Sunday Scenic Showcase January 7, 2018

Beautiful Al

                                  New things in the works, I'm inspired again...................

                                                 Truck mirrors on order 

I picked up my new Lionel NW2 last week (this is a great little engine) and decided to repaint some MTH coke racks to go with it.

Excellence from both of you.  As usual.

Grinding out some progress in South Northbrook. 

Built up a Clever Models design using some standard scratching supplies, here is some bench progress:

Alan Graziano posted:

Good Morning Everyone. Since we are freezing our ----- off in the Northeast,  I thought it would be appropriate to work on this frozen foods building. Here are a few pictures. I also am finishing some steel mill structures that I am also posting. Let's see what you have been working on.

Alan Graziano

 

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Thanks for starting this thread every week.  Your work is inspiring.  Where do all your masterpieces call home?  It would be nice to see their final resting places and see them in the real (1:48 scale) world.  

Alan, Steve, David, Johan, Norm...  Seeing your work is very intimidating, but it is something to aspire to in building my first layout.  Thanks for your contributions as it shows what can be accomplished.  It also provide ideas for us not in your league.  Thanks guys.  

Yo Alan - since we are sweating our............off here in Arizona I figured I would work on some building flats!

I am starting to apply mortar.

Steve,

Great job on the truck and building.

David,

The last picture is amazing.

Bar,

I love the fence around the house at the grade crossing.

Norm,

The garage came out great.

Joe,

It can't be to warm there since your building fronts are not melting. Nice work.

Bob,

 Hopefully, you will see some posts on layouts where my models sit. I learn every day from others. I hope you enjoy building your layout.

Here are a couple of pictures of the finished Frozen Food  building with the freezer unit in place on the roof.

Alan Graziano

Allan, that's da Bomb! I love that additional HVAC structure on the right side of the roof! 

And here I am thinking for such a large structure, that Korber cooling unit alone to the left  is so "under sized".

I've been working on this piece over the last few weeks. It's made from foam core board covered in clapboards made from pre-painted strips of artist paper. The windows are from Tichy (not happy with their clear laser cut glazing, too many dis colored spots), the sign is hand painted, and the stone foundation is engraved from plaster of paris blanks. Progress would have been a lot farther along had I not kept breaking the blanks. On the third one, I got it out of the mold and then cracked it cutting it to size. You can see the crack in the close-up photo. It should disappear when painted, weathered, and detail castings are added. Still much more work to be completed before I can call it finished.

This building represents the original structure in a large factory that produces machine parts. The larger, newer part of the complex goes from the right side of this building into the corner where the boxcar is sitting. It's kitbashed from several OGR kits. 

Joe Shipbaugh

I wacaked this shack together today, not sure what it will be yet. I am thinking maybe a motorcycle repair shop. I will do the final signage and details when I figure that out. I built it to fit this angled spot.

Built up a Clever Models design using some standard scratching supplies, here is some bench progress:

So Norm did you print this out then cut out brick styrene or is this embossed paper? BTW It looks phenominal!

All great work this week.   I did some work on my icing platform and yard.

Bad weather sure is producing some mighty fine craftsmenship!! 

Real nice Rich. Nashville has been in single digits. Cant paint so I'm getting into trouble. 

My two Yard modules are being retired this year for something industrially HUGH !!!!!!!!!!! 

Steve,

that is going to be outstanding!