Antiseanna Pants Co.

[Mkrailway]

Tom, I thought you had lost your "pants". 

Marty

[tom.boyd.125]

 Thanks Tom, Andy & Marty for getting back on the train...Marty don't forget that anyone 68 years old can lose something ! Back to this build....
Bracing for wall is 3/16 square wood cut with a Harbor Freight chopper....Karl O. mentioned this tool in his builds many years ago....glued the bracing on the back on the main wall....and weighted down with some Menards patio bricks to keep it flat....after it was dry....some low cost craft paint sealed the back side....
Tommy

[tom.boyd.125]

 Once that was completed, added the nail holes to the front wall using a old Vintage Reproductions pounce wheel, and followed up with a medium wash of A/I. Test fitted the Tichy windows again and will paint them soon, choice of color pending, then add the 1/16 square end pieces, maybe dry brush the wall and think about lifting some clapboards....back to the candy kitchen again....
Tommy

[ACL1504]

Tom,

Your build is looking good. Love all the windows.

Tom

[postalkarl]

HI Tom:

The wall looks great. I'll be following along. Where did you get your foundation castings?

Karl

[tom.boyd.125]

HI Tom:

The wall looks great. I'll be following along. Where did you get your foundation castings?

Karl

Karl,
Original plan was to make copies of the FSM Barnstead Lumber # 195 foundation pieces, had a extra kit...but that may change as the FSM Jeffries Point # 285 box of castings was just located and those are taller stone foundation sections...see photo...will make both and see which looks better...but always accepting free castings donations for Christmas...
Tommy

[ak-milw]

Lookin' good Tom, and stay away from that candy!!

[postalkarl]

Hi Tommy:

I like the bigger ones. I think they will look much better.

Karl

Karl

[tom.boyd.125]

 Thanks Andy & Karl for checking in on the build. Karl, after looking at the wall with both size stone foundations for a while, the larger stone foundation is what we will go with. The Tichy windows were painted in Folk Art Plaid Sterling Blue # 441 craft paint, and were cemented into the main wall with canopy glue. Here's a few shots of the progress...with the last photo showing a FSM # 145 coal tower in front of the build...
Tommy

[S&S RR]

It's great to see all that building activity on your workbench. 

[tom.boyd.125]

It's great to see all that building activity on your workbench.

John,
Thanks for the comment ! Some modelers like to work on one structure from start to finish. Did build that way long ago. Now we have a different project on the bench everyday. Find it's neat and rewarding to see a dozen models all coming together at once. 
Tommy

[Powersteamguy1790]

Looking good Tom....


Stay cool and run steam........

[tom.boyd.125]

 Bob, Thanks for checking in on the build...Happy Birthday to you and your spouse today. If we still lived near Eldorado Pwky & Ridge in McKinney, would have stopped over for some cake..

[tom.boyd.125]

 This build thread was put on hold earlier this year when my vision started to have issues.
One eye started to see flashes of white light, then black dark spots, excessive floaters in my field of vision, etc. and things were getting blurry and out of focus at the bench...
Had it checked out, found out it's age related and took time away from the hobby.
So now have added a second work light for more brightness downstairs ... some modelers don't ware their glasses for close work like me...yes we take them off...
So it's fall again and will see if things are better now... and hope for 6 more months of building ...
Here's the front wall and small windows that got glazed last month...
Tommy

[S&S RR]

Tommy


It's great to see you back at the workbench!