Re: Sierra West Foundry Scratchbuild

[PRR Modeler]

Very well done Rich.

[Rick]

Very nice additions to your build.

[Philip]

Nice work!

[Bernd]

Looking good Rich. Hurry up with that foundry and finish it. I need some brass detail castings for my HOn3 engine that is due to arrive next week. 

Bernd

[Pennman]

Thanks for the nice comments, Jerry, Curt, Rick, Phillip and Bernd.

I will make another update this afternoon. Thank you all for following.

Rich

[Pennman]

Good day to everyone, another short update.

I made another addition to the corner alcove of the stone building where the sand will
be shoveled into the building. First is a picture with the wooden sand platform in place.
I also added a swing beam to the corner of the building. I constructed the steel holding
parts using a metal half of a hinge. (Second picture), I cut the wider portion of the hinge
off using my Xoron steel cutters and painted it grimy black. It was perfect to use because
it has rivets dimpled into it to make it appear like it was drilled and capped to make it hold in place.
(Third picture), At the building the horizontal steel I beam is pinned into the overhead steel I beam
(the one coming out from the building 90 degrees off this one) and is curved at this end (end at the building)
to be able to swing sideways. Using the wider portion of the hinge (part removed from the hinge),
I glued that to the top of the far end of the protruding beam going outward from the building.
A length of steel wire (rod) was used to support the far end of the swing beam. (Fourth picture),
I added a vertical steel I beam to support the corner of the stone building. I still need to weather
all of the steel I beams then I am good to go on to more detailing. Last picture shows the completed
addition for this post also showing the furnace in place. Rather than attaching it to the roof
(like in the kit), I added this to the outside of the building. The furnace was constructed using
four strips (lengths) of 1/16" thick sheet wood. To form the top of the furnace, I used four short
pieces of stripwood, glued vertically. I made the top with 1/32nd sheet wood and scored in the middle
to form its peak. I then glued in wedding netting to form the smoke arrester, added rivets and painted and weathered it to complete it.

Thanks for watching. Working on more.

Rich

[PRR Modeler]

Looks great Rich.

[Bernd]

Advancing forward. Getting there Rich. Looks good.

Bernd

[Jerry]

Rich very well done.  And some very nice homemade details!

Jerry

[Pennman]

Thank you for the kind comments, Curt, Bernd and Jerry.
Everything I do takes more time since we all are now older, it's not gonna change.
Thanks for following.

Rich

[friscomike]

Howdy Rich, 

Nicely done.  Those are some SMALL parts in HO. The details look amazing.  Nice work.

Have fun,
mike

[Pennman]

Howdy Rich,

Nicely done.  Those are some SMALL parts in HO. The details look amazing.  Nice work.

Have fun,
mike

Thank you, Mike, for your kind comments. I've much more to do with this and I have
barely scratched the surface on detail work.  I expect to finish more in the next couple
of days to get these buildings stated to be planted. Thanks for following.

Rich

[Rick]

Rich, I totally agree with everyone else, it's all looking very good.

[Pennman]

Rich, I totally agree with everyone else, it's all looking very good.

Thanks Rick, I hope to get more done today, but we are attending Dr. appointments and finishing up last minute grocery buying today. The bench looks a long way off. 

Rich

[Pennman]

Hello modelers, a good friend of mine lives by this:

A person who works with his hands is a laborer.

A person who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.

A person who works with his hands, his brain and his heart is an artist.
I also believe this to be true!

Rich