PHPaul Posted September 30, 2024 Author Posted September 30, 2024 3 minutes ago, Anglia105E said: That is precisely the sort of outdoor building I would like to have as a model car building workshop. . . David Thanks, David. The building is my 1:1 repair and fabrication shop. My modeling space is a corner of the basement.
Anglia105E Posted September 30, 2024 Posted September 30, 2024 27 minutes ago, PHPaul said: Thanks, David. The building is my 1:1 repair and fabrication shop. My modeling space is a corner of the basement. Okay, I see . . . I presumed (wrongly) that you had moved your model building space out to the heated building from your basement corner. David
David G. Posted October 1, 2024 Posted October 1, 2024 It's good seeing this one back on deck. Nicely done with the outbuilding, good interior detail. David G.
PHPaul Posted October 1, 2024 Author Posted October 1, 2024 Thanks, David. Still working on the interior. My 3D printer is getting a workout!
PHPaul Posted October 4, 2024 Author Posted October 4, 2024 Exterior of the shop pretty much done (still need to add the external part of the furnace chimney) and placed on the diorama. Just need to "landscape" around the foundation. Took a little head-scratching to find a reasonably logical place to put it. Inside details are largely done tho things may occur to me later on. Printing hand tools at 1:64 is pretty sketchy. I used to be able to find photo etched stuff online but can't remember the search phrase that brought them up.
David G. Posted October 8, 2024 Posted October 8, 2024 The building looks good in that location, Paul. For the hand tools, I've seen some people find a good image of tools on a pegboard and just print it to scale using a regular printer. In 1/64 scale one doesn't really need much more than that. I grabbed this one from Amazon, it just took a few seconds to find. Cheers! David G.
PHPaul Posted October 8, 2024 Author Posted October 8, 2024 That seems like a good idea, David. I'll give that a shot. Thanks!
PHPaul Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 I added this long, narrow strip to my diorama several months ago as part of an overall enlargement. The shape was constrained by the available space in my hobby room. I've been thinking about various uses for it off and on for months. I've mentioned before that my most productive approach is to let things percolate for a while and eventually, something bubbles to the top. The end near the pond on the right of the picture is done with pictures posted elsewhere in this thread. I did start on a small hops yard (brewing hops, grown on vertical vines) near the pond and I'm still deciding if I like that or not. The remainder of the strip has been a head-scratcher. Part of the problem is that I really don't want another flat area as it's too small for buildings or fields, and just continuing the hills/forest seems like a waste in the "been there, done that" vein. Something finally bubbled to the top, at least for about a third of it. Several folks have mentioned adding something with a railroad theme. My initial reaction was that any actual train engines/cars would be out of scale unless I invested in VERY spendy "S" scale stuff, plus would be easily knocked off the diorama. Just not loving the concept. Then it occurred to me: Abandoned Rail Line! Always wanted to build a trestle anyway. So I grabbed the saw and hacked a corner off the two 2 inch layers of insulation foam I use as a base for everything. Carve random faces and levels into the result and cover with a layer of Plaster of Paris. That also gives me an excuse to indulge in one of my favorite processes, carving stacked rock walls. These are retaining walls that will act as a base for the bents supporting the trestle. While I'm waiting on the scale lumber to build the trestle, I can work on detailing and coloring the gorge walls. Debating whether or not to do a small stream at the bottom. Probably will.
Anglia105E Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Great idea for the abandoned railway line Paul . . . Shortly I shall be posting a new topic in the W.I.P. Dioramas section, as I have started building a 1:43 scale bungalow from foam board, which is entirely scratch built . . . David
David G. Posted January 5 Posted January 5 It's great seeing you back at this Paul. I think the rail line is a fabulous idea! David G.
PHPaul Posted January 7 Author Posted January 7 Mostly detailed. I'll add more vegetation and debris after the trestles are installed. 1
PHPaul Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 Thanks, David! Supplies to build trestles came in yesterday, first one about half completed. Hopefully a picture later today.
PHPaul Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 First trestle bent complete and installed. About 20 scale feet tall.
David G. Posted January 9 Posted January 9 15 hours ago, PHPaul said: First trestle bent complete and installed. About 20 scale feet tall. Aw, that's just cool! Well done! David G.
PHPaul Posted January 9 Author Posted January 9 Thanks! I'll post a picture of the completed trestle in a day or two.
PHPaul Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 Trestle structure complete. More detailing and some repairs to the scenery as I misjudged the placement of the bents a tad. Also gonna hit Fee Bay for some train-related debris to scatter around in the gorge and put some fire barrels on the trestle. Ordered some scale ballast to do the ties on the flat part of the scenery to the right of the trestle.
BK9300 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 It is a marvel to look at your work on the trestle, and, well, all the rest of this diorama and think about all the hours of enjoyment (maybe frustration, too) that have gone into its construction - wonderful job! 1
PHPaul Posted January 11 Author Posted January 11 2 hours ago, BK9300 said: It is a marvel to look at your work on the trestle, and, well, all the rest of this diorama and think about all the hours of enjoyment (maybe frustration, too) that have gone into its construction - wonderful job! Frustration is a very rare occurrence when working on the diorama. Some of the larger bits (such as the scratch-built corn crib above) can be a tad tedious but overall it's far and away my most enjoyable hobby. 1
David G. Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Seeing this just brings a smile to my face. Nicely done Paul. David G.
PHPaul Posted January 17 Author Posted January 17 Added a couple of hobos warming themselves under the trestle. Got some flickering nano-LEDs in the barrel to simulate the fire.
Anglia105E Posted January 18 Posted January 18 Nice job on the trestle assembly Paul, and the flickering fire for the two guys under the trestle really adds warmth to this scene . . . Well done ! David
PHPaul Posted January 18 Author Posted January 18 Thanks, David. I spent the day redoing the wiring on all the lighting. Much like the rest of the diorama it got wired up as a temporary mish-mash and never properly sorted. Changed everything from breadboards and pins to screw terminals and soldered connections. Much more reliable that way. One of those things I've been meaning to do for literally years and just never had the urge/ambition. Adding the fire barrel on the far end of the layout from the power source finally bestirred me to do something about it.
David G. Posted January 21 Posted January 21 The hobos are a nice touch, excellent work on the campfire light! David G.
PHPaul Posted January 23 Author Posted January 23 Pretty much done detailing the abandoned track scene. Would like to find some scraps of rail, gave all my HO stuff away.
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