Not much to show, yet. First the pilot model from the Fos website.
Good job on the wall... I will follow your thread.
Eric QUébec
This is such a cool building. It could house most anything as a second or third generation structure.
I'm watching....
Bob
I'll be watching too. :D Thanks for sharing.
Quote from: ReadingBob on May 10, 2014, 02:21:48 PM
I'll be watching too. :D Thanks for sharing.
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Tom ;D
I'll be watching this one's on my wish list
i will follow, maybe a project to do in O ::)
Cor
I too will be watching the build - very cool building - lots of character.
Thanks for your interest, gents. More pix to follow later today. Not gonna do a step-by-step build thread this time...just progress pix. Got delayed by a couple of hours last night...slight mishap glazing the windows. Had to scrub 'em clean and start over. Grrrrrr. ::)
I really like the look of this buildin' and I'm following along - but with a bit of concern! -
'Does Hollis spray for gnats?' ??? ??? ???
Yep... Especially gnats! Was thinking of changing it to "Beecher Tool & Die" but it's a family club. :o
Got to do some work on the walls today.
A blast from the past...was going through the kit stash to put together a summer build lineup and found this gem. The first kit I ever built. Must be about 10 years old.
Hi Dave:
The wall and the signs look great. Like your colors.
Karl
Thanks, Karl. Walls are up...just have to get some pix taken. Have you done this one yet? We'd love to see your rendition.
Hi Dave:
No but its on the way.
Karl
Looking forward to it.
Sump pump died last week and had some water in the basement. No damage, and running a dehumidifier for six days. Despite lots of bracing I got a bit of warping of walls. Nothing that can't be fixed, but delay in the meantime. Oh, and a new sump pump with backup. ::)
Here ya go, Karl. Sorry about the lousy depth of field. Set up and took these in a hustle this morning before heading to school.
Hi Dave:
Just looked at your photos. Very cool. Nice weathing and colors. Doesn't this have a 45 Degree wall across the front in the 2nd photo? I have not done this one yet. I should have it shortly I hope.
Karl
Yes it does, Karl. The angled wall and one more 2nd story wall are up next.
You're doing a great job on this build Dave. the colors, signs, all done superbly! I picked this one up last Sunday when I was at Doug's workshop.
Looks terrific so far Dave. She's going to be a beauty when you're done with her. :D
Thanks, guys. Once again a really fun build from Fos. Everything goes together as it's supposed to (except when I screw something up). I know everyone says blue is a tough color for structures, so I wanted to try it out.
Hi:
Hope to have my kit shortly.
Karl
Dave,
Beautiful job of the build. Decided yesterday to take advantage of FOS's extra kit and purchased Hollis Pest control for Father's Day. wife has not seen the credit card statement, so I'm golden. Looking forward to this build. I like the colors that you are using. what are the colors or did i miss that in the earlier posts? sounds like FOS is selling a bunch of these based on comments on the forum. Looking forward to building this one. Keep up the good work and remember to take lots of pictures. :) :) :)
Frank / Erieman
Karl, you'll be passing me up in no time. Frank, I hope the kit is selling well. It's a neat design. I'll double-check the colors for you when I get home, but if memory serves (which is always questionable) it's Antique White from Apple Barrel and PolyScale Great Northern Big Sky Blue (or something along those lines). I think I used straight white for the corner trim and windows/doors.
Dave:
You might want to think about installing a water pressure operated back up sump pump. My battery back up died and just had one of these installed. They are little over a $1000.00 installed. I also make it a rule to have my regular sump pump replaced every 5 years needed or not. I have a finished basement and this is a cheap insurance policy. Here's A photo. If your pump dies of electric goes off this take over.
Karl
Thanks, Karl. I'll look into that. Replacing the pump regularly also sounds like a good idea. I understand the switches arethe parts that tend to go first.
Quote from: Dave K. on May 23, 2014, 01:36:41 PM
Frank, I hope the kit is selling well. It's a neat design. I'll double-check the colors for you when I get home, but if memory serves (which is always questionable) it's Antique White from Apple Barrel and PolyScale Great Northern Big Sky Blue (or something along those lines). I think I used straight white for the corner trim and windows/doors.
Whadya know...memory served. Those are the colors. Mark, you'll enjoy this kit. I was hoping to catch one of Doug's workshops but the dates didn't work out.
Hi Dave:
You are quite welcome.
Karl
Quote from: postalkarl on May 23, 2014, 04:38:47 PM
Dave:
You might want to think about installing a water pressure operated back up sump pump. My battery back up died and just had one of these installed. They are little over a $1000.00 installed. I also make it a rule to have my regular sump pump replaced every 5 years needed or not. I have a finished basement and this is a cheap insurance policy. Here's A photo. If your pump dies of electric goes off this take over.
Karl
Dave
This is great advise if you have a city water supply - I had one in my last house and it got tested and worked well - One note it is not a fail safe system if you have your own well.
Thanks, John. Unfinished basement but it's my cave. Finished or not it's not fun to get wster. We're on city...not a private well.
HI Dave:
Yeah we have city water. Will it work at all with a well? I'm not sure.
Karl
No, this project didn't give up the ghost...just been busy with final exam week. We leave straight from school today to drive up to Ann Arbor to pick up the new pup, then Sunday is graduation, then I have foot surgery next week. But I'll be getting back to it after the weekend.
Here's the angled wall. You can see I didn't do the best job but it's passable. I'm lousy at geometry...the roof took on an interesting shape. It's got Karl Tape applied and ready for roofing.
Dave,
I love this build. Great job!
