Fine Scale Miniatures kit #260 "The Chippy Hollow Hardware Co."

[Ensign]

Hi everyone, I thought I would share with you my latest completed model of this classic "Fine Scale Miniatures" kit The Chippy Hollow Hardware Co.
I did not do a build on this kit simply because it was already done here in the past by forum member Steve Custer.
He did such a good job with it, I saw no reason to do another build thread on this kit.
Here is the link to Steve's build of this kit.
https://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=4795.15

So I decided to build my kit not as the Chippy Hollow Hardware Co. but instead the John Allen Monuments & Statuary Co. to honor one of the great model railroad builders of all time John Allen.
One thing that I also did a little different from Steve's build of this kit was to add LED lighting to it.
So here is how it came out looking, I hope you enjoy the pics.



Here's how it looks with the LED's at night.

Thanks for having a look!

Greg

[Dave Buchholz]

Looking good....as always with any of your builds.

[Pennman]

Very nice work Greg.
Like Dave mentioned, you are the great model Master!

Rich

[Jerry]

Greg another outstanding build by you!
The lighting is perfect.

Jerry

[craftsmankits]

Beautiful build Greg.  Like it from all angles.  Added lighting is a great touch.  Mark

[Rick]

Greg, you hit another home run with this build.
And of course you added lights.   

[friscomike]

Howdy Greg, Wow, what a terrific build of the classic kit.  The lighting looks fantastic. Congratulations.  Have fun, mike

[KentuckySouthern]

Great job incorporating the lights into the model.  Well done, love the busyness of it. 

[ACL1504]

Greg,

Yes, I did enjoy the pictures. The build is stunning. Very appropriate name as well.

Tom

[Ensign]

Guys, thank you all so much for your very kind words regarding my work on this model.
I really appreciate reading them!

Here is another night photo, this time showing the backside of this structure & scene.


Greg

[SteveCuster]

Great job Greg! This was one of my favorite kits to build. I love the LEDs. I've only added interior LEDs to a few of my models, and it can be pretty challenging, especially those gooseneck lights.

-Steve

[Ensign]

Hi Steve, thank you for your kind words and for your wonderful build that you so kindly provided for us here.
It was very helpful to me in my journey of building this kit, and I even used your idea of the 4 barrels loaded onto the skid ready to be hoisted up.
Your photos were so much more clearer to see than George's old B&W photos provided in the kit's instructions.
As for the lighting, I love to do it especially with the LED's. They now allow you to put lights into places that I never would have imagined with the old grain of wheat bulbs.
I also found those gooseneck lights to be a challenge to do at first.
I have since discovered it is way easier to get the soldered LED & magnet wires into the tubing before you bend the tubing into the gooseneck shape.
I can't even tell you how many hours I wasted trying to feed those magnet wires into a gooseneck that had been bent into it's shape before getting those wires into it.
So much easier feeding the wires into the straight tubing first, and then bending the tubing after that.
Thanks again for your help!

Greg