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Below is the tractor that will sit in the repair shed. Still some mud, engine grease and dust to be applied. What a beautiful little kit it is. So easy to put together.
And here is the 16mm MDF base that I cut on my friends CNC machine.
Look forward to your thoughts.
Thanks for your comment.
Yeah its a really cool product to use. never had any problems with it either.
KO
I`ll do the same to the steering wheel. Always nice when someone picks up on something youve left out. It helps alot.
I was tempted to make the barn portion a "barn gray" but I liked the browns in the pictures on the website so I stuck with those. My main color was 234.3 with 231.5 & 234.5 added randomly to give a rich golden tone. For the doors it was 234.3 with 408.9 to gray it up.
I felt like those big doors needed some big hinges so I installed some I got from vector cut.
I'm undecided about the stencil. I don't want to too much of the same thing and I just stenciled the railroad camp so I will wait and see.
I considered doing an interior like Dwayne is doing because it looks so cool but I doubt that will happen. But you never know I may get ambitious. I'd kind of like to see a guy coming out of the barn pushing the hand cart.
Keep up your good work, its a great inspiration.
Weathering and aging are very nicely done, but not overdone.
Karl.A
Good to read you again Wes, I feared you had hopped a wave headed in the wrong direction.
Yeah weve had a really hot summer, so the water has been alot more inviting than the hot garage. Alot cooler here now, so im looking forward to getting back to the bench.
Painted w/ the Floquil Signal Red and Daylight Orange, then spot painted random bricks.
Gave it a rubdown w/ plaster, then rubbed down w/ chalks.
I’ve looked at it so much now, am I too red and do I need to rub on more chalk?????
Thanks……….dwaine
The repair shed with some of the details Glued down. More will be added when I attach it to the base.
The stunning gas pump that comes with the Kit. its a real gem and im really happy with how it turned out. Still need to add the handle to it.
And lastly a little table that will be added somewhere on the diorama. im busy rusting up some more tools to add to it.
looking forward to your comments.
dwaine
Thanks………..dwaine
Karl.A
I picked the tractor for my re-start point, it's a great little kit all by itself and I figured it would be something I could see through to the end before I got distracted again.
Finishing a model, section, kit is always a great satisfaction, for me anyway.
Here are some pics of my progress with the tractor so far, still quite alot to do, but, the end is nigh......
Karl.A
I decided on yellow for my colour as I really like the contrast you can get with chip effects.
I started the chipping process with the wheels to see how things were gonna come out... I liked the results.
Next on the list was to work on the main block.
Karl.A
Although the tractor is stripped down and under repair while getting an engine overhaul I decided to add a few more scratched details that arent included in the kit itself.
Once installed on the diorama most of these wont be seen, but hey, I enjoyed doing it and had some fun pushing myself a little.
I started off with the spark plug leads.
As that was so much 'fun' I made some further piping and details to add, mostly made from brass.
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While they were sitting in the blacken-it I started wiring the engine.
The two main parts have now been epoxied together and will be left overnight to cure before I start adding any further detail.
Karl.A
keep it up! dwaine
The other night my grandson thru a switch, the result sent my shed for the woodcutters shack flying along with quit a few castings.
NOW, I know why you build dioramas……………………… Little fingers can play with the train and the plastic buildings. And maybe in a few years I can put my dioramas together in a nice On3 layout like some of you are doing. But until then !
I just could not stand it, I had to start putting things together. This is not a small complex of buildings.
My question is, with this being my first diorama and thinking On3. What size crossties do I lie down, along with size or gauge track? dwaine
That peeling red paint really came out NICE !!!
I'll post some more later when I go back inside from the deck and get to a desk, but for now.... "great job!"
Karl.A
Nicely done.
Finished pics later today.....
Karl.A
I'm not familiar with the kit or the prototype...was there only one headlight? Not a criticism, but my eye was drawn to it. It makes it feel unbalanced. I see that Wes has a single light on his, too.
In any case, I'm anxious to see it completed. And when you say "finished pics later today", can I assume that means the entire diorama? (You're on a roll so I figured I'd toss that out there!)
Yep they only had one light, I guess when you're headed back across the fields to the homestead at dusk you only really need one light to see where you are going.....
Nope, you may need to wait for a little while longer to see the finished diorama, but for now here is the 99% finished tractor.
Karl.A
Did you use epoxy to glue it together?
Yes the tractor was assembled exclusively with 5min epoxy, it takes quite alot longer to assemble as you have to mix up a small drop, glue one part on, and then wait till it dries, then move onto the next part. However the epoxy makes a much stronger bond than anything else on these metal kits.
I've had one or two projects 'disintergrate' before now because I used regular glue, and that is VERY frustrating!
Karl.A