Sunday Scenic Showcase July 9, 2023

Back home from Burlington and back at work!

Dennis Brennan's Hap Hazaard Packing Company of his Frank Ellison Tribute Series is next.

This one is essentially all wooden parts and recommends 4 MinWax stains: Dark Walnut, Red Chestnut, Driftwood and Early American. Three paint colors: rusty brown matte, a dull off white and a dull light gray. A very sharp hobby knife to cut the parts out of the wooden forms.......and, patience to go slow with all the delicate parts (I AGREE!!!!).

Winnie is here to help and she enjoys sliced watermelon in her kibble. She says it gives her energy for the rigors of kit building......Dennis' advice is to be patient and methodical.....and, paint/stain 1st and then assemble.

A preliminary India Ink/alcohol wash beforestaining.

Staining both sides with Red Chestnut and then keeping them flat while drying to minimize warping.

Almond white base with light gray overspray on the siding.

See what I mean about needing a sharp blade......

Winnie taking a break......I reserved these kits (I have two more of the series) for the outdoors this summer. I figure that staining is better done outside. Obviously, I have to keep an eye out for storms.

Early American stain on the inside of the 2nd floor office.

Red Chestnut plus Driftwood on the interior framing. Dark Walnut for the outdoor platforms.

.....and, then got inside at the 1st sign of thunder, which was followed by a downpour.....

Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!

Peter

Summertime brings out a lot of projects that are best done outdoors. Tree making for me is one of them. With all the various sprays involved and the needed use of a large workbench. The patio table. I found some Dept. 56 birch tree armatures many years ago in a gift shop. They looked like they had some potential. As it had plenty of branch structure. I removed the base and inserted a pin. After spreading the branches into shape. I added some Super Tree material and gave it a spritz of white paint. Foliage was added and it makes a respectful looking tree for O scale.

@Putnam Division posted:

Back home from Burlington and back at work!

Dennis Brennan's Hap Hazaard Packing Company of his Frank Ellison Tribute Series is next.

This one is essentially all woonden parts and recommends 4 MinWax stains: Dark Walnut, Red Chestnut, Driftwood and Early American. Three paint colors: rusty brown matte, a dull off white and a dull light gray. A very shary hobby knife to cut the parts out of the wooden forms.......and, patience to go slow with all the delicate parts (I AGREE!!!!).

Winnie is here to help and she enjoys sliced watermelon in her kibble. She says it gives her energy for the rigors of kit building......Dennis' advice is to be patient and methodical.....and, paint/stain 1st and then assemble.

A preliminary India Ink/alcohol wash beforestaining.

Staining both sides with Red Chestnut and then keeping them flat while drying to minimize warping.

Almond white base with light gray overspray on the siding.

See what I mean about needing a sharp blade......

Winnie taking a break......I reserved these kits (I have two more of the series) for the outdoors this summer. I figure that staining is better done outside. Obviously, I have to keep an eye out for storms.

Early American stain on the inside of the 2nd floor office.

Red Chestnut plus Driftwood on the interior framing. Dark Walnut for the outdoor platforms.

.....and, then got inside at the 1st sign of thunder, which was followed by a downpour.....

Have a great and safe weekend, everyone!

Peter

Buying paint by the gallon for 1:48 miniatures you must have a lot of building in waiting.

Ron

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday thus far. After some experimenting, I finally started the weathering process on some of my rolling stock. There's no turning back now. Below are a few Atlas Berwick Boxcars. The Southern car has not been weathered yet but I show the same model, different road number, with my first pass. The N&W boxcar is shown with the before and after model and the last photo was a second N&W car weathered. I will do a few more cars before turning to locomotives.

Dave

@PRRronbh posted:

Buying paint by the gallon for 1:48 miniatures you must have a lot of building in waiting.

Ron

Ron ……..that paint is a weight…..a gallon of paint plus the can weigh about 10 lbs ( if full ) which is what I needed…..sorry to confuse things….

Peter

New workshop almost done. Got to hook up the lights and detail the exterior some more…

@Norm Charbonneau posted:

New workshop almost done. Got to hook up the lights and detail the exterior some more…

Is that a Tom Yorke kit?

@Andrew B. posted:

Is that a Tom Yorke kit?

It is an early 2000s Stone Mill Models kit - Monarch Machine.

Last update - the lights are now working and now the shop can get to work supporting Northbrook’s industries:

Norm, gutters are not something you see on a lot of modeled structures. Even though they a pretty much on every building in the real world. Yours really stand out.  I’m guessing you 3D printed them. Just great attention to detail through the entire scene.

Terrific work everyone!

I’m a little late to the party this week, but here’s my contribution. The model of my home is starting to take shape. I have glued basswood interior supports and bracing. Here’s a layout of the various sides, siding, and windows.

@Dave_C posted:

Norm, gutters are not something you see on a lot of modeled structures. Even though they a pretty much on every building in the real world. Yours really stand out.  I’m guessing you 3D printed them. Just great attention to detail through the entire scene.

Thanks for noticing Dave! The copper downspouts are indeed resin printed. They are even hollow at the bottom. I also resin printed the terra cotta camelback roof coping, something my buildings always seemed to lack.

Wow guys, some outstanding work this week!  Thanks for sharing.