This kit (manufactured by our own Groovy Jeff) for a neat little house arrived in the mail shortly before I went on vacation a few weeks back. It's been distracting me from my FSM Fox Run Milling build so I figured I better do a build thread on it so you'll (Gnat) know why I haven't made much progress on Fox Run. ;) I've been working on this one and taking pictures along the way and now it's time to share what I've done so far. Here's the obligatory picture of the box and it's contents:
A nice little house that reminds me of the type of homes common to the area I'm modeling.
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Lot's of goodies inside the box...
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....including doors, windows, posts, railings, lattice, etc....
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....nicely done block walls for the foundation....
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....clapboard walls with clapboards that are a little taller than those we normally see in a kit....
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....and of course instructions! The paints are the colors my better half selected for my little house. The green will be used as the primary color and the yellow for the doors, windows and some of the trim.
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More in a moment...
Time to get started. I had already put new blades in all of my knife handles for the Fox Run Milling build so I was ready to go from that respect. I started by cutting out the floor and roof pieces. This is really easy, there's very little that needs to be cut to seperate these from their carrier sheets.
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Next I removed the doors and windows from their sprues using a sprue cutter (a very handy tool to have on the workbench).
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I cleaned up the edges of the plastic castings using an emery board and a very light touch. It's easy to get carried away with this. It doesn't take much to remove anything unwanted. After all of these were cleaned up I primed all the plastic parts and the metal chimney casting using my airbrush and Floquil Primer (which I'm almost out of :'( ).
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A chisel blade in an X-Acto knife handle is handy for removing the wood parts from their carrier sheets.
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Finally, after a few weeks away from the work bench I get to glue something to something else. :D I added bracing to the walls following the pictures included in the instructions and weighing them down to dry using some marble blocks (pieces from disassemble trophies).
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There isn't too much strip wood so I brushed on my alcohol and ink (A&I) onto it rather than breaking out the dunk tank and giving it a bath. :D
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More in a moment....
My A&I mix is made up of a couple of teaspoons (or so) of this ink pad refill ink that I picked up at Staples mixed into a bottle of 70% rubbing alcohol. It's way too dark for my taste straight from that bottle to I decant a little bit into smaller bottles and cut it with some more rubbing alcohol. I have not formula for this. I just pour. Some batches end up darker than others. I keep three bottles on my work bench. One with a dark mix, one with a lighter mix and one of straight rubbing alcohol. I can always dip my brush in the staight alcohol before dipping it in the A&I mix to thin it even further or to brush it onto a piece after the fact if it looks too dark.
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Next the inside of the walls were painted flat black. A trick I picked up from Tom (ACL1504).
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The outside of the walls were painted with my primary color, Light Avocado Green. :o
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Next I used a sponge and dabbed on some light gray to represent spots where the paint peeled away and the primer was showing. I did this very, very lightly and the sponge was almost dry. I didn't want to overdo the effect on this particular structure. You'll note that I also paint the doors, windows, etc. my contrasting color. The same sponge technique was used on them as well.
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Next everything was 'dry brushed' with an off white paint. Load the brush up with paint and then remove almost all of the paint. You just want to highlight the edges and raised surfaces of parts to make them pop.
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I applied glazing to the windows using Microscale Krystal Klear. This is pretty easy to do once you get the hang of it. I have virtually no problems with air bubbles when I use the Krystal Clear.
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That's all for now. More as I find time to post. :D
Following along...
Keeping an eye on this one Bob.
Bob...
Cool idea with the sponge.
Thanx
Bob
Another great kit from Jeff. I like your choice with the green Bob. Raymo
Bob,
That is another great kit from Jeff of CCK fame! I'm following along as well. I like the colors you chose. Great start!
Tom
Bob
Another great build thread! Some smart kit manufacturer needs to hire you to put together their instructions. Seriously, I copy every one of your build threads for the kits I have on my shelf. I think we all learn something new on every build.
