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and good preplanning for a future feature.
Appreciate that Bryan. Not much of an update but its a slow modelers way of keeping things current!
Typical condition of the Shelby's project work area...yes, I know where everything is...I think!
Of note...I made this turn table from an old automotive brake drum. Gets the project up to a nice height and doesn't easily get moved...other than to turn as designed!
Great idea on the brake drum turntable, you know Emery is gonna steal that idea, that is right up his street, taste wise.
Looking froward to seeing the pictures of the stairway, one of my (many) favorite design aspects in this great kit.
Yeah, I agree the stairway is such a great feature. Detailing it now and spent a fair amount of today working on and am only about half done...and that was with the structure part already built!
Right, the brake drum already has holes so its just a matter of attaching a turntable fixture to it and ready to go. Sturdy enough to put an engine block on to paint!
"Lazy Susan" and just say..."Next!"...Hah.
I added the "metal" fencing along the second story railing. I left off the lower horizontal bracing on the left side to allow future access from the deck of the Tool Shop. This is a brilliantly conceived and executed scene by Brett. So much character built into the one space. I had a ball working on this area. Note the two hanging lamps.
View from the front. Love the various roof lines afforded by this view. Again, Brett just has an uncanny way of adding delicious ZIP to a structure!
Love this shot showing the stairway and the inside of the shop area contrasting nicely. Critical here to have a different finish to the planking between the inside and outside to lend credibility to the scene. Also note how the paint peel that was put on after the wall was constructed to allow control of the peel to progressively get more significant towards the bottom.
I'm not going to lie...if there is anything i like better than old grungy tanks...its stacks. I scratch built this one and added the folded over corrugated rain shield. I think I'll do a different type of rain shield on every build I do until I run out of new ones!
Back to Brett's brilliant roof design...this is the tasty part I was referring to earlier! If that's not a classy roof designed with the modeler in mind...I don't know what is! I opted for a wood ridge cap and detailed the vents to look like galvanized hoods and bases. Decided on a metal roof for the porch for added contrast since the tar paper roof is proportionally large, and the Bait and Tackle Shop is also this type of standing seam roofing. I will also have a metal roof on the tool shop.
Have the tool shop and porch and back shed to do yet and then the hoist house, and all structures will be essentially done. Then on with the diorama base. More later...Ken
Thanks much Karl. Had a decent day outside photos with temps in the 70s here in Ohio. Took advantage to get the update posted.
Appreciate that Al. I was really happy with how the paint peel worked out and thanks for your thoughts on same. Right...planning out the Hoist Shed as the next structure project.
Thanks so much Jeroen! Really enjoyed working on the Shelby's structures as both can be highly detailed while off the diorama base. However, that will be coming soon and haven't got that all worked out yet. It will definitely be a water front scene, but not sure on the details as I want something a bit different maybe even fresh water...we'll see.
Nice hearing from you Kevin and thanks.