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Most Ambitious Build so far...The O Scale Sawmill..

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  • The paper wrapped item on almost the top shelf, left side of last pic..... how?
  • edited January 2020
    That,'s actually a small piece of leftover cut off wood painted to look as a cardboard box. ( thanks magnifying lenses...)
  • REALLY great. Explain the yellow bottle with black cap? Absinthe?
  • How were the rope handles done?
  • Are the shelves actually swayed by the weight?
  • Eric, nice to hear from you. The glass bottle is a white metal casting that I blackened, painted white and covered with shellac varnish to get the transparant, but still yellish layer. The black cap was done with a felt pen. Sharpie as you know them.

    The rope handles are made of sewing yarn gleud in two small drilled holes with superglue. The moment I put the rope in the holes, I bended the yarn so it positioned towards the Side of the box. The cured glue kept it that way.

    When I gleud the shelves to the sides, I bended them to give the impression that there is a lot of weight on them.
  • THank you!
  • Great work! Lots of interesting details to peruse.
  • i'd love to know the material you used for the rope handles. they look absolutely real.
  • Keb, like I explained to Eric, YARN THREAD
  • cool, thnks robert. great detail.
  • More great detailing here. I installed the stairway to heaven.... no to the platform. ( Zep was playing... :blush: )
    I installed a handrail, for the elderly....
    The posts were represented as big logs hand hewn.
    just look at the photos, the say more than I can say... It is such fun to compile these little scenes, played all night with the details just to do the stair scene..
    Final weathering and finishing later.

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  • Robert.
    The sky is the limit and you are there just outstanding.
  • Well Robert what can I say, but WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • I'm not sure I've ever seen a more impressive O-scale model. Mind-bending! BUT! That handrail is going to need a center support.
  • Absolutely incredible.
  • Beautiful detail work Robert.

    Jerry
  • Robert,
    Inquiring minds would like to know, how did you achieve the hand hewn look of the support posts? The texture and coloring look great.
    Thanks, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
  • Hmmm...what can I say negatively...ummm...Oh!...the next to the last picture the foreground is slightly out of focus!!...ha...gotcha...

    Superb in all respects Robert.
  • Dave, the logs (dowels) were simply finely chopped with an n° 11 Xacto knife. Slightly tedious work...

    Yes I know Ken, I am a lousy photographer... :wink:
  • I really like the texture and color you got on the dowels.
  • Wonderful Robert. Such realistic scenes, everything is blended so naturally.
  • Love the placement of the details around the stairs. Look so natural.
  • Beautiful detailing.

    Jerry
  • Great work Robert.
  • i am in awe....
  • I continue with detailing the interior of the sawmill. Here are the Maintenance and Storage Rooms. I decided to instal the desk not in the main working area but in a separate space. I also toyed with the placement of the "furniture"...

    Final weathering, that is, 'chalking' everything together is for later. It is still too clean. No dust yet..

    No wonder this client keeps calling for his shipment, his work order lies underneath the desk. Damn...Sue Ellen... :wink:

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  • Beautiful work.

    Jerry
  • Really spectacular, Robert
    Terry
  • Outstanding.
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