Oh and Jeff the kit looks great too!
We know your not faking the pictures when you have the paint from one step on your finger in the next step.
Hi Bob,
I like this green color. I've use it for a small scratchbuild/fanart project that I did last month.
I will follow this thread.
Eric Quebec city
HEY, Bobby Boy - It must feel good to be off the road and gettin' paint and glue on
your fingers again!
I know that it feels good to us to see you buildin' again!! 8) 8) 8)
Quote from: Dave K. on July 08, 2014, 08:36:58 AM
Following along...
Thanks Dave! Always a pleasure to have you following along. :D
Quote from: GPdemayo on July 08, 2014, 08:45:25 AM
Keeping an eye on this one Bob.
Uh-oh. Greg's giving me the evil eye. :o :D
Quote from: bparrish on July 08, 2014, 11:21:37 AM
Bob...
Cool idea with the sponge.
Thanx
Bob
Thanks Bob. Learned that one from Doug Foscale. It's one of my favorite ways to get a peeling paint effect. I prefer painting the walls the final color and dabbing on the undercoat afterwards. Some do it the other way around and dab on the final color leaving some of the undercoat exposed. Either way I like the end result. Thanks for following along!
Quote from: Raymo on July 08, 2014, 11:49:50 AM
Another great kit from Jeff. I like your choice with the green Bob. Raymo
Thanks Raymo. I have to give my wife credit (she said so :o ) for the color choices. She picked them out. :D She tells me I paint too many of my structures with a lighter main color and a darker trim color and I should be doing it the other way around. :D She also tells me I weather them a little too much. ;D
Thanks for following along!
Quote from: S&S RR on July 08, 2014, 05:55:04 PM
Bob
Another great build thread! Some smart kit manufacturer needs to hire you to put together their instructions. Seriously, I copy every one of your build threads for the kits I have on my shelf. I think we all learn something new on every build.
Oh and Jeff the kit looks great too!
Thanks John! Glad to know you find these useful. I know I repeat myself (a lot) from one thread to the next but I figure there may be some first time readers each time I start a new one.
Jeff did a nice job on this one for sure. I like the Concord Street line he's come up with. :D
Quote from: ACL1504 on July 08, 2014, 05:44:01 PM
Bob,
That is another great kit from Jeff of CCK fame! I'm following along as well. I like the colors you chose. Great start!
Tom
Thanks Tom! As I mentioned to Raymo credit for the colors has to go to my wife. I asked her to pick them out for me. :D
I do agree that this is another great kit from Jeff. :D
Quote from: EricQuebec on July 08, 2014, 07:00:46 PM
Hi Bob,
I like this green color. I've use it for a small scratchbuild/fanart project that I did last month.
I will follow this thread.
Eric Quebec city
Thanks for following along Eric! Much appreciated. :D
Quote from: gnatshop on July 08, 2014, 08:23:32 PM
HEY, Bobby Boy - It must feel good to be off the road and gettin' paint and glue on
your fingers again!
I know that it feels good to us to see you buildin' again!! 8) 8) 8)
You got that right Gnat! It sure does feel good gettin' my fingers dirty again. :D I gotta knock this one out so I can get back to Fox Run Milling. ;D
Thanks for following along!
Okay, another update. I failed to mention that I used the sponge technique on the windows, doors, railings and lattice too. Those were painted with the yellow paint I had shown previously. I normally don't like using craft paints like this for anything but the wood parts but I did in this case. After the sponging everyhting and letting that paint dry I hit everything with my A&I solution. With the craft paints you have be a little careful with this step. It will remove the craft paints if you get a little to aggressive brushing the A&I on.
While the glazing was drying I added the corner trim to the walls indicated in the instructions. I glue it on longer than needed and trim it fit using a single edge razor blade.
