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More Variations ... O Scale Logging & Tractor Repair Shed
Standing still is going backwards, so here is the next O scale build I started. Some time ago, I was able to get my hands on this very nice craftsman kit. The Logging and Tractor Repair Shed. This was the good news, but when I received it , got it on ebay, it missed some major parts: the laser cut walls. Bummer.....
To expensive to send it back to the US , payed already shipping , taxes and customs, so the only thing to do was curse the guy that was so 'honest' to sell me a perfect, complete kit, and then start building these lasercut walls myself. Only they wouldn't be laser cut, but hand-cut...
Cut them out of walnut. Hmmm, some real classy wood here !!
Anyways, it took me a while to do so but I had the templates. Just had to follow the lines.
Here are the first impressions of the build. One wall is done for now. Further patination, rust marks , nail holes ,etc. when everything is assembled.
The missing window will be added later since it will be opened towards the inside. It would be damaged doing it now because of more manipulation.
The inside was 'painted' with a lime paint and then patinated with a brown mineral spirit based wash
Soon more
Robert
To expensive to send it back to the US , payed already shipping , taxes and customs, so the only thing to do was curse the guy that was so 'honest' to sell me a perfect, complete kit, and then start building these lasercut walls myself. Only they wouldn't be laser cut, but hand-cut...
Cut them out of walnut. Hmmm, some real classy wood here !!
Anyways, it took me a while to do so but I had the templates. Just had to follow the lines.
Here are the first impressions of the build. One wall is done for now. Further patination, rust marks , nail holes ,etc. when everything is assembled.
The missing window will be added later since it will be opened towards the inside. It would be damaged doing it now because of more manipulation.
The inside was 'painted' with a lime paint and then patinated with a brown mineral spirit based wash
Soon more
Robert
Comments
Terry
Great start Robert!!
Jerry
Is the lime paint a "home" brew or something commercially available? Is this a material that you use in your furniture restoration? I think the effect is very neat and rather unique.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
-Steve
Thanks for the reply. I remember years ago seeing people paint the bottom few feet of tree trunks with a lime solution. They always said it was to keep ants from boring into the trees.
Your treatment of scale lumber is always unique and refreshing. I eagerly anticipate your builds and posts. I also recently acquired the Logging and Tractor Repair Shed kit so I will certainly be following your build and posts as you proceed.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
however you overcame that and your framing is some of the cleanest, tightest and best I've seen... true craftsmanship on display for us to admire.
Your colouration is unique and exquisite as always,
This is definitely one build to follow along with.
Thanks so much for once again posting and sharing your 'work' with us here.
Karl.A
This is another fine craftsman kit, and I was determined to build it. Frames or no frames ! Well Karl, I think this is the point where 40 years of restoration and patination of antiques and works of art comes in.
Soon more
Robert
Nice start! I'll definitely be following along...
Alan
Terry
So here are some more. Not finished yet. More patination and further detailing to come.
Soon more.
Ed, Don't Fear the Reaper...
Apart from the overall excellent finishes, I really like the combination of aged bare wood exterior combined with the peeled white paint interior. I don't recall seeing that before. Very nice.
Well, not on a model, when I build a shed I usually spray the interior white before putting anything in there, it makes it brighter and lighter in there, never thought of doing it on a model though.
I'm sure it will also improve your light and interior visibility of all those wonderfully finished castings I know you are going to have in there. Great stuff!
I also like how the peeled paint is weathered differently than if it were an exterior wall, and rightly so of course. More randomly weathered from use and abuse than specific areas from the elements.
Karl.A
Yes Karl, I had the same thoughts when 'painting' the interior lime white. The castings will benefit from this. In function of where and what I put in , specific patination will be done. That's for later on.
In real the wall isn't so 'white'. I took the photo's outside and there was lots of sunlight. The same for the walls. Everything is a little warmer. More like the very first picture. But I think I like it...
Now I have to figure out the 'geography' of the 'ensemble'. The manual suggests putting it a little higher than the tracks and I'll go with that idea.
For now, I am building all the SW structures for a future layout that isn't determined yet , so a little guessing from my part...
Anyway, building each and every SW kit gives me so much 'quality time '.
Soon more.
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Soon more
They are presented without anything else, no extra details . Just the vehicles. On the diorama, they will be drenched in extra stuff. I did try to keep a little colour on them. Well, if grey is a colour...
Not completely rusted nether , they are still in ' service '.
I admit, I almost fell for the the Caterpillar yellow , THAT would have brought some colour, but these two are , as the manual explains , older. So grey it is.
Robert