NEW FOUNDRY BUILD

[OBJack]

Very interesting Gus. Is it a kit? Sorry if I missed your reply, it seems an unusual medium for a kit but obviously has great potential.

Great to see you using some initiative and claiming another bit of bench space as the need arises, and not stifling your creative skills by working in a cramped environment.

[Drew]

This is an interesting build!

You see metal used for loco & rolling stock construction, nut it's pretty rare to see a real metal building! 8-)

Is it a kit, or dd you fabricate that yourself?

[Steamtrains]

Thanks for the comments, guys....Yes, it's a kit by Suydam. It's the first metal kit I've built, and it's coming along nicely (if I do say so myself.... ). Pics are coming sooner rather than later..........

[Steamtrains]

OK...Here's the latest progress report the crowd has been clamoring for.....It's been painted, weathered, electrified, and ready for putting the roofs put in place. I couldn't do this 'till the wiring was in, since once roofed, it would have been impossible to do. I ended up making the lamp shades which I hadn't thought of doing before.... :oops:

Here goes .....















Since the building is wide open, I'm going to have to fashion an interior. I'm thinking a couple of furnaces, cleaning area, and possibly a heat treatment oven...

D-d-d-a-a-a-t-t-s-s-s all folks.....Next installment will be of the finished building (sans interiors..).....

P.D. I'm also gonna have to put up a sign with the foundry name. Any ideas for a name..??

[nachoman]

That looks great! What parts came with the kit, and what parts did you add? I recall running across some built suydam models at a swap meet, and I don't recall them having windows - just openings.

[jim currie]

P.D. I'm also gonna have to put up a sign with the foundry name. Any ideas for a name..??

Northwestern forge or a humours name like B.D. Castings .
jim

ps nice lamp shades .

[Steamtrains]

Kevin..Everything is stock, with the exception of the beam and lamps. The kit has material for framing the windows, but they were litlle metal strips 1/8" wide, and curled like propellers. No way was I going to put those on..!!

Jim...I'm kind'a leaning towards a "humorous" name, so I'll put your suggestions in the hat....

Keep those cards an letters comin'....

[Steve]

Now that's what I'm talking about!!!

Excellent job on the weathering Gus!
It is going to be a really sweet structure when all is said and done.

Great job buddy!

Name
Lostand Foundry

[Herc Driver]

That is a really neat looking building! Great job!


(Just an idea...You could even dent up a wall or two and it would be a real dent into real metal.) Are there any scrap pieces you could make some internal components with...or maybe an attached shed or awnings or rain blocks? I've never seen a metal kit like that...it sure opens up a lot of possibilities.

[cnw1961]

I love those smoke staks! Very nice structure, Gus, and you did a great job on painting and weathering it. Just curious, what did you use for your lamp shades?

[LiveSteamer]

Looking real good.

[Steamtrains]

OK....She's finished..!!!
At least for the time being...The interiors will come along later, as will "auxiliary" structures and "ambience"...
This is it..!!











T'was a "pain" to build...but worth it...

Kurt...The shades were made from the caps of some eye-wash bottles I use for cleaning contact lenses....

Thanks all for your comments and suggestions...(Still need more names..).

[Gary S]

Fantastic. I've never seen a metal kit like that, thanks for sharing the build with us. And I agree, the weathering and finish look great.

[Green_Elite_Cab]

I just got a big roundhouse that seems to go together the same way. any tips?

[LiveSteamer]

Excellent Job. The weathering and the structure look great.