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thanks for checking out my build.
one thing is for sure;...the lighting over my benchwork needs a little work.
ken, it's peco on30 flex track. i really didn't do much.
tower dock details are in place and will get final weatheringwith the brown wash and maybe some chalk if needed, once they're permanently placed. the details have been glued to the platform, but the platform and piping haven't been glued down yet.
i would just like to let karl a. know how jealous of him i am, for two reasons:
1. he's one of the best modelers i've ever seen and aspire to learn from him. and
2. did you guys see that rack of little sierra west drawers on his workbench? i can't even imagine it. (well yes i can because the first time i saw it i imagined it on my workbench, but who didn't?) to have that assortment of details at hand would be the coolest thing. we could scratchbuild in between swsm releases.
that's all. just wanted to say that.
this is fun.
i thought i'd finish up detailing the tower landing.
and another view showing the barrels etc. and the handrail installed.
using google images i found some old schlitz labels but jeez,...they're way to small to try to put on the beer bottles.
I think you're gonna want to tone down the white on the oil bottle that's on the barrel. A little gray or tan chalk will help it not jump out as much.
ken: i have no idea what the casting is. it's a metal casting that was blackened, buffed, painted pale saffron, and then hit with a pretty dark, heavy wash as described in the manual. i agree, the texture and color on it look great.
joel: you're right, they're not posed naturally. fortunately they aren't glued down. i bent one 90 and hit the edges and the cracked part with adamantium black, but it still looks funky.
i know it's not the perfect solution but it works for me.
i'll probably stick something under one end of it so it's not laying flat and has a bit of an angle to it when i get to it. the model hasn't made its way back to the workbench. its over on the benchwork while i'm working on details. once i have it on the workbench i'll be able to get started on the scenery.
you can see in the background that the oil tank has been installed and so have the supports for the landings.
the boilers:
i finished all of the resin castings and decided to detail the area under the addition.
next up, i need to mix up another batch of the brown wash and hit those details with it, then on to the supports.