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Next I assembled the foundation. I'm waiting until it's assembled to paint the block walls (I'll hit it with a rattle can grey primer when I'm done). I started with the wall that runs across the center of the base piece and made sure it was square to the base while the glue dried. Then I worked my way around with the remaining walls. I did need to trim the base piece just a wee bit (shorten it at the narrow end) for all the walls to line up properly but it was not a big deal.
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After gluing the windows and doors in place in the walls I wanted to add some window shades. I keep some sheets of plain white copier paper that I've previously painted Depot Buff, Light Green, etc. handy around my work bench and cut it into strips a little wider than the width of the window. Then I cut of random lengths as shown.
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A little glue around the window is all that's needed to install the blinds. Much easier than doing the real thing. :D
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Just make sure the bottom portion of the blind is square with the window.
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And that's what they look like from the outside.
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More in a moment...
Apologies, I assembled the walls and forgot to take pictures of that process. Now we're on to two porches. I started with the rear porch. I was tempted to make the height of the porch match the bottom of the door but, had I done that, I would have run short on the lattice material that comes with the kit. The instructions mention that the lattice needs to be cut in half and a higher porch would have messed that up. I made my porch match the heigth of the foundation instead. I held off on painting the floor until after the assembly was done. I wanted it braced before I hit with the paint.
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Here's the underside with all the bracing.
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That's were I'm at at the moment. Next up is painting the floor (I used Polly Scale Reefer Gray), gluing that assembly in place and then adding the posts, railing and roof. :D
Thanks for following along!
Looking good.
I wonder would there be a way to offset the lattice so it ends up diagonal?
Jaime
Quote from: NEMMRRC on July 09, 2014, 07:47:50 AM
Looking good.
I wonder would there be a way to offset the lattice so it ends up diagonal?
Jaime
Thanks Jamie.
That's a good thought on the lattice. There are two pieces, like the one shown in the bottom of the last photo, included in the kit. I'm trying to picture in my head how to cut it in lengths so you'd end up with the lattice itself being diagonal. I guess there'd be some waste at the corners so you'd probably need a little extra material. I think this is from Tichy.
..yep, Tichy lattice....I like the idea of diagonal too....I could just add more lattice and make a note in the instructions....nice option...good stuff Bob and Jaime.....
Nice color choice Eileen.
I'm getting into a rut with my colors and I need to be a little more daring with some of my builds in the future. Hope i can do it.
Hi Bob:
Looks great as usual. How's the FSM kit coming along?
Karl
Quote from: postalkarl on July 10, 2014, 07:45:50 AM
Hi Bob:
Looks great as usual. How's the FSM kit coming along?
Karl
Thanks Karl! The FSM kit is coming along slowly thanks to vacation and jumping into this build. I did start painting the detail castings though starting with all the barrels. :D I'll return to that one shortly. Gotta get it done before the EXPO!
Bob,
I've enjoyed your detailed and informative build for Aunt Ruth's house. Great job!
Some lucky person will enjoy the home! Thanks for the thread!
Tom ;D
Quote from: ACL1504 on July 10, 2014, 02:50:21 PM
Bob,
I've enjoyed your detailed and informative build for Aunt Ruth's house. Great job!
Some lucky person will enjoy the home! Thanks for the thread!
Tom ;D
Guess I'd best get crackin' on a kit 'fore I go to a home. ;)
Quote from: GPdemayo on July 09, 2014, 08:53:54 AM
Nice color choice Eileen.
I'm getting into a rut with my colors and I need to be a little more daring with some of my builds in the future. Hope i can do it.
Hi Greg,
I told Eileen everyone on the forum likes the color choices but I also told her that I didn't tell anyone that she picked them out. ;) I guess I'll have to let her pick out some more in the future. :D
Quote from: ACL1504 on July 10, 2014, 02:50:21 PM
Bob,
I've enjoyed your detailed and informative build for Aunt Ruth's house. Great job!
Some lucky person will enjoy the home! Thanks for the thread!
