from the Ken Karns Collection. Has a nice ring to it...could even give them catalog numbers..."Hey Tom, I'll trade you a #1023 shelf unit for a #365 Workbench"!

Shelby's was a Limited Run kit of which only 350 were produced and was kit #103. As with all of SWSM kits, it quickly sold out and has been a coveted piece of nostalgic modeling ever since. I was th

Here is an "aerial shot" of the finished curved turnouts. As you can see, #10 curved turnouts are rather long.

Joel, great job on the detail of your build. Robert G. says it best - the reference manual and your explanation is a great resource guide. Thanks for taking the time to do this. Just so I can follo

#3 and #10 are pretty much what I'm after.

There is a fair amount of work on cutting the ties to length. This photo shows scale 8-1/2' ties, and 16' turnout ties. I cut ties to match each of the length of ties to match those required by the te

Wow Bryan, Ole #10 looks fantastic, Like Robert mentioned...so many details. Love the rolled up canvas top...beautiful.

Here are my final Build Pictures for the Machine Shop.

Here is a short video (Quick Tip #10 - Washes) on the subject that might interest you.

Moving along with the Shipyard, time to assemble the scaffolding. Starting with the walk-ways, stained, brushed and scapped (with the end of a #10 blade to give a well worn look) 1/32”x1/8” strip woo

#100.5 White

Next is the application of a few A&I solutions. I use regular A&I, Dr.PH Martins Van Dyke brown ink #9 and alcohol, and PH Martins #10 Sepia and alcohol. PH Martins is avaiable at most art supply stor

#9 1995 #10 1995 #11 1995

Following are the final photos of the edger, kit #10 and the final piece of equipment in the series. It has been fun putting these together. I would like to thank all who took part for your suggestion

Hi: I've been dreading this for a while; up next is the last piece of sawmill machinery- #10 of 10. It's been 3 1/2 months of enjoyment for me. These kits are just terrific. I really appreciate all th