Hank's Machine Shop

[Larry C]

Jerry thank you. The windows were easy to make and I love the look. I thought the stone walls would be nice for something different for a change.

Mike thanks. The first machine shop I made I added the wall stuff after they were glued in place. That was one of those things NOT to do and it's sooo much easier to do the walls first and IMHO they look better when finished.

Curt thank you so much.

[Rick]

Larry, the inside and outside of the walls look good.
Congratulations on your latest order from SW.
Good that you found out you needed more room before you got too far.

[Larry C]

Rick thank you so much. I'm looking forward to the new lathe I only wished he had different machines available. When I realized things would be too tight I knew I had to make a decision now on expanding the shop.

[Pennman]

Larry,

A bigger shop is great, but where's the toilet? 
Do they really have to go outside??

Rich

[Philip]

Looking great Larry!

[Larry C]

Rich thanks. Haven't gotten that far yet but I hear Hank is "old school" so I'm sure an "outhouse" will show up at some point.

Philip thanks; taking my time so I get it right.

[GaryMc]

Very nice Larry, I will be following along.

[Larry C]

Gary thank you and thanks for stopping by; nice to have you following along.

[deemery]

Did you get the box of pulley parts?

dave

[Larry C]

Yes I did. Thanks.

[Larry C]

For the next several posts I'll be covering details, details, and more details:



So this is the process I generally use when painting details. I have 2 paint stirrer sticks I use to hold the details so I can get at all the different angles. While some modelers drill holes into the details and place skewer sticks into them I much prefer to use masking tape to hold them in place. Also I find using a primer first helps the chalks/paint adhere better. Usually I use a grey primer so the colors show up better but black, which makes the colors darker, does have its place.



This is the front of the finished product. This particular item required about 2 hours to complete. Usually I start with the most predominant color, in this case brown for the cabinet, and do all of that inside and out on the piece. Then I go through and paint the fine details one at a time using various colors. Lastly I go back through and do any required touchups. This is a process I really enjoy but it's still a process and takes painstaking time.



Here is a side shot showing the details on the outside of the cabinet.



And.....the other side.

So what's next? Yup you guessed it....many more details to paint. After that's finished then I'll start detailing the walls themselves before gluing them in place. Thanks for stopping by and for your support, comments, and/or all your great suggestions so stay tuned.

[Jerry]

Very nice Larry.  Great choice of colors.

Jerry

[PRR Modeler]

That is outstanding Larry.

[Pennman]

Larry,

This is one project I put off. I like building structures, but the details?? No.
Although it has to be done or the buildings look naked!  And we wouldn't want that. Noooo.

Rich

[Larry C]

Jerry, Curt, and Rich thank you all so much.

Rich that's interesting how you view details; for me it's something I really enjoy doing and I like seeing a structure come to life.