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got rid of the racing stripe.
i worked on the loading dock too. the glue is drying on the oil drum cart....
my only beef is: retired kits. i wish they were all still available. i am looking forward to the O scale foundry......
that is all.
Geezerbill
i also purchased a few vehicles, but they're in 1/43 scale and appear a bit small. i got a 37 ford pickup that i'm rusting up quite a bit, a 57 ford ranchero to set the era, and a 34 chevy pickup. gonna find some acceptable little people some day too.
anyway...this is how i installed the tower roof base to square the roof up:
the tower roof is installed. the structure isn't on the workbench, so the lighting is kinda funky. the welding shop roof is also shingled but set aside for part two:
the landings in the rear and front are installed for second time. the first go around they just weren't plumb, so i unstuck 'em and reglued them
i bought a lazy-susan type thing so i can bring the structure and base back to the workbench and have 360 access to it. i've got a lot of crap going at work right now, but i expect to get back at it hard next week sometime.
here's the 37 ford. i just started rusting it up and have a long way to to on it.
the 34 chevy
and the ranchero. i'm going leave one pristine, maybe a little dirt
Geezerbill
Great job on the build. The cars are fantastic as well as your track work. Always amazing what the O scale guys do with Brett's kits. Can't wait to see the scenery and the rest of the kit in place!
Jim
what's up next? well, there is a plethora of details that haven't been worked on yet, i still have details from part one that need to be placed, and now that the tower landing is finished,
i'm going to begin collecting all of the scenery materials i'm going to need to get started on the base landscaping. all of part one with the exception of some of the details is completed. i altready have 3 grades of tan dirt and 3 grades of "black" dirt. i will probably mix some durham's water putty in with the tan base dirt, and i have a trusty yard sale blender for grinding up 'forest bottom'. so after a few days of collecting ground material i'll get started on planting buildings and stair supports/details.
and here's a shot of the drive through roof:
in the pic it appears there's some silver shining through. upon closer inspection if that is indeed the case i will hide it with more of the ruddy brown/roof brown wash.
and the drive under roof:
the drive under roof is upside down in the picture,
Jerry
it's not a 34 chevy. it's a 51 ford.
sheesh....
Geezerbill