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My love to you and the girls.
I’ve recently been able to continue on with my layout and a lot of that has been marking out where all the wonderful Sierra West kits are going to be placed. Next week, there is going to be a lot of wiring for track power as I just recently purchased a new Digitrax EVOXD set. Then it’s back to constructing the structures.
I thoroughly enjoy following Karl’s construction methods as well as Brett’s great manual techniques.
I spent a couple of days away working on another modelling project (or two) while also thinking about this one.
I knew I wanted to adjust my tarpaper a little, the technique is awesome and does just what it should, however, as with any technique there are a thousand variables.
So, mine needed a little adjustment, I didnt feel my black paint 'bled' through quite enough, so here's how I adjusted it.
I simply dulled down the contrasting white by carefully using a small brush between the studs and applying a little A/I. I was careful to use a very little on just the paper so that it didn't 'leak' through to the front side, I did several light applications letting it dry in-between.
(This could obviously have been easier done with the full sheets before cutting and applying.)
I wasted about an hour trying to get a good pic of the wall, but still couldnt get one.
However, you can hopefully see the difference between the right wall which was adjusted and left wall which is not done yet.
So, I guess the purpose of the post is, adjustments can always be made.
80% of the walls will be hidden by details anyway, and it's the interior side, but, there it is.
Now I can move on to building the window frames and windows.
As always, I'll be more than happy to answer any specific questions you may have.
However after personally completing the process i can attest that it is very simple and not a tedious process at all.
I discovered that the benefit of being able to ‘seat’ the individual pieces down onto the siding snugly allowing the texture and individual boards definition to show through was worth it.
With Bretts instructions and templates it was a quick, easy and satisfying result that i’m very happy with.
Could it be done the other way as mentioned, sure, but then you run into the problem of the paper sagging and stretching as its wet over the studs with no support, and then gluing the boards to a ‘blind face’ of the framing.
Then to get the tar paper to stick and conform to the siding youd have to soak the glue through the paper from the inside to get it to attach to the siding. Any manipulation would further be limited as the ‘sheet’ would be attached to the whole frame reducing manouverability.
As i said, It was a quick, easy and effective process.
“If it aint broke, dont fix it…”
Thanks for your experienced input and great explanation/result of how the technique works.
I know Brett has been working his ass off and getting many of these amazing kits out to a good number of you to enjoy. So I'm looking forward to seeing those build threads appearing soon and following along.
So with that said, I had time this morning to make some progress, I got the window openings framed out and then built the windows themselves. A couple of cracks, one or two broken, but, nothing too dilapidated as it's a working structure.
The manual doesnt say to glue the windows in yet, so, I set them aside until called for later in the manual.
And that completed this section of the manual.
The next section of the manual jumps straight into painting and finishing the amazing detail parts.
This is because of the incredible interior detailing that is part of this kit.
MANY details need to be finished and installed into the structure as the walls are being 'raised'.
So, for now, as directed I'll be putting the walls safely away and my next steps will be all about those details. I think I'll try to get them prepped and primed tonight, and then tomorrow (with fresh eyes) I'll get to working on paint and finishing them, ready to be installed.
For tonight, it's time to unbox these jewels, put them on sticks or toothpicks and spray some paint on them and get them ready for the next steps tomorrow.
Time to move forward with the castings... two whole boxes of them.
I'm going to start with the larger box .
As noted previously box 1 contains two bags full of 3DP details, plus the large resin shelf units, (so you still get that great smell when you open the box).
I put the smaller and the 'un-drillable' items onto the sticks.
Next I drilled out the details that I needed full access to and inserted the 'clipped off' tooth pics. (WEAR A MASK !! )
That was bag 1 from box 1 completed last night.
I moved on to bag 2 this morning, to be shown in my next post.
A closer view.
The variety and number of glass jars and bottles included in the kit.
Not just a few couplers, brake shoes, etc ... but plenty to fill out and detail the scene perfectly.
Such a beautiful sight...
After a busy afternoon inside working on other things it's time to grab a beer and head outside into the sunshine.
Along with a couple of cans of primer and all of these beauties to get them ready for the next steps in the process.
Hah, just joking. I will never skimp on castings to save time or $$. There's nothing worse than buying a kit and finding a teeny, tiny baggie with 5 poorly produced casting inside!