SRMW Retirement Build Challenge - 2021 updates

[tom.boyd.125]

 Included in the SRMW # 330 Robinson's Electric kit is a small resin structure called the Robinson's MFG. Building...
The long winters here gave me a change to paint it up in craft paints after the grey primer was spray painted on.
Colors used were Fort Art Quacker Grey and Medium Grey for the stones, Fork Art Butter Pecan and Pastel Green trim for the doors and trim.
Folk Art Nutmeg Brown for the exposed wood above the doors and windows and Mud color for the stone sills.
Windows glazed with Micro Crystal Clear...No dry brushing or chalk yet.  Here's a few views.
Tommy

[S&S RR]

Tommy


All looking great! You get the prize for the most builds going at the same time.

[tom.boyd.125]

Tommy


All looking great! You get the prize for the most builds going at the same time.

John,
I enjoy the craftsman kit building part of this model railroading hobby. 
Do hate moving every 10 years like we have done since 1973 and repairing the models that take time to put together. 
They don't like the 1000 mile trips very much...so will continue to share what's on the bench in the coming year...
Will hand over the prize for most new builds going on to you since many of mine are repair kit finishes or started ones that were packed away from my 5 relocations.
Keep modeling ! 
Tommy

[PRR Modeler]

Everything looks great Tom.

[tom.boyd.125]

Everything looks great Tom.

Curt,
Thanks for the positive comment...
This 73 year old is heading back to the basement now.
Tommy

[tom.boyd.125]

All,
Have been off line for a number of reasons. The candy store now in it's fifth year has been really busy. The Forum went off line but now it's back again. We are only 75 years young and still modeling and also celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary last fall. If we figure out how to post photo updates then can start this thread up again. Looks like there was interest by the number of hits when we were all younger....
Tommy

[Janbouli]

Congratulations on the 50th anniversary , now go and find out how to post pictures , you know we all love them.

[GPdemayo]

What Jan said.....

[ACL1504]

What they both said!

Tom

[Zephyrus52246]

What they all said!

Jeff

[Jerry]

Congratulations!!

Jerry

[Jim Donovan]

Congratulations Tom and welcome back to the updated Forum, for me to reach 50 years married I'm going to have to glue a couple of marriages together. Oh well.

The Forum is now running on its original computer program so you should find posting straight forward. Pictures can be dragged and dropped or placed in your own galley and linked. Graig Rusty is the hero who figured out how to get things working again and I help as best I can. A big change is you can just about use any size photo you want. 5 mg per photo can be handled and I have not had a sizing issue yet. So as Jan said, send photos!

Jim D

[Vietnam Seabee]

What a great thread...I was "talking " to Tom about something else and he mentioned this thread.
It's going to take some time to work my way thru it but I can see after a brief excursion there's dome great stuff here
Terry

[tom.boyd.125]

 Thank You...Gregory,Tom,Jeff,Jerry,Jim and Terry for the welcome back. Getting back into modeling again since my family purchased two more red boxes for me last year, one for my 75th and one from Santa. Will post some structure prep photos for starters now and will try to give progress updates at least twice a month. The walls photos are from several SRMW kits that have the window material removed and are ready for rattle can primer this summer. Photos are from Lamson, Whitinsville, Sayles Mills, and Thorndike Mills kits. All walls are plaster except from the 2 photos with the black back round, those were resin / urethane.

Tommy

[Vietnam Seabee]

So...yer gonna have (4) SRSM going at once....holy smokers!!!
Well, I'm along for the ride
Terry