What building is this?

[tct855]

Frank,
             I agree with you on the lights.  This building is sick!  Congrats to you sir!  Keep on keepin' on!  Thanx Thom...

[Erieman]

Frank,
             I agree with you on the lights.  This building is sick!  Congrats to you sir!  Keep on keepin' on!  Thanx Thom...

Thom,


Yup, I am trucking on the model as you will see in the attached photos. The roof on the shipping area is complete. The ribbed roofing on the elevator is complete. The ribbed roof over the office is complete. The cardboard sub roof on both front and back of the main building is cut and ready for installation. Before that, I need to assemble, cut, prime and paint the ribbed roofing that is glued over the cardstock roof. The next project is the sub roof and ribbed roof over the drop door. There is a roof over the shipping door on the back side and a roof over the shipping area to build and cover with tar paper.


The main roof still will need all the fascia boards and rafter tails. The same for the shipping roof area.


Then the water tank, platform will be built. Finally i will build the stairs and decks. Lots of them.Stay tuned.


Frank / Erieman

[rpdylan]

really nice work Frank! very clean modeling. Your braver than me with putting the window awnings on already! If I did that I would be knocking them off trying to put the roof on!

[Erieman]

really nice work Frank! very clean modeling. Your braver than me with putting the window awnings on already! If I did that I would be knocking them off trying to put the roof on!

Good Morning Bob,


Thank you for the kind words. I never thought about the fragile aspect of the awnings. My biggest issue will be all the decking. That is very fragile, especially as you handle it. There is decking, stairs on all four sides, so you have a good chance of having a problem. I will probably build all of them first and then assemble them last. Stay tuned for more pics later today. It is going to be hot so I will be in the train room working on the model.


Frank / Erieman

[ACL1504]

Frank,

I'm speechless! This build is absolutely wonderful and you are working at a neck breaking speed.


The wall weathering is perfect and the goose neck lamps really bring it to life.

Well done.

Tom

[Erieman]

Frank,

I'm speechless! This build is absolutely wonderful and you are working at a neck breaking speed.


The wall weathering is perfect and the goose neck lamps really bring it to life.

Well done.

Tom

Good Afternoon Tom,


Thank you for your kind words. currently 114 outside, going up to 115, probably in the next hour or so. Yes, I am in the train room working on the room for the Yakima apples building. You are right about the LED lamps, sure wish I had them back when I started many of my buildings. I might be able to fix a few, but many are going to stay the way they are. Boo- Hoo. Glad you like the paint job. The building is progressing nicely and when both are done, will look absolutely great on your wonderful layout. More pics soon on the progress. Been working on the roof panels.


Frank / Erieman

[Janbouli]

What a gorgeous building, all the corners and pieces , love the weathering too.

[Erieman]

What a gorgeous building, all the corners and pieces , love the weathering too.

Good Evening Jan,


Thank you for stopping by. Glad you like the structure. With it being 114 degrees outside, I was able to make some progress on the building. The front and rear roof sub roof and top standing rib roofing are done. The front roof is only tacked in place until I finalize the front peak and side roof. Looks like tomorrow for completion. The it is on to the shipping roof awning and the rear door awning. Really getting close to starting all the decking. More weathering once the roof is in place. Then I can simulate the rust effect on the raised seam roofing. My guess is that there is another 2 weeks on this building before I start the body of the 2nd structure.


As I mentioned to Tom, I have been considering a third structure to go along with the giant orange grove that he has been building. I will sketch some ideas and then post them on the forum to get everyone's opinion. The third building would have some form of conveyor between buildings two and three. More details later. 


Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Whew! The ribbed seam roof is done. Now I know why I  was not real keen on building another of these buildings. The roof is a real bitch. There is still a lot of rafter trim and fascia trim that needs to be added. I am now going to build the two other roofs that cover the deck behind the main building and the end of the shipping building.  These should go quickly. but I should never say that! I want to get all the roofs done and then move onto the decking. Lots of details to firm up, but progress is being made.


Frank / Erieman

[Erieman]

Good Evening Everyone,


I have installed all the additional tar paper roofs on the structure. One is on the main building and the second on the shipping building component. Each roof is held up with metal rods and mounting plates on the wall and tar paper roofs. All the roofs are now installed. There is some adherence issues that I have to address. A couple of the corners are lifting even thought all the ribbed roofing is securred with double sided tape.


Next up is the fascia boards and rafter tails around the entire structure.


Enjoy the pics.


Frank / Erieman

[tom.boyd.125]

Frank,
What brand of color was used on the metal rib roof ? Did you spray it or brush it on ?
Tommy

[Erieman]

Frank,
What brand of color was used on the metal rib roof ? Did you spray it or brush it on ?
Tommy

Good Morning Tommy,


The color on the roof is the same as the structure. The styrene is first primed with Homeshades grey primer that I purchased at Walmart. Then I used Folk Art "Greenscape" straight out of the bottle. It is brushed on. I let it cure over night before handling. If you have sweaty hands, you can use white photographic gloves to prevent smearing. Still to be applied is the weathering. I use a rust pigment from Bar Mills. The color is Light rust and is applied with a Q tip. I'll show the weathering methods a little later on once the structure is completed.


Thanks for stopping by.


Frank / Erieman

[sdrees]

Hi Frank,

Tom is waiting for the orange processing plant  to be finished before his oranges rot on the trees.
It is close to the time when they should be picked and he needs the money to expand his rr.

He is such a lucky man to have wonderful buildings for his layout.

[Erieman]

Hi Frank,

Tom is waiting for the orange processing plant  to be finished before his oranges rot on the trees.
It is close to the time when they should be picked and he needs the money to expand his rr.

He is such a lucky man to have wonderful buildings for his layout.

Steve,


Tom is planting faster than I can build the buildings. Actually, I have considering making a third building, considering how big a grove he is planting. Just considering at the moment. I have made slight changes to these buildings, very slight changes indeed, for the better. I think he will enjoy them once they are done. Honey-do projects have been getting in the way as well as not having all the building materials. the main building is getting close to completion. Probably another week or two. Building two should go faster or so it says here. Maybe not.


Glad to build these for Tom. That's what friendship is all about.


Frank / Erieman

[cuse]

Fantastic. Can't wait to see it in place!


John