ARCHIBALD HOOGAVEEN bus truck and car repairs

[hairball]

This is my scratch built in o scale ARCHIBALD HOOGAVEEN. 

Having a 75% built HO scale builders in Scale Tidewater wharf I had the grand idea of hey am working o now why not use the basic design and do some free styling to it.   I originally wanted his to head out into water where a pile driven hoist would reside or, a sunken set of rails on a pair of trucks would gather the boat and a pulley system haul it too the building for repair.

Well after figuring out the amount of land and water needed to effectively pull it off, water idea got drained.
So concentrated on making an automotive based repair place.

Pictures posted are what I ended up producing.  Got carried away with the stair case, but really makes the front jump out.  Big feature is all that BIS raised seam metal roofing , that I rust using ferric chloric circuit board cleaner.  That's naturel rust, the real thing

mike lynch..................HAIRBALL

[hairball]

SECOND SET OF PICTURES............

mike lynch,..................HAIRBALL

[Opa George]

That's a gorgeous scratchbuild, Mike.  Nice detail work and the proportions are pleasing.  The rusted metal roof is outstanding!  But I think my favorite part is the small masonry office and that really cool tall stack.
--George

[hairball]

Thanks OPA G.

I'd like to have another shot at redoing the stone side building coloration, needs some punch to it .    The tall stack is brass tubing with holes drilled thru it and brass wire strung thru , then inserted into the roof and bent over underneath and household gooped in place  .

I have no idea where on the planet this ended up.

mike

[bandman]

Really like that roof, Mike.

Horton M.

[hairball]

bandman............going to tell you how to do it the real rust roof.
Use Builders In Scale metal raised seam roofing the widest you can get is 12 scale feet. Same thing applies when doing corrugated roofing.

Now get a PYREX glass dish rectangle and put 1/4--1/2" deep layer of Ferric Chloride circuit board cleaner, its an acid !!!   so be carefull.  Or you can use a plastic margarine container, bigger size and put quantity of cleaner into it.
Now get another large container and fill with fresh water.
You will also need plain paper towels WITH OUT A PATTERN EMBOSSED INTO IT .
Next get a sheet of plywood and place paper towels on it.

Okay take the sheet of metal raised seam and using small pliars or tweezers and dip the metal into the acid cleaner , watch it start to fizz and withdraw it slowly letting the fizz run down the metal sheet.
Immediately dip the fizzed end into the water to neutralize the acid.
Now insert the other end into the acid cleaner, watch for fizz and pull out as before and dip into the water.
Next step is to place the etched sheet onto the paper towel and leave it for a day or 3.
Preferably in a warm area.

I have also wetted paper towel and placed it on top of the material.

It will rust naturely, no need to add any Bragdons or any other powder to the surface.
Do not spray the surface with dullcoat as it does something too it

Sticking it too a card stock roof card, I used WELDBOND GLUE . I don't have any Elines tacky glue ?

To shorten the raised seam sheet to what length or width you need , use really sharp scissors.   This also makes a great capping of the top of a pitched roof.  Flatten the raised seams where the capping is going to meet it.

WARNING....do the dipping and handling outside if possible as the fizzed stuff reeks while fizzing.  Get right into your nose hairs and smell it for days, so keep head back and if wearing glasses keep back and no overhead.   You drip or splash this on yourself or clothing, YOUR STAINED .

mike lynch...........madmike3434.............HAIRBALL

[Zephyrus52246]

Great looking structure.  I don't think I'd have the patience to do those stairs.     Thanks for the rusting roof info.


Jeff

[S&S RR]

Mike


Great looking build. The metal roof looks great.

[hairball]

Great looking structure.  I don't think I'd have the patience to do those stairs.     Thanks for the rusting roof info.


Jeff

JEFF , the stairs were the easy part, I used BANTA stairs wood kit and the jig supplied with it.  Pre stained & let wood & stain dry completely before assembly.   Once you do a couple of these wood stair kits its like childs play.   O scale is much less finicky to work on than HO .

Thought  the rusting roof info was needed to post on it before somebody actually asked me, how'd u do that.

mike lynch..........madmike3434............HAIRBALL

[tct855]

Mike,
        I agree with Opa George and the rest comments given so far.   I like your modeling skills and model design.  Having said that,  I'm always looking to be a better modeler when I can.  So my honest feedback to your great modeling scene is I noticed the junk piles look to be just sitting on the grass.  Is that true or just a photo illusion?  I'm thinking with weeds/grass/vines growing up around everything else, but the junk car piles seems a little off.  Am I interpreting the shadows wrong here? What say you?   Thanx Thom...

[hairball]

nope, your 100% correct just loosely sitting on the woodland scenic grass dirt because I would use those details from berkshire valley ? on other dioramas and not be listed as going with the diorama when for sale.

Its amazing the detail you see with 14--16 megapixel digital camera ( fuji ) that you miss with the naked eye....well younger eyes anyway.

mike..........HAIRBALL