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

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When building an older FSM kit (#100, Jacob's Fuel), I was struck by what a great draftsman George is.  But I'm sure my father would point out that being a good draftsman doesn't necessarily qualify you as a structural engineer :-)

(And on the Cundy Hotel, I'm thinking about a brick barrel vault and stone pillars.  That probably has enough strength.)

dave

This overhang is on stone pillars - to be added once it's mounted on the base board.  It would still need steel reinforcement.   

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Update: The structures are being moved to the baseboard, today. The rest of the detailing needs to be done in place on the baseboard.

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Here are a few pictures of the Three main structures along with the loading docks mounted on the baseboard.  Let the detailing begin.

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[Opa George]

Very exciting, John. I always love watching this part.
--George

[PRR Modeler]

Looking forward to seeing it complete John.

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May the Schwartz be with you!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVz1kBnIDd0


dave

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

That looks just great so far. I built that one not to long ago for my friend. It was a fun kit to build.

Karl

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Very exciting, John. I always love watching this part.
--George

George


Yes, this is the fun part - it's all about the details.  Actually, I enjoy the whole build but it is fun to see it all come together.  Thank you for following along.

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May the Schwartz be with you!   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVz1kBnIDd0


dave

Dave




Thank you,

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Hey John:

That looks just great so far. I built that one not to long ago for my friend. It was a fun kit to build.

Karl

Karl


Thank you for the kind words and for following along.  This is a fun kit to build.

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A few comments for those that have built this kit. I'm doing a few things different.  First, the foundry and the Fox Run Milling are next to each other and share the same coal drop pit.  I have added another loading dock the will support a crane that will move the coal up to the foundry.  The big crane that comes with the kit was sold to the S&S RR for their Locomotive Works. I made a few minor changes to the structures that was discussed above.  I'm sure there will be a few more changes as I go through the detailing process.

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Tonight, I will start documenting some of the changes that I'm making to the original kit for this build.  I mentioned earlier that I'm not going to use the big crane that George had in the foreground.  If fact I used that crane for my Locomotive Works build last year.  In it's place I'm creating an out door work area where the molds can cool and be removed from the wood frame that holds the sand mold. To start with, I  scratch built this little shed for the scene.

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