Portable Saw Mill

[Larry C]

Jerry thanks so much. The 2 wheeled log cart is to move the logs around the area. The carriage will run on the track at front of the saw. It's fun trying to imagine what an area like this would have been like.

[Rick]

Larry, work bench looks good and nice start on placing the logs.
I'm a little surprised you're planting the crane in the ground.
I thought you'd have one on a rail car so it would be portable like everything else.

[Philip]

Great stash of casting you have!

[Larry C]

Rick thank you. I had thought about having the crane on a car but it wouldn't be in
the position to do what it would need to do so I went with a "planted" version. It'll
be taken down when finished and transported on a flat car.

Philip yup that'll keep me going for awhile.

[Philip]

Did you know those intoxicating brown castings from Brett are a proprietary resin mix?

Sorry about your pup passing away. Sad.

[Larry C]

Did you know those intoxicating brown castings from Brett are a proprietary resin mix?

No I didn't but they do finish off nice. They were included in the Wood Cutters Shack kit I did a few years ago.
Actually it was a cat but thanks and yes it was very sad,

[Pennman]

Larry,

I have been following this build of yours for a while now, and you are doing an amazing amount of nice builds within the major build. All of the little scenes will be fun to see. Your machinery ain't too shabby either.

Having had every kit of Brett's except two, I may have you beat on the castings. I'll bet I could fill a 9' x 12' room with castings, and not one of them would touch another one beside it! Plus, I have bought many full boxes of castings to enhance all of the full kits as well.  Painting them is a pet peve of mine and a time-consuming project in itself.

I still want to build a sawmill and am torn between Twin Mills or something smaller, like this build of yours. Or, I
could build a machine shop and add an addition with a small sawmill setup outside it. Still pondering that.

Rich

[Larry C]

Rich thank you for your kind comments. Since I don't usually build kits I can't comment on Twin Mills. This diorama measures 15 x 9 inches just to give you some size perspective; of course mine is O scale so HO should be about half the space needed. That would be an interesting concept having a Machine Shop with a Saw Mill. Good luck making your final decision.

[Philip]

Did you know those intoxicating brown castings from Brett are a proprietary resin mix?

No I didn't but they do finish off nice. They were included in the Wood Cutters Shack kit I did a few years ago.
Actually it was a cat but thanks and yes it was very sad,

Sorry man!

[Larry C]

Now I can continue on with the second, the workbench being the first, of many details:



This is one I received from Jerry and it's the older style of resin details from SW. I primed it grey using a rattle can first. After it dried I started with the box itself using chalks along with clear alcohol. After that dried I started with all the little cast-in details using a combination of chalks and gun metal craft paint for the hinges as well as the other metal parts.



Here's the other side and I'm quite pleased with the final result.



It's set in place and glued in giving me a nice little detail behind the boiler. Since this is a diorama I wanted it viewable from all four sides. When finished, and it goes on my shelf, I can change the position to another side if I get bored with it.

Next will be to add the belt between the vertical steam engine and the saw then add the finishing touches to the log carriage feeding the saw. Thanks for stopping by and for all your great comments and/or suggestions.

[Jerry]

Well Larry you sure did a fine job on that one!!
You used some nice coloring for the wood and detail parts.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Jerry thank you; your comments are appreciated.

[Rick]

Looking good Larry.

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry, that's some excellent work on the bench details.  They are believable!  Have fun, mike

[Philip]

Slick!