Tom ;D
Hi Dave:
Like the angled wall. You also did a great job with the blue paint. Blue is a very difficult color to use as it is such a cool color. You did good.
Karl
Great job on this build. Raymo
Thanks for checking in, gents. No progress for a couple days...in Michigan now picking up the new pup. Graduation tomorrow. Last full day of school Monday. Back to it after that.
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Hi Dave:
I'm cheap. Here's how I do mine. Fold A piece or ordinary copy paper in half. Unfold and paint the color of your chioce. Refold and cut to the width you want. I usually make a 1/16" cut giving me a 1/8" ridge cap. Unfold apply glue and put it on the roof.
Karl
Sounds easy 'nuf, Karl. I've got some update pix to post later today.
Starting on the downhill slope for this one. Not too happy with the tarpaper flashing over the corrugated metal. The edge of the metal roofing seemed ragged and rough without something to smooth its transition into the tarpaper roof adjacent, so this is what I ended up with after trying several different approaches. I'm hoping some creative use of weathering powders will make it less obtrusive.
Next up is finishing the roof weathering, roof fixtures, signboard, etc.
Dave I love this little structure and I actually bought one. I like all the colors except the corrugated roofing. I would maybe try dry brushing all of the corrugated panels with a gray primer (or even mask the other roofs and and lightly spray a Krylon or similar gray primer). Then I would go to work with the rust shades etc. pastel chalks. The uniform orange doesn't do it for me.
You have done a great build, and I really like the sign work. How did you get those large signs so thin without tearing them in the process?
Thanks for looking in, Mike. The corrugated is not done by any stretch. Still some work to do to weather them some more to get rid of the uniformity, as you suggested. As far as the signs go, some came with the kit and others were found on the interwebs and just printed on good ol' Xerox paper. For thinning I do the gentle sanding of the back, from the center out, taking care not to take too much off at a time. Apply with white blue, burnish with a fingernail. When dry, a touch of inkahol to settle it into the wood.
Doug came up with a really good desing on this one, for sure. Looking forward to seeing your rendition. Stay tuned!
Hi Dave:
She came out well. I like the way it looks. How about a photo of this town you are building for the club.
Karl
Right now Centerville is a pink foam plain, Karl, but I've got some picks of the townsite I'll post.
Here's a pic to start, Karl. I think I'll start a separate thread for the town project.
As you can see, I'm pretty much limited to shelf layout-type space. This is frustrating to someone like me who's a structure guy first...trains come far down the list. But, with 400' of mainline wired and operating, and another 400' in progress, the club was a good fit for someone who wanted his structures to have a decent home.
The plastic buildings are just placeholders for now to give some sense of the space available. I'll start another thread with additional pix and open it up to suggestions.
Here's a shot in the other direction. I've placed Avram's Bakery here, though some of the guys think it should go elsewhere. I think it's perfect in this spot.
Avram's was my first FSM kit, and it's been on hold for several years until I found a decent home for it. Now that I'm in a club in need of structures (LOTS of structures!) I can put it back on the docket to finish.
Poor Avram's ... unfinished and waiting for a home.
Wonderful job on Hollis Dave. I'm especially impressed with the coloring of the walls and the application of the signs. Now get back to work on Avram's! That's one of my favorites and on my short list. :D
Thanks, Bob. I always liked Avram's. Not sure it was a big seller at the time. Being my intro to George's kits it has a special spot in this modeler's heart. ::)
Hi Dave:
You have enough room there to make a pretty cool city type scene.
Thanks for the pics. Maybe a separate thread is a good idea. I'll be watching.
Karl
Well, I'm calling this one done except for figures, details, etc. which will wait 'til planting on the club layout. The rooftop sign will instead be used as a billboard on the property.
Great job Dave.....it will be a nice addition to the club layout!
Thanks, Greg.
Is that a big gnat on that sign? :( :( :(
DANG! Shoulda called it "Gnat's Exterminating"!
Nice job on a very cool kit, Dave!
For me Foscale are leading the way at the moment - so many new releases and so many great designs!
Cheers, Mark.
Thanks, Mark...agreed about Doug's kits. I've just started one of his background flats.
I've got a punch list of things to go back and fix now that I can study the pix.
Hi Dave:
Great job with the kit. I have an idea for your town on the club layout. Make it two levels. Raise the back level to about 3 Inches with some type of retaining walls with a road coming down to the lower level Looks like you might have enough room to accomplish this. Let me know what you think OK???
Karl
Hi Dave:
Use background kits from FOs And others. No track this will be truck served. Just have that road coming down to the town. I think it would look really cool.
Karl
Great ideas, Karl. Was definitely planning on just background flats for truck-served businesses. I've started Fos' Mitchell & Godfrey and Ravenswood Leather arrived earlier this week. I was thinking along the lines of a narrow (selective compression?) street to serve them, with it's narrowness mostly obscured by the foreground business district.
Now, two levels is an interesting idea I hadn't thought if, and would really add a new dimension to an otherwise flat, midwestern terrain. Maybe this week I could get that separate thread started, post some dimensions and a diagram, and have folks chime in. Thanks!
Watch for your parcels Monday and Tuesday. Hazen Boyd is looking great!
Hi Dave:
I'll be watching for them.
Karl
Nice job on the kit, Dave.
Jeff
Thanks, Jeff.
Great job Dave I have this one waiting in the wings.
Hi All:
Hope to be starting Hollis Pest Control in a day of so.
Karl
You'll enjoy it, Ken and Karl.
Hi Dave:
I didi it was a fun build.
Karl
;D