The Curmudgeon (Mike) and the Punk (Dustin) Build the SWSM Deer Creek Mine

[Mike Engler]

Thanks to Greg, my St. Louis buddies John and John, and Karl and Villius. No action here so I'll put up another outside shot. Along with some foliage I need to tone down my dirt if I take more outside pics.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Absolutely beautiful, Mike!

Cheers, Mark.

[donatode]

Absolutely beautiful, Mike!

Cheers, Mark.

I second that .... make that "I trike that!"

[postalkarl]

Hi mike:

All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful work as usual.

Karl

[Janbouli]

Absolutely beautiful, Mike!

Cheers, Mark.

I second that .... make that "I trike that!"

Ehhhhhhh, I Quad that.

[ACL1504]

Mike,

Absolutely fantastic my friend, really beautiful work.

Tom

[martin.ojaste]

Mike, it looks like a working mine...

[Mike Engler]

I love it Mike! She sure looks good sitting there with some track. I need to get on the ball with mine. Kids sure do cut build time. In a good way though. I have tow walls boarded and starting on the others. Keep up the great work sir.

I decided to check back to see if Dustin has gotten the rest of those hoist house walls done. I can't rip on Dustin because I know raising the family always takes precedence over modeling- in fact when I was his age I was in the middle of about a fifteen year sabbatical away from model building while I was helping to raise our five- I coached a lot of hockey and baseball, and went to the other kids games when I wasn't coaching. I also found time to play over 100 rounds of golf a year until about nine years ago when I re-discovered kit-building. Owned and built a couple of businesses on the side.


So Dustin, have fun with those guys while you can. That kit ain't going anywhere- it will be there when you want to get back at it. But do finish it- it is taboo not to finish a build thread. I finished Twin Mills about a year before Elliott finished in our dual build thread, but he also followed me with a Best of Show at the National Narrow Gauge Convention.


Since I've been here last I need to thank Mark, Donato, Karl S., Janbouli, Tom, and Martin for stopping by with nice things to say.
I've fiddled with the mine a bit more and am incorporating it into a larger module, but that will be another story and another thread. I will try to get another photo or two with this beautiful weather.

[coors2u]

OK, OK, OK, I have decided to get my arse in gear and get back to this kit. I can't make any excuses. I have cleaned off the bench and I am ready to get back at it. That means there should be pics and an update to follow soon. 


Sorry for the long pause in between.

[S&S RR]

OK, OK, OK, I have decided to get my arse in gear and get back to this kit. I can't make any excuses. I have cleaned off the bench and I am ready to get back at it. That means there should be pics and an update to follow soon. 


Sorry for the long pause in between.

Dustin


Good to hear your getting back to the workbench.  Looking forward to your progress pictures.  Keeping your family as your top priority is the way it should be - there will be more time for modeling when your old like Mike and I. I wonder if Mike has bought that new keyboard yet?

[ACL1504]

Dustin,

Family always first. I never missed any family function until my two were out of high school. I did miss a few Holidays due to Law Enforcement work however. The kids still talk about how Dad was always there. And, all the kits I had then I still have today! So like Mike said, "They kits aren't going anywhere".

Tom

[GPdemayo]

Glad to see this build continue. 

[coors2u]

Oh, I assure you that it is all family first here. I have just been using what free time I do have to take it easy. I have been working on a few plastic models.


With that said lets get on to an update.

[coors2u]

The walls for the hoist house are the next thing that need to be built. Brett does a great job of providing the pre cut inner walls. You just have to stain them with a little chalk.





Next is to place board on board. I decided to try a different technique to weather each board. I used the back on an xacto on each one and then used a small brush with different stain on them to create a little variation.

[coors2u]

There is a trick to getting all the walls lined up so you don't see any gaps. I'm not supposed to say what it is but you may notice it in this pic.