The Weekly Herald Building

Paper and foam?!!! That is amazing. Love the detail!

Thanks. Yes, paper and foam, my preferred construction method. This was a test shot so I used spray adhesive to bond the paper to the foam board,my least favorite method, as it delaminates and is messy. My local printer has a self adhesive crack and peel paper which is my preferred bonding method. Also the open windows will be backed up by styrene to avoid any curling as seen. Like I said please excuse the flaws as this is a test shot.

Mike

Good job.  That is what you have to do...hunt down an interesting HO kit and plagiarize it into O scale.  Just did that, finishing tonight, a VON  ALLMAN pickle tub car, kitbashed from Lionel, with detail taken from a blown-up photo of an HO kit offered on the Bay.   I have an HO kit of a Colorado mine that I started some time ago, cutting out the O scale version's parts, doubling the size, that I need to get back to.

I built that very kit in HO when I was a kid. And I bought the pretty-much built-up N scale building by AHM that was also based on the Weekly Herald. Thanks for enlarging the memory! I'm guessing the basic building was never produced in O scale. Does anyone know for sure?

Yes. I like recreating things that are only available in other scales.Not only does it give us greater variety over the limited  availability of O scale items that we have, but also it serves as a means to bringing back memories of buildings that I had on my Ho layouts.Btw Colorado Highrailer,I'm a avid reader of your posts on the building of your doodlebug and other projects. Keep up the good work!!!!

Mike

Thanks Jim. As far as I know no one has ever produced this in O scale. Mine may be one of a kind.

Mike

Along with Revell's bakery, the newspaper were my favorite HO buildings. 

I'd love one of each in O/S for my new Marx O27 layout.

Hey Tom and thanks. I may have something available in the near future. I'm also working on some scale size traffic lights. I will post some pictures of them soon.

Mike

VERY NICE.  Even as a "first effort" it is plenty good for my layout.  You do nice work and bring back some of the old favorites...Weekly Herald, Superior Bakery, maybe the old Tyco Freight House...you have your work cut out for you on this type of trip down memory lane.

I "like" this post.

Thanks for the compliments, Tony.Hey that might be a good moniker for what I'm doing. "Memory Lane Models"LOL !

Mike

Mike, feel free to use the name.  Just be sure to become an OGR advertiser and include me in the copyright ownership.

(smile)

I took a trip down Memory Lane once...got lost on the off ramp.  Took a trip down Lover's Lane and been married around 42 years...should have taken the off ramp.

(OW!  Just kidding dear...)

Will do sir! Wow, 42 years. I'm working on 5 , and so lucky I found a good one, that tolerates my train hobby.

Mike

I'll watch for it Mike.  The only thing I'd change is the Weekly Herald name.  Mine was called the Herald Journal... but that's fixable.

Thanks

Sounds good Tom. Yes signs are fixable. The only reason I used the original name as I was striving for a bit of nostalgia,and wanted to capture the essence of the original building.

Mike

Also I am thinking about building one for my local printer as a gift with his business name on it. He's a really good guy and really takes care of me on projects. I really want to show him my appreciation for all that he does for me.

Mike

Mike,

I have made many buildings myself.  I have always used photo paper for the signs.  You wrote that your local printer used a crack and peel paper to give it that clear background.  Do you or anyone know if we can buy a paper that will go through a color printer that will give a clear background for signs which makes it look the way your graphics look?

Jerry G

Very nice! How did you do your scale up, i.e., did you use a digital caliper and multiply everything by 181%?

Hi Jerry and thanks for the inquiry . The crack and peel is actually a white paper. The printer told me that he knows of no source for clear crack and peel. I have been on line and have seen some self adhesive sheets that I'd like to try. Also I've read a lot about clear overhead projector film. I think that would be pretty neat to try.

Mike

Hey Miles, and thanks. I do all of my conversions be it enlarging or reducing ,by using a conversion chart that I found on line. It has been very helpful and covers all of the scales. You are right, going from Ho to O , I have to enlarge by 181%. I think that is now permently etched into my brain. LOL

Mike

Jerry G

While I don't have an answer to your question, I suggest trying www.avery.com

or calling them at 1-800-GO-AVERY [1-800-462-8379] they make many different label products in different sizes that go through printers.

Guys,

Thanks for your help.  I just ordered a bunch of bass and balsa wood for bridges and additions to the table layout.  I found the Avery's stuff. Pricey, but probably worth it if it is indeed clear and sticky.

Jerry

Jerry G

I know Every is pricey because it is "THE" name brand. Things to help bring the price down: A lot of Every products are sold in packs or box, go for the pack if available, Also be aware some come in Permanent and removable. You might try contacting Avery and maybe they would send you a sample (if they think it would lead to a sale).

Your big chains like Staples sell a store Brand slightly cheaper, they can cross reference if you supply the Avery number. 

The overhead projector sheets worked very well for windows on my old HO layout.  Takes a biy of practice and fiddling around to get the sizes right, but you gat a bunch of windows with signs "painted on" them out of one sheet..... and in color, too.

The overhead projector sheets worked very well for windows on my old HO layout.  Takes a biy of practice and fiddling around to get the sizes right, but you get a bunch of windows with signs "painted on" them out of one sheet..... and in color, too.

Thanks Tom. I'm really looking forward to trying them. They will save me a lot of work ,because the way I do it now is to hand draw window mullions on clear styrene .

Mike

Mike,

You did a very nice job on this!  Like a lot of us, I have fond memories of that building from when I built the original Revell model many years ago.  I like how you faithfilly duplicated the arched brick work over the windows, the myriad details, and the graphics.  The overall patina of the brick you achieved is fantastic.   Whatever technique you are developing is clearly working.

As good as this is, I have a couple of suggestions for your next project:

The tar paper ridges on the roof are too pronounced and too irregular, in my opinion.  You can buy simulated roofing paper from Builders in Scale,

http://www.builders-in-scale.com/bis/parts-tar.html

or simply make your own from construction paper.  In either case, cut them into 3-4 foot rolls, overlap the edges by bout 1/8" and color the strips slightly differently.  You will get a good effect

The windows are all fine, I like them. But I think the skylights can be improved by making the muntins stand out.  Archer  Transfers makes an O scale factry window that just may fit the bill:

http://archertransfers.com/AR88119.html

Keep up the good work, and keep posting!

Hey John and thanks. The things that you pointed out are things that I'm not happy with either. The roofing paper is scrapbooking paper from the craft store. It had a neat texture but am not pleased with it. The skylights are hand drawn on semiclear vellum. The next build will be much better,as this was just a prototype to try different ideas. Thanks for the compliments and input !

Mike

Thanks for the link John. I went to the website and checked them out. These will work great for a lot of projects that I have in mind, saving me a lot of time and trouble. Thanks so much for sharing the info with me! I had no idea that these existed! I'm wondering if these can be painted prior to applying them to clear styrene ? 

Thanks;

Mike