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smason2
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 Posted - 06/08/2004 : 10:19:50 PM
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Hi folks,
I have begun construction on South River's Rugg Manufacturing, a kit that came out in 1994. I am building this for a client, and will be posting some photos of my progress. Your comments are welcome.
Scott Mason
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MikeC
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Posted - 06/09/2004 : 12:03:01 AM
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Scott, I imagine several of us will be looking forward to your updates and progress photos. 
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paulbrockatsf
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Posted - 06/09/2004 : 03:06:39 AM
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Scott,
Welcome & that this is the way to start off with a bang!! A construction thread on a great kit!
I am glad to see you starting this construction thread. Rugg is one of my favorite SRMW kits. I will be anxiously awaiting your posts!!
Do you regularly build kits for others? That would be a dream job. Of course it would take me so long I would never be able to make enough money to even pay for glue, paint & groceries. 
Paul
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TrevorCreek
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Posted - 06/09/2004 : 08:25:17 AM
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Scott,
Welcome to the forum. I am looking forward to your progress photos.
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postalkarl
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Posted - 06/09/2004 : 10:48:45 AM
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Scott:
Welcome to the forum. Will be looking forward to seeing your progres. Post plenty of photos ok.
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Wally
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Posted - 06/09/2004 : 11:04:59 AM
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Hi Scott
Welcome I'm looking forward to seeing your progress.
After my marathon collecting of SRMW kits last month by July I'll own all but Rugg. Threadwell came yesterday and a few more are due next month. I'm working on several of Ed's kits before taking the step up to my SRMW kits. I wanted some experience coloring hydrocal first.
I have been thinking about which one to start with. I own 2 Del Tap & Die but at what they are selling for I'm not sure I want to risk learning on a solid "gold" kit or for that matter a roundhouse. I'm thinking maybe one of the current kits since they would be easier to replace if something goes wrong.
Welcome I eagerly await your first picture. I'm way behind posting pictures of the collection since I spend all my time gazing at Red boxes and my progressing RRC. I have been opening each box and fondling the contents before heading for bed with my new manual. That sounds an awful lot like I have no life.
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Bbags
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Posted - 06/09/2004 : 11:33:00 AM
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Welcome aboard Scott
I also look forward to many pictures of your progress.
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smason2
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Posted - 06/09/2004 : 9:38:28 PM
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Originally posted by paulbrockatsf
Scott,
Welcome & that this is the way to start off with a bang!! A construction thread on a great kit!
I am glad to see you starting this construction thread. Rugg is one of my favorite SRMW kits. I will be anxiously awaiting your posts!!
Do you regularly build kits for others? That would be a dream job. Of course it would take me so long I would never be able to make enough money to even pay for glue, paint & groceries.
Paul
Hi Paul,
No I don't often build kit for others for pay, although I have been fortunate to build several kits for Dick Elwell's Hoosac Valley Lines. I happened to get caught in a weak moment, and having never built Rugg, looked forward to the challenge.
Scott
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Rick
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Posted - 06/10/2004 : 08:36:49 AM
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Welcome Scott. Can't wait to see some pictures.
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smason2
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Posted - 06/11/2004 : 6:04:40 PM
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Ok folks...here we go.
I began construction on Rugg by building the base as recommended out of 1" styrofoam. Rugg is one of South River's largest and most intricate kits...the base is on two levels with an inch of elevation between the top and bottom portions. (see photo)
The base plan was glued to the base. The dimensions of the base are 30" x 24". This will allow me enough room to create some scenery.
Next I primed the hydrocal castings with gray and red auto body primer and left them outside to dry for two days.
While they were curing, I braced the laser-cut siding with 1/8" x 1/8" stripwood. This step took about four hours as there is a substantial amount of wooden walls in this kit.
I'm currently painting detailing and weathering the walls. I used a mixture of Floquil CN Gray and thinner to achieve a driftwood look, and used a medium wash of india ink and rubbing alcohol on top of it. The Grandt Line windows were first painted with Modelmaster Dark Green, but I didn't like the color, and painted over them with Floquil Coach Green. OOPS...I meant to say Floquil Depot Olive!
That's it so far. I hope to have the rest of the painting done this weekend, and begin assembling components by early next week.
Scott Mason
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smason2
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 10:19:27 AM
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Hi Folks,
The masonary and wood walls are complete. The foundations, and most of the masonary walls have been put in place and now I'm beginning to asemble the laser cut wood walls. The brick walls were painted with primer...nothing on top, and detailed with grimy black and earth paint. The mortar is chalk. The doors are painted depot olive.
Here are a few more photos.
Scott Mason
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MikeC
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 10:55:41 AM
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Scott, it's looking really good! The Coach Green is a good choice for the doors, especially with that particular primer shade on the bricks. I also like the way you painted a few random bricks with the darker color.
The stonework is excellent!
A suggestion for your photos: if you could set your camera to shoot at a lower resolution or resize the photo files to 72ppi, they would download and display faster and easier. Right now, each is 300ppi, which is causing file sizes of around 700kb-900kb. For the guys with dialup connections, each photo can take several minutes to download before they are able to see them. So if you could set your camera or scanner to 72ppi, it would be easier for everyone to view them. Thanks.
As an example, here's one of your photos with the resolution set to 72ppi:
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smason2
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 11:15:19 AM
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Thanks Mike,
I'll see what I can do. I'll admit to being more skilled at modeling than working my digital camera.
Scott Mason
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Wally
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 3:32:09 PM
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Scott:
Looking good! You are encouraging me to get started on one of my SRMW kits. Rugg is the only one I don't have or a deal worked out for. I'm finishing up a couple of Ed's kits to experiment with coloring hydrocal before I tackle a SRMW. Now I just have to decide which one to start with.
Any suggestions?
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smason2
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 4:20:40 PM
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Hi Wally,
Ware Knitters or Millet Creamery might be the best places to start for someone who has never built a SRMW kit. All are buildable by a motivated beginner, but these two are somewhat smaller. In any case, thbe instructions you get with these kits are so thorough, that you almost have to ewant to screw up to make a mistake.
Good luck,
Scott
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Bbags
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Posted - 06/17/2004 : 4:22:08 PM
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Hi Scott
I am one of the people using dial-up and also one who would be interested in seeing the photos without a 3 minute wait to download them.
Here are 2 threads that explain how to resize and download the pictures directly to the post.
Thanks.
The first thread explains how to resize the photos for posting.
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5383
The second thread explains hoe to embed the picture in your post.
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4761
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