Magnuson Municipal Building

[ACL1504]

Looking good Tom.....

Greg,

Thank you my friend.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Is the 1/4" brass stronger than, say 1/4 x 3/8 styrene?


dave

Dave,

Yes, it is. The 1/4" styrene, be it a solid of tube, is still bendable. Not sure it would be stiff enough to hold the warp in check.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Wow ! ! ! !

I've seem some bracing before but...............  That gets it.

It really is necessary for some of those old resin kits.

thanx
Bob

Bob,

It is a case of mild over kill but I needed to keep the walls in check as this building measures 10.5" long and 5" wide.

And, as you said, it is necessary for some of these very old resin kits.

Remember the Franz Falk Brewery I did from Master Creations? I had to use square brass tubing for that one as well.

https://www.kitforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6475

Tom

[Opa George]

Tom,
I'm late to the dance but now following the build. A magnificent kit--I didn't realize the level of detail in this line.  Very nice technique, and instructive as well.

[jimmillho]

Tom, if you need some I have some.......Brass Tubing that is.

Jim

[bparrish]

Tom.....

The bracing fits my rule for a lot of things.

There's no substitute for brute force.

See ya
Bon

[ACL1504]

Tom,
I'm late to the dance but now following the build. A magnificent kit--I didn't realize the level of detail in this line.  Very nice technique, and instructive as well.

Opa George,

Thank you, appreciate you following along. Magnuson kits have really great details but this one is probably the most detailed of the kits.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom, if you need some I have some.......Brass Tubing that is.

Jim

Jim,

Much appreciated, but I found more under the layout.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom.....

The bracing fits my rule for a lot of things.

There's no substitute for brute force.

See ya
Bon

Bob,

I agree, come big of stay at home!

Tom

[ACL1504]

I was going to paint the base coat on the Municipal Building today and realized I still needed to fill a few spots with spackle.

So, painting has been delayed.

[CVSNE]

Cool building - will certainly be following along.


Back in an old issue of MR someone did a kitbash of this building into a "stand in" of Boston South Station that I always thought was pretty neat.


Marty

[postalkarl]

Hi Tom:

Looks great so far. can't wait to see some paint.

Karl

[ACL1504]

Cool building - will certainly be following along.


Back in an old issue of MR someone did a kitbash of this building into a "stand in" of Boston South Station that I always thought was pretty neat.


Marty

Marty,

Thanks for checking in on the build. I do remember a little about the article and think is was pretty impressive what they did with the kit bash.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Hi Tom:

Looks great so far. can't wait to see some paint.

Karl

Karl,

Thank you, much appreciated. I do have the first coat of pint on and will post the photos within the hour.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Work on the Municipal Building has been slow but steady.

I finally got the minor gaps filled with spackle. When the spackle dried, I used some very fine sandpaper and an Emory board to smooth the joints.

As the spackle was drying, I used the back of a #11 blade to reclaim the grout lines.





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