Inter-Action Hobbies Stu's Tobacco Shop (O Scale)

[Vietnam Seabee]

Great video, Darryl

terry

[ReadingBob]

As usual, you are doing a bang up job on a very detailed kit.  Our goal is "Detail Insanity". That means "Insane Detail" and "This product can potentially cause insanity".

While those decals are tiny, the results can be spectacular. Go Bob Go!!!

Here is a video of making a tiny cigar box...

https://youtu.be/xxa65iAq4o4?si=wSXQ3W5tkaXcIuN-

Thanks! Great video. I see a couple of tools I'm going to add to my Xmas wish list. 

[ReadingBob]

Time for an update. 

After painting and decaling all the details I started adding them to the display cabinet. Previously, I glued the two sides and front to the cabinet. I added the details that go inside the cabinet before adding the part that goes in the rear.



Then I added a small amount of glue in preparation for adding the rear piece.



I clamped the rear piece in place until the glue set.



Now for the fun part. I taped some paper towels over my thumb and the fingers I was going to use to add the glass to the display case because I didn't want to get any fingerprints on the acetate. Gloves would have worked better but I didn't have any and didn't feel like running out to look for some.   Anyway, I carefully cut out the piece that's used for this display case.



I removed the paper that's on one side of the acetate.



The acetate has etched lines where you bend it to form it so that it'll fit inside the case. Took a couple of attempts to get it to seat properly in the display case but it wasn't too difficult. No glue necessary. The top, when added, will keep it in place.



More in a moment...

[PRR Modeler]

That looks fantastic Bob.

[Jerry]

Bob that is a great idea to keep fingerprints off the windows!

But the rest of the work on that case is specular!!!
I wish I had your patience!!

Jerry

[ReadingBob]

Using a little glue as possible I attached the top to the display case.



Then I added some more details to the top of the display case and it was finished. I get a feeling this was the hardest of the interior details to build due to the number of detail parts that had to be prepped beforehand.



After cutting out and painting the parts for the cash register stand, I started assembling it. A couple of pieces make up the base. Two more for each of the sides.



I glued to the sides to the base trying to make sure everything was square.



The finished cash register stand. Relatively simple to assemble and really neat looking.



The next two cabinets intrigued me. This is a very clever design. Each cabined has two 'blanks' (I'll call them) with a number of cutouts and two printed sheets that match the blanks.



Continued in a moment...

[ReadingBob]

Bob that is a great idea to keep fingerprints off the windows!

But the rest of the work on that case is specular!!!
I wish I had your patience!!

Jerry

Thanks, Jerry! It does take some patience. I move slow and take a lot of breaks. 

[ReadingBob]

I used a glue stick to apply glue to the back of the printed sheets and then attached them to the blanks.



Carefully adding the printed sheets to the blank. There's a front blank and back blank, for each cabinet, that then get glued together.



Next, I tapered the part that goes on the top of the cabinet (there are two top pieces) using and X-Acto knife and an emery board. The second piece, that goes directly beneath the top piece, I round the edges using an emery board.



Then I glued the top pieces to the cabinet trying to ensure they were even with the rear of the cabinet and had and equal overhang on each end.



Top piece added.



There's a trim piece that goes on top of the printed sheet. This piece is behind the glass, so it gets glued glued in place first.



More in a moment...

[ReadingBob]

I then added the glass using only a few specks of glue in places where it wouldn't be seen once the next piece is glued in place.



I glued the door panel in place and then applied a tiny drop of glue in the indents where the 'handles' go.



The handles are tiny, gold colored, balls. Thankfully there's an ample supply provided. You know a few of this are going to fly out of the tweezers and end up in an alternate dimension somewhere where they'll never be found. 



Here are the parts that make up the bed.



And this is what I have assembled so far.



That's where I'm currently at!

Thanks for following along! 

[PRR Modeler]

Perfect Bob