Tom ;D
Hi Tom,
Thanks! I really hope to finish this one up this weekend and get back to Fox Run Milling. There's only a little bit left to do and it should be 'layout ready'. :D
Quote from: BandOGuy on July 10, 2014, 09:11:52 PM
Quote from: ACL1504 on July 10, 2014, 02:50:21 PM
Bob,
I've enjoyed your detailed and informative build for Aunt Ruth's house. Great job!
Some lucky person will enjoy the home! Thanks for the thread!
Tom ;D
Guess I'd best get crackin' on a kit 'fore I go to a home. ;)
:D Yeah, what's up with that? Can't make up your mind? Close your eyes and pull a random kit from the stash. Start building something! ;D
Quote from: ReadingBob on July 11, 2014, 07:49:47 AM
Quote from: GPdemayo on July 09, 2014, 08:53:54 AM
Nice color choice Eileen.
I'm getting into a rut with my colors and I need to be a little more daring with some of my builds in the future. Hope i can do it.
Hi Greg,
I told Eileen everyone on the forum likes the color choices but I also told her that I didn't tell anyone that she picked them out. ;) I guess I'll have to let her pick out some more in the future. :D
Pegi always picked colors and treatments on our 1:1 builds and she's been great helping with the little stuff too! It always helps to have another set of eyes.
Okay, it's time to get back to the build of this one and show you the finished product.
It's amazing what looking at your work in pictures can reveal. I added the posts and the railings to the rear porch. Later on, when I looked at these photo's I could see the one railing was parallel with the end of the porch. It really didn't appear that obvious when looking at in person as it does in this photo. I've since repositioned it. By the way, on homes like these in the old coal mining towns, nutthin' was square and lined up. I know, I lived in one for a spell. ::)
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After putting the rear porch roof on I added rafter tails that were longer than necessary and then trimmed them using my sprue cutter. In all honesty an old pair of rail nippers is a little easier to use but the sprue cutters were just sitting there right next to my hand when I went to do this. :D
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For the roof's I applied 3M Transfer tape to the top and then trimmed it to fit using a sharp pair of scissors.
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Peeling the carrier material off of the roof after the transfer tape is applied leaves behind the 'stick-um' stuff. Now you have roof surface ready to receive rolled roofing and no glue is needed. That helps prevent glue smudges from getting on the visible surface of the rolled roofing. I then applied my rolled roofing material in strips working my way from the lower portion of the roof to the upper portion of the roof and overlapping each strip slightly. I just eye ball it. :o Afterwards I trim it to fit. On exposed edges I leave a lit bit extra that can be bent down. The main roof on this structure only has the lower edge exposed.
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For the front porch I trimmed the posts to what I judged to be the correct height based on positioning the porch roof where I wanted it. I trimmed them at the top, not the bottom. The bottom portion must be left untouched otherwise where the heck would the railings go? :-\
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Again, just eye-ballin' things I guesstimated how long the railings at the end of the porch needed to be so I'd now how big a piece to cut.
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More in a moment...
Hi Bob:
Aunt Ruth's is looking good.
Karl
I used my trusty single edged razor blade to cut a piece of railing to the length I guesstimated in the previous step.
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Using a square I checked to ensure that the end of my railing would glue square to the post when I was ready. I tweaked (not twerked, OMG), it with an emery board as necessary to get it just right.
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I applied just a teeny drop of CAA on the end of the top and bottom railing and glued it to the post. One end is already finished and now I'm gluing the other end together. After that I glued them in place on the front porch and the made an assembly with a longer railing to glue on the front of the porch. Then the roof was glued in place.
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After the porches were completed it was time to start adding some pitch/tar here and there. I mixed some plain old Elmer's White Glue with a drop of Vallejo 70.862 Black Grey (I used to love using Pollyscale Grimy Black for this).
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I applied a little of the glue/paint pitch to the places I thought it would be appropriate, where the roofs meet walls and around the chimney on the main roof. It'll thin out a bit as it dries.
