yet another o scale railroad camp build

brownbr

Is Silverwood the only coloring on the wood right now?

kebmo

yes. i'm considering adding a light gray chalk/alcohol wash. thoughts?

brownbr

I like the gray color you have now but I also like the dusty look of chalks. Hmmmm...do an experiment and see which you like best.

CarlLaskey

Leave it alone looks good. ...Carl......

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CarlLaskey said:

Leave it alone looks good. ...Carl......

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kebmo

the loading dock framing has been epoxied to the warehouse and once that's cured, i will be epoxying the stone wall to it.

CarlLaskey

Kevin. Nice work but the third leg on the south side of the north wall is leaning west..Carl.....

kebmo

which way is north?

CarlLaskey

Your left and my right.

kebmo

that's as clear as mud....
from left to right, which leg is it. i don't see it.

KKarns

Looks mighty fine Kevin! The contrasting structure finishes appear to be working well, hard to tell until you see them all together.

kebmo

ed and carl,
bite me. i don't have a wooden leg.
ken,
thanks. so far so good. i think once the roofs are on it'll be okay..

kebmo

i got quite a bit of the decking done, then the eyes went south and i had to call it a night. plus, i was 4 beers into it and figured i'd better stop.
here's how far i got....[hic]


extra innings.....arg.....

brownbr

Decking looks great. Looks like you left one of your beer bottles on the window sill.

kebmo

thanks bryan. so THAT'S where i left it...

Joel

Really nice. I like the colour variation and the chewed up board ends.

kebmo

thanks joel.

Dave_S

Kevin,

The deck boards are fantastic, a real show stopper. Did you use the chalk and alcohol method or another technique or a blend of methods and techniques to get the wonderful variations and coloring?

Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ

kebmo

honestly dave, i grained, knothole, bandsawed, frayed, and then hit them with one coat of silverwood stain. that's all i did. certain boards took the stain differently and that the variation you see,

kebmo

thanks killer.

Dave_S

Thanks Kevin,

Terrific results. Looks fantastic against both the stone and wood siding.

Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ

kebmo

thank you.

kebmo

the decking is finished and it's on to the fascia. any irregularities where the boards abut the structures will be masked with details.

CarlLaskey

Nice work Kevin.

Robert.G

Even without the details, the whole looks super so far !!! You are doing a great job on this build Kevin. I think we all love it !!

sdrees

hey Kevin, nice job, looks great.

kebmo

thanks fellas, i appreciate it.

TomMich

Kevin, Looks great! Colors go really nice together.

brownbr

Nice!

kebmo

thanks tom and bryan.