Schwarz Foundry - 2019 Challenge Build - aka FSM Sewall's Foundry

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As promised, I'm starting a build thread for my Schwarz Foundry, a tribute to Tom Schwarz, for my 2019 Challenge Build.

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To start with here are the open box pictures.  It should be noted that this FSM kit is one of the, "extremely rare", extremely valuable orange box kits. I asked George about the orange box and he told me that it was a mistake from his box supplier.  They used the wrong color stock.  He replaced the boxes with yellow boxes but a few kits were sold before the switch. I may sell this  box on ebay.   If any collectors out there want to make me an offer before I do that send me a PM.


As you can see the castings made it through the paint booth before I remembered to take pictures.

[Dave K.]

Gleefully following!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[PRR Modeler]

Following.

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Here is what is left in the box after the castings have been pulled out for the paint booth.  I prepare my castings in batches so I have three FSM kits along with some extra castings all prepped and primed.

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Here are the detail castings all primed and ready for the build.

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Here is a picture of the box with a correct yellow box that I pulled off the shelf for comparison.

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Here is the roof sign that George shipped with the kit. A little computer work and a printer and we will transform Sewall's Foundry to Schwarz Foundry.

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With that let the building begin.  Thank you Dave and Curt and those that follow for following along.

[EricQuebec]

As usual count me in
Eric

[jimmillho]

I will be following along as well..

Jim

[Mark Dalrymple]

I'll be following, John.

Another of my favourite FSM kits - and one that seems to occasionally come up for a half decent price.  It may yet find a home on Tellynott!   

Cheers, Mark.

[Janbouli]

Following along , I hope I have time in between all the following to do a build myself.

[rpdylan]

I've never been able to find one of these kits for a reasonable price- I'm jealous!  Looking forward to following along on this build

[ReadingBob]

Great choice!  I built this a long, long time ago (it's packed away in a box and in desperate need of some repairs/refurbishment).  It was one of my all time favorite builds.