Hank's Machine Shop

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry,

Those details are fantastic.  Nice work.

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Jerry and Mike thank you both.

[Larry C]

Time for wall detailing:



Started with the left wall first with detailing. I did leave some space between the front and the cabinet so I can build a front piece when I get to that point. Didn't go too nuts on this wall since there is quite a bit of details on the floor. Added a couple of signs and a couple lengths of chain hanging off the wall, I used HO scale track nails to hang the chains on to make it look more realistic.The parts bin I decided to move to the back left corner just because it looks better in that position rather than the right wall.



A couple more signs and a bunch of small details either on shelves or hanging off the wall. The window glass is acetate sprayed with cheap hairspray to look dirty. Along with the large "monkey wrench" are a couple coils of cable made from florists wire wound around a pencil then squashed to add more length.



I felt like I needed something in front of the main workbench so I colored up 2 resin blocks  and gave both a coat of A&I to look like wooden blocks.



Here's the back right corner. I decided that would be a good place to have a pinup of my girl for the fellers to look at during the day. The grey concrete slag was made from a piece of photo mounting board spray painted; this is where the potbellied stove will sit once it arrives from Berkshire Valley.

This is where I'm at for the moment. Both walls, and associated floor details, have been glued in place. Next will be to detail and finish the final righthand wall before moving to the machines. As always thanks for stopping by and for all your great comments and/or suggestions; they really help so stay tuned.

[Dave Buchholz]

When I'm in your area, I'd love to see it up close Larry.

Dave Buchholz
Rochester NY

[PRR Modeler]

Wow, looks like an actual work site Larry.

[deemery]

That's looking Very Good.  But you need to weather/dirty the floor.  All the photos I've seen of machine shops show dirt, stains, etc, particularly around the walls and stuff on the floor.  You can do that easily with alcohol & ink wash to start, and then maybe add some pigments to get more dust/dirt.

dave

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry,

I hope those walls are well braced.  All those details might pull it over...   Nice work as always.

Have fun,
mike

[Larry C]

Dave we may be able to arrange that sometime.

Curt you're too kind, thank you.

Dave I was waiting for someone to point the floors out. I'll probably do that after the last wall is completed and before I add the machines.

Mike thank you; your comments are appreciated.

[Jerry]

Larry your detail are really adding to the scene.  Great work!

Jerry

[Larry C]

Jerry thank you so much.

[Dave Buchholz]

Just put of curiosity. How many hours do you think you have into this project?

[Rick]

Larry, I think this is your best detailing a scene yet.
Very well done.

[Larry C]

Dave that's hard to say; an hour here a couple hours there. Probably somewhere around 20 hours so far.

Rick thank you; appreciate the comments.

[Pennman]

Very nice work on all of your details Larry.
That parts bin I bet was a bugger to paint with all of those parts in it.
And all of the rest of the details look really good too. I'll bet that pin-up
will either keep the men from working or they might get hurt staring at it all
day not paying attention to their work. I could have sworn the hoses were solder,
until I went back to re-read, excellent modeling.

Rich

[Larry C]

Rich thank you for your nice comments and yes that tall parts bin was something for sure. I use Florists wire for all sorts of things since it's strong, easy to cut, and manipulate; and yes I even use it for welding hoses.