Sunday Scenic Showcase June 19,2022

Happy Father's Day to all......I continue my new layout project which is concentrating on building a good chunk of the kits that I have accumulated over the years...... the latest one: TW TrainWorx' Cameron Freight Transfer Company....

Love my magnets!

LOTS of trim and lots of preparatory sanding....

I weathered the gray with acrylic paints: Sand Dune and Antique Parchment....

I love my clamps, too!

Happy Father's Day!

Peter

That's a neat model Alan. Every layout should have an engine wash.

Peter- You are cruising right along. I must admit, the rocking chair in the background is calling out for a nice cigar and a single malt. What a great view and a great spot to work on a model.

Peter,

You've got quite a "construction crew" working for you. Before you know it the new lots on the layout will be ready for business. The building seems to be going together quite well.

Dave

Peter,

You are crushing it. That is a beautiful kit to match the beautiful open air shop you have. Happy Father’s Day to you and all.

Happy Fathers Day to all,  Alan, really neat engine wash, looks like a small footprint for that build.  Peter really enjoying all your kit projects and those pictures are really helpful for those of us building any kits, thank you!

Tom

Happy Father’s Day everyone. Really nice work as usual. Alan - using paint rollers came great on the wash system. Peter - I continue to be impressed with your work on those TW kits. Can’t beat your outdoor work station either!

The cornerstone project has been a little slow. I mis-ordered the smaller gooseneck lamps from Evan’s Designs, so no exterior lighting yet. I did receive lettering from Todds Architectural Models and some laser cut railings from another vendor.

A fun moody shot before adding stairs:

Applying the lettering took some patience, but came out well. The stair railing also added some nice detail. Lots of leftovers to add to the scrap box too!

One last thing I did was add magnets to better hold the stair assembly to the building. Sure glue could have worked, but without a layout, I want these items easy to pack away. More magnets will be used to hold shadow box style interiors inside the building flat. More on that part of the project next week  

PS - anyone have a favorite vendor for small building signs? My printer is OK, but not sure it makes the cut for small details (signs like visitors must report to office, loading dock 1, etc.)

Received this from wifie this morning. Happy Father’s Day!

Alex W,

The lettering is really nice and you have really transformed the original building. I'm finishing up an HO background building from Walthers. My goal was to make it not look like plastic. Your project reminded me of this so here it is...

Dave

@luvindemtrains posted:

Alex W,

The lettering is really nice and you have really transformed the original building. I'm finishing up an HO background building from Walthers. My goal was to make it not look like plastic. Your project reminded me of this so here it is...

Dave

You really nailed that old concrete look! Nice work.

Thanks John!

                                       Last two, #2250 & 2251, 6-1-22

@SIRT posted:

                                       Last two, #2250 & 2251, 6-1-22

Very nice, the Central Georgia blimp car is on my to acquire list. They are both beautifully done.

@Alex W posted:

The cornerstone project

Very nice model! I love these types of buildings.

Here is an album link to one I did a few years ago.

https://steves3roscale.shutterfly.com/pictures/3133

I hope to bolt it down one day soon on my last creation.

Nice photos everyone, thanks for providing inspiration, week after week!

The past couple weeks, I have resumed working on a kit that I started many years ago.  About 10 years ago, Dave Minarik of Mercer Junction Train Shoppe hosted Altoona Model Works to do a clinic in the store.  As a part of the clinic, we received AMW Branch Line Station kits.  After the clinic was over, I brought my unfinished station home, and there it sat until a few weeks ago. Moving some boxes around to work on my layout, I saw it, and decided it needed to be finished as my next project.

This week's work was assembling the bay window and painting the structure and trim.  I decided to paint this model similarly to a tower that I recently built.

Here's some in-process painting work with the trim pieces finished in dark grey and the structure and door panels finished in a light grey.

Such impressive and intimidating creations. Bob is correct I would also be distracted by that backyard view that Peter has.

@luvindemtrains Looks great! It’s amazing what a little paint can do for these Walthers buildings. Your concrete work looks amazing!

The Cornerstone series has really grown on me. That said, I’m jealous of the variety available in HO. Shame the O series didn’t grow as large.

@SIRT thanks for sharing the link. You did really incredible work there - such a great idea to combine two fronts. I can’t get over the lighted exit signs, the overhead lighting, etc.