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

[S&S RR]

Good Morning John from the snowy Southwest. Saw the pics on this thread and i want to let you know that i think they are marvelous. All that work on Dario's kit resulted in both a beautiful structure and marvelous scene. Wonderful work my friend. More pics please. Now to get back to shoveling.


Frank / Erieman

Frank


Thank you for following along and the kind words. I had no idea you owned or need to own a snow shovel.    It sounds like you guys got a little surprise. I will be taking a full set of pictures once this diorama is planted and finished.  It should be soon.

[S&S RR]

That whole scene looks great John. I love the track disappearing into the woods. I also really like the trestle leading into the area. Great stuff.

Steve


Thank you for the encouraging words.  I'm putting the final touches on this and should post some final pictures, soon. I keep coming up with more details to add.   At some point soon I will just have to say it's done.

[S&S RR]

Hey John:

That is one beautiful farm. I especially love the barn.

Karl

Karl 




Thank you for the complements - I can't wait to get the lights on in the barn.

[S&S RR]

I got something in the mail today and thought I would share it.  For those that started in this hobby using floquil earth as the base coat for wood detail castings like barrels I think I have finally found a substitute that I like.  I have been khaki camo paint since my last bottle of floquil earth went dry.  Sometimes I like the color and then the next can I buy is either three shades lighter or darker.  So I saw this product and bought it to try. The test barrel is just brush painted as a test.  Next test is to run it through the air brush.  I have used the same product in the grey and really like the results.

[S&S RR]

Sorry, that first picture of the barrel was out of focus. I just grabbed a barrel casting out of the drawer and did no prep work. I just brushed on the paint to get a color check.

[Bernd]

John,

Following your painting techniques closely. I lack in this area immensely and your techniques are very educating to follow.

So where can one get this paint from? Micro Mark?

Thanks.

Bernd

[deemery]

Vallejo paint is widely available at military focused hobby shops, both on-line and brick-and-mortar.  But I've noticed that some paint colors are out of stock, it seems the model specialist paint companies are having the same supply chain problems as other companies.  I've ordered from Michigan Toy Company https://michtoy.com and Scale Hobbyist https://www.scalehobbyist.com recently.  The latter was out of stock of some Vallejo colors.

Get a small bottle of Vallejo flow enhancer too, I always add a drop or two whenever I airbrush acrylic paints (any brand).   

dave

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

Your are quite welcome. Looks like barrels are next.

Karl

[S&S RR]

John,

Following your painting techniques closely. I lack in this area immensely and your techniques are very educating to follow.

So where can one get this paint from? Micro Mark?

Thanks.

Bernd

Bernd

I bought mine off from Amazon.  The problem with getting it anywhere else is postage and delivery time right now during our plague. Amazon delivers using there own trucks in my area so I get most things the next day. You need to watch the prices closely. I tried to replace my trim paint for my challenge build and clicked on it to put it in the cart and realized I was going to pay $18 dollars for a $3.95 bottle of paint . If my local hobby shop makes it through this thing, I will be switching back to doing my purchasing through them as soon as I get my shots.

Micro Mart has not stocked a good selection of Vallejo products - they want to sell you big sets of paints but not the individual colors that are need to resupply.

[S&S RR]

Vallejo paint is widely available at military focused hobby shops, both on-line and brick-and-mortar.  But I've noticed that some paint colors are out of stock, it seems the model specialist paint companies are having the same supply chain problems as other companies.  I've ordered from Michigan Toy Company https://michtoy.com and Scale Hobbyist https://www.scalehobbyist.com recently.  The latter was out of stock of some Vallejo colors.

Get a small bottle of Vallejo flow enhancer too, I always add a drop or two whenever I airbrush acrylic paints (any brand).   

dave

Dave


I have seen both limited supply and price gouging because of the supply chain problems. I'm only buying what I need right now - I think this will be fine once the world gets over the plague.


Case in point on the local stores the Michigan Toy company that you refer to here is about 15 miles from my house. I will be visiting them this summer to restock my paint supply.

[S&S RR]

Update: I have been adding more and more details to the Beach Farms diorama.  I decided that I will get the SLR out and take lots of pictures once I have it installed on the layout.  I have been using my detail workbench for fence production but I think I will be done with that tomorrow.  The G. Willikers build that has been waiting for the detail work to be completed will be moved there after a good cleaning and organize the tools session.  I also have the challenge build of Tucker & Cook going on my layout bench. I have a special thread going in the kit build section of the forum if your interested. I continue to have three builds going at the same time and have concluded that's the way I roll.  Every time I try to just concentrate on one build I'm waiting for the glue or paint to dry and start another project.

[Dennis Bourey]

Hi John, It's looking perfect...I found this guy on ebay and his price's are good and anything over 35$ ship's free. I bought quite a few.. Dennis
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vallejo-Model-Washes-35ml-Bottles-Different-Weathering-Effects-Free-Ship-35/124458549369?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=425332629399&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

[S&S RR]

Hi John, It's looking perfect...I found this guy on ebay and his price's are good and anything over 35$ ship's free. I bought quite a few.. Dennis
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vallejo-Model-Washes-35ml-Bottles-Different-Weathering-Effects-Free-Ship-35/124458549369?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=425332629399&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Dennis


Thank you for the contact.  I will take a look.

[Bernd]

Bernd

I bought mine off from Amazon.  The problem with getting it anywhere else is postage and delivery time right now during our plague. Amazon delivers using there own trucks in my area so I get most things the next day. [/size] You need to watch the prices closely.[/size] [/size] [/size]I tried to replace my trim paint for my challenge build[/size][size=78%][/size] and clicked on it to put it in the cart and realized I was going to pay $18 dollars for a $3.95 bottle of paint[size=78%][/size]. [/font]If my local hobby shop makes it through this thing, I will be switching back to doing my purchasing through them as soon as I get my shots. [/font]
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[/size]Micro Mart has not stocked a good selection of Vallejo products - they want to sell you big sets of paints but not the individual colors that are need to resupply.

Thank you John for the information. Much appreciated.

Bernd

[S&S RR]

Bernd

I bought mine off from Amazon.  The problem with getting it anywhere else is postage and delivery time right now during our plague. Amazon delivers using there own trucks in my area so I get most things the next day. You need to watch the prices closely.I tried to replace my trim paint for my challenge build and clicked on it to put it in the cart and realized I was going to pay $18 dollars for a $3.95 bottle of paint. If my local hobby shop makes it through this thing, I will be switching back to doing my purchasing through them as soon as I get my shots.

Micro Mart has not stocked a good selection of Vallejo products - they want to sell you big sets of paints but not the individual colors that are need to resupply.

Thank you John for the information. Much appreciated.

Bernd

Bernd


You are welcome, that is what the forum is all about.  Sorry about all the code stuff embedded in the text. I fixed it in the original post.  I have to remember to look back at my posts after I hit the post button. None of that stuff shows up when you are in the editor.  It usually happens when the editor decides to change the font or size of my text and I go back and fix it.  It looks fine when you are in the editor but you can see what happens once you hit post.