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Nice finishes on those castings. I especially like the junk in the second picture from the bottom.
Mitch
Geezerbill
I added most of the details to the welding shop interior.
I'm going to add some interior lighting to this same as the Quincy barn. I plan on replacing the gooseneck with a working one also.
So many cool details, I'm not sure which ones came from O'Neills and which ones from Quincy's. Brett had used a cinderblock to hold open the door in the O scale pilot model and I loved the idea so I used it.
I need to add bit more clutter under the workbench here.
Thanks for checking in.
-Steve
Carl
I built the fence and installed it tonight. I re-used the O'Neills stencil for the last time I think.
The scenery is still wet in this shot. Obviously lots more detail to be added.
I completed and added the trestle. I just have a base of dirt under it, I will add whole mess of metal scrap and junk under it as I go. Lots of weeds also.
This is the basic configuration I ended up with. The track position was the only thing I had limited flexibility with, it has to be able to be dropped into my layout when done.
Thanks for checking in.
-Steve
Geezerbill
Carl, it's about 18x24.
Thanks Brett, you're right it's far too uniform. I definitely will be adding some more dirt and weeds to break up the castings. I need to work the color of the cobblestones a bit too. It's going to be a bit of experimentation getting the road looking right, this is the first time trying this type of road. The castings have a distinct pattern I need to hide as well.
I love the detailing of the fence and scenic work as you move along it, particularly the 3rd picture from the end. Great dirt color, great texture and variety of aggregate size, Oh...you spelled O'Neills wrong though...ahh made you look!...great work Steve.
Cool idea with the stencil on the fence.
Something to keep in mind...that's a fairly large space which will need to be filled with junk and clutter. Granted, there are a lot of castings included in both kits, but that much real estate gobbles them up in no time flat. You may want to start planning now and round up a large collection of junked Jordans, barrels, crates, and other additional scrap to keep it believable and help instill that "busy" junk yard feel.
Can't wait to see how you fill in the space...joking aside, Bill's talking from experience we just need to get a glimpse.
Thanks Bill, good advice with the castings. I have a few failed Jordans I did a bad job building when I was a kid I plan on disassembling , weathering up and burying in the weeds. It's bad timing for Jordan to go out of business just when I started this diorama. I bought a few vehicle kits from Wiseman for a few different tow trucks and I have an old Vintage Vehicles Steam Crane also. I'm going slowly and detailing the main areas first so I don't use up all my castings.
Ken's right...my Quincy's Salvage has sat for far too long. But, at the risk of thread-jacking, here's a quick glimpse of the mock up that I've got:
Search around on eBay for partially completed kits and vehicles. A lot of times nobody wants them (unless they're going to be used for junk).
You can also make use of the sprues from model car kits and structures and scrap pieces of angled styrene. I've also used interesting looking sections from old plastic packaging from razor blades, nuts & bolts, and miscellaneous toys or hardware packaging. Cut them up into small angular pieces, spray paint in a variety of tan, rust and flat black colors and you've got a nice pile of junk. And it's free!
For example, here's a little collection of "fenders". I made them by cutting up various parts of a plastic water bottle. It's got interesting ridges, indentations and nice curves:
That O'Neills sure looks good sitting there!
The roof is just placed on the top, obviously still needs color.
I was originally going to put a light under the drive through roof but I think it might be too much. My next step is adding 2 working LEDs on the main O'Neills building, one over the loading dock and the other under the addition. I have to go to Radio Shack and get some more resistors before that. I found a great website for figuring out which resistor for which LED setup www.ledcalc.com very useful.
Thanks for checking in.
-Steve