, greatly appreciated......
Loren...
Quote from: barrymk on November 06, 2016, 10:45:30 AM
I am convicned that great model making is an art form.
I am also convinced........ ::)
Loren,
Really nice looking model ! Will be a great addition to your RR. Like the way you colored the CC Crow stone wall too.
Tommy
Hi FSM:
Very nicely done so far. I love the water tank. colors are great.
Karl
Karl and Tom,
Thanks for the comments, Tom sadly I do not even have a layout, I basically just do buildings. This structure will most likely be put up for sale, as I do not even have room to display it.
Thanks again...
Loren....
Howdy All....here is all the buildings put together, I am working on adding the details, and finishing up the loading docks...I am wrestling with what I am going to do about the main building roof, as I am not sure I have the patience to do each shingle. I might just have to cheat.......Till next time Keep on Modeling..
Loren...
Update since this was posted: so I broke down, and ordered some cedar shingles from Rusty stumps, will have to see if they pass the grade.........If anyone out there has used these, let me know what you thought of them...Thanks...
Hi Loren:
Stone walls look great as do the shingles. It a lot of work but will look great in the end.
Karl
Karl
Thanks so much, looks like you and I work at the same skill level. The Brownsville Depot is coming out great on your end. I have never built an FSM kit, but I do have 40 of them, wrapped in tissue paper, in plastic sealed bags.....maybe one day I will pick up an extra, and put it together.
Loren..
Back again.. today is a mixed bag.. first is testing the lights that I put into the brew house...second set is the test fitting of the water tank, and ladders to the roof. I am waiting on the shingles I ordered to see what direction I want to take with the main building roof..
Till next time.
Loren.
The model looks great. I love the interior detail!
Loren,
I agree with John on the lighting. It all looks good and natural.
Tom ;D
Lookin good Loren, interior detail is awesome.
Great work Loren..... 8)
Tom ,John, Jim, Greg....Thanks for the comments....
hello all,
So a couple of months back Model Railroader ran an article on Image Transfer, so I decided to give it a try...here are the results. It uses acrylic matte medium....is very simple to do. I must admit the first try I got nothing, as I did not leave enough medium on the paper. The second try came out perfect. You can pretty much transfer any image. Just remember
to mirror the image....Thanks for taking a look.
Loren....
Hey everyone,
So yesterday I received my Rusty Stumps shingles, with a little weathering, they look pretty good. They are not quite as distinctive as mine, but they will pass.
Also, as I was waiting for the shingles, I started to build a little shed. This is from one of FSM plans.
Loren...
Hey Everyone...So as I have been working on putting on the shingles, I put together this little shed. except for the metal roofing, which I have to etch, here it is.......
Thanks for taking a look...
Loren...
Hi FSM:
Well done with great weathering and colors.
Karl
Karl,
Thanks a bunch the depot is looking good on your end......
Loren...
Very nice work!
I love it all, very well done.
Tom ;D
Tom, and John,
Thanks so much for the comments......
Loren...
Hey All...been a little while, but here is the structure just about complete, just have to add exterior lights, and finish the main roof.
Thanks for stopping by...
Loren...
Excellent Loren, it's a real pleasure following this thread.
Janbouli,
Thanks so much for the comments, glad you have been liking the thread...
Loren...
Really fantastic work. Glad you're here and sharing your modeling.
John
John,
Thanks for the great comment, I am glad that everyone enjoys my work....keeps me inspired to keep on building....
Loren...
Hey All....So, as I am finishing up the Brewery, I am entertaining the idea of parting with it. I do not have a layout, and I really do not have room to display it. If anyone out there has any interest in the structure, personal message me, or e-mail me. Otherwise it will probably end up on ebay.
Thanks
Loren...
Hello all, so I managed to finish up the roof on the "Old Shed". I etched the pieces for the rusted look. Still trying to get the Ngineering gooseneck lights together...
Till next time, Enjoy...
Loren...
Impressive!
LongHorn,
Thanks, checked out your layout on facebook, you do very nice work as well...
Loren...
Hi Loren:
This project is coming along quite nicely. I'm still following along with your build.
Karl
Karl,
Thanks for the comment...
Loren...
Hello All,
Well here are the finished photos of the brewery..........Thanks to all who have followed along, and left such great comments.
Loren...
A masterpiece, Loren. All the different textures and angles, a great look.
Jeff
Jeff,
Thanks so much for the great comment...
Loren...
Looks great Loren , I love the very subtle weathered wood , and the roof is fantastic.
I agree with Jan, excellent weathering and maintaining some logic in not over weathering as it really looks like a "lived in" building and not ignored for 200 years..
Also you have re inspired me to take more care in my roofing. We spend so much of our time looking at the roof of the building from the average height of layouts that you would think we would super-detail all of them. I have a habit of ignoring the roof and seeing what you accomplish is sickening, but inspiring!!!
Darryl,
The first roof I did was with the old Campbells shingles, which for being such a simple product are great, but there had to be a better solution. I also found the pre-printed shingles from wildwest models to look real good without the effort of weathering too much. I have only been building since last feb. and this is only my third project. I hope to increase my skills even more as time goes by. Thanks for the great comment...
Loren...
Jan,
Thanks for the great comment, glad you like it...
Loren...
Loren
This is some first class modeling - love it! And I really like the fact that your already posting your next build. Keep up the great work.
John,
Thanks for the great comment....always have to keep busy when modeling...
Loren...
Wow...has it been 3 years?! For those who were unaware, I am in possession of Loren's masterpiece and have had it sitting on my layout. Today, I thought I'd permanently place it with some scenery. It's not a simple matter as there is incredibly fine interior and exterior lighting to be coordinated and I have to build the small raised area that it will occupy...Anyway, as I re-examine this project, I am still awed by the level of fine detail, weathering, and overall skill that went in to this build.
John M
just a little tip for doing the stone building section. Note where the end peaked wall joins the side walls, there is a definite joint there. Its a problem with all stone/brick walls where they join.
I found a solution to the problem after it was driving me nuts . Take a zona saw and follow the bricks or stones around the side on the motor joint , and lightly saw the lines. Then take and mark the wall to STEP INWARDS by 1/32". Glue 1/8 sq basswood as a stop for the wall. The "step in" becomes a detail in itself and gets you away from the dreaded seam.
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