Scratch-building Cartwright's Machine Shop

[rpdylan]

Hi Dave,
    I actually looked at that, but Cartwrights needed a much larger cupola. I wish a large cupola kit was offered by someone (the one that Bar Mills provided with the Shipyard Brewery kit was really nice)- but none exists so I make mine out of cardstock and some scribed siding.
    Finished installing the metal roof panels, will continue to weather the roof as the build goes along. The small structure attached to the front sits on a concrete slab, so I set it here until the glue dries then the structure goes back to the bench to finish up the trim and roof ridges.  I am going to do something different in the back of Cartwrights- the original had a canopy roof over a loading dock. I am going to build a "bump-out" to the main building with a loading dock off of that. Need to go thru my castings for some wall vents and roof chimneys/stacks.

[fsmcollector67]

Bob,
Coming along great....
Loren..

[rpdylan]

Got the water wheel in place, made the water diverting fence and got that installed.

[ACL1504]

Bob,

The water wheel looks great. Nice job getting it cleaned up.

Tom

[S&S RR]

Bob




Very nicely done! The model is looking great.

[postalkarl]

Hi Bob:

Looking very cool. Like how the waterwheel came out.

Karl

[rpdylan]

Thank you all for the kind words and support! Yes Tom, a soaking in acetone did the trick! I used a wire coathanger and a piece of the plastic insulation of some electrical wire for the spindle/ inner piece of the wheel. Still need to detail the main structure before I can glue it down to the base.

[rpdylan]

    To make the gable end detail, I used some strip wood, small plastic bead, and the tip of a round tooth-pick. Not perfect, but looks good from the standard distance.  Got the last stone wall glued in place. Also got one of the trestle bents built- will weather them with some powders, need 4 more.

[rpdylan]

Sculptamold added.....

[rpdylan]

     Well, got some time at the bench..... trestle bents complete and glued in place....

[postalkarl]

Hi Bob:

It coming along quite nicely. Keep the photos coming.

Karl

[Jerry]

Bob that is sure looking nice.  Keep posting those pictures.

Jerry

[rpdylan]

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

The back of my version is a bit different.... built this bump-out.....

[rpdylan]

made a road using cardstock that I primed, painted with Polly Scale aged concrete, scored some lines with a utility knife (the blade is thicker than my #11 hobby knife) , and then hit with some black weathering powder. Sprayed the back with 3M adhesive and pressed down on the plywood base. After all is complete, I will come back and do some more weathering with powders....

[Mkrailway]

Bob, the red weather wood is spot on! Very real and believable! Good job.