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Mitch
Mitch, that's this nicest thing anyone has ever said to me...sniffly...sniffly...
Thanks much Bryan...
"Dirty", "Grungy", ...music to my ears...thanks guys!
DJ
I like you love the ladder, but as I feared it is not very visible at the right-rear installation. I may try to move it to the front-left corner, but I don't want to cover-up the "O" in "O'Neills". It has to go on one of the platform corners so the workers have access to the ladder. You'll probably figure it out- it will be interesting to see your treatment.
Now I've got to figure out where the oil leaks and spills would be around the tank, platform, and piping system. Brett cautions you to not overdo this.
One thing I do know is that used motor oil in this era was black, skanky, gooey stuff. I know because I used to get a couple of quarts per day from the dad of a friend of mine who owned a Standard station. I needed it to keep my first car going- a 1947 Studebaker. No respectable girls would even get in it.
I have posted here a couple of pics of my finished main oil delivery pipe assembly that lives under the Tower dock and tank platform.
So, I figure your 1947 Studebaker must have had very little wear to the back seat upholstery!
Main Oil Delivery Pipe Assembly. The valve handwheel casting will be detailed and attached to the globe valve post as shown.
Close up of valve and "T", such wonderful materials to detail...
Bryan, I have seen many large oil tank storage units painted silver/white. Probably would over power this type of scene unless very weathered but certainly would be prototypical in many situations.
Well Michael, haven't heard from you lately and glad to have you "check in". Thanks for your thoughts. Right, those are just small glued on bolt heads.
Appreciate that Jerry and welcome to the thread here. Nice to hear you'll be building O'Neills as it is a wonderful kit full of character and a real joy to model as we have all come to expect from SWSM. Coming along and I'll be putting the components on the diorama very soon and pulling everything together. Hey...much is accomplished in modeling by monitoring the inside of your eyelids!...Ken
-Steve
FANTASTIC! Enough said.
Jim
Thanks Phil, so you haven't noticed how slow I am, glad to hear that! I'm down to single digits until retirement so still carving out time to work at the bench. It's really nice how Brett has broken down O'Neills into the various sub-assemblies which suit my modeling style, and would assume that of others, of seeing each component as a model into itself and working the detailing out accordingly. I have now completed most of these components and will soon be bringing it all together into a diorama...slinging dirt is just around the corner!...Ken