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There won't be any progress on this tonight, I need to clean the kitchen and then take the Porsche for a cruise along the California coastal highway...
Maybe more progress tomorrow...
I've been busy at work the last few days and other things on my mind so no real progress to show on the build.
However, I did realise that although I had the handcar in the back of a few previous pics I never really gave it the viewing it deserves.
It's an amazing piece and pretty much falls together, and of course, it's a focal point of the whole dioramic scene.
So, here are are a few older pics of it 'in progress' to show a few angles, it's not finished yet but getting close. I'll finish it off once it gets installed.
I'm really looking forward to giving it the final touches.
Jerry
I started on the scrap wood scene but decided I had so much stuff on the bench I needed a quick tidy up before moving forwards as I was spending more time looking for things than anything else.
So, here's a quick look around the dio and where I am up to as of now. The main roof is also done, but I left it off for now.
As highly detailed as it already is there are still plenty of details to be used before I'm finished. I consolidated most of them onto fewer sticks and there are also a few more still to do...
So that's where I'm at, more as it happens.
Mike, driving that coastal road is on my list 'to do' one day in real life, I'll let you know when that happens.
Love your work and looking forward to seeing the placement of these final gems.
Thanks so much Joel, Tom, Ken and Randy... we all know by now that Brett never skimps on details or quality, but this one is next level, appreciate the comments on my work of these masterpieces. Thanks Randy, I think it adds an effect to the overall feel.
On the hand car I used something a little bigger than my usual for nail heads, to represent carriage bolt heads as the boards are bolted down to a metal frame.
I did however add smaller nail heads/holes to all of the pallets...
Dang, those pallet close ups are 'super' close... it does look like I missed a board end though... haha ... oh well.
Also on the sawhorses though they are harder to see as they are weathered heavier...
Not forgetting the pile of old ties.
Because they are old ties I added the rust marks where the rails had been removed, the oil down the middle of the ties from when they were in use. I also added in the holes where the spikes would have been.
When you look for it I think it all makes a subtle but effective difference to the overall scene and effect.
Because Brett's kits are always so far above any other in quality, I always like to put in that extra step and effort to try and do them justice.
regards
Malcolm
As long as we're moving along that's all that matters.