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UKGuy
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 Posted - 06/12/2008 : 12:58:05 AM
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Exceptional detail Steve, cant wait to see it after you go back and add 'the finishing touches'.
Very nice job on the framing Vic, looks perfectly square and true, the pink wall looks good too  , just kidding.
Joe that place better be out of business or have a great workers comp policy in place, nice work on the deck and walls.
As for me, after work I spent a couple of hours yesterday evening in the back yard.....cutting and colouring 'some' clapboard 
Tonight I made thirty or so windows, so tomorrow I should be able to make (and post) some progress on the structure itself.
Karl.A
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 03:24:59 AM
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Nice frame, Vic. It's always rewarding to achieve a good, square framing like this.
The steeplecab is a beauty, Steve.
Wow, what a huge amount of wood, Karl.
It's windows time for me too. The project has progressed yesterday but wind will go through the section house until all these windows and doors are installed...
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jknapp
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 09:39:32 AM
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After about a week and a half lull, I was able to get a tiny bit done on my FOS Scale - Decker's build.
There's two small roof sections for part of the building. I was able to pretty much finish them. Here's a picture of the area that needs the roof sections:
I wanted to represent that metal roof look with the aged copper. I copied Dave Kreitler's method of creating this look. Thanks Dave! Here's a picture of how mine looks:
I gotta get a move-on 'cause the deadline is creeping up! Only 19 more days....
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John Knapp
Sellersville, PA
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rrkreitler
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 11:55:06 AM
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Man Karl, I look at that pile of wood and I am tempted to say you need a hobby but I guess you have already got one
Really looking forward to seeing your structure. The board by board clapboard will look great.
John, nice looking roof. Glad you found the process helpful. In all fairness, I used the method Bruce described for his project with a few slight modifications (mostly because I did not have the same paint on hand).
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mecrr
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 2:20:30 PM
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John,
would you please cite the place that Dave Kreitler tells how to age the "copper?"
thanx
David
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A Maine Expatriate living in the valley of Northern California - Modeling in HO.
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jknapp
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 2:35:40 PM
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quote:
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 2:20:30 PM
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John,
would you please cite the place that Dave Kreitler tells how to age the "copper?"
thanx
David
David Stickney
Modeling the MEC in the Northern Sacramento Valley of California
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Hi David,
Here's the link to where Dave walks you through in completing this type of roof.
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=21438&whichpage=50
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John Knapp
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 6:21:44 PM
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I think it's time to add some progress shots on the section house. A lot of progress have been made. The most evident thing remaining to do are the roofs, a little more trimming, and a walkway that partly surrounds the building. I decided to make an interior for the first floor only (with lights to see it - I also left two doors open to help watch it). I'll put a black cardboard separation in the middle of the second floor, this way I can glue the roofs.
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Dutchman
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 6:27:54 PM
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John, those copper roofs look great.
Karl, some stack of sticks! (And the windows look good too.)
Frederic, I also try to vary what parts of buildings I illuminate. After all, not every building has all floors and all rooms illuminated every night.
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Bruce
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silveradonorthern
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 10:00:22 PM
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Hi Everyone,
Progress on my jail has been slow, but I am making some headway.
This morning I snapped a few pictures before the weather had a chance of turning bad. Here is where things stand.
(I'm trying to post these using Firefox so I hope they come through ok.)
I think the pictures speak for themselves and need no additional comments from me. Right now the project is composed of three sub-assemblies. The roof section, the front of the building and of course the three stone walls. I'm still working on all three sections the the ridge cap on the roof needs weathering (rust and such) the front porch roof needs some more weathering and a I have a sheriff sign to hang below the porch roof support beam.
The real holdup is the carving of the third wall. It's not hard just very tedious. I find I can work for about an hour on it before I need to get up and walk away for awhile. Since I took the pictures this morning I've managed to get quite a bit more carving done  In order to finish this project by the deadline I need to have the carving finished up by the middle of next week Then its on to coloring the stones.
I knew when I started this challenge I'd need the full two months and that's about where I at.
There is so many excellent projects going on here I'm going to simply say to everyone. I wish I could spend more time looking over everyones work but to do that would mean not getting my own project completed.
Again keep up the good work
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UKGuy
Fireman
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 10:58:48 PM
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Frederic that is moving along very swiftly and looking great, I like the broken clapboard detail you have added very much and will use this on a future build.
Michael, the jail is looking stunning, the individual? shingles have a perfect colour, peeling paint, tarpaper everything blends so well already.
I spent a few hours this evening adding some clapboard to the walls, I knew it was going to be big , but this thing is going to need actual 2x4's for bracing . I only managed to get two walls done tonight, maybe I'll add in the windows after I eat or maybe I'll just head to bed.
The main thing that kept me motivated while glueing the boards to the subwalls was the anticipation of the fun and enjoyment I was going to have adding 8 nailholes/heads to each of the 314(so far) boards.
Karl.A
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Dutchman
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 11:09:50 PM
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Michael, the peeling paint effect you've achieved on the false front, and the faded red color, are simply terrific. Have fun finishing up your carving.
Karl, it looks like you've made quite a dent in that stack of sticks. Try not to let the daunting thought of the nail holes get to you.
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Bruce
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Miles
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 11:10:00 PM
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I'll jump in here! I've been meaning to add my scratchbuilt/kitbashed caboose to this lineup!
It's a branchline caboose, wood sides, rebuilt with steel frame in 1934. It has room for a desk, cupola& cabinets, and a stove with a single cushion if someone wants to rest. It's an unusually short wheelbase, 9.5 feet from bolster to bolster, and is a freelanced design for my Mission Valley and Pacific, although the wheelbase is off of an old scale drawing I found many months ago online.
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silveradonorthern
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Posted - 06/12/2008 : 11:36:43 PM
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Thanks,
Karl and Bruce for your kind words
Karl I don't like them myself but the thought of a pounce wheel really comes to mind The shingles on my jail are from Builders In Scale and come in strips which makes applying them pretty easy. I'm not sure I'd have the patience to place them one at a time
Miles your caboose is going to be neat when you get it all done
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 06/13/2008 : 03:32:47 AM
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Michael, you've achieved some very nice work on the weathering of the jail. All materials are very realistically rendered, for a great finished look. Good luck for your carving...
Nice start on your "mini-caboose", Miles.
Karl : each hole doesn't take more than one second, you should be done in half an hour...
Thanks for the comment about the clapboard, Karl. I used one of Brett Gallant's techniques to do that. Insert a sharp X-acto like blade under a board in the clapboard sheet, raise it slightly and cut it to the right shape. If you work board by board (which I would have done if I had scratchbuilt this one), it's even easier since there's nothing to raise... I think this is the kind of great, easy to achieve, detail that gives life to our buildings.
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JBL
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Posted - 06/13/2008 : 06:48:08 AM
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All,
the...umm... "kit" just arrived. Meanwhile I began a little diorama for showing off the structure.
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