Next up on the bench is this background building from Jeff at CCK. The club models northern Illinois/southern Wisconsin so it won't be "Thompson Navigation", but I'm noodling some ideas.
Parts is parts.
Keeping an eye on this one. I'll pick this up from Jeff at Springfield. Raymo
What he said!
Tom ;D
Boy, that Jeffy boy is on a roll with neat kits!
Retirement must be sittin' good with him - and 'why wouldn't it?' ??? ??? ???
But don't ask me to go noodlin' with you - I ain't stickin' my hand in one of them
unknown holes!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D
He's got one heckuva product line. I need to retire!
Jeff sure has come a long way in a short time with his product line. Lots of great stuff for sure. I need a few background buildings. I like the looks of this one, and will be on my "Christmas gift to myself" list. Gnat, you better keep your hands out of those unknown holes!!! :o Yikes!
Getting ready to do nailholes. Yeah, yeah, I know. Ain't resurrecting THAT debate! I like 'em. Live with it. ;D
Machinist's square...one of my favorite tools. Ah ain't too good with them straight lines...this helps.
I've been wanting to try this product from Jimmy Simmons at Monster Modelworks so now's as good a time as any. I'll use his lasercut wood siding for the right-hand portion of the kit. Just use Jeff's wall to trace-out the window and door openings.
As you can see above I had a nasty X-Acto incident yesterday. Bled like a stuck pig. Probably could use a stitch or two but that would be a couple of hours away from the project. Coulda been worser...
That's a good looking kit. Jeff really has emerged from the pack as one of the really good kit designers, IMO. Many of his kits have very interesting rooflines and construction details ala Mr. Foscale (that's my highest compliment :D ).
Jimmy Simmons' Monster Modelworks is another very interesting manufacturer. I purchased some pieces of brick siding including some corner stock and 4 sided brick pillars in N scale and the miniscule intricate laser cutting is phenomenal. I never got to building anything, but I'm happy to see you trying it out. My heavy handed dry-brushing would probably turn it into stucco :P
I'm enjoying the thread.
John
Quote from: Dave K. on November 29, 2014, 07:35:24 AM
As you can see above I had a nasty X-Acto incident yesterday. Bled like a stuck pig. Probably could use a stitch or two but that would be a couple of hours away from the project. Coulda been worser...
Dave,
Great photo, but damn, you caught me off guard there.
Tom ;D
Man.....that had to hurt. ;D
Bwahahahaha! ;D
Quote from: Dave K. on November 29, 2014, 07:35:24 AM
As you can see above I had a nasty X-Acto incident yesterday. Bled like a stuck pig. Probably could use a stitch or two but that would be a couple of hours away from the project. Coulda been worser...
Even an idiot would have put the knife down after the FIRST blood! :o hehehehehehe
One would think... ;D
I've tried several brands of pounce/ponce wheels and don't care for them. Not a fan of the rectangluar holes, and if you slip and don't run a perfectly straight line you've ruined the wall. I'm a big fan of the Monster Nailer. Unfortunately they're out of production and no longer available. Will have to make a knock-off when mine wears out.
Yes, it's a tedious part of the build and from a distance probably not super-visible, but I like the overall look it gives.
The scribed siding from Monster has the board ends lasered-in. I just added nailholes. Again, may not show after paint and inkahol...we'll see.
And here we are after a light inkahol application.
Also have the walls braced and the interior painted black...nothing worth photographing. Also experimenting on scrap with paint colors. 'Til then...
The walls look great!
Now, I've gotta figger out how to make me a redneck Monster Nailer!
Thanks, Gnat. Up this morning to try out some colors. For the right-hand portion of the complex (a food service operation) I'm going with Wedgewood Green.
Three women and three men are traveling by train to the Super Bowl.
At the station, the three men each buy a ticket and watch as the three women buy just one ticket.
"How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks one of the men.
"Watch and learn," answers one of the women.
They all board the train. The three men take their respective seats but all three women cram into a toilet together and close the door.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the toilet door and says, "Ticket, please.! "
The door opens just a crack, and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand.
The conductor takes it and moves on.
The men see this happen and agree it was quite a clever idea; so, after the game, they decide to do the same thing on the return trip and save some money.
When they get to the station they buy a single ticket for the return trip but see, to their astonishment,that the three women don't buy any ticket at all!!
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed man.
"Watch and learn," answer the women
When they board the train, the three men cram themselves into a toilet, and the three women cram into another toilet just down the way.
Shortly after the train is on its way, one of the women leaves her toilet and walks over to the toilet in which the men are hiding.
The woman knocks on their door and says,"Ticket, please."
Color test for center building. For Christmas I'm asking for Karl's knack for picking color combinations.
Still learning how to do my own signs. The trick seems to be to find decent fonts that don't look too "computery".
A Sunday well spent.
Back at it after a busy work week.
Sidetracked with other projects...almost there.
Hi Dave:
I like Jeff's kits and have built a few of them. Can't wait to see what you do wioth this one.
Karl
Thanks, Karl, and Happy New Year! This is another background job for the town of Centerville at the club.
Looking good, Dave.
Cheers, Mark.
Thanks, Mark. Happy 2015!