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sgtbob
Fireman

USA
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Posted - 01/26/2012 :  10:29:33 AM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
Yes, Mark, it's winter but no coats needed. Stan lives upstairs but needs his hat in case
he steps out for lunch or coffee. Harry has a shop two doors away and he just puts on his hat
and skips over to the barber shop.

Did you ever notice in old photos, you rarely see a man without a hat on, no matter the weather.

Cheers,
Bob
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Rick
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USA
17743 Posts
Posted - 01/26/2012 :  11:01:51 AM  Show Profile
Icicles.
Now that's not something you see modeled everyday.
Nice.
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BBLmber
Fireman

USA
4235 Posts
Posted - 01/26/2012 :  1:07:59 PM  Show Profile
Oh Yeh, my grandfather would not lkeave the house without his hat. He loved the old Fadora, always had at least two one for work and one for good.

Mark
W,L,&E
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sgtbob
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USA
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Posted - 01/26/2012 :  1:47:40 PM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
They are not completely dry yet, you can still see a little white but they are getting there.
I wanted to get the photos up because I will be busy later.

Icicles....................

Bob
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sgtbob
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USA
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Posted - 01/27/2012 :  1:17:00 PM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
In the past I have used many different materials to model snow, plaster, salt, baking powder,
and about six or seven commercial products. Recently I found "Snow-Tex" at an art supply
site and decided to try it as an experiment.



I wanted to portray the time after Stan had shoveled his sidewalk and opened for the day's business.
With this product you simply spread it on, I used a fairly wide brush, and let it dry. I did
sprinkle on a little sparkle as it was drying just because I like the look with sparkle.
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sgtbob
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USA
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Posted - 01/27/2012 :  1:22:48 PM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
Although it was drying quite fast I took these photos before it had set. I still need to make
Stan's snow shovel and do some touch-up. I will try to get some photos with the lights on then.

Bob







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sgtbob
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Posted - 01/27/2012 :  1:28:41 PM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
Here's a better photo of the icicles. When I see how this looks by tomorrow morning I may add more snow to the roof. That jar of "snow" is small (2 inches in diameter and about 2 7/8 inches high) and I just used about half of it.
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Schoolmaster
Fireman

USA
1581 Posts
Posted - 01/27/2012 :  1:34:01 PM  Show Profile
Gives me chills just to look at it. More great work.
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Dutchman
Administrator

USA
23234 Posts
Posted - 01/27/2012 :  5:24:50 PM  Show Profile
Fantastic work on the icicles and snow, Bob. Convincing.
Bruce

Modeling the railroads of the Jersey Highlands in HO and the logging railroads of Pennsylvania in HOn3
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BBLmber
Fireman

USA
4235 Posts
Posted - 01/27/2012 :  6:17:20 PM  Show Profile
Looks really chilly, l bet they are glad the raiator in the shop is working.

Mark
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Frederic Testard
Engineer

France
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Posted - 01/28/2012 :  01:42:33 AM  Show Profile
The ice is great, Bob. I also love the way the bricks appear under the painted sign.
Frederic Testard
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sgtbob
Fireman

USA
1184 Posts
Posted - 01/28/2012 :  07:13:02 AM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
Schoolmaster, Bruce, Mark, and Frederic, thanks for your comment, much appreciated.

I did get Stan's snow shovel made and I think I'll let the model go as it stands. I'll get
some final photos taken today and post them later.

Chomping at the bits to get onto the next project.

Cheers,
Bob
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sgtbob
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USA
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Posted - 01/28/2012 :  11:39:03 AM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
Here's some final shots of Zimmerman's Barber Shop. I think I will let it go for now (I may
come back to it at some later time).

Chomping at the bit to get on to the next project.

Cheers,
Bob
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sgtbob
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USA
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Posted - 01/28/2012 :  11:42:30 AM  Show Profile  Visit sgtbob's Homepage
And here's looking in.
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dallas_m
Fireman

USA
3014 Posts
Posted - 01/28/2012 :  12:13:08 PM  Show Profile
[:-cold][:-cold][:-cold] ... I had to double-check and make sure the interior details included a radiator ... check ... okay, looks good! Certainly conveys a lot of mood and atmosphere in a wonderful way.
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