K & W Butter Co. - KC's Workshop

[Dave K.]

Thanks, John and Tom. It's been a really great kit to work on.

Closing in on the final phases.

[Dave K.]

Getting ready to mount the docks.

[Dave K.]

Added fascia, sign, dock posts

[Dave K.]

Brick piers under the docks.

[Dave K.]

Ridge caps for the standing-seam roof.

[Dave K.]

Added battens to two of the canopies.

[Dave K.]

Fascia.

[Dave K.]

Additional ornamentation.

[Dave K.]

Support rods for dock canopy.

[Janbouli]

Great job , I really like the standing seam roof.

[ACL1504]

Dave,

I agree with Jan, the standing seam roof is something we don't see often on models.

Very well done.

Tom

[Dave K.]

Agreed, Tom and Jan. Both Kenny and Groovy Jeff have used this method and I think it comes across well.

Down to the final bits and bobs. Love the stairway jig from Rusty Stumps.

[Dave K.]

For the smokestacks we're using plastic drinking straws with tape for the flange. Duh...shoulda put the tape on PRIOR to painting.

[Dave K.]

I've always had trouble replicating guy wires for tall rooftop fixtures such as smokestacks. I thought about using metal wire as done for the support rods on the dock canopies. Then, for the sake of trying something different, I thought I'd punch a hole through both sides of the straw/stack and run the black thread through the entire straw.

[Dave K.]

Well, getting the thread to go through both holes proved frustrating so I just put a piece in one hole, another piece in the opposite hole, and dribbled a mess o' glue down the straw to (hopefully) fix them in place. They're drying now after re-painting the tape flange.