FSM JS # 11 Butcher's Way

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Why am I hungry all of a sudden?

Sounds like a great idea.  Can't get steaks any fresher than here.

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Started to add the cattle pens and rail side ramp.  I  A/I'd the strips for the stock pens in a plastic freezer bag and let them dry before dry brushing with Floquil Reefer White.  I made copies of the fencing templates and mounted them to 1/4" masonite so as to spare the original templates.  The strips at the bottom of the templates are to keep every thing straight.  Made them out of left over 3/16" lumber from the scrap box.  They were tacked to the templates with Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue.  I love that stuff - it grabs and holds quickly, but gives you some 'wiggle time'.  Another land mark step in construction was putting up the first piece of fencing for the stock pens.  Sure enjoying this build.

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Bob


The build is looking great.  It is really nice to see another yellow box come of the shelf and get built.  I'm enjoying your thread.

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Thank you very much, John.  I'm learning a lot by reading the other builds, both structure and railroad, posted here by you and the other fine builders.

[martin.ojaste]

Nice progress. Some day I will do a Yellow Bix kit; I'm interested.


Marty

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Nice progress. Some day I will do a Yellow Bix kit; I'm interested.


Marty

Marty, me thinks you are being too humble.  From what I've seen of your Sierra West Shipyard build and others on other forums, you are ever so ready for a "yellow box".  I'm striving to be as good as you one day.

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I wanted to add a quick tip here for getting square ends cut on all these fence posts and fence rails.  One way, for sure,  is with a chopper, I II or III.  But if you only have one or two to cut, here's a little trick I picked up on a ship building forum.  Hold your xacto chisel where you want to make your cut.  Then look into the chisel blade and line up the piece being cut until you have a perfect reflection in the blade.  The picture shows an example of what this long winded explanation was trying to say.  The piece in the picture is a fence post and as you can see, it's not quite there as far as being a perfect reflection of itself.  A little movement of the blade to the left should give me a parallel reflection and a straight cut.  Remember to check the vertical alignment also to prevent a sloped cut.  Hope this helps.

[ReadingBob]

Neat tip on cutting square ends Bob B.  Thanks!

Things are coming along quite nicely.  I enjoyed building the pens and they add so much character to the who scene.  Keep up the great work!

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Neat tip on cutting square ends Bob B.  Thanks!

Things are coming along quite nicely.  I enjoyed building the pens and they add so much character to the who scene.  Keep up the great work!

Thank you Bob.  And you are so right about the build coming to life with the addition of the holding pens.  Adds a whole new dimension to up until now was just another line side building.

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Here's another tip  I 'borrowed' from ship building forums.  Lego blocks used to square up bulkheads, here it works great to square up structure walls or the occasional stock pen fences.

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Always nice to reach a mile stone with a craftsman kit.  The cattle are in their pens!  All that's left is to finish is the loading platform , then add the details like the watering tubs, the hay bales, some dirt and it's on to the other structures.  Can't wait until I can place the diorama on the layout.  It will have a place just past the icing platform.  Should make for some interesting switching opportunities.

[Zephyrus52246]

Nice job on the fencing, Bob.

Jeff

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Thank you, Jeff.  I really enjoyed this portion of the build and the kit supplied templates made the task fairly easy.  The fencing added a lot of character to the build.

[tom.boyd.125]

Bob,
Nice tip using the Lego blocks to square things up.
Your FSM build is coming along well.
Can't wait for the grandson to come over soon with his toys.
Tom

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Bob,
Nice tip using the Lego blocks to square things up.
Your FSM build is coming along well.
Can't wait for the grandson to come over soon with his toys.
Tom

Thanks for the kudos on the build.  Maybe you can trade something to the grandson for the legos.  Depending how old he is, maybe a trip to the ice cream store.