Good Morning Everyone,
Here are some pictures of the completed Sandy Hook Lighthouse.
Lets see what you have been working on.
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That looks great Alan. Nice work as always.
Bob
With the Holidays and a busy train season looming, I'm into small, limited projects. I owned this Lionel workhouse.......but it was too pristine for the layout. I did some weathering, a gravel roof and gave it a base.......now I'm trying out different places to put it.
Maybe here? Nothing is definite......
Have a great and safe week, everyone......
Peter
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@Putnam Division posted:With the Holidays and a busy train season looming, I'm into small, limited projects. I owned this Lionel workhouse.......but it was too pristine for the layout. I did some weathering, a gravel roof and gave it a base.......now I'm trying out different places to put it.
Maybe here? Nothing is definite......
Have a great and safe week, everyone......
Peter
It looks much better with the light weathering, and its size could fit just about anywhere.
Gene
Alan, the lighthouse is wonderful! I love the top portion especially. The detail is amazing as usual.Glad to see you are creating beautiful models in your new digs! Have a great Thanksgiving!
Weather has been as crappy as the football in WV this past couple weeks. I began working on another building from my father's hometown of Johnstown, PA, that I remember seeing as a kid. This one has been torn down, but was a sort of odd shaped iconic building in town. I'm using tinkercad and my SLA 3D printer along with plastruct and evergreen styrene components and some wood strips will be used for support and floor support as well. Early stages but coming together. I also weathered a couple light poles for a steel mill work yard I have been working on. Threw those pics in too. Used the Metal Masters metal paint and rusting spray. Usually takes a few hours to really rust up. Gets better with time. LOL. 
Have a great week everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!
Mike
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Bob, Peter, thank you.
Mike, The new place is working out. The work takes a little more time but I am able to do what I did at the old shop.
@Genemed posted:It looks much better with the light weathering, and its size could fit just about anywhere.
Gene
Thank you!
Peter
@Alan Graziano posted:Bob, Peter, thank you.
Mike, The new place is working out. The work takes a little more time but I am able to do what I did at the old shop.
I said it before you can create incredible model structures anywhere. The lighthouse turned out great, love the baking soda finish.
I made some progress on my light house improvement project but still no photos. I hope to have something to post in a few weeks.
@Putnam Division, Nice work Peter.
@LT1Poncho, Looking good Poncho!
@Jim Tighe, another unbelievably detailed model. I love that he's still a "Blacksmith".
@Alan Graziano I’m a big lighthouse fan Alan and your creation is a wonderful display. Always enjoy and learn from your talents Alan. You are our beacon to the hobby.
I began this weekend on a tall vine I saw on the Forum over two years ago. Trying my luck to create a few for the exterior walls of my tunnel.
I enjoyed your display of your talents guys. Have a good week!
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Nice work guys & thank you for sharing!
I’ve been working on terrain development and scenery in an industrial peninsula on my layout.
Here’s an access road to a factory. I’m trying to reuse some cast stone walls salvaged from my previous layout as a retaining wall below the road.
I’m also casting rocks from hydrocal and here are some in various states of painting on my workbench.
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@LT1Poncho posted:Alan, the lighthouse is wonderful! I love the top portion especially. The detail is amazing as usual.Glad to see you are creating beautiful models in your new digs! Have a great Thanksgiving!
Weather has been as crappy as the football in WV this past couple weeks. I began working on another building from my father's hometown of Johnstown, PA, that I remember seeing as a kid. This one has been torn down, but was a sort of odd shaped iconic building in town. I'm using tinkercad and my SLA 3D printer along with plastruct and evergreen styrene components and some wood strips will be used for support and floor support as well. Early stages but coming together. I also weathered a couple light poles for a steel mill work yard I have been working on. Threw those pics in too. Used the Metal Masters metal paint and rusting spray. Usually takes a few hours to really rust up. Gets better with time. LOL.
Have a great week everyone and Happy Thanksgiving!
Mike
Some great work this Sunday everyone. This looks like a nice project. These are the type of buildings that give a layout character. Keep us posted.
Dave
@Seth Thomas, Looking good Seth. Is that a sisal twine you're using? Will your vine be green with foliage or barren for the winter?
Recently finished painting and weathering in a Chicago style this 3D printed "Brownstone" I purchased.
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Some amazing talent on display this week! Thanks for sharing and inspiring us!
Yes @ coach Joe the vines will be green with color. I should have had a photo to share with you this evening. The twine is jute my wife had left over from 45 years ago from when she weaved pot hangers for her plants.
@Harry's Trains posted:Recently finished painting and weathering in a Chicago style this 3D printed "Brownstone" I purchased.
Any chance to share the paint types/brands/colors used here? This is a very close match to a yellow brick I've been trying to match for quite some time.
