The I. M. Dunn Co. FSM JS-19

richbeau · January 16, 2017, 08:47:26 AM

Nice work Karl. I was wondering how you'd deal with the stone building seams. BTW George lives close to the sea shore so his 'dirt' is definitely lighter then the stuff further inland.
--Rich

postalkarl · January 16, 2017, 09:44:56 AM

Hi rich:

Thanks. I followed the instructions on covering the seams. Front wall. Some weeds and Lumber. Rear wall All lumber to cover the seams.

Karl

postalkarl · January 16, 2017, 04:29:38 PM

Hi guys:

OK here's a new picture of the stone build after I completely removed it from the diorama as I glued it down crooked and the roof didn't look straight. I is reinstalled and the roof looks fine.

Karl

Karl

fbernard65 · January 16, 2017, 05:43:01 PM

Karl,

Looking good. I started painting up more of the detail parts. I got the roof done for the stone shed and I started building the open shed. I got the first floor done. I hope to get the rest of the open shed done tonight. I took some pics outside. The sun was a bit too harsh though.

Frank

postalkarl · January 16, 2017, 06:45:24 PM

Hi Frank:

Looks great. I used the powders and colors George used in the directions for my roof. I looks a little different than your. Let me know if it looks ok. My stone building is finished. One more to go.

Karl

postalkarl · January 17, 2017, 03:35:37 PM

Hi All:

Frank and I are working on the open shed. He used a template to assemble the lower level due to space restrictions for assemble in place. He was kind enough to share the template with me.
Here's a photo of the lower level being assembled.

Karl

postalkarl · January 17, 2017, 03:52:17 PM

Hi guys:

Thought I'd try something I never did before. I used #M tape to glue the deck to its frame. It actually worked quite nicely. Save A lot of gluing time.

Karl

Janbouli · January 17, 2017, 07:04:56 PM

Karl , there is an even easier way to do this, lay the tape on your workbench sticky side up, lay the boards on the tape , when you are ready laying boards cut off excess tape , peal off the paper from the tape and stick the deck to the beams. The advantage is not having to hold the vulnerable beams or other parts while laying the boards one by one, plus the boards will stick to the tape better.

deemery · January 18, 2017, 09:45:35 AM

Quote from: Janbouli on January 17, 2017, 07:04:56 PM
Karl , there is an even easier way to do this, lay the tape on your workbench sticky side up, lay the boards on the tape , when you are ready laying boards cut off excess tape , peal off the paper from the tape and stick the deck to the beams. The advantage is not having to hold the vulnerable beams or other parts while laying the boards one by one, plus the boards will stick to the tape better.

Good tip!

dave

postalkarl · January 18, 2017, 02:44:02 PM

Hi Jan:

I guess either way would work. I had no trouble at all the way I did it. I will try your method the next time and see which I like the best. Thanks for the tip.

Karl

postalkarl · January 18, 2017, 04:31:36 PM

Hi Guys:

The open shed is done except for detailing and the roof. It's a lot of work. All individual boards.

Karl

bagman · January 19, 2017, 11:54:00 PM

Hi Frank and Karl

Really nice work going on here. Very impressive.

A question on the base size. In the instructions George acknowledges that sometimes space can be a problem on layouts and as such suggests a base size of 11" x 13".

I'm wondering from your experience wether it is possible to place all the buildings, trestle etc on a smaller base ?

Just curious.

Regards
Bagman

postalkarl · January 20, 2017, 07:33:10 AM

Hi Bagman:

I think that would be pretty tough. As you can see there isn't much space to move things around. Lets see what Frank has to say about it.

Karl

fbernard65 · January 20, 2017, 07:35:46 AM

Bagman,

Thanks for the compliments. I think that trying to squeeze it down may be a bit tough. The structures are pretty tight as it is on the diorama. You could always break it it up into smaller structures if you wanted. But as a complete diorama, i think that maybe an inch or two might be possible.

Frank

bagman · January 20, 2017, 03:31:55 PM

Quote from: fbernard65 on January 20, 2017, 07:35:46 AM
Bagman,

Thanks for the compliments. I think that trying to squeeze it down may be a bit tough. The structures are pretty tight as it is on the diorama. You could always break it it up into smaller structures if you wanted. But as a complete diorama, i think that maybe an inch or two might be possible.

Frank

Hi Frank and Karl

Thank you for your feedback. As I said was just curious if it could be down sized any further, but as you point out it's a pretty tight fit as it is.
I guess you could build the structures and then place on the base to see if any room could be made free.

Thanks for replying and I look forward to both of your continued great work.

Regards
Bagman