SierraWest O'Neills Fabrication

Started by SteveCuster, June 28, 2016, 11:33:47 PM

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tom.boyd.125

Steve,
You have a great eye for coloring and constructing the craftsman kits. Excellent job on the Master Creations Minerva Casket Company and will follow along on this current build thread too. Looking forward to seeing more of your work on this Forum.
Tommy
Tom Boyd in NE Minnesota
tommytrains22@yahoo.com

SteveCuster

Thanks Janbouli, the chalk weathering is pretty new to me. It's surprisingly easy.

Thanks Tommy, I'll post a few more of my other completed structures soon.

-Steve
Steve Custer

Polux

Magnificent work, Steve.
Excellent paintwork on the details ;)

SteveCuster

Thanks Pol.lux.

I added the dock and started the roof this week.



I colored the dock the same as the siding but of course I added no white paint.


View of the other side.


A view of the inside decking.

I wanted to use real cedar individual shingles on this kit. I purchased a few sheets from SierraScaleModels.com I used the medium thickness.
I haven't used the real cedar sheets before but I've always been impressed with other modelers work using them. The shingles that come with the kit are very high quality and look excellent, I've just been itching to try out individual shingles on a structure.


I measured the height of the shingle strips that came with the kit and I drew lines on a piece of paper as a guide. I wanted my individual shingles to fit in the guidelines on the SW roofcard. Each shingle is about 14-16" HO Scale.


I used clear 3M double sided tape on the very edges to hold the sheet in place. I then used the guidelines I drew to cut the shingles into strips followed by vertical cuts.


I worked the sheet until I had a decent size pile of different width shingles.


I followed the roof card to keep everything straight. The roof card is self adhesive but I plan on weathering the shingles a bit with a wire brush after I'm done so I glued them with Titebond II.


This is as far as I've gotten so far. It really doesn't take as long as I thought once I get a nice pile of loose shingles the work with.

I'm heading to the beach with my family next week so this will be the last update till I get back.
Thanks for checking in.

-Steve

Steve Custer

sierrawest

Excellent work. the individual shingles look fantastic. Can't wait to see them weathered and stained. Gonna look awesome on the tower for sure.

Brett

ger deguelle


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donatode


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postalkarl

Hi Steve:

Looks great so far. WOW making your own shingles. They look wonderful.

Karl

martin.ojaste

Steve, been following and it good to see a refreshing build of the kit. Individual shake application is a peaceful satisfing activity, enjoy it. Avoid using any alcohol washes as it will weaken the glues.

SteveCuster

Steve Custer

Mike Engler

Steve- great job. Anxious to see your shake roof finished. I have some of that roofing material but I've never tried it.


You mentioned that your first ladder using 2x4's looked out of scale- so what size stripwood did you use in the replacement? It looks good.

THE Runner- Mike Engler in Lakeville, MN
mike.engler59@gmail.com

SteveCuster

Thanks Mike. I used some wood from my scrap box. I just used the smallest thinnest wood I could find, probably scale 1x1 I think.
Steve Custer

SteveCuster

I just got back from vacation Sunday, I was able to spend a little bit of time on the kit the last couple days.


I finished adding the shingles to the welding shop roof, only thing left is the ridge cap and weathering them. My vacation was in Cape May, NJ so I got a whole bunch of pictures of weathered cedar shake. I haven't shingled the tower roof yet, I needed to work out how I planned on capping the ridges.


I added the support for the addition, the small landing and staircase. It was a good distraction from the monotonous shingling I had just finished. I still want to dirty up to supports a bit, I'm just waiting for everything to dry. It's very fragile.


Thanks for checking in.

-Steve

Steve Custer

 
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