Pile Driver FSM #105

[Lynnb]

Karl I had started roping the tires around the way the kit directs and quickly realized I was short on the rope so have to get a close match to rope color in a spool of thread and perhaps darken the color a bit, never too much extra rope on hand. Looking forward to your progress.

[postalkarl]

Lynn:

Sent you A PM let me know if you got it.

Karl

[Lynnb]

Yep got it.

[postalkarl]

Lynn:

I will post a photo this afternoon of how I applied the bollards to the deck Ok.

Karl

[Lynnb]

Thanks Karl.

[postalkarl]

Hi Lynn:

Here's the photo I promised to post I also posted one fro you on your post with an explanation. Hope you don't mind.

Have one side of the tires posted on the deck.

Karl

[ACL1504]

Karl,

As usual, excellent job on the build. I'm still enjoying the thread, yours this time.

Tom

[Lynnb]

Karl I Never mind getting help, appreciate it in fact. Kind of excited to see how your shingles look, when you apply the Floquil Earth are you applying full strength from the bottle to the roof?

[rpdylan]

my floquil and polly scale paints dried up a long time ago, ,,, for my Campbell shingles, i have been hitting them with a Hunterline gray, then earth colored craft paint, then Hunterline black, then dry brush white after lifting some of them.  for variety, lightly dry brushing some yellows and tans look pretty good.  George seemed to keep his shingle weathering technique simple and they look great. 
     your build is looking so good. what do you think of the multitude of castings that came with the kit?!!!

[Lynnb]

my floquil and polly scale paints dried up a long time ago, ,,, for my Campbell shingles, i have been hitting them with a Hunterline gray, then earth colored craft paint, then Hunterline black, then dry brush white after lifting some of them.  for variety, lightly dry brushing some yellows and tans look pretty good.  George seemed to keep his shingle weathering technique simple and they look great. 
     your build is looking so good. what do you think of the multitude of castings that came with the kit?!!!

Thanks Bob for the tip on roof painting, I try to keep my roofs simple but I'm always also going the extra mile and end up adding too much paint, I really need to try to gain some patience with dry brushing.
As for the castings for the most part there are a nice variety, that will be the next task, painting the castings.For something like this kit which is basicly a working barge there seems to be an over abundance of barrels and I'm thinking why so many barrels as really there will only be a few if not a couple different lubes needed on something like this so I'm thinking there should only really be a couple different colors of drums. Thanks for the compliment on the build.

[rpdylan]

There is nothing like having extra FSM castings to use on other projects!  The technique that George's used by drybrushing some white on the shingle edges really makes the roof look great.

[Lynnb]

Bob you got that right , never too many castings. The scene this pile driver is going into has 3 other structures that can always use more castings.

[postalkarl]

Hi Lynn:

OK here's the deal with the bollards. There are eight in all. Three on each side and two on the rear. See photo of built up model above the drawing. You can also see where they are placed.

Karl

[Jerry]

As usual your details and coloring right on.

Jerry

[postalkarl]

Hi guys:

Been painting castings all day and am still at it. Hopefully will be adding some detail by tomorrow.

Karl