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By the way I figured out a way to make both roofs removable so lighting could be added later on. The main roof slides into place. I simply added a couple pieces of strip wood to the side walls, angled at one end, to hold it in position.
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More in a moment...
The little rear roof just drops into place after the main roof has been installed.
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The final step was to go back and touch up spots, like the ends of the trim that were cut after being painted, the rafter tails, etc. with A&I or paint and A&I to blend them in. Nothing looks more obvious, as I'm sure you've seen in earlier photo's than raw wood. I also used a micro brush and plain A (no I) to tone down one or two spots where the A&I might have dried too dark. Not a great photo but I had this happen on the front of the steps. Just be careful, with the cheaper craft store acrylic paints rubbing A around too much will strip the paint right off.
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Now for some photo's of the almost finished project (remember how I mentioned that photo's reveal things that bug you?). I want to go back and tone down the pitch with a little flat finish. It looks too bright to me in these pictures. It doesn't look that bad in real life but a quick hit with some flat finish should help.
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And there you have. A great little kit of a neat little house from Carolina Craftsman Kits!
Quote from: postalkarl on July 19, 2014, 11:34:08 AM
Hi Bob:
Aunt Ruth's is looking good.
Karl
Hi Karl,
Thanks! Much appreciated. Now it's back to work painting the castings for Fox Run Milling. ;D
Great job, Bob. I like the Vallejo German Grey for a "grimy black" replacement.
Jeff
Bob, another outstanding job!! We have been following the thread from the beginning and I have learned a lot. I hope to start my first real build shortly.
Thank you for sharing your talents.
Bill & Kris
Atta boy Bob.....good looking build!
Some good techniques in this thread, thanks!
dave
Bob...
The porch railing and lattice work are just terrific.
thanx
Bob
Bob,
Great job, the colors look like they belong on Aunt Ruth's house. As the other
Bob said, the lattice is terrific!
Tom ;D
Nice job Bob. :)
The lattice really is a great feature.
John
Good Morning Bob,
I have not had much time to follow or even look at the things happening on this forum but I did get a chance this morning and running across your build I have to say you have done a phenomenal job. Thanks for sharing.
Bob
Another great build and build thread - thanks again for sharing.
Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on July 19, 2014, 12:22:52 PM
Great job, Bob. I like the Vallejo German Grey for a "grimy black" replacement.
Jeff
Thanks for the compliment and the tip Jeff. I'll have to get my hands on a bottle of the German Grey and give it a try. :D
Quote from: PennsyJ1 on July 19, 2014, 02:31:04 PM
Bob, another outstanding job!! We have been following the thread from the beginning and I have learned a lot. I hope to start my first real build shortly.
Thank you for sharing your talents.
Bill & Kris
Thanks Bill & Kris! I'm glad you found this thread useful. If you have any questions during your build feel free to give me a call. Better yet, post questions out here. There's a bunch of folks here that'll be more than happy to offer their assistance. :D
Quote from: GPdemayo on July 19, 2014, 02:47:59 PM
Atta boy Bob.....good looking build!
Thanks Greg! Much appreciated. :D
Quote from: deemery on July 19, 2014, 04:04:24 PM
Some good techniques in this thread, thanks!
dave
You're welcome Dave! Thanks for following along. :D
Quote from: bparrish on July 20, 2014, 01:47:06 AM
Bob...
The porch railing and lattice work are just terrific.
thanx
Bob
Thanks Bob! To be honest, I was worried about them when I started. I don't recall ever using them before. But once I got going I found out it wasn't too difficult to do and, thanks to the quality of the castings, the results are really pleasing. :D
Quote from: ACL1504 on July 20, 2014, 08:44:16 AM
Bob,
Great job, the colors look like they belong on Aunt Ruth's house. As the other
Bob said, the lattice is terrific!
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom! I think my wife has earned the right to be my official color picker for future builds. :D
Quote from: Cuse on July 20, 2014, 08:46:22 AM
Nice job Bob. :)
The lattice really is a great feature.
