SierraWest O'Neills Fabrication

[GPdemayo]

What Jerry & Bob said......that's a gaggle of good looking craftsman kits Steve. 

[Twopoint2]

Steve the diorama looks fantastic along with the other finished builds on your layout. Keep us posted on your layout progress it looks very nice so far.

[MAP]

Your diorama really came out first class Steve.  Beautiful work.  I love the crane as well.  It will go well in the yard.  Thanks for all of the pics.

[SteveCuster]

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate the feedback.

[SteveCuster]

Hello Everyone.

It's been a little while since I posted an update. I had a sewer pipe let loose in the corner of my basement workshop. I had only moved this diorama a few days before or it would've ruined the whole thing. Once I cleaned everything up I decided to paint the basement floor and redo the walls. I also re-organized my workshop a bit.

I've been mostly working on a few vehicles and doing some work on the layout. Here's a small update on what I've been doing.


I got the magnet 3d printed from Shapeways. I lost the main crane hook/pulley from the steam crane kit so it took me a while to find one that worked. This one is from a Tichy small crane kit.


The magnet had a little tab on the top with a hole in it for the hook to go through. It seemed very unrealistic to me so I cut it off and added some chain. Most of the crane photos I found online had chains on 4 anchors supporting the magnet.




I also built this Kleiber Open Cab Wrecker kit from Wiseman Models. I find these metal vehicle kits very difficult to build and even more difficult to build quickly. My main issue is gluing them together. Epoxy seems like the only option but even 1 minute epoxy takes much longer than that to setup enough to handle the vehicle. I find myself really having to plan ahead to make sure I let the glue setup.



All of the pieces are blackened with Jax Pewter Black prior to assembly. I used the Sierra West paint set to paint everything. Dirty Grey for the cab and Grimy Black for the undercarriage. I weathered with A&I and chalks. The decking is stripwood, I wasn't crazy about the wood simulated with metal the kit came with.




I added a little era appropriate PA license plate to the back of it.
You can print them out from the website http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/licensemaker.cgi?state=Arkansas&text=LFA+627&plate=1989&r=550537855

The website will randomly generate any era or state. Pretty cool stuff.

The wrenches are from Vectorcut.

I have a few more vehicle kits to assemble for the diorama yet. I have another tow truck from Wiseman, this one is the Mack.

Thanks for checking in.

-Steve

[Janbouli]

WOW , Steve those vehicles came out beautiful.

[ACL1504]

WOW , Steve those vehicles came out beautiful.

Steve,

I agree with Jan, most excellent on the vehicles.

Tom

[postalkarl]

Hi Steve:

Vehicles look just great. I always admire you guys that can build them. Keep up the good work.

Karl

[richbeau]

Been slowly paging through this mighty fine build Steve.
Beautiful work.
--Rich

PS I too love the Rembrandt chalks. You might try Sinopia pigments sometime. I love their stuff.

[tct855]

Steve,
             Wow!  Man, your layout work is what I call stupid good! You are definitely serious about the overall theme of your layout.  Those little details are really cool and your weathering is awesome.  Keep on, keepin' on brother!  Thanx Thom...

[jerryrbeach]

Steve,
Excellent job on both vehicles!

[SteveCuster]

Thanks Everyone!

[fsmcollector67]

Steve,
As always very nice job on the equipment....
Loren...

[SteveCuster]

Thanks Loren

[S&S RR]

The vehicles and your layout look great Steve.  I wonder if there is a name for those of us that like old and rusty better than new and shinny.