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Title: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 07, 2014, 07:47:14 AM
I started working on this kit about 2 months ago (I'm a slow builder) and have been taking photos as I went along.  Like my Gleason build thread, this will be more of a pictorial of what I did then an actual build thread with a lot of details.  Comments are always welcome.  I'm still learning how to do a lot of this stuff, but to paraphrase Doug "I stopped standing there and built something". 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 07, 2014, 07:52:17 AM
Ok, so I probably should comment on what the heck the pictures are about, right?  The first one is cleaning out the "flash" in the openings of the Hydrocal front wall.  I used a new blade and scored around each opening until the material broke out.  I didn't show the step where I flattened out the back & bottom of the wall to square it up.  This was done because the side walls, which are clapboards, will butt up against the back of the wall and you want it to be flat/square.  I then taped off the "wood" area of the wall & spray painted it with the paint shown.  Then I re-taped so that I could paint the brick areas.  That's it for now.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: ACL1504 on November 07, 2014, 07:57:00 AM
Mark,

I'll be following along and I've always like JD's kits. I have several and have built several, wood and hydrocal.

Do you have an overall photo of the kit as I don't remember this on.


Tom ;D
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: ReadingBob on November 07, 2014, 11:16:07 AM
Hi Mark,

Thanks for starting another thread.  I like JD's kits too.  There are a few on my X-Mas list, if my better half doesn't buy them for me for X-Mas the EXPO is coming up not long thereafter.   ;)  This looks like another interesting one. 

I should build a more hydrocal kits.  They're fun.   :D 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: deemery on November 07, 2014, 12:10:06 PM
Quote from: ReadingBob on November 07, 2014, 11:16:07 AM
... I should build a more hydrocal kits.  They're fun.   :D
Unless you drop it!


dave
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: NEBrownstone on November 07, 2014, 01:23:58 PM
But Dave, that will give it character.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 07, 2014, 01:31:26 PM
Thanks for following along!  I'll see if there's a finished product photo on the box to post Tom.  Bob, I have a love/hate relationship with hydrocal.  It looks great, but I tend to break the occasional piece (in some cases 3 or 4 times), and wind up gluing it back together.  Character, yeah, that's it! 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 08, 2014, 06:35:53 AM
Here's a few more progress photos.  These show how I usually do my mortar.  I pick a white acrylic paint, brush it on in about a 3x3" area, then wipe it off with a cloth or paper towel (which sometimes sheds...Ugh!).  I just keep moving along the whole brick face until I'm done. 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 08, 2014, 06:16:08 PM
I'm going to jump to the wood components of the kit.  The next set of photos will be of the clapboard walls that will make up the side and rear walls.  First off is using an Exacto knife to cut the blanks out of the window and door openings.  Occasionally the laser won't cut fully through to the rear of the wall, so I'll run the blade over that as well from the back.  Then per Jimmy's bracing sheet I marked down 3/16" from the top, which is where the top of the bracing should go so that the roof cardstock will eventually sit on top of them.  Then, in my usual maniacal way I used a "few" clamps to hold the stripwood bracing in place.  Oh, for good luck I also used weights in the middle bracing since I couldn't get my clamps to reach there.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: gnatshop on November 08, 2014, 11:58:59 PM
"won't cut fully through to the rear of the wall"
Oh, God forbid that Jimmy has that problem!
Crank up that power, Jimmy!!!!
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: postalkarl on November 10, 2014, 07:50:32 AM
Hi MAP:

Nice start. I like this building. May have to get one.

Karl
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: S&S RR on November 10, 2014, 08:30:05 AM
Nice looking build - I will be following along.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 10, 2014, 09:02:16 AM
Thanks for the comments & following along guys.  More photos tonight.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 11, 2014, 05:44:38 PM
Here are a few more progress pics.  I used the usual A&I wash on the claps first.  For this build I decided not to put in nail holes.  I usually Doug Foscale's sponge method to apply paint on the walls, typically using 3 different colors on a build.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: ACL1504 on November 11, 2014, 06:09:15 PM
Mark,

The walls look great!

Tom ;D
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 12, 2014, 09:52:41 AM
Thanks Tom!  More photos tonight.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 12, 2014, 07:16:39 PM
Here are a few more progress pictures of the clapboard walls.  The windows have been glazed and put in.  Since I wasn't going to have any details inside of the building, I put in two vertical pieces of strip wood between the sidewalls, then glued cardstock to it just behind the windows on the front wall. 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 14, 2014, 05:30:41 PM
Ok, time for a few more progress photos.  I'm sticking with the clapboard walls one more time.  In the previous pic I had dry-fitted the cardstock roof within the 3 clap walls.  I had to do a little tweak to make it fit right.  I tried squaring up the walls best I could, but they did move a bit on me.  Jimmy includes some sandpaper that will sit on top of the cardstock to act as the roofing material.  I dry fit that as well, then used the 3M tape here to stick the two together.  After that I did a quick dry brushing. 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 21, 2014, 06:25:30 PM
Ok, time for an update.  I'll switch back over to the Hydrocal front wall.  These photos show the windows in place and the front wall attached to the cardstock flooring.  I used my angle blocks to square up the wall to the floor. 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: GPdemayo on November 22, 2014, 09:30:19 AM
Great work Mark.....thanks for sharing with us!  8)
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 22, 2014, 04:12:05 PM
Thanks for following along Greg....and anybody else who's been checking out the photos!!  I'll post some more pics tomorrow.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 23, 2014, 02:17:48 AM
Here are a few more photos.  These are of the outer stairwell to the 2nd floor.  Actually, the first picture is of my clamps, with the outer wall being used to hold them for the photo. :o  Next one is of the corner trim glued onto the wall, then trimmed at the angle of the wall.  The last one is of the 3 walls glued together.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: ACL1504 on November 23, 2014, 07:39:20 AM
Mark,

