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Brett, Karl, thanks so much for the comments and help.
dwaine
everything I have seems eather to dark or too light..............dwaine
handles - try flo earth and then once dry a little chalk powder (darker) applied with your fingers to darken the tip - roll the handle between your thumb and pointer covered with chalk
Im slowly making progress on my build. Ive attached some pictures and id like to hear your thoughts.
I Still have to complete the tank.
As always i look forward to your comments.
Something in window to show it is held open ?
Some contents spillage on tank support platform / frame ?
Not all windows needed something to hold them open, there was apparently a time when they did actually work as designed.
Personally I rarely use a stick or anything else to keep them open. At the timescale I model they would all be in pretty good working order and fairly new.
Of course every now and then I'll throw a wrench in the works, just for perceived visual interest and appeal.
Good tip on the oil stains Alan, definately some oil spills/drips/stains will be appearing for me when I get to that point on my own construction.
Karl.A
Still need to complete the tank and the oil stain will definately be put on. Im kind of leaning towards Karls idea that the window is in good working order and doesnt need to be proped open. Things might change once ive cluttered up the front porch.
Karl i did rework the roof with a light AI wash then some gray and light brown chalks. Tried to blend it all together a bit more. I prefer the look now.
I hope to get the main structures glued to the base tonight. The missus is away for the evening so i have the whole night to model.:)
Am also going to try put some corrugated tin over the fill hole.
Really like the way your roof turned out..............dc
dwaine: yeah - too shiny but the overall fell is great - just dull those suckers down with chalk and rub alc.....
OM
Im calling this one finished. It was my first Sierra west kit, and i loved it. Bretts instructions are by far the best I`ve ever used.
Let me know your thoughts.
Karl.A
The round base is also a neat touch and shows off the model very well, great job.
Congrats on a nice looking diorama! Your roof coloration is especially well done--an imporatant feature because that's what everybody sees first.
You should be proud of your efforts!
Which kit are you diving into next?
Please feel free to post your build in the BSC thread I started a while ago. I'm looking forward to getting back to that build and having someone else to share it with will be even more fun. I look forward to following your work.
Congrats again on this great build.
Karl.A
Just arrived for my birthday (Happy Birthday to me!) was BlueSky. Like you Wes, I am really looking forward to this one. Looks like it should keep me out of the Pool Hall for some time. Karl, I have already started to glean information from your pics. I have learned A LOT from building the Woodcutters Shack and just hope I can carry it over to BlueSky.
Look forward to seeing everybody’s pictures………….dc
As I noted earlier, I'm making some light modifications to the kit to become a 'pump house'. Just a few update pictures of the project at this point.
On the pole shed side of the structure I have a insulated steam pipe and two air pipes. These pipes will be going to one of the mines on the diorama. The steam pipe is approx. a scale 6 inches dia. and the air pipes are approx 3 scale inches in dia. Flanges on the pipes is made with paper wrapped around the brass tubing. The flanges on the air pipes is .07 inch wide paper wrapped about once around the pipe. The pipes will be going into the side of the shed so that about a scale 5 feet space will be between the two structures, with the globe valves and piping between the two structures.
Jerry
OM (Kevin)