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  • TomMich
    Looking good!
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Thanks Art.

    Appreciate that Travis! Great being able to detail the entire floor plan prior to being hemmed in by the walls! Start of a very dirty shop.

    Thanks Tom.
  • Jerry
    Grunge is my middle name your living up to it!! Great work as usual.

    Jerry
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    Great looking floor Ken.
  • Jerry
    Karl.A said:

    Great looking floor Ken.

    Don't you sleep anymore!!!

    Jerry

  • adminadmin
    TravisS said:

    That floor has more character than some of my walls! Looks great as always Ken.

    My thoughts exactly!

  • KKarnsKKarns
    Right Jerry...go for the grunge! Thanks much.

    Hey thanks Karl...some progress being made!

    Thanks Brett.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Quick update. I have basically finished detailing another wall prior to gluing them up. I have just a small amount of work on the last wall of the wheelwright shop side. Once this is done, I can move onto the blacksmithing portion. The chains hanging to the right of the people door look wonky as I'm tipping the wall back to alleviate shadows for the picture.

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  • Jerry
    Well, well the man has posted another beautiful picture on how it really should look!!

    Jerry
  • TravisS
    Gee Ken. Upping your game with every build. Really incredible to watch and try to emulate.
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    Magnificent !!
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Hey Jerry, nice of you to say! Thanks much.

    Appreciate that Travis, always nice hearing from you.

    Thanks my friend, getting a nod from you Karl is the money!
  • MuddyCreekRRMuddyCreekRR
    Never cease to be amazed at your work....
  • Jim M
    Incredible modeling. I'm so glad you put these in your hand so we can all appreciate how fricken small these are. Really amazing work.
  • EmeryJEmeryJ
    More greatness from Mr. Karns!! I can stare at these all day and still find new things.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Hey thanks so much Art! Look forward to getting to the blacksmith shop side! Lots of that being modeled right now…

    Thanks Jim, appreciate that and glad the meat hook “scale bar” helps!

    Nice hearing from you Emery and awfully nice of you say. Also, great to see your stellar work on the L&TRS. The blacksmith sets are a game changer for this project!
  • TomMich
    Really nice! I look forward to your updates. Each one is an inspiration.
  • randyprandyp
    Ken, A great model. I love all the details you packed into that one wall. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the walls as they are finished. What did you use to make the "safety" glass in the windows? Randy
  • KKarnsKKarns
    edited November 2023
    Thanks much Randy. The walls for this section should be coming together soon. The screen in the windows is wedding tulle.
  • EmeryJEmeryJ
    Wedding tule! Now that is a great idea sir. Buddy, I may steal that idea, as I am extremely POed at the windows in mine right now.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Help yourself my friend! That stuff also makes great fencing material. I have been using it in windows here and there on my last several builds as it adds nice visual interest to a window. I'll send hate texts to your windows and see if we can shame them into submission! lol.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Finished up the last wall section of the wheel shop. Working on the diorama dirt application and will get some walls glued up soon.

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  • adminadmin
    Love all those details! Such a small little wall section with many stories to tell and then that wonderful wood as a backdrop. Really getting excited to see the walls come together!
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Thanks so much Brett! Worked on the diorama base getting the dirt down in preparation for putting some walls up. Look forward to that and to start detailing the blacksmith shop section.
  • randyprandyp
    Ken,Great subtle colors on the details. Randy
  • TravisS
    Looks great Ken. Your coloration is always on point. Excited to see walls up!
  • TomMich
    Another great wall Love the details.
  • MuddyCreekRRMuddyCreekRR
    Looking really good
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Right Randy, not much color here. I'm bad at that and most of my detail scenes tend to be a bit dull!

    Thanks much Travis. Try to add color without being distracting...doesn't always work (see above) lol.

    Thanks Tom.

    Appreciate that Art.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Have the base roughed in with the initial layer of ground work. I was going to have a spur track along side the structure that ended at the back of the building per the manual. As I planned a large creek/river behind the facility, I decided to have the track continue on across the river to somewhere. This adds some visual interest, gives the illusion that there is more going on somewhere, and provides some nice scenic detail opportunities. This is a rather small footprint diorama with one structure so adding a few details, like a bride, give the scene some zip!

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    Initial dirt layer, structure floor, and the "bridge to somewhere". Sides of the diorama will of course be cleaned up and painted.

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    I wanted a cut bank overhang appearance to the river bank.
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