The Granby Bates Project

[rpdylan]

Thanks! Cutting out the roof pieces was the trickiest part! I made a promise to myself that this would be the ladt scratchbuild for a while as I have 2 shelves of kits waiting to be built!  I will say, I encourage everyone to try some scratchbuilding- it will improve your modeling skills geatly. I really only have 1 photo to go by with this project, and even though its not an exact match, I think It looks pretty close to George's original. This would have made a great kit!

Bob C.

[ACL1504]

Bob,

Wonderful scratch build. Beautiful job all the way, yes, this would have and still can be a wonderful kit. George are you listening?

Tom

[S&S RR]

Great looking build - I wonder how many great kits there are on the F&SM? Will there be a JS-19?

[madharry]

Well done Bob!

A very nice build.

Mike

[rpdylan]

Thanks Mike! I'm working on the 4 dormers....they're a bit small so naturally more time-consuming!
bob c.

[rpdylan]

I've got 2 dormers built....these little buggers are a bit time consuming- 2 more to go. the angle for the 2 front ones is different than the angle for the side ones. I usually use pastel/weathering chalks for the roof but will do that at the very end so as not to mess it up with fingerprints.  I stepped away from the dormer building to work on Walther's large hotel kit.

[deemery]

I 'feel your pain' on dormers, the Cigar Factory project had 21 of those buggers!  I had the front gable and roof segments laser-cut once I got the pattern worked out correctly.


dave

[rpdylan]

wow, Yeah, if I had 21 to do.....oh boy.  The laser cutting was a good call for that project!  I do all my scratchbuilding with xacto blades (#11, chisel), HO scale ruler (I think, measure all in HO scale feet), little square sold by MicroMark (is low relief to sit onto scribed siding), Chop- it tool.  I like the cardboard that with shirts- it usually has a paper backing and is about a scale 3 inches in thickness. Its good for roofs and I can cover the edges with scale 1 x 3 strip wood. The windows here are all Gallery Glass (I hate cutting clear acetate), but I will use acetate for large size window openings, doors, store-fronts.
    Its fun to look at a photo and then reverse engineer the thing in order to model it.  My hats off to George Sellios for such a great design here.  I believe that if this thing had been a kit, it would have been a sell-out. The structure sits really high when it is set on the foundation.  I'm looking forward to getting this mounted and then work on the little side building and loading dock!

Bob C.

[rpdylan]

used this tool to get the roof angle for the side dormers...

[ACL1504]

Bob,

The Bates project is looking fantastic. The dormers really change the entire look of the structure.  Very well done bob.

Tom

[postalkarl]

Hi Bob:

glad to see you building this structure. It was always one of my favorites on the F&SM. It looks great so far.

karl

[martin.ojaste]

Bob, its like a treasure hunt find all the little details and re-building from them. Good job!

[rpdylan]

After about a hundred rafter tails.... I'm ready to start some roof details and then start putting this thing together..... I'm going to put a wider loading dock on so that I can fit the little brick "shed" between the building and the track.

[donatode]

That is one OUTSTANDING!!! build....thanks for sharing with us.

[postalkarl]

Hi RP:

Looks like it coming together. Keep the pics flowing. It coming out great so far.

Karl