FSM Pile Driver #105

[ACL1504]

Lynn,

I hate it when that happens as well. Your build is excellent as well. Great job on the kit.

Tom

[Lynnb]

Karl,

As usual, excellent job on another build. I'm enjoying the thread.

Tom

Hate when that happens

Haha too late you're in the dog house.


My bad, your is just as good.

Tom

[Lynnb]

Hey Lynn:

Here is the photo I promised. Note where the front & rear bollards are placed. They are placed per the photos of the built model rather than the drawing. This is important especially for the rear bollard as the rope has to go around to the bollard on the rear of the deck. If placed as on the drawing the rope would hit the deck structure.

Karl

Ok now I see what you mean, when I was running the rope I had noticed how the rope crossed the corner too far inward, I will have to fix that. Thanks again.

[PRR Modeler]

Great modeling Karl.

[Lynnb]

Ok this is as far as I've gotten, been working so very little progress. I ran short on the rope for the tire bumpers so had to improvise with a stop at fabric store and bought a spool of thread in what I thought was a newer looking thread color and once installed gave a drizzle of A/I. Always comments and suggestions welcome. Karl thanks for the tip on the rear bollard placements.

[ACL1504]

Lynn,

Looks fantastic, great job on the weathering.

I got it right this time.

Tom

[Lynnb]

Thanks Tom, yep you got it right, your forgiven.

[Janbouli]

Beautiful Lynn.

[postalkarl]

Hi Lynn:

Looks just beautiful. Keep up the great modeling.

Karl

[rpdylan]

nicely done! great colors,,,, time to "busy" it up with castings!

[Lynnb]

Thanks guys for the nice comments. I still have to do the signs , derrick supports and a couple other things.

[postalkarl]

Hey Lynn:

That is looking very cool. Love the colors and weathering.

Karl

[Lynnb]

Thanks Karl,  can't  say I haven't been following your lead.

[Lynnb]

Ok guys I think I'm pretty well done with the Pile driver, well other than I need some peeps. I took the advice and ordered up a basic Model Color kit by Vallejo. I did do some experimenting as I've never painted a figure before and made up a wet pallete and used some cheap acrylic paints. I'm posting some pics of the Piledriver on the work bench as well as some different angles on the wharf with other kits I built.
Please give me some honest feedback on both the Piledriver and the little figure I painted. For the figure from what I've been reading, learning here there is a technique I need to learn for creating shadows and depth.
OOPS looks like I will have to do the pics on the wharf in a seperate post.

[Lynnb]

Piledriver on the wharf