O Scale Model Church Project -

If you can, put them in Photoshop and save them out as 'Save for Web'.  This will significantly reduce file sizes

@Patrick1544 posted:

If you can, put them in Photoshop and save them out as 'Save for Web'.  This will significantly reduce file sizes

I suspect he's having some localized connectivity problem (or a transient forum issue), since 1MB is about as small as a detailed pic gets. Anything much smaller will likely be of poor quality when/if posted.

Images!

Coaltronn,

Welcome to model railroading. You've pulled me in. I am very interested to see the next phase of your build.

Dave

Progress looks good so far!! JohnA

Progress on the 25” x 25” o scale church.. wish I could have used more muted color tones on the brick but for a first time design I’m okay with it. I tried to add a black stain a few times prior to the joint compound. I also learned how to do it next time that will be more uniform. Finish laser cutting and painting tomorrow. Add the trim and clear acetate and I hope to have a standing structure Wednesday. Haven’t thought too hard about the roof. I will laser cut shingles but need to find a 25” by 6” piece of cardstock from a cereal box or something. And will need at least 4 panels. Considering lighting the structure but never done that before so we will see.

Church is to be placed on a Christmas layout at a church train layout(me and 4 other train guys) after the Christmas service for the kids to play and press all the buttons.

I plan to make the files available once I’m done with the project. Thanks for reading this far!

I am enjoying your progress, nice work, what did you use for the brick? I used Precision Board and Polystyrene to create my 6"X8" country Church. I don't have a laser cutter, so everything is done by hand. I started with a graph paper drawing and laid out the walls and steeple. After cutting out the openings I made the door and windows from Strip-Styrene, the stained glass is from the computer, the bell is carved from Precision Board and the roof is Poly-Styrene, the lighting is LED's. Precision Board is fun to work with... try it some time.

Gene that church building is awesome! The laser cutter was able to engrave the bricks. I painted the bricks then used joint compound to fill in the grout.

Some updates on the building! I was able to add trim, add the stained glass windows. Mount some doors. Add the front overhang. Started one side of the roof!

A fantastic jobs Coalronn and Genecm. I learned a lot about construction techniques from your narratives and pictures.

By coincidence I just posted my own church building project yesterday. More about that here:

Unique Plasticville Buildings (warrenvillerailroad.com)