Around October 25th, 1921

kebmo

yeah me too

mikemettelka

I've heard of chipping but have never done it

KCSTrains

Bryan, sorry for my delayed comments on your progress. Ken may be known as Dr. Grunge. I would consider you the Doctor of Detail. You put so much effort into the finite details of every build you make. I really enjoy it. Also, no one makes trees better than you. Phil

brownbr

Thanks Phil. You've given me stellar company to keep up with.

I've been making progress on the base. The foam is already attached to the wood base. I did this so my electronics hole won't get misaligned on the roundness of it all. I'll attach rail next and then the outer trim. I won't worry about masking it off, I'll just repaint the trim and wood base when I'm done with scenery.

I cut a hole in the bottom big enough for the electronics and a little notch for a switch. I split the base when taking out the plug and had to glue it back together. Then I realized that it is a deep hole and I should give my hands more room to work in there so I cut it bigger. Doesn't look pretty but it doesn't have to. I glued a small piece of plywood so I can screw in a 9V battery holder and the electronics board. I'm going with a "that light bulb is about to die" flicker. Then I added a small plastic tube conduit to get the wires from top to bottom.

The resin castings are all painted. Not ready to call them done quite yet as there will likely be some touchups. In these photos I see that I need to add a handle to tool box and touch up that unknown thing on the far left of the gray bench.

Karl.A

Great progress Bryan, always enjoy following your electrical planning and execution also. Details are looking great so far.

Unknown thing? are you talking about the coil of rope/wire hanging over the edge of the bench on the left?

brownbr

Thanks Karl. Yes the thing to the left of the coil. I took the coil to be hoses with a fitting on the end. Painted the hose black and the fitting brass. The thing to the left looked to be a metal piece of unknown description so I painted it pewter. All of these got hit with the drybrushing. I'll just touch them up a bit

Karl.A

There is a hook under the rope and one of the three metal strap hinges next to that.

Karl.A

brownbr

That's a big fish hook. I'll drill out the eye and repaint. I'm going to stay with a hose instead of rope. I like the color contrast.

Karl.A

Whale fishing...
(i know before anyone posts that a whale is a mammel not a fish )

brownbr

I found some HO scale tank car warning placards and decided to have some fun.

KKarns

Nice!

Robert.G

Great work on the painted details. Poison gas ?? Back to WW I . As long as it doesn't read Zyklon B, it's ok....

brownbr

Nothing like that Robert I'm sure. It could be that rare, naturally occurring element called pandemonium. One whiff and people start going crazy.

There are 170 decals for me to play with. Should be a lifetime supply.

I installed the track and the trim piece. The last pic shows why I needed to install the trim now...while the wood base is perfectly round, the foam is not. I'll fill these gaps with ground material. The last step on the build will be to repaint the trim and base.

brownbr

Test fitting the walls.

ALCO

Do you plan to have a turntable with this?

brownbr

Not planning on a turntable but the thought did cross my mind. I'd like to do another round one at some point on a turntable inside an old milk can.

Karl.A

Looking good Bryan, the shed looks great so far, I really enjoyed building mine.

What spikes are you using? I need to do three of my dios and I'm tired of making them, I'm looking to buy...

brownbr

Thanks Karl. I used the Micro Engineering small or micro spikes...cant remember and didn't keep the packaging. it was the smallest I could get at the time. The head is still a bit oversized at approx scale 2x4 but believable. I usually hit them with some brown pigments after installing and as a bonus they will rust after being hit with water in the scenery phase of the build.

brownbr

Here we have one of the crew thawing out his longjohns for the cold day ahead.

EmeryJ

Now that is just plain funny!! Excellent detail there Bryan.

brownbr

Thanks Emery.

I got to play around with some of the printed details today. First up is a pair of oil jars. I painted with smoke then followed with a clear gloss coat then painted the spout. I made one so it was half full but tipped over just to see what it would look like. I think 1 more coat of clear coat will do it.

brownbr

Finishing the inside of the back wall so I can get all 4 walls up. From there work on side yard and roof.

TomMich

Those oil bottles look great!

Pappy

Fantastic work Brian!!

KKarns

Great stuff Bryan! Love your details...

Pappy

Do the bottles have whiskey or oil in them...they look real Bryan...great job!!

Robert.G

Nice work Bryan.

Karl.A

Great stuff Bryan, and so well done.
I like the humor of the long johns and the execution is great, maybe fold over the top so it is inline with 'the line'... more realistic, also a couple of splinters from all that wood you've been graining to simulate clothes pins are in order... this is O scale, I've seen your past work in N scale, I know you can do it easily.

Details and layout look great in the last pic, (I want a copy/image of that pinup girl).

The color of the 'oil' is perfect, so very well done on the finish of those awesome details.

Looking forward to the next update.

Dave_S

Bryan,
A few observations about the tipped over bottle.
http://www.craftsmankituniversity.com/vanforum/uploads/imageupload/625/AGOJ63YXBSMQ.png
I really like the careful coloring showing a bottle with a fresh oil line stain up high in the bottle, then a darker stain line lower in the bottle indicating some older oil residing near the bottom of the bottle for quite some time and finally the tipped over bottle oil line. All great observations on your part as well as very effective execution telling a story to the careful observer.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