Modern O Scale Denver Union Station (DUS) 2018 build.

Very impressive.

Looks like you have captured the major elements of the facade!

Simon

jgtrh62 posted:

Excellent craftsmenship, Rick! I will be moving the Superfleet  to CO soon and would like to see this in person.

Happy Holidays!

John

John, we'll get together as soon asyou get here!  I want to see the Superfleet!

Simon Winter posted:

Looks like you have captured the major elements of the facade!

Simon

Simon, I usually make custom railcars.  This is my first venture into buildings.  I'm working with Custom Model Railroads (CMR) on this 1st proof of concept building.  The thought is, if I like it (and I do), that I will learn from this one and cut and engrave more of my own buildings this year.  I'm having fun!

Ron H posted:

Very impressive.

Thank you Ron! I'm liking it also.  Taking my time with it as this is a real foundational building for the area here and so it is foundational for my layout as well.

Nice work! I like your workshop!

Sean

Sean007 posted:

Nice work! I like your workshop!

Sean

Thanks Sean!  Yes..The workshop...er...family room...(she hates that furniture-hmmm....this is gonna be an expensive project) Can't believe I'm getting away with it...for now.... 😊

Nice custom build Rick! Your work and talent is the best BEST

Erik C Lindgren posted:

Nice custom build Rick! Your work and talent is the best BEST

Erik Thank you!,  I am continually amazed by your friendship and craftsmanship in modeling. I must say,  I have had assistance here in the laser cutting,  I did research and plan modification to it back during our DUS days.  I am taking it slow and attempting to do this building justice.   I hope with all my heart that it comes out of this build worthy to carry the name Denver Union Station and that my 1/48 peeps will want to "Travel by Train"!

Working on windows and doors this week:  Did some prototype study on site at the station on Weds, color searching and testing Thurs (that black evergreen color is a bugger to mix!), painting: trim, frames, doors, sills, and facades Fri, and finally getting to more assembly today, Sat.  I am very happy with the clean assembly and painting lines...but, from this test wall, she still looks a bit too Barbie dream house (tm) to me.   I believe the wings of the station will need smaller brick, texture, mixed color and a light wash still.  Technique and to what level...TBD.  Back to more research. 

I'm very happy so far!

Cheers,

So magnificent Rick; ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks for the incentive to learn more about Denver Union Station.  I've been to the station, twice; once in 1985, aboard the eastbound AMTK California Zephyr, and once in 2016, having ridden the "A (Airport) Line" into town.  The station certainly has changed, for better and for worse, during the intervening thirty years.  Would that I could have seen it both in first class condition AND functioning as a station rather than a terminal.  I can only guess at the "politics" involved in that "acquisition".

Its a fascinating station and a fantastic model!  Remarkable work!

Well, Thank you Erik and Rapid Transit Holmes, hope you both have a great New Years Eve!  I'll keep posting the build, you guys keep me honest.  So, honestly, ......its too pink.  A fix is in works...also, I'm  certainly open to suggestions....texture, color, and washes are a must.

Cheers,

Why don't you put on the walls a texture like this one, printed on self adhesive paper:

It's an axample, only; color and size of the bricks can be changed........and colors once printed can be slightly different than the ones on a PC screen.

Texture from SKETCHUP

Just an idea.....

jpv in France

Jpv,

Great idea for a textured look.  I'm definitely going that way...but in my own fashion.  I believe O Scale and larger scales benefit from the materials you use in conveying what is modeled.  I will still strive for the look you've shown, but prefer to use a gypsm derivative and cast the bricks/stones.  The building will be attached to a base to avoid damage. Tedious work...but I've done it in 2004 with the war torn Iraqi Diorama (shown above) ..can't beat the look...downselecting and shaping bricks, then molding and placement of the bricks should occur over the following few weeks/months....will take a while till next update, but...I believe it will be "spot on".

I understand what you want to do for this building; it was just an idea.

Here is an example of what I have made for one of my warehouses with this method:

jpv in France

Very effective jpv!

Rick, is your trinkle-trains web site still up?

No Gary.  Changing the format this year to share even more information on the many modern coal car and light rail/comuter train projects we are working on.  Thanks!