2025 Winter Challenge - Building Time Forgot

[Larry C]

Curt, Mike, and Rich thank you for your kind comments.

Rick thanks for your prior observation; this is a whole new type of modeling for me.

[Zephyrus52246]

Nice work, Larry.  Can't wait to see what you do with the tractor.  Doesn't the A&I wash remove some of the previously applied alcohol/chalk color?  

Jeff

[Larry C]

Jeff thank you. To answer your question, not really. It does help bring out the grain in wood and makes it look more natural. On resin or 3D printed I use a smaller amount but only if I want to highlight any grain.
Hope that helps.

[ACL1504]

Larry,

Great job on the tool shed. I like the wood color and gaps in the boards. I'm glad Jim included "O" and others this time.

I'm also enjoying the thread.

Tom

[Larry C]

Tom thank you; much appreciated. Jim seemed to be interested in seeing a scratch build in O scale. Glad you're enjoying the thread.

[Michael Hohn]

Larry,

As usual, your project has a lot of character.  I enjoy watching models of farm equipment go together, especially seeing the finishes that modelers like yourself use for paint and grunge and seeing the results.  Always something to learn.

Mike

[Larry C]

Michael nice having you drop by. Thank you so much for your kind words and the Challenge is proving to be a fun build.

[Larry C]

Update time:



The scenery and interior details are finished so here's the overall view.



Starting on the right side these details I already had on hand. Everything were colored with various shades of browns and clear alcohol. The rusted items I used some brown with the rust color so It wasn't so in your face. The cabinet on the right was a scratch build using scale 8x8's for the frame along with 2x10's for the doors. Had a couple hinges so they were rusted after gluing in place with a fine brush.



A better view of the left side. I added some rusted items like the vise, a container, a couple of tools, a hook and a couple blocks of wood; again items I had on hand. The old tub, barrels and of course the tractor are items from Sierra West.The block of wood under the front of the tractor is a piece of 8x8 heavily distressed then colored with chalk & clear alcohol.



This is my favorite view of the tractor. This is a Fordson tractor from Sierra West which is 3D printed. Sort of following Brett's directions I sprayed painted the wheels flat black then used a darker rust color to weather. The rest of the tractor was spray painted with a grey primer. After that dried I applied a color of Rembrandt blue-grey chalks and clear alcohol. The weathering consists of a very diluted rust color. The final step was to dry brush the entire body with black powder. What resulted is a tractor that looks like the paint is very worn exposing some of the metal color and has acquired some light rust.

Now that the scenery and interior details are set I'll start with the outside. The back will just be some scenery material and the right side more of the same with one or two details added. The right side will be a whole other matter. Thanks for stopping by checking out the update.

[deemery]

Need to add some oil stains underneath the tractor.     Great coloring and details.

dave

[Larry C]

Need to add some oil stains underneath the tractor.     Great coloring and details.

dave

Dave thanks. The oil stains under the tractor should be an easy add-on; good eye.

[PRR Modeler]

That is excellent Larry. The details are great.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking fabulous, Larry.

I love the colouring of the tractor.

Cheers, Mark.

[Jerry]

Very nice Larry on the details.  The tracor came out really great!

Jerry

[Rick]

Larry, it's looking good.

[Larry C]

Curt, Mark, Jerry, and Rick thank you all for your nice comments.