The main coal bunker is complete with the exception of the outside stairs and landings. Missing rafter ends were added back on today. Still need to finish building the coal bins, truck shed, office, and supply shed , etc. which are part of the kit diorama.
Tommy
Great start Tom.
Looks great so far Tom!
Does anyone know who R.H. Starkey is? ;)
HI Tom:
Looks great so far. Will be following along.
Karl
Tom,
I'm in agreement with the others. Really great build.
Tom ;D
Very nice job so far. Great shingles!
Jeff
Good job Tom..... 8)
Hi Reading Bob:
Just talked with George. R. H. Starkey was Ringo Star Of The Beatles.
Karl
Quote from: postalkarl on January 05, 2017, 10:32:31 AM
Hi Reading Bob:
Just talked with George. R. H. Starkey was Ringo Star Of The Beatles.
Karl
Correct! You win the prize. Oh, wait. There is no prize. :D I love little semi-hidden tributes like this.
Always eager for a FSM build thread. Following along. 👍🏻
Quote from: ReadingBob on January 05, 2017, 07:23:43 AM
Looks great so far Tom!
Does anyone know who R.H. Starkey is? ;)
Thanks Bob ! ...and that's a great question ! ;) and I never new that George named this kit after Ringo Starr ! 8) 8) 8)
Quote from: postalkarl on January 05, 2017, 07:32:25 AM
HI Tom:
Looks great so far. Will be following along.
Karl
Thanks Karl !... I. am not dunn yet with this one ... ;D
Quote from: ACL1504 on January 05, 2017, 07:56:03 AM
Tom,
I'm in agreement with the others. Really great build.
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom... :)
Tommy
Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on January 05, 2017, 08:05:36 AM
Very nice job so far. Great shingles!
Jeff
Jeff,
Thanks about the comment on the shingles. I just study George's layout photos and try for that look he gets on his ... ;)
Tommy
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 05, 2017, 08:48:54 AM
Good job Tom..... 8)
Thanks Gregory ! Keeps this young 68 year old modeler going.... :D
Quote from: Dave K. on January 05, 2017, 12:46:47 PM
Always eager for a FSM build thread. Following along. 👍🏻
Thanks Dave ! Added this to the white board to get finished. Tend to work on several different projects each week... :o
Tommy
Tom
I just caught up with your build - looking good. And I also learned Ringo Star had a coal company named after him. ;)
Quote from: S&S RR on January 05, 2017, 04:29:59 PM
Tom
I just caught up with your build - looking good. And I also learned Ringo Star had a coal company named after him. ;)
John,
Thanks for following along on this build...here's a good blooper to share... ::)
Marty McGuirk has a blog on his Central Vermont RR called "Wordless Wednesday", a photo with no caption...this photo is one to share here...went out to the garage last week to paint the office area castings white, it was 2am and below zero, had a sweatshirt and a hooded jacket on with poor lighting in the garage...but an old brush unknown to me had some old red paint in it ... next morning it looked like this... ???
Tommy
Shhhhsssss!! tell people that faded red paint is exactly the effect you wanted 😀
dave
Quote from: deemery on January 11, 2017, 05:41:06 PM
Shhhhsssss!! tell people that faded red paint is exactly the effect you wanted 😀
dave
Thanks Dave, ;D
Wanted to see if the pink castings were what was wanted .... so we went onto something else....the board and batten supply shed was painted buff with brown trim per the instructions and braced. Will trim out the buff metal castings in brown paint. Wood was stained for the coal bins.
Tommy
While the 7 castings were being stripped to get repainted the wall sections that make up the office area was stained in grey yesterday and Floquil OOP Rosewood stain was applied to them tonight. This was done since the main bunker was stained in Floquil Dio-Sol and thinned boxcar red, and now there is not more Dio-Sol on the shelf. Turned out it was a great match for the coal bunker. There was also a sample of some Floquil Cherry stain shown and that was more of a yellow-brown on the wood, so we went with the Rosewood stain.
Tommy
The box of castings were filed and are cleaned up ready for priming. Cleaned up those " Little Pink Houses " castings for the office building too. All the remaining strip wood that was not already stained were given washes of light & medium A/I . :)
Tommy
Here's an update...1st photo...castings for the supply shed were trimmed out in brown paint and the 3 sides of the truck shed frame wood is ready for the board by board...2nd & 3rd photos...supply shed board by board platform glued to a piece of sealed card stock in a light A/I wash since that's a newer building and sits on the ground...board by board office platform area in a medium A/I wash...both ready for more detailing...onto the board by board coal bins and painting the box of castings... :)
Tommy
That's quite the undertaking there Tom, very large kit.
Tom, I love all these builds going on. This looks like a big one I will be following.
Here is a short update on the FSM Starkey Coal build. The 3 compartment coal bin was built board by board over the kit provided card template. Wood was stained with Floquil Oak, Walnut and Maple stains followed by a light grey wash. Item is assembled and ready to be installed.
Tommy,
You are off to a great start. Looks to at this point.
Tom ;D
Hi Tom:
Looking good so far.
Karl
Nice work Tom. :) 8)
Stay cool and run steam............ 8) 8)
Thanks Andy, Marty, Tom, Karl S. and Bob...more to follow soon ! ;) Got sidetracked at a Candy Show again ... ;D
Tommy
The paint work on your door castings is very nice,,,sharp edges! Your build is coming along great, thanks for posting!
Tom, looks like you are hanging out with the wrong crowd.