John
Thanks John! The whole deal, lattice, porches, railings, etc. really reminds me of the small town type of homes from the Northeast. Really 'down by the tracks' type stuff.
Quote from: Bntrainmaster on July 20, 2014, 09:02:53 AM
Good Morning Bob,
I have not had much time to follow or even look at the things happening on this forum but I did get a chance this morning and running across your build I have to say you have done a phenomenal job. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Bart! I really appreciate the kind words and having you follow along. :D
Quote from: S&S RR on July 20, 2014, 10:35:05 AM
Bob
Another great build and build thread - thanks again for sharing.
Thanks John! It's been my pleasure sharing this one with everyone.
I just got to see this building up close on Bills' Pennsey layout. Great job Bob, I love the detail, especially the porches and crawl space lattice covering.
Very nice kit from el Groovey and great build by Butts!
By the way, I also saw the first wood structure build by Bill. He did a very nice job with the structure and added some great weathering also.
So Bill, now that you have Irfanview and can size the photos, how about sharing a few pictures of your first build with the rest of the gang? Hop in, the waters fine.....! ;)
Bob,
It was a very nice gesture to give Aunt Ruth's House to Kris and Bill for their Pennsy layout! I'm not sure; however, that her relatives appreciate you giving it away! Ha!
Let me say this about this build and all the others you have done and unselfishly given and built for others!
I'M JUST DAMN HAPPY YOU LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD!
Tom ;D
Hi Bob:
Great build. very nicely done.
Karl
Quote from: GPdemayo on July 26, 2014, 05:05:45 PM
I just got to see this building up close on Bills' Pennsey layout. Great job Bob, I love the detail, especially the porches and crawl space lattice covering.
Very nice kit from el Groovey and great build by Butts!
By the way, I also saw the first wood structure build by Bill. He did a very nice job with the structure and added some great weathering also.
So Bill, now that you have Irfanview and can size the photos, how about sharing a few pictures of your first build with the rest of the gang? Hop in, the waters fine.....! ;)
Thanks Greg! We had a great time visiting Bill and Kris's place with you and Pegi Saturday. Groovy has some really nice structures. I'm glad this one found a good home. :D
Quote from: ACL1504 on July 26, 2014, 06:02:59 PM
Bob,
It was a very nice gesture to give Aunt Ruth's House to Kris and Bill for their Pennsy layout! I'm not sure; however, that her relatives appreciate you giving it away! Ha!
Let me say this about this build and all the others you have done and unselfishly given and built for others!
I'M JUST DAMN HAPPY YOU LIVE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD!
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom. I'm very happy to have stumbled across a bunch of great folks down here that share the same interests I do. I find it's more fun to build them when they can be displayed on a nice layout. :D
Quote from: postalkarl on July 29, 2014, 07:36:55 AM
Hi Bob:
Great build. very nicely done.
Karl
Thanks Karl! Very much appreciated.
I'm back to work painting the castings for Fox Run Milling. That'll take some time. I can blame that on George though. I always sit there and stare at the detail in each casting for a while before I start painting it. They're amazing. ;)
Quote from: ReadingBob on July 29, 2014, 09:07:09 AM
Quote from: postalkarl on July 29, 2014, 07:36:55 AM
Hi Bob:
Great build. very nicely done.
Karl
Thanks Karl! Very much appreciated.
I'm back to work painting the castings for Fox Run Milling. That'll take some time. I can blame that on George though. I always sit there and stare at the detail in each casting for a while before I start painting it. They're amazing. ;)
Bob
I recently purchased a jewelers magnifying glass (20x) and I spent an hour or so looking at George's castings. As you said, the castings are amazing. And, he makes the molds by hand and that requires some real skill. I also found out that one of my Ebay purchases from years ago doesn't have original FSM castings. The difference was very obvious at 20x.