Official O Scale Brass and Iron Foundry Build

Joel · October 31

I seem to be all over the place with this build. So many exciting mini projects I'm like the proverbial kid in a candy store. I did a bit of work on the concrete loading dock while waiting for the lamps to dry. I also decided to add some rebar so used a 79 drill and some .01 wire (blackened) then added asmall wash of rust.

Robert.G · November 1

Very nice Joel !!! It are all those little extras one puts in that takes a model to a next level.

MuddyCreekRR · November 1

Nice...

KKarns · November 2

Superb concrete work Joel! Love the added rebar detail.

Jerry · November 3

Great idea with the rebar. And nice coloring of the concrete.

Jerry

Joel · November 4

Thanks all. I can't take credit for the rebar. First time I saw it was in the O scale blueSky kit. I'm pretty sure someone else did it on this same concrete dock. Not original but I love the little details. Speaking of which....

Joel · November 4

I've been doing a bit of work on the tempering shed door. Since the pivot is visible I wanted to make it a bit more prototypical. I made four pillow blocks from brass tubing and styrene strip and then connected them with .032 wire.

Robert.G · November 5

It's all in the details Joel !! Nice touch ..

admin · November 5

Looking forward to seeing this little extra come together!

Joel · November 5

I debated about adding a counterweight system but opted for a spring. I've seen both used in this style of door. Found and old brass coil of wire in my parts bin.

Joel · November 5

the door actually works as intended but I glued it all in place before painting. The spring is a bit large but it gives the effect I wanted.

Karl.A · November 7

Looks fantastic Joel.
You always do such a good job of taking things to the next level.

KKarns · November 7

Great detail work Joel! Need to highlight your amazing work with some larger images.

Joel · November 10

Well I'm sure most of you guessed that I couldn't stand the oversized spring so last night I took it apart and wound my own spring with .006 wire wrapped around a .032 brass rod. Put both in the drill chuck and then held on to the .006 wire as the other wire spun. Much more appropriate spring and only took me a few minutes.

Joel · November 10

Dis a bit of work on the forklift. Still needs some touchups and a steering wheel. I know the yellow is not prototypical but I really like the idea of a pop of colour. I may just build a second one in traditional grey to see which I like better.

Robert.G · November 10

Wise decision on the spring. It was out of proportion. Much better now. And the forklift looks great. I like the yellow. Well done.

Joel · November 11

I glued on the last wall of the tempering shed and worked a bit on the wall mounted drill. What a fantastic piece of detail.

Joel · November 11

I also did the support for the overhang/porch roof. I only realized after cutting that the template is slightly different in that the pictures of the modeles show 90 degree cuts on the braces and I did 45 degree ones. This time I did some individual .006 nails as I had some scraps left over from winding my spring. I'll see if I can get a close up after I do some final weatherinfg ikg

ALCO · November 12

Hinges on the shed windows? I love the torn tar paper showing the framing behind.

KKarns · November 12

That last picture is the money shot! Beautifully detailed and weathered.

Jerry · November 12

Excellent work Joel!

Jerry

TomMich · November 12

Nice work! Like the walls on the wood structure.

Joel · November 14

Added a bit more detail. I found some old 2X4 s and added some rafters to the front overhang. Also had to trim the overhang a bit because now it touches the roof of the tempering shed. You can see the wires for the lighting and the small LED on the middle rafter. Also note the rafters for the tempering shed are cut and I made the first 2 a bit longer to reach all the way to the edge of the roof.

Robert.G · November 14

What a fine build this is !!!

admin · November 14

Looks fantastic, all the extras look so nice!

Jerry · November 15

Beautiful work Joel.

Jerry

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