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Wonderfully detailed Ingersoll Rand Air Compressor 3D print by SWSMs.
Simple but elegant design by SierraWest Scale Models. Lots of details packed into a small space for sure.
Of course a wall goes here, but a very open design. The bricks for the foundation are unweathered at the moment...can't leave anything un-grunged!
Scratch built steel topped work bench.
On to the next thing...more later...Ken
Nick
Ha! Coming even close to Chuck is high praise! Of course we don’t inhabit the same planet that Chuck does! Thanks so much Nick, appreciate ya.
Thanks so much Karl! Starts with a dirty floor…and goes from there.
Nick
Hey thanks much Jim!
Appreciate your thoughts here Stephen, thanks so much!
Appreciate that Brett! Your 3D details make such a huge impact…can’t thank you guys enough.
Thanks much Emery! The placement of details in a sensible arrangement is always challenging for me and I spend an inordinate amount of time working on that very thing. Appreciate you pointing that out as it supports the time well spent with chin in hand! Lol.
Appreciate that very much Robert! The wheelwright shop has lighting and a fixed roof. The blacksmithing shop has no lighting but a removable roof. This should allow reasonable viewing of the interior details.
Just fabulous work Ken.
Jerry
The blacksmith shop is quite wide at 31 scale feet and that I have two distinct sections split down the middle (blacksmithing side dirt floor and general maintenance wood plank floor), I decide to add some center section post and beam supports. This serves to further separate the two sections and adds some nifty visual interest. The following few pictures illustrate these additional supports:
Note the center posts. The first two separate the two sides of the blacksmith shop and the back two transition into the wheelwright shop tying those two sections together visually. The posts also give nice detailing opportunities such as hanging various sundries as shown here.
Another angles of the post structure. Note the added bricks under the bottom of the posts to match the brick foundation of the blacksmith shop. Forgot to mention, the ladder that goes to the loft storage area was filled with details, with the roof now fixed, none of those details will ever be seen! I know, woe is me again.
Parting shot that gives a sneak peek at the roof work. I will post the roof work shots in the next post directly following this one. I wanted to place the roof work in a separate post this being such a critical step in any build sequence.
The materials used here are varied, yet blend well together creating a high level of visual interest. Wood planked roof with wood battens, wood ridge cap with metal patches, metal gutters, standing seam metal roof with metal ridge cap, underlying wood purlins, and topped off with stove and forge exhaust pipes.
Similar shot with more overhead view.
"Around back"...shot of the large blacksmith forge exhaust stack. Also note the hinged door for the coal chute and the large NBWs that are the attachment for the interior forge exhaust stack cable supports.
Track side of the wheelwright shop. Fixed awnings to prevent prevailing weather from entering the structure! Added the "people door" to access the track side.
The next series of photos depicts more detailed shots of the all important roof work:
Good overall shot of the roof.
Good shot of the roof support purlins placed directly on the rafters. The ends are placed a bit beyond the edge of the roof planking for more edge relief and visual interest.
When working with 1:87 scale metal patches, ridge caps, and valleys, keep in mind the scale. Thin paper was utilized here ensuring the thin metal was "in scale".
Note the metal patches made from paper. Nail holes were made with a fine pin point to keep them in scale. This is the right side of the roof on the track side of the wheelwright shop. Modeler forgot to add subtile nail holes to the board ends on the ridge cap...dumb bell!
Left side of the same roof panel. Note the missing battens over the patches. Firstly, they would mostly have to be removed to lay the patch and secondly, you don't want to cover up the nifty patches with wood!
Parting shot of the other side of the roof panel of the previous picture showing the stove pipe exhaust. I'm sick of roof pictures too!
Hey Travis, appreciate that.
You hve out done yourself again fine work. ..........Carl....
Nick