Looking very good.

Tom ;D
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 28, 2014, 07:48:50 AM
Happy Black Friday!  Time for an update on the build.  These photos are of the billboard that comes with the kit.  The first pic is of the separate components of the unit, sans the Fulsome sign.  Next is a series of being-built pics.  I used 3M tape on the back of the sign to adhere it to the billboard (I love that stuff).  The last one is the "fancy" trim board that goes around the sign.  That's it for now.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: LongHornCaddy on November 28, 2014, 01:45:28 PM
Looking good Mark!
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: ReadingBob on November 28, 2014, 02:19:40 PM
Mark,

What a terrific job on the peeling paint effect on the outer stairwell.  It looks super.   ;D  The billboard looks great too.   :D  :D
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 29, 2014, 06:18:08 AM
Thanks guys!  This is a neat building.  I like the mixed media walls.  Ok, a few more pics.  The roof material for the outer stairwell was corrugated metal, so I gave it a spray with some primer after I pre-cut the pieces to the size I wanted.  I used 3M tape to hold the pieces down, but added a little bit of gel CA where they overlapped as a belt & suspenders tactic.  I did the roof after gluing the stairwell to the side wall so that I could butt the roofing right up against the wall.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on November 30, 2014, 07:21:37 AM
Here are a few more pics of the build.  This is of the small shed on top of the roof that I'm assuming is the roof entrance for stairs that would be inside the building.  Here we have the bracing, A&I wash, sponge method to apply multiple layers of paint, etc.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: rustyfawcett on November 30, 2014, 09:11:34 AM
Looks great so far. Going together  very nicely
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on December 02, 2014, 02:51:35 PM
Thanks for the feedback Rusty.  Hope to post more pictures tonight.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on December 02, 2014, 08:15:26 PM
Here are some more pics of the rooftop structure.  I used the 3M tape again for the roof.  A sandpaper sheet was included to be used as the roof material, so I used it.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on December 03, 2014, 06:23:07 PM
I used, what else, the 3M tape to hold down the roof material on the rooftop structure.  I'll give it a dry brushing after it's installed (and after I put the door in).  Jimmy included a brass fire escape with the kit (Oh Joy!).  I've never built one of these before, but I just forged ahead hoping that I wouldn't farkle it up too much.  The kit recommends either CA or solder to assemble the kit.  I used the CA since my soldering skills are way too barbaric.  I'm hoping the Premium workshop that Slim is giving at the Expo will help me out some...that will be considered a miracle....me learning how to solder, not Slim giving a clinic! 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: jerryrbeach on December 03, 2014, 06:44:15 PM
Mark,
I am remiss in not commenting earlier on this build thread.  I have been following, and especially like the look of the clapboard walls.  They make a nice contrast to the well kept brick front. 
I think you did a great job on the fire escape, assembling that is way outside my personal comfort zone. 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: Janbouli on December 03, 2014, 07:10:34 PM
Great job on the fire escape. I have some N-scale ones , I wonder if they will ever come out of the wrapper.
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on December 04, 2014, 06:55:23 PM
Thanks for the feedback guys.  Jerry, no problem in  not replying.  I'm usually a lurker myself.  Ok, here are a couple more fire escape pictures.  The kit comes with a piece of bracing that's supposed to be used to make all of the bends in the fire escape.  I tried using it, but I wound up using a 6" metal scale rule to make the bends.  They came out much cleaner/square than using the stripwood bracing.  I also added 2 pieces of the brass sprue to the wall side of the pieces, then drilled holes in the clap wall to install the escape to the wall.  Sorry, I didn't take pictures of that. 
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: gnatshop on December 04, 2014, 08:56:59 PM
That Jimmy Boy loves to intimidate his kit builders (while sittin' in his wheel chair with a
*&^% eatin' grin on his face!!).

Sorry Jimmy, but it's been too long since I picked on you!!  Time's up, I'm baacckk!
Title: Re: Railroad Kits Fulsome Inn
Post by: MAP on December 06, 2014, 05:29:05 AM
yeah Gnat, Jimmy is into torturing us for sure...when I saw that fire escape I shuddered.  I'd pick it up, then put it down, pick it up, put it down. I finally just tore the bag open, read the instructions (yep, I did!), and gave it a shot.