Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

S&S RR · August 24, 2015, 06:28:13 PM

Next, I started coloring the brick.

First with the brick red and then then the rusty metal plate covering the original hole for the coal chute.

Followed by the wood blanks above and below.

S&S RR · August 24, 2015, 06:31:52 PM

Then I started coloring the individual stones that make up the walls. Here are three progress photographs.

This is were I left off for the day. I like to let these thinks sit overnight and come back the next day to see if I want to make changes before I move on.

S&S RR · August 27, 2015, 05:52:38 PM

Today, I finished coloring the castings for the wall and did a test fit on the base in the final location on the layout. I wanted some pictures in the layou lighting and with some added lighting for photographs. Here are the progress shots to test the coloring.

ACL1504 · August 28, 2015, 05:09:57 PM

John,

Looking good, looking very good!

Tom

ReadingBob · August 28, 2015, 05:59:21 PM

Quote from: ACL1504 on August 28, 2015, 05:09:57 PM
John,

Looking good, looking very good!

Tom

Yepper. What he said!

S&S RR · August 28, 2015, 07:21:20 PM

Quote from: ACL1504 on August 28, 2015, 05:09:57 PM
John,

Looking good, looking very good!

Tom

Thanks for the kind words Tom. I'm really starting to like this pigment technique for coloring castings. The colors are right and the texture is far superior to anything I have used in the past. Thanks again for following along.

S&S RR · August 28, 2015, 07:22:14 PM

Quote from: ReadingBob on August 28, 2015, 05:59:21 PM
Quote from: ACL1504 on August 28, 2015, 05:09:57 PM
John,

Looking good, looking very good!

Tom

Yepper. What he said!

Thanks Bob

Zephyrus52246 · August 29, 2015, 12:00:43 AM

Nice job so far on the stones and the brickwork.

Jeff

GPdemayo · August 29, 2015, 09:06:03 AM

Way to go John.....that's one heck of a scene!

S&S RR · August 29, 2015, 12:53:38 PM

Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on August 29, 2015, 12:00:43 AM
Nice job so far on the stones and the brickwork.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff - I'm putting my list together for the Narrow Gauge Convention.

S&S RR · August 29, 2015, 12:54:35 PM

Quote from: GPdemayo on August 29, 2015, 09:06:03 AM
Way to go John.....that's one heck of a scene!

Thanks for the kind words Greg. It's great to be to the point where I can start doing the detail work again.

cuse · August 29, 2015, 05:57:43 PM

Very nice John. Another epic scenic spot! I predict George Sellios will be putting together a thread about YOUR layout

John

S&S RR · August 29, 2015, 08:49:45 PM

Quote from: Cuse on August 29, 2015, 05:57:43 PM
Very nice John. Another epic scenic spot! I predict George Sellios will be putting together a thread about YOUR layout

John

John

Thanks for the kind words. Interesting prediction - I had to laugh because George still writes all of the instructions for his kits with a manual typewriter. He does watch the threads - he comments to me on what I have posted when I call him - but he rarely posts.

S&S RR · August 29, 2015, 08:52:13 PM

Today, I finished mounting the first batch of metal castings on the sticks that I use to paint them. They are now ready for the paint booth and a coat of earth colored primer. This kit has an amazing number of castings - this is not all of them.

S&S RR · August 30, 2015, 07:14:09 PM

Well today all those castings made their way through the paint booth. I also removed the base from the layout and set it up on my workbench for the build. I also made some test pieces for the wall colors on the main warehouse. George recommends driftwood stain with Coach Green stain (a 50/50 mix of the paint and dio-sol. I have the Floquil paint but I'm test painting with chalk pigments and alcohol. I'm really starting to like this technique and will probably switch to this method for most of my painting. I will post pictures tomorrow after it dries.