Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 4) Started 8/14/21

[S&S RR]

Update: Remember that huge batch of detail casting that went through my paint booth for priming a few weeks ago? Well, I finished painting the last one, today.  Tomorrow, they will be packed away in my finished castings drawers waiting for their turn to be placed on the layout. I will not be taking on such a big batch again, enough said.

[S&S RR]

Today, I got back on the Sayles Mill build.  It's time to get this one off the workbench and on to the layout. There is a lot of detail work still to be completed.  I started with the assembly of the winch that lifts the spill gates for the backwaters. I'm going to assemble it in place and then paint it the final machine gray.

[deemery]

...  I started with the assembly of the wench
...

Ah, those wenches on the layout!   

Seriously, the SRMW gates are great.

dave

[S&S RR]

...  I started with the assembly of the wench
...

Ah, those wenches on the layout!   

Seriously, the SRMW gates are great.

dave

Dave thank you for the spell checker - checking.  winch became wench  opps - I need to save those for the waterfront scene.

[deemery]

I double-dog-dare you to put a wench cranking the winch!

Add:  If someone complains, you can blame the spell-checker.

dave

[S&S RR]

I double-dog-dare you to put a wench cranking the winch!


dave

[S&S RR]

I had to develop some watchmaker skills to get the winch together for the Sayles Mill Build.  Getting the holes in the gears that where the right size for the shaft proved challenging. In the end I persevered and everything went together.

[postalkarl]

hey John:

you building looks just beautiful and great job on the winch.

Karl

[S&S RR]

hey John:

you building looks just beautiful and great job on the winch.

Karl

Karl


Thank you, I will be adding a few details a day until this one is ready for the layout.  As usual, I will post a progress picture every few days.

[Jerry]

Precision work pays off once again.  Beautiful!


Jerry

[S&S RR]

Precision work pays off once again.  Beautiful!


Jerry

Jerry


Thank you for the kind words. Somehow I managed to get five builds going at the same time.   A little progress on each of them every day until they are all planted on the layout. It's modeling season after all.

[S&S RR]

Another addition going on the Sayles Mill, today.

[postalkarl]

hey john:

Looking just beautiful.

Karl

[bparrish]

Wow !  John..............

A fully framed joist roof............. I am impressed.   No card stock for you.    I've gotten to where I can throw up a framed roof in about an hour.  I'll never go back to card stock................ 


I long ago lost the argument with some of my "friends" that, "but you can't see it!"    Yeah, but I know it's there.

Thanx for a great build.

se ya
Bob

[S&S RR]

hey john:

Looking just beautiful.

Karl

Karl


Thank you my friend.