Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 3) Started 7/27/19

[S&S RR]

I also started assembling the castings for Beach Farms farm house this afternoon.


As with all of my plaster builds I assemble first and then paint.

[S&S RR]

John:

Can't wait to see the barn.

Karl

Karl


It's coming along, the rafter installation take awhile because you have to wait for the glue to dry before adding another. I should be installing roof cards tomorrow.

[deemery]

There's been a discussion on FB with Ed Traxxler on means to notch rafters.  Ed suggested a 3d-printed jig, which works well if you have a 3d printer :-)  Picture stolen from Ed's post on FB.  The consensus was this would work better with a knife doing the notching, because a saw would cut into the jig.

dave

[S&S RR]

There's been a discussion on FB with Ed Traxxler on means to notch rafters.  Ed suggested a 3d-printed jig, which works well if you have a 3d printer :-)  Picture stolen from Ed's post on FB.  The consensus was this would work better with a knife doing the notching, because a saw would cut into the jig.

dave

Dave


That is a nice little jig, thank you for sharing it with us.  I use a pair of nippers to cut both the notches and the length.  I cut them long and install them and then cut them all even with the nippers. A little touch up with the stain or paint and I like the results.

[S&S RR]

Update:  The rafters have been completed. Ready for the roof cards to be installed.

[S&S RR]

Also, the farm house assembly made its way to the paint booth for a coat of light grey primer.  I will be using pan pastels to color the stones.

[Dennis Bourey]

John, Your moving right along mister...... Beautiful Job...Dennis

[S&S RR]

John, Your moving right along mister...... Beautiful Job...Dennis

Dennis


Thank you for following along and the encouraging words.

[ReadingBob]

Wow John!  That's one impressive looking barn.   

[S&S RR]

Wow John!  That's one impressive looking barn.   

Bob


Thank you for following along and the kind words.  Dario sure packed this kit with interior beam detail.  I'm going to have a lot of fun photographing this when it's complete.

[S&S RR]

I'm back from my fishing trip - tomorrow I plan on some modeling.


This is what takes me away from my modeling every fall - this fish is 11 lbs. I have been Steelhead Trout fishing since I was a young boy.  I took my 4 year old Grandson on his first fishing trip this week. It has been a family tradition now for 6 generations.  Steelhead trout in this part of the world are Rainbow Trout that spend the summer in the Great Lakes - in this case Lake Michigan - and return in the fall to spend the winter spawning.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

Bet he will be just delicious.

Karl

[Janbouli]

WOW , great modeling , the colors are exactly right 

[Dennis Bourey]

It looks so real.Dennis

[S&S RR]

Dennis, Jan, and Karl


The color was nice on that fish.  They are silver when they first return to the river - the red strip and darker color on the back comes with time spent in the river.  This fish went back in the river - our fishery has been destroyed by the evasive species in the Great Lakes so I catch and release my fish now so maybe my Grandkids will have fish to catch. Thank you for following along on the thread.