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  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    Do note his reading glasses are down, not on his face! Still, I bet he is reading it at some point during his vacation.
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    edited August 2017
    Damn, an I was just about to post a pic of me chopping O scale firewood on the beach with an ocean background for my woodcutters shack.

    I guess Neither of us can leave them at home......

  • KKarnsKKarns
    All legit gentlemen. I don't need (yet) glasses to read and the manual has lots of pictures so keeps me entertained for hours. Should keep track sometime of how many times I look through the manual during the coarse of a typical build!...

    You got it Karl...much serious modeling has come to pass thisaway...am I right?
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    Right you are.
  • sdrees
    Ken,

    You are one of the masters.

  • KKarnsKKarns
    Nice to say Stephen and I thank you for your thoughts...though it's more likely I'm just very enthusiastic!
  • Slimjerkins
    nextceo said:

    Reminds me of the neighbor from Home Improvement...never could see his face.

    Was going to say the same thing!

    Bill S.

  • KKarnsKKarns
    Hey Bill, why complicate things... I'll go down as the "unknown modeler"...
  • KKarnsKKarns
    edited September 2017
    All this great modeling chatter has motivated me to get an update posted despite being a bit meager...

    I have finished the basic weathering and construction of the two ends of the open storage shed for BlueSky. Very faded and worn white painted wood siding. I wanted to experiment with the board ends at the ground level being warped outwards as so often seen. I cut very small pieces of scale 4x4 and glued between the board end and the bottom sill on several boards for each wall. Seemed to work fairly well. Much work to be done and may not get this one ready for the Expo...we'll see.

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    In hand for a bit of scale...
  • nextceonextceo
    You are definitely the Master of weathered wood...looks Fantastic!
  • adminadmin
    Wow! Hah! HO Scale, just fantastic!
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    Awesome Ken, great idea on the warped boards, and of course from you, perfect execution.
    I also love how even though the boards are extremely paint barren there is slightly (and subtly) more paint at the top of the boards under where the roof overhang will be.
    Superb and thoughtful modeling at its best.

    Karl.A
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Thanks Alan.

    Appreciate that Brett, love the design and dimensions of the old storage shed.

    You're right Ed, blew some valuable modeling time but have to remember where my bread is buttered!

    Thanks Karl, and the issue of more paint at the top of the boards where the roof overhang would be I learned from you my friend...see I was listening. I decided to detail the boards then assemble the wall and the final step was to apply the paint peel that way I could control where the paint was removed.

  • ironmountainlumber
    There is no such thing as a small update! Well I guess since it is 1:87 scale. The walls look great! I know you spent a lot of time on those walls. Any pictures are eye candy!
    BTW are you ever going to give o scale a try?
    Jim
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Well thanks much Jim. As you know, we all go through spurts of modeling creativity. I find myself thinking, planning, visualizing etc...but little actual productive modeling then all of a sudden I get motivated and a flurry of work gets done and the cycle repeats. I'm now in modeling mode and the next update should be reasonably significant...I have the FSM Expo looming in a couple months with thoughts of getting BlueSky done for the show but looks like a grandiose goal at best. I refuse to rush anything in my modeling and Brett's kits deserve the very best from all of us. Any SWSM kit I'm working on at the time turns into my favorite and the same goes for BlueSky. The diorama as it stands is sitting in front of me on my desk and I'm scrutinizing the current construction and future developments...wait...I'm in modeling mode remember!...back to the bench.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Just a side note to the above...I would not miss the FSM Expo regardless of having a diorama to take as it's the people that make the show and our hobby. Just knocking elbows with you folks is priceless...
  • KKarnsKKarns
    I have finished the siding on the shed. With the entire front of the shed open, there ended up being too much light coming through the spaces between the boards. I didn't like the look and it was well past the point where I could re-do and keep the spacing tight. So...I decided to put simulated tar paper on the inside of the walls to cover the gaps between the boards. It gave the interior of the shed a nice "grungy" dry look which I liked. Note, the tar paper was installed after the framing and walls were done...each piece cut to fit and glued in...a bit tedious for sure.

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  • nextceonextceo
    Looks amazing Ken. You are the Master at weathering wood...just Awesome.
  • adminadmin
    Love the tarpaper... looks so good.
  • mikemettelka
    Great idea
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Thanks Alan, detailing each piece of wood individully after being cut to fit does take some time but worth the extra effort.

    Appreciate that Brett. Was pleased with the final look as I wasn't sure how it would turn out.

    Thanks Mike...spawned from attempting to solve a problem and it does give the interior a unique look I think.
  • brownbr
    You made the tarpaper look just right. I think the light coming through an old wall like that would look perfectly OK.
  • Joel
    Great solution and great execution.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Thanks Bryan. I should have taken a picture of the shed as it was before installing the tar paper. It probably would have been fine particularly with all the details that will be up aginst the walls, but with the front fully open I should have put the boards closer together. It was just one of those little things that bothered me and was a good excuse to try the technique and see what it looked like. Also good practise as the 15th Anniversary Edition of Railroad Camp, that I quickly secured as soon as it was offered here on the web-site, has a nifty shed that has tar paper on the outside and will be treated in a similar fashion.

    Hey Joel, right a reasonably good recovery and thanks for the thoughts on the install.
  • WesWes
    Nicely done Ken. Wont bother trying to find words to describe how good it looks as Ive pretty much used them all during your builds here.

    So ill just go back up and have a look at your pics again.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    edited September 2017
    You are a good man Wes...appreciate your thoughts as always and more so your comradery here and the forum. Such an enjoyable place to be with folks like you around...
  • sdrees
    Ken, the shed looks marvelous. Even the tarpaper has been thru the hands of Dr. Grunge. Nothing escapes you Ken.
  • Karl.AKarl.A
    Fantastic work as always Ken, I also like the way the individual boards are slightly visible through the paper, very nicely done.

    Karl.A
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Hi Stephen, yup..have to grunge it up to keep the name alive! Thanks for the comments and once again congrats to you on such a great diorama...its getting a good bit of attention which says more to me than a contest ranking...

    Thanks Karl, the thin tissue paper really does the trick to show a bit of the wood detail underneath and create the look of aged old paper.

    Lots of old sheds down through the "shed belt" of North Carolina!? Thanks much Ed, should have made a video of cutting and fitting each little square of paper...
  • BillBill
    edited September 2017
    Perfect solution using tarpaper on the interior to help hide the gaps. Placing each piece--panel by panel is certainly the long route, but the ends justify the means. Way to hang with it!
    I believe you'll have another tiny little feature that will draw the viewer's eye deeper into your model.
    The exterior texture and color continue to be superb! The faded white is outstanding.
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