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Truck repair and other randomness.

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  • AlexR
    Here are some random progress photos. i took a bit of a hiatus. But, i've made a bit of progress of late. Some of you may notice that i am not exactly following the layout of the items as intened by Brett.... I've saved C clamps from various other kits and got a chance to make a rigging area and thought this would be a good kit to take advante of the saved items.

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  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    It looks great. You are making it your own which I like very much.....Rick
  • adminadmin
    Great stuff! Details look great.
  • kebmokebmo
    cant wait to get started on this one myself....
  • KCSTrainsKCSTrains
    Great progress. Phil
  • brownbr
    Looking great.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Great use of fine details. Time spent here is well worth the effort as you are demonstrating.
  • AlexR
    Here is where i'm at.. I'm "almost done" with the lathe... the oil paint is drying. Once that's dried, i'll give it one last dusting with some chalk.. Then, i think i will be done with that casting. i kind of tried to follow Bryan on the late a bit...

    As for the tractor repair. the 4 walls photoed are glued together but not glued to the floor yet... i still need to contstuct the middle post before i can glue the rest together. But, i also want to put some wall details in as well. I also need to decide what i'm going to do with the open space where the track repair is taking place.

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  • TomMich
    Great work on the details. Interior photos are very nice also.
  • KCSTrainsKCSTrains
    Alex, really nice and beautiful work. I have one suggestion. On the middle shelves in the last picture, why don't you add a bit more color? It's a bit monotone and would match better with your other beautiful work. Phil
  • kebmokebmo
    this kit is next on my agenda and if it turns out half as good as yours i'll be a happy man...
  • AlexR
    Phil,

    I can knock some of the chalk off. There initially was a decent amount of color. The chalk covered most of it...
  • brownbr
    All the castings look great.
  • KCSTrainsKCSTrains
    Alex, totally up to you. I lean towards more color. For example, your first picture has wonderful color and contrast. Phil
  • AlexR
    Here is a bit more randomness. i'm using the portion of the tractor repair as a "stage" for now.. These will have their own place soon enough.. i'll fix the top pully on the drill when i put the drive belt on. i noticed that was a little crooked when i took these photos..

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  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    Beautiful work....Rick
  • kebmokebmo
    agreed
  • brownbr
    Nice selection of machines. They will look right at home in this build. Will you have install an overhead drive?
  • EmeryJEmeryJ
    Excellent detail work again Alex.
  • TomMich
    Machinery turned out really nice!
  • AlexR
    brownbr said:

    Nice selection of machines. They will look right at home in this build. Will you have install an overhead drive?


    Yes sir.. that's the plan. I'm going to try to replicate some of Brian Nolan's implementation... i've saved quite a few photos of his diorama's.


    We'll see how mine turns out...
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Well done Alex.
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    What a workshop . Makes me go looking back at Karl.A 's Nice work..
  • adminadmin
    Love the machinery, can't wait to see this come together!
  • AlexR
    I made a little progress over the weekend.......

    This was my first time painting brick... it took me a while to get is to the condition it's in now... i think that's about as good as i will be able to get it.


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  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    That looks great....Rick
  • sdrees
    I second it
  • kebmokebmo
    if it were me i would add a few more holes in the forge coals. seems like a helluva lot of effort for very little payoff. i rhink it looks fantastic, i just think it needs to look a little hotter.
    the oil tank on the other hand, looks just right to me.
    great modeling....
  • AlexR
    Well. There are no holes... that's a real coal load... i could wet it down and play with it a bit, i think i'm going to try dual led's first though.
  • kebmokebmo
    i'm sorry i thought it was a casting.
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