Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

John,

Do you have a post or any hints on how you painted the castings.  Look great!

Chris

Chris


Thanks for the kind words and for visiting the thread.


The link below is to the Sierra West University which is how I got started using pigments and chalks. The basic formula for all the castings in the box you see is; prime them with a base grey, tan or black depending on the overall color.  Then use acrylic paints to get the different contrasting colors right - then highlight and dull them down with chalks and pigments. Take a look at the videos and thread on this website and please let me know if you have any questions. The chalks and pigments not only help with the coloring but add texture which really makes them come to life. If you go back to page 90 of this thread you will see pictures of these castings in various stages of completion. In addition to the pigments you see on my bench I use lots of Rembrandt Soft Pastel sticks per the Sierra West links.  Again, please don't hesitate to ask specific questions.


http://www.sierrawestscalemodels.com/clinic/clinic.shtml

[S&S RR]

Today, I finished painting the detail castings for the Brambell's and Chippy Hollow builds.  There are over 800 castings in this picture and the major wall and window castings for Chippy Hollow are stored away in another box waiting for the build. There will be some touchup once the castings are in place but we are ready to get back on the construction.

[ACL1504]

John,

That sure is a whole bunch of casting. Are your eyes still crossed?

Tom

[deemery]

Mike Baker suggested ModelMaster enamels for the primer coat/first coat for metal castings (I get mixed results from spray cans).  So I bought a couple colors today and will prime them tonight and start with the powders tomorrow, per the Sierra West blogs.


dave

[S&S RR]

John,

That sure is a whole bunch of casting. Are your eyes still crossed?

Tom

Tom


Thanks for stopping by the thread.
I thought when I started on such a large batch of castings that I would go crazy before I finished them - but after a while a got in a rhythm and found it very enjoyable.  I know that the next batch will go much faster. I know I'm not going to miss using floquil paints, and alcohol and pigments is going to replace most of my alcohol and ink applications. I will also will be repainting some castings from previous builds before they go on the layout.

[S&S RR]

Mike Baker suggested ModelMaster enamels for the primer coat/first coat for metal castings (I get mixed results from spray cans).  So I bought a couple colors today and will prime them tonight and start with the powders tomorrow, per the Sierra West blogs.


dave

Dave


I have not used the ModelMaster enamel so I'm looking forward to your report. I have been using the Ultra-Flat Krylon Camouflage paints from a rattle can for all my primer/base coats and have been very happy with the results.

[Mark Dalrymple]

WOW!!!  I don't think I own that many castings!

Looking great, John!

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

WOW!!!  I don't think I own that many castings!

Looking great, John!

Cheers, Mark.

Mark


Thanks for stopping by the thread - that's two yellow boxes worth back in the day - as they say. I'm sure glad I bought all those FSM kits when I did. I can't imagine what these kits would have to sell for now to make a profit. Individually, if you could by castings of the same quality, I would guess 3 to 5 bucks apiece. Anyway, on with the build.

[S&S RR]

The roofing is going on for the warehouse. I'm modeling the late 1940's time frame so I decided to go with a cedar roof on the warehouse rather than the patchwork roof that George recommended in the kit. I'm going to save the more run down look for other areas on my layout.

[cuse]

Great job on the casting marathon! Those shingles look great - who makes them?


John

[ReadingBob]

Wow.  I've done a lot of castings at the beginning of a build but never that many!     I have a lot of FSM kits on shelf (including Brambell's) but I'm not in any hurry to challenge your record.    

[Janbouli]

I did a lot of castings years ago, never made it into any good movies though 

[S&S RR]

Great job on the casting marathon! Those shingles look great - who makes them?


John

Thanks John


I started putting the roof details on the warehouse and started digging in the box for a piece of brass tube and found out that I didn't pull the castings out of the plastic bags for all the out buildings for the Brambell's build.  About 50 more castings to paint.


I will go take a picture of the shingles with the contact information - post to follow.

[S&S RR]

John


Follow-up on the shingles - I bought these at then Narrow Gauge Convention in Houston.  I picked up one card each of the three colors I liked the best - they had more colors.   The contact information is on the card in the picture. Based on the results on this build I will be ordering more.

[S&S RR]

Wow.  I've done a lot of castings at the beginning of a build but never that many!     I have a lot of FSM kits on shelf (including Brambell's) but I'm not in any hurry to challenge your record.   

Bob


I thought I got them all and just found about 50 more castings in the individual plastic bags for the out buildings on the Brambell's build.  I can't believe George made any money on this kit.  Oh,  and there are two vehicle kits too.