O'Neills O Scale Build....here we go...

nextceo

The Doors looks Fantastic!

Alan

MuddyCreekRR

Thanks Alan...just following directions...and some other inspirations...Still looking to do a brass door knob detail...and I was going to work on a thumb latch thing for the freight doors....and maybe a hasp and lock....not too sure on that yet....

admin

Excellent work Art! Agreed, the doors look wonderful.

MuddyCreekRR

Thanks Brett...your directions...your methods...I am amazed at how easy it is with your techniques as opposed to what I had be doing with weathering and such. Dr. Grunge has been "influencing" a few of my details.

MuddyCreekRR

I so want to start doing some of the details that are in Part Two....as I just might...but I really want to get Part One further along....I may deviate a wee bit though....that boiler intrigues me....a lot.....

Karl.A

The doors, the walls... looking great..
Really like the faded green places playing against the darker weathering in other places,
great combination and very nicely executed.
Also like the wall weathering, (not talking about the peel which is well done, but) the dark grimey area on the lower section on the loading dock. Its not just the generic 'damp' water mark, its wear and tear, grime from items stacked there, dirt and damage from use and abuse, like it.

Karl.A

Karl.A

Oh, and nice weathering on the corrugated door patch..... more surface rust along the bottom, where it would hold moisture and leading up the sides, not uniform and looks so much more realistic, nice touch. These things do get noticed and are worth the effort.

MuddyCreekRR

Thanks Karl...these kind of observations coming from both you and Brett...means a lot...I've also payed attention to your work...which I hope to use in the details....I'm a big fan of your work there...Working on a few of those right now...working a 24 hour shift tomorrow...hope for some more pictures by Wednesday....

Karl.A

Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated.

I'll dig out a few pics of my O scale door knobs with plates and keyholes for you, easy to do,
also I did a thumb latch and hardware on a build once, I'll look for those pics too if you want to see them, may give you some ideas....

Karl.A

brownbr

Nice update. I like the hint of a floor peeking through the cracked door.

MuddyCreekRR

Karl....Thanks...they will help...have a few ideas....more would be good...

KCSTrains

Very, very nice. Phil

MuddyCreekRR

Looks like I'm on the right track, Thanks for all the encouraging comments. Now I just need to make time to keep working on it.

KKarns

Really nice Art. Weathering is grungy but well used. Love the "slat" that not only is damaged but is pushed in rather than totally missing. Well done.

MuddyCreekRR

"Hand truck mishap....",,,,I think the work bench will cover it up in the end though.....may need to add one that will show elsewhere...to make it....as I was adding boards....I cut some of the cardstock wall out....blackened the area with chalk...glued in the board....then bent it in.....don't over do it......just enough to catch the eye......you may see a few more here and there...I also have a few boards that "stand proud" on some walls....you may see a few more as the build continues....

KKarns

Art, I hear ya...one of those combined details that may in the end not be easily seen but the viewer will get a sense is there...if that makes any sense!

Karl.A

To me, Perfect sense Ken, unseen at first, after the first level of 'wow' the viewer is then drawn in to the more subtle details, the less obvious things that created the 'wow' in the first place.
The unseen that were subconsciously seen, the ones that built the 'wow'...

MuddyCreekRR

Being a firefighter....I see a lot of buildings...all sizes, shapes, and conditions. I've become a student of building construction. I've bypassed buying some kits from various manufacturers in the past because they add details where they don't belong....such as rafter tails on both the eaves and soffits...So.....I like the look or realism....which is why I scratch build a lot...I really like the kits Brett puts out as I can just sit back....follow the directions, which are the best in the business.....and add my little touch where I'd like to see it....I agree 100% Karl....the subtle stuff is what makes the viewer just want to keep looking.....

Karl.A

This is all I've found so far Art.... My pics are all over the place right now. I might need to make a new one to show you and take some new pics. These are from some old scratchbuilds.

O scale door knob..


O scale thumb latch


Door knob is a straight sewing pin on a styrene plate (ho 1x6) key hole with exacto.
drill 2 holes in styrene 1x6, put exacto tip in one and rock it downwards to create keyhole. push sewing pin through other until it looks right and snip off the excess from the back.
(I found best to stick point into rag on bench and then snip, that stops it flying off and ending up in your eye, or in your foot while you walk around looking for it)
Paint.
Cut styrene strip to correct plate length last, Its much easier to work with a longer strip and then trim it at the end.

Thumb latch just some thin styrene cut up to shape and glued.

Karl.A

MuddyCreekRR

Thanks Karl...neat ideas...I have played with a few of my own....your's look much better....doing some time in the shop later today....I'll see what transpires....maybe a few photos tonight....Thanks for looking...they will help...

MuddyCreekRR

No...I did not fall off the face of the earth....work has been keeping me way too busy...and I've been on the road way too much teaching (fire stuff)...I have been following the other builds and it's been pure torture to not have time to build...but I am sending this from the shop...waiting for some strip wood to dry...if nothing catches on fire....I hope to post some stuff tonight.....we shall see.... I had intentions to have this ready for the Expo in November...kinda doubtful right now....

MuddyCreekRR

Yes....it's been sitting on the workbench for over a year....with an occasional bit of work here and there....I went to the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Minneapolis with the intention of getting my butt back in gear and getting this build moving again.....and after spending some time chatting with Brett, Karl and others....along with buying some neat stuff (in particular the Sierra West O scale castings Brett had for sale).....I had full intentions of going home and spending time in the shop....But.....on the way home....I was notified that I was being deployed to the Carolina's ahead of Hurricane Florence ( I am a Rescue Specialist on NJ's FEMA USAR team)....after 15 days in NC….I got home still fired up and raring to go.....but FEMA....and Mother Nature wasn't done with me yet....I was back out the door to Florida for the next hurricane. I've been in the shop on and off over the last few weeks....and I can report some progress.....just no photos as of yet....maybe after Turkey Day.….Just to update and remind you....my build is going to be a small module that will be added into my layout....and after my conversation with Brett...my plan is to include the O scale foundry once it comes out....so this will be basically a small module once I get that far....so check back in in a week or so....I will have a few shots up by then....

vietnamseabee

Good to see you 'checking in' Art...the build looks great so far...A big thank you for what you do with FEMA...
Terry

EricMG

Muddy, what happened?

MuddyCreekRR

Wife got a knee replacement.....I've had almost no spare time....I just yesterday got an hour to get the shop area cleaned up....I hope to have a few pics up soon....or so I hope....

EricMG

We are kind of at the same place, right? Might be cool to pass notes as we go. Do you see any glaring errors in my start? Working on wall three.

MuddyCreekRR

Like I said....build the kit the way you want it to fit into your layout....from what I've seen...you are not of the run down and decrepit....or the brand new bright paint groups. Brett's instructions give you the tried and tested methods to age the wood to the level you want. It's a choice everyone makes. I tend to like the look of the chipped and faded paint of a well built building....with the amount of wear and tear that comes with years of not being able to totally keep up with it. Your colors look good to me...and I think you are capturing the look of a building that needs some maintenance....but isn't missing boards or has gaping holes in spots. And I know where you are on the old school construction quality....they built them to last back in the day. I have seen many kit manufacturers that have NO idea on how a real structure goes together....Brett does his homework....he will not put a kit out there that doesn't fit the look or hit the mark. So again...you look like you know the look you want. Your modeling skills look great to me. So go for it. And keep posting pictures....everyone on this site will offer up little things that they may see "out of place"....and that is the great thing about this forum...instant help with many sets of eyes catching a minor issue before it become a bigger one....enjoy the help....