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Ray Dunakin
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 Posted - 11/29/2011 : 9:29:31 PM
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I've made some more progress in designing the next building for the town of Dos Manos. It will be a three-story hotel in "Mission Revival" style architecture (arches, stucco and Spanish tile). This will be the largest building I've done so far, and I wanted to make sure I get it right. So to work out the design, I built a mockup out of foam core art board.
This turned out to be kind of fun and a lot easier for me than trying to draw it (I work better in 3D than in 2D). Best of all, it gives me a way to see how it fits into the layout. Here are some shots of the mockup in place on the layout:
The actual model will be made of pvc foam board. This is a material I've never used for modeling before, so I'm curious to see how it works out. I have some 6mm sheets ordered, which should arrive on Friday.
I'm still looking into my options for creating individual Spanish tiles in 1/24th scale.
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milocomarty
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kirk
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Posted - 11/30/2011 : 04:20:57 AM
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Really fine modeling here!! A wonderful style to that hotel... I'll be following!
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Dutchman
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Posted - 11/30/2011 : 07:42:50 AM
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Ray, did you decide on a material to use to make it weather proof?
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Ray Dunakin
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Posted - 11/30/2011 : 2:09:25 PM
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Yes, the final model will be made of 6mm pvc foam board. I have a couple small pieces that I found in the cutoff bin at the local plastics dealer, and it looks like it should be ideal material -- rigid, easy to cut and shape, not too heavy but not so light it would blow away. And it's recommended for exterior use, so it should hold up to the sunlight as well as being waterproof.
I'll use styrene for details such as doors, windows, etc.
The only thing I'm still trying to work out is how to do the tiles. Right now, I'm leaning towards making a mold of several tiles, then casting the rest in resin.
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Edited by - Ray Dunakin on 11/30/2011 2:12:13 PM |
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 11/30/2011 : 3:53:14 PM
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Your mockup looks nice, Ray. It is indeed an interesting challenge to find materials suitable for outer use, yet allowing for good modelling. Considering the quality of the neighboorhing structures, you've managed very well this challenge.
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Frank Palmer
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Posted - 12/02/2011 : 8:05:31 PM
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Ray, I must congratulate you on your design. It looks stunning and will certainly be a great contrast to the other buildings on the site. Have you seen Malcom Furlow’s large scale layout in I believe Model Railroader some years back? I loved that layout.
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Ray Dunakin
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Posted - 12/03/2011 : 12:32:46 AM
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I saw a few pics of a large-scale Mexican-themed layout he did, in the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette. I don't know if that's the same one you saw, but it was very caricaturish. (Which isn't a complaint, just an observation.) A very fun layout which employed some interesting ways to fit a lot of structures into an extremely small and vertical space.
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Frank Palmer
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Posted - 12/03/2011 : 6:28:44 PM
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Ray,
I Goggled Malcom Furlow and wound up at this site, http://www.freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=2915&forum_id=11 .
Apparently not everyone was happy with ole’ Malcom. And as they say the layout wasn’t even operable because of the extremely tight radii turns. It was mainly a teaching tool not a layout persay. It sure photographed nice.
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Ray Dunakin
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Posted - 12/03/2011 : 9:15:47 PM
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I never really understood the animosity some folks seem to have for Malcolm Furlow. Yeah, most of his stuff tended to lean towards caricature, and his later stuff was completely caricature. But if someone doesn't care for that style, why get worked up about it? Just move on.
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Ray Dunakin
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Posted - 01/04/2012 : 01:17:47 AM
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I've made a little progress on the actual construction...
The main structural components (walls, etc.) were cut from white 6mm PVC foam board. A few parts were made from a piece of black, 1/2" thick PVC board that I picked up a while back from the local plastics dealer.
I printed out drawings of the windows onto cardstock, and cut them out to use as templates for laying out the window openings on the walls:
Here's a shot of the front and side wall pieces:
I had to cut a separate piece to go behind the middle section of the front wall, where it extends above the rest of the wall:
The corners and the window openings were rounded off by sanding:
Here's the front wall put together. There is a half-inch gap in the middle section, just above the doorway arch. This is where the balcony will be attached:
Here are some of the parts for the sidewalk and arches:
The window frames are made from strip styrene and are built up in two layers. They are designed to be inserted into the window openings from behind:
That's all for now. Enjoy!
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Frederic Testard
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Posted - 01/04/2012 : 1:34:28 PM
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Nice progress. I was also interested in the comments about Malcolm Furlow and the way other people appreciate (or not) his modelling style. I agree with you about the fact it's much better to go and see elsewhere when one doesn't like something modelling-related than to launch a war...
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Ray Dunakin
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Posted - 01/08/2012 : 8:23:42 PM
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I've made some more progress...
First off, I made the sidewalk out of black, 1/2" thick PVC foam board. I sanded it and scribed joints and cracks into it. Then I sprayed it with a light coat of white primer. The color coats were done with Apple Barrel paints, starting with a mixture of "Sandstone" and "Granite Gray". This was topped with various other colors -- some were applied by flicking them off of an old toothbrush, to give it a speckled look. Others were applied as very thin washes. I also did a "pin wash", which is using a very fine paint brush to apply a thin, black wash into the lines and cracks. Last of all was a bit of Krylon UV matte. Here's some shots of the finished sidewalk:
Next, I added decorative trim to the top of the front walls. This was made from .080" square styrene rod, which was bent to shape and glued in place with Weld-On 16:
Then I attached the side walls:
I also sanded and assembled the arch pieces. Bondo was used to fill the joints and to create a bevel on the top of the arch to match the slope of the roof:
And here's how it all looks so far. The sidewalk and arches are only temporarily in place and have not yet been permanently attached:
That's it for now!
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Ensign
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Posted - 01/08/2012 : 8:42:43 PM
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Some very impressive work being done here Ray.
I very much like the overall design of this Hotel.
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