SRMW TUCKER & COOK MILL - 2021 Build Challenge

[deemery]

Sounds like your package was frozen, you probably have a claim against the carrier.  What a pain-in-the-ass.


dave

[S&S RR]

Right there with you John - once had an issue with Scalecoat (Minute Man) paint that arrived in the same condition. Notified the company and they over nighted a replacement. Sadly that type of customer service is becoming rare.

Doug

Doug


I think this happens a lot with acrylic paints. I bought it through Amazon but their return it to their drop off site policy defeats the whole purpose of mail delivery.  It would cost me more to return it. I have a feeling that I'm going to be doing a lot less mail order purchasing when this virus thing is over.

[S&S RR]

Sounds like your package was frozen, you probably have a claim against the carrier.  What a pain-in-the-ass.


dave

Dave



Yes it is, and filling a claim cost me more than I through away on the paint. Lesson learned - moving on.

[S&S RR]

Today, I cut the baseboard for this build and did a rough fit for the structures in location on the layout.

Here are a few photographs of this process. At this point the baseboard will be brought back to my workbench and the structures will be glued on. 

[NKP768]

Nice

Doug

[Dennis Bourey]

John, That Structure coming out perfect!!   Dennis

[S&S RR]

Nice

Doug

Thank you, Doug.

[S&S RR]

John, That Structure coming out perfect!!   Dennis

Dennis


Thank you for the kind words and for following along on this adventure.

[Keep It Rusty]

Very nice, John. Can't wait to see it all stitched in.

[S&S RR]

Very nice, John. Can't wait to see it all stitched in.

Craig


Thank you for the encouraging words - this one has a lot of stitching to do, yet. This afternoon, I got the main building glued down to the baseboard and started adding the adjacent buildings.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

Looking just beautiful.

Karl

[S&S RR]

Hey John:

Looking just beautiful.

Karl

Karl


Thank you for the encouraging words. I will be working on coloring the brick and stone foundations, today.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

Sounds good. Can't wait to see what you do with them.

Karl

[S&S RR]

A couple more progress photographs.  The add-on buildings have been glued down and the roof cards added.  The glue is still drying on the right side addition.  The stonework has been colored - I used 6 different colors of chalk and applied it with Alcohol. I started with individual stones and then came in an blended it with my soft brush.












Next up: Roofing on the additional buildings and rafter tails. The rest of the detail castings have been primed and need the detail paint.

[Dennis Bourey]

Amazing work John. Dennis