Hello Everyone,
I just finished up a build of FSM Cartwright's Machine Shop. I didn't do a build thread for this kit because I knew my free time available to work on it was going to be limited and I wasn't sure how long it would take me to complete. I believe I started working on it sometime around July.
I followed George's direction for the kit for the most part. The main thing I chose to do differently was a cedar shake roof instead of the corrugated metal panels.
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The shingles are individual shakes cut from Sierra Scale Models sheets. I colored them with a wash of Driftwood followed by Floquil SP Lark Dark Gray. I think I alternated the washes a few times to get the color followed by some A&I and chalk powders. I drybrushed all the shingles with some light tans and antique white.
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I haven't done much water modeling before so this was a bit of a learning experience. The water is Envirotex with a few drops of Reaper Miniatures Jungle Camo and 1 drop of Black. I used Liquitex Gloss Medium on the surface of the Envirotex to create some small ripples. I was very careful not to get brush marks in the water. I applied the Gloss Medium in drops on the surface and I spread them around by blowing on them with a soda straw. This technique also removed most of the small bubbles.
The water in the culvert was done by gluing a small piece of acetate cut into a "V" shape in the pipe. I then coated it in Liquitex Heavy Gel. I've always loved the water details George does especially the waterfalls and pipes. I believe he recommends Epoxy for the water in the pipe using the same acetate technique.
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I didn't get super crazy with detailing this area because it's going to be very difficult to see once the diorama is installed on my layout.
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These next photos were taking on my workbench. The lighting is slightly different.
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This will be it's home on the layout. I planned this kit to be in this located before I started the benchwork. I needed to build it now so I can map out the water behind it. I wanted the water to flow under the wood truss bridge and get directed towards the area under this kit.
Thanks for checking in. I'm never sure if this is too many photos for the opening of a thread. Someone let me know if I'm overdoing it and I need to space them out a bit.
-Steve
Hi Steve,
The answer to your question about to many photo's, No Way!!!!!!!! We like photo's, the more the better. You did a fabulous job on this project. the weathering on the building is perfect, the scenery in perfect and the water is perfect. the deal is perfect.
Steve,
Extremely well done. Wow, it looks fantastic where you have it planted.
Tom ;D
Thanks Steve I was a bit nervous about the water but I'm satisfied with how it turned out.
Thanks Tom when I imagined the layout I had a few kits I wanted to use. I thought this kit really needs to be up from so you can look over it and see the details that are lower than the scenery. I'm now motivated to start working around and up to it.
I really appreciate the positive feedback.
-Steve
Wow , what a build , so well done, I can only hope to achieve something towards this .
Looks beautiful, Steve. Perfect build.
Steve,
A most excellent build and diorama. :) :) :) :)
Frank
Hi Steve,
When I built Shelby's, I procrastinated over the water for a long time. After I did it, I said to myself, that was no big deal. Other friends of mine have gone thru the same before they did there water.
Thanks Jan, Vince and Frank.
Steve, I know for me the stress is the permanence of the water. I've gotten pretty clever at covering up my mistakes on structures and scenery but the water seems very unforgiving. I have quite a few water areas on the layout so I need to get comfortable with it. The positive feedback definitely helps me feel more confident with it.
-Steve
Beautiful diorama.
Jeff
Hi Steve,
Outstanding work! :D Two thumbs up and all that. She'll look terrific on your layout.
Neat structure build and great scene Steve..... 8)
Very nice indeed!
Jerry
Thanks Jeff, Bob, Greg and Jerry
Steve
Fantastic! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Thanks John
Steve,
Excellent modeling and a real nice job on the wood coloring. Like how you changed up the roofing shingles too. Will be a great addition to your empire.
Tommy
Thanks Tom
Hey Steve:
WWW!!!!!!! What A beautiful job you did with that kit.
Thanks Karl.
Amazing build , not to take away from any other part of the beautiful work but I can't stop looking at the roof, amazing.
Thanks Lynn. The roof was definitely the most time consuming part. I'm glad you like it.
Excellent !
We love photos ;D
Jaime
Steve,--a beautiful job on that kit. The waterwheel is well done and a nice detail, and your water is excellent. Modeling water is not one of my strongpoints, so I can appreciate when it is done well. The roofline with sag, cupola and shingling is fantastic.
--George
Fantastic as always, Steve! That layout is shaping up to be like a contest room with tracks between the winning builds 8)
John
Steve,
I really like how every single part of the structure and scenery fit together so well. Once again, outstanding modeling. Or is it real?
Thanks for the compliments everyone!
I'm glad you like the water George. It was a portion of the kit I had some anxiety about due to my inexperience modeling it. I made a little pond on a piece of foam that I used to practice working with the materials till I got some things I liked.
-Steve
Cartwrights a great kit and design, always loved the water wheel feature and the canal of water held in by stone walls from George and the large rock walls.
Personally altho you have followed the kits instructions I would like to have seen some character added to the wood doors , shutter and windows with a contrasting or blending colour. Comes across as too monochromatic. I know it was designed that way by FSM , but doesn't mean we have to stay with exactly those tones. Faded blue ala FSM 245 starkey coal would have been nice also , maybe even a triple white. Rust floquil comes across as a nice fade shade when put over driftwood stain.
Stepping outside the kits paint directions gives you a whole other palate .
mike lynch..............madmike3434..........HAIRBALL
Mike, I guess it boils down to personal preference. I've always been a fan of this kit and the color scheme that George chose for it. The reason I changed out the roofing for cedar shakes was because I did think it was too red/orange with the rusted roof in place.
I didn't follow the kits instructions for the wall color I substituted Floquil Boxcar Red for craft paints in an effort to match George's version.
In my opinion it's pretty typical that a large industrial structure wouldn't use more than one paint color and red would be an common color due to it being one of the least expensive choices. I believe this is due to the base for red being iron oxide. The reason why it was the most common choice for barns. Most of the old mills I find with a google search are bleached gray even those converted to old uses.