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  • GeezerbillGeezerbill
    Bill, thank you for the clarification! I would love to see your "paper" here. Hope you can do that and thanks!

    Geezerbill
  • SteveCuster
    Looks great Joel. The lighting really adds a lot.

    -Steve
  • Joel
    Getting really close now. Working on some supporting detailsrsz_img_2596
    Also I am torn about the instructions in terms of finishing the details for each scene and completing the scene and then working on the next set of details. In principle it is a great plan but I'm not so great with all the details and would rather do most of them up front so I can choose the best for the foreground. Here's all the tanks and quite a few barrels done.rsz_img_2597

    Now I've glued two of the walls together and am trying different combinations of tanks next to the work bench. Here I am using mostly the worst of my attempts as most are hidden. The black wire sticking out of the floor is actually a conduit for the lighting.
    rsz_img_2598
  • KKarnsKKarns
    edited February 2018
    Wow Joel, really nice work. Dr. Grunge says the heck with the tanks...that oil spillage and grate looks flat out beautiful! Perfect color and so natural...love it!...I want to go play in it!
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    Indeed, nice work. The vast quantity of details still amazes me.
  • SteveCuster
    Looks great Joel. The acetylene tanks are perfect.
  • GeezerbillGeezerbill
    Joel, I agree with what everyone has said. Just splendid work. As Ken mentioned, the grate and oil spillage really caught my eye as spot on. Very nice.

    Geezerbill
  • Joel
    edited February 2018
    Thanks everyone for the comments. The oil is really easy if you don't mind the smell. Unfortunately it is an enamel paint. I put a bunch of black chalk around the grate and then wet it with AMMO fresh oil (a shiny transparent brown). Takes a few days to dry but personally it is worth it.
    Today I finished the first work bench with everything glued in place.
    rsz_img_2600

  • sdrees
    Wow, this is some piece of work. I like the labels on the paint cans, the gages on the oxygen and acetylene tanks, the red color is on the right places on the vise. Nice Job!
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    Nice composition ! A treat to look at.
  • brownbr
    that bench is a masterpiece. Pencils in the can are a nice touch.
  • CarlLaskeyCarlLaskey
    Joel. You O scale guys make it very hard for us HO guys not fair. Great work my friend so easy to look at and find everything that is on the bench. ..................Carl
  • Joel
    Glad you like it. The pencils are really cool and so easy to add. I didn't come up with this gem though. Pretty sure Karl did it on his amazing Loco Shed and that's where Brett got it from. I can never get enough of looking at the photos of that model.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Stellar casting work Joel.
  • Joel
    Ok seems like a small thing but I glued down the work bench and so starts the fine tuning of the interior details. Next is the door and then the right wall.rsz_img_2601
    I dirtied up the floor. The bucket of sand and stove are not glued yet. I want a figure in here but I think it might obscure to much of the fine detail work
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Joel, how about a figure sitting in a chair by the stove drinking coffee...scene construction is such a fine aspect of fine scale modeling and your approach is terrific.
  • brownbr
    The dirt is in all the right places. The floor has a well-worn path. May want to consider some grime around the stove.
  • MikeMMikeM
    Even without an improvement to the doggone scene, still stunning.
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    Nice composition ! A treat to look at.
  • GeezerbillGeezerbill
    Looking excellent! Just great Joel.

    Geezerbill
  • kebmokebmo
    whatever it takes....
  • Joel
    One step forward and 2 steps back. Finished a couple of detail pieces (everything comes in the kit except the paint can cover and the kleenex:rsz_dsc_1086
    Then I finished the lamp posts and wired them for lights. Unfortunately while soldering the lamps to the circuit board I dropped the model. Yikes. A few things were dented and a dozen details came loose but I think I've tracked them all down. I guess I know what I'm doing this weekend.
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    I like the idea of the rags. Indeed, they are to be found in any workshop. And they are very realistic. Great work man!
  • Joel
    Thanks for the remark. I was think the large one is a small tarp or drop cloth not a rag. Believe it or not this is actually a backround detail, tucked under a ladder behind some stuff.
  • GeezerbillGeezerbill
    Stunning modeling Joel. Very, very nice. You sure have a talent for it. Always a joy to see your work.

    Ed, I won't mention the Silverwood stain I spilled on my carpet. I'm going to pull it up and put down pergo this spring.

    Geezerbill
  • adminadmin
    Love it Joel, great detail work.
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Hey Joel, nice progress through the details and your attention to same sure eats through the castings in a hurry. Sign of a good modeler is how well they "fix" things and we all have stories of accidents during a build...your paint can detail continues to amaze..
  • Joel
    Ok 4 more fun castings done and I actually think I'm ready to start detailing around the welding shop.rsz_img_2615
  • kebmokebmo
    these details look fabulous! i really like the mailbox. as a former letter carrier, i can honestly say i've seen that mailbox many times.
  • brownbr
    Those turned out very nice.
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