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Hey Stephen, thanks and see my response to Brett.
Thanks Bryan, the Bait & Tackle shop was originally designed with ample signage and proved part of its allure and popularity. I'm likely going to have to improvise on some of it due to the aged dry transfers which is to be expected on a kit almost 25 years old!
Thanks much Tom, we'll see how the rest of the signage goes. Interesting as Brett mentioned, how the black seems to hold up better than the white lettering.
Appreciate that Art. I actually have a screen door to install on front of the wood door in the last picture. Was going to have it closed but it covered up that nice looking wood door so I'm going to have it propped open.
Right Art...lol, I have a few little details to add to the screen door. Should have that and more signage done this weekend...
Hey Kevin, appreciate that.
I love the way you scratch built the door in HO no less.
Amazing work.
Jerry
Jerry
Disclaimer: If you're not into suffering through a detailed review of multiple walls that appear somewhat similar, and don't relish my opinions and modeling philosophy then fast forward as this segment will be a bit adnauseam for you!
I thought it appropriate to take pause on this project to give some brief thoughts of mine as I navigate this build. I approach every SWSM build with a similar goals and expectations, and that is to challenge myself, and to be a student of the project. I set out to always try new techniques and explore the boundaries and modeling opportunities the kit provides. Once experience is gained, the modeler has a definite feel for how the project will evolve and utilizing their own modeling style, the project begins to take shape.
Shelby's first took shape conceptually through a myriad of sources including the kit contents, prior builds that were studied, discussions with fellow modelers, pictures, web searches, publications, and of course the comprehensive manual included with every SWSM kit. I was, and continue to be, so excited to be working on this project. So many new techniques and modeling opportunities, not the least of which is this, my first waterfront diorama! My main concern was to think outside the box and to be cognizant of the goal to impart a maritime "feel" to the final result...that, I'm still striving for!
What follows is an in depth look at the construction and initial detailing of Shelby's Bait & Tackle Shop.
We'll call this the two story front wall. The door exits onto a porch and stairs later on in the build. All the doors were scratch built despite nicely detailed resin castings included in the kit. Two styles of lamp mounting were utilized on the Bait Shop; metal bracket style as shown here and the traditional "goose neck". Why? to add variety, visual interest, and to show some planning which separates the two general types of doors. There are two people access doors and two garage/freight style doors. I put the goose necks above the garage style doors and the bracket style at the two people access doors as shown here. In addition, a porcelain/metal sign was added and the position was not a haphazard application. As seen in the next photo, I positioned the sign in such a way as to be visible below the future stairway and just above and to the left of the future soda pop cooler casting that would be placed along the wall. An example of forward planning.
Note: The soda pop cooler is one of Brett's wonderfully detailed 3D printed detail parts.
I spoke of lateral planning from one wall to another to keep the flow and consistency. Note the rot/damage to the lower right of the wall (shown below). This damage is carried over to the adjacent wall side trim as illustrated. These walls were detailed separately and have not been joined as yet. More walls to come...
I can mail you the sheet if you want it.
The thumb looks out of scale though.
KKarns said:
Thanks Bryan...ha! Got to keep you O Scalers aware of how small this HO stuff is.
why do suppose we're modeling in o scale??
Jerry
Appreciate that Steve. Your assessment of the dry transfers is spot on to what I'm finding. The key in my mind is the reliability of the old transfers, which is just not there. You have to be able to count on the success when placing the transfer onto a finished wall that you just spent hours working on!
Certainly is an issue as we get older Kevin!
Well that's an awfully nice thing to say Jerry, appreciate that.
Hey Tom, nice to know I didn't offend at least one of the gang! Thanks so much for your comments.
I also wanted to model a screen door to add visual interest and try out a couple of small details. I was going to have the screen door closed with the solid door showing through the closed screen door. This didn't float my boat when I staged it so I decided to have it propped open with a couple of crates (placed later), this allows both doors to be seen and adds again, visual interest. I fashioned a spring, which is often seen as a closure mechanism for old screen doors...before the piston thingy, out of thin black wire. It's a tad out of scale but looks fine without magnification. A lamp with the iron bracket rounded out the additional details (see below).
Basically finished first floor front wall. I plan to have some things hanging from hooks along this wall that have a maritime flare, ands still working that out.
Moving onto the first floor end wall. This wall faces the water and large portion of the dock of the Bait & Tackle Shop. I plan to have this end open with a garage style roll-up door and the interior detailed and lit. Call out here to Brett for turning us all on to this beautiful style of door with the Pattern Shop of The Foundry Kit. Don't know what I'm referring to?...get The Foundry Kit! lol. Since building that kit, and that door, I fell in love with the look and have modeled a similar door a couple of times since. Such a cool detail. A goose neck lamp rounds out the details for this wall.