O'Neils Mercantile & Repair

[Larry C]

I'm eyeballing his figures. Pretty nice looking.

Nice work!

Philip thanks. Rusty Rail's figures are pretty nice and are reasonably priced.
I do have a question. One of the figures is still on the 3D printed forms, for
the lack of a better word, so what's the best way to cut it free cleanly?

[Philip]

I always saw the support close to the figure with a fine tooth "Razor" saw leaving a bit of the support attached to the model and then sand away the support to the anchor point. If you cut it and snap the support off at the model it will leave a tiny crater in the figure. I use a medium emery board and sometime a new #11 blade if I create a crater by accident. It's pretty easy to hide your mistakes, plus the prep primer will fill the voids and stuff. No biggie.

I'd really be more concerned around the thin areas where they connect. Super brittle stuff after it cures for 24 hours.

Work slow.

 
 


 



 

[Rick]

Nice work Larry.

[Larry C]

Philip thanks for the advice on the removal. Since you work with 3D printed items I figured you'd have a process for removal.

Rick thanks.

[friscomike]

Howdy Larry, the additional details are making the scene even better.  Nice work.  Have fun, mike

[Larry C]

Mike thank you; much appreciated.

[elwoodblues]

Nice work Larry, the additional details are making a huge difference. 

[Larry C]

Ron thank you. I think the details help tell a story the modeler is trying to create.
My only thing with details is not to overcrowd a scene.

[kyle creel]

Hey Larry C*.,.....Once again I,m dumbfounded by the delicate beauty of the projects you build, and the skill & patience you guys exhibit in the process..       ...so incredible........

KYLE CREEL
IMMR & T Co. 

[Larry C]

Kyle thank you for you kind comments; they're appreciated.

[Larry C]

Not that this has anything to do with my build but I finally got around to redoing the shelf to display my dioramas. This was made from 1 8ft. 1x8 cut square the screwed and glued together then was given a coat of stain I had on hand. Now I have room for a few more dioramas for the future.



Been playing around with a couple of LP's for the front of the diorama. I have 11 I ordered from Rusty Rail which are nicely 3D printed and are reasonably priced. The "old man sitting on a box" was first primed with grey primer. When dry he was colored with chalks & clear alcohol. When dried I dry brushed on some black to bring out the fine details. The dog is from Wiseman colored the same way.



This is the guy working at the bench turned looking at the dog wondering why he's barking. Both were colored using the same techniques as the first LP. Adding the LP's not only helps to tell a story but brings each scene to life.

Next up is to work on a few trees from my order and get the area behind the Repair Shed scenic; should be fun. Thanks for stopping by and for all your great comments and/or suggestions so stay tuned.

[PRR Modeler]

Great detais Larry. BTW that workbench is way too neat.

[Philip]

Looks great but your gonna run out of room eventually! 

[Rick]

You sure have been busy building dioramas.
Very nice display.
Little folks are looking good.

[Larry C]

Curt thank you. Yup he just finished cleaning it before his picture was taken; he didn't want to look like a complete slob.

Philip thanks. After O'Neils is completed I'll probably start making smaller dioramas; either that or get out the "shelf stretcher."

Rick thank you. The dioramas have been built probably over the last 5 years give or take. On the top shelf (middle left) is the SW Wood Cutters Shack I bought from you before you retired. When the RR went bye bye I converted it to a diorama since that is my one and only kit.