Hank's Machine Shop

[Pennman]

Larry,

Regarding the 2nd picture on post #250 above, to where will the wheel outside lead to?
A powerhouse to run the shop tools or another shop with more tools? Nice looking shop so far.

Rich

[Larry C]

Mike thanks; it needed a little something extra.

Rich thank you. The pulley on the outside of the Shop is where the steam engine, boiler, and water tank will reside. Thought it would be nice to do something different.

[Philip]

Cool additions Larry!, the dead man roller caught my eye. What about that toothpick?

[Larry C]

Philip thank you. The tooth pick was a photo prop to keep the handcart upright. Not included in the kit.Lol.

[elwoodblues]

Larry, with those details, the shop is coming to life.

[Larry C]

Ron thank you so much. Now I need to paint up 4 LP's and add the roof then it'll be time to start on the exterior.

[Jerry]

Details look very good and placed nicely.

I love the toothpick!! 

Jerry

[Larry C]

Jerry thank you. I figured the toothpick was a better alternative to hold up the handcart than my finger.

Thought I would share a quick update:



The one 3D printed LP I had on hand, 4 more arriving tomorrow, need to get painted and planted before I went too nuts with the rafters just to make life easier. He was spray painted with a grey primer first to make the paint adhere better. By placing him on top of a can I can then pick it up and get all the nooks and crannies.





The figure was painted with craft paints, a couple of fine brushes, and my not-so-steady-hand. After the paint completely dried I then dusted it with black chalks to tone down the paint and bring out some of the details as well.



Here he is "planted" in front of the workbench; obviously I was more concerned what the back looked like than the front of this LP. Cut a piece of photo mounting board, painted brown, then glued him to it. In turn I glued the bottom of the board then I used tweezers and a skewer stick to get him in place and pressure added to set the glue.

Next it'll be back to finishing up the rafters and getting them installed. I'm also toying with the idea of adding lights up in the rafters; which will need to be done before I add any roofing boards. Thanks for stopping by for a look and for all your great comments and/or suggestions. Stay tuned.

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice paint job on the LP.

[Larry C]

Curt thank you; tried to make it look as real as possible.

[Rick]

Larry, nice job painting the little guy.

[GaryMc]

Larry,
Very nice, the shop scene is coming to life with every added detail.

[Philip]

Good LPB, who sells those?

[Dave Buchholz]

Larry,
Very nice, the shop scene is coming to life with every added detail.

I totally agree. It's coming to life.

You just need a speaker underneath so visitor can hear  a tape recording of the machinist swearing for making that part on the lathe too small!

[Pennman]

Great looking shop Larry. I could almost work in there now. 

Rich