Reinhard, Andrew, Richard, thanks for the nice comments on the build and on the question ofthe wash. I'm not going to do a black wash, but am considering Andrew's suggestion of gray. I'm also thinking about very carefully and precisely darkening the areas under the red lines and under the piping, just to create a bit more shado than will be provided by the room lighting.

Reinhard, you are right, I do need to add the drive-up window. It is a fairly critical part of the building detail.

biL, thank you! Sometimes I worry a bit about bombarding Big Blue with all the "construction" photos.

"Bombs away" Gary. It's always interesting and informative to watch you at work.

Wayne

Thanks docWayne, I admit that I enjoy sharing this stuff with everyone. Since at the moment I am a "lone wolf" model railroader, Big Blue is my gang of railroad buddies who I want to show what I am working on.

Wow... another great building Kurt!

Wait...what?

Oh... GARY BUILT IT! hock:

Thanks Tetters! That's a pretty good compliment when your work gets compared with Kurt's!

nice work on that one Gary.

Thanks E-Paw.

Spent this evening working on the little out-building behind the bank. This was fun and simple. Cut a block of wood to be the core and added .080 plastic sheet on bottom as the foundation. Then upon further inspection, decided the building was a bit taller than I had originally guessed, so added the plastic sheet to the top too. Then cut the Walther's brick sheet to fit, cut in the door, and glued everything together. Next is paint and details.

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Nice work! The man door hinges and rusty panel door on the electrical box really show up in the prototype photo. Bits of .019 or smaller wire ought to work nicely for the hinges. Nice opportunity for real-life rust (vs. craftsman kit over-the-top rust). I also noticed the large metal poles next to the shed. Are they from a billboard? BLMA makes a nice modern billboard, iirc.

Railroad-line Forum may be the original home of the craftsman kit builders but Big Blue is definately gaining a realism and true-to-life modeling flavor thanks to your excellent modeling along with the likes of Kurt, et al.

Galen

Hey Galen, I noticed that those hinges "pop out at ya" like you did, and I did consider doing them, but decided not to. But now that you noticed them too, it is pretty obvious I need to put them on. I'll also do the electrical box and the various conduits that enter the building on the other sides. Right now, I'm working on the air conditioning unit that sits beside the building.... scratching it out of styrene and bits and pieces from an old GP7 shell.

Here's a photo of the sign. Should be quite easy to scratchbuild.

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Gary,

Neat building idea using the wood blocks, gives me some ideas on a few projects I have on the back burner. Sure will be neat when you have the layout done in a few months and we can all come down for an operations session. Are you going to the Op Sig in Tulsa??

Thanks for the compliments, Greg. I always hope that others will get a few ideas from me, so I can return the favor of all the knowledge I have gotten here at Big Blue.

Hey, the layout doesn't have to be finished to have people over. Everyone is invited now! Oh... doubt the layout will be done in a couple of months.

Wo't be going to Tulsa, that's a pretty long ways from Houston. I'm guessing a 7 hour drive. Heck, it is 5 hours just to get from my home south of Houston to Dallas/Ft. Worth.

Quote:Hey Galen, I noticed that those hinges "pop out at ya" like you did, and I did consider doing them, but decided not to. But now that you noticed them too, it is pretty obvious I need to put them on.

Not necessarily. You don't have to add them on for my sake - what I mean to say is, I won't give you that much grief if you choose not to include them! Let's just say it this way, I may not be a rivet counter, but I like rivets. Say...that'd make a nice signature tag line...

Galen

When I was looking at that photo while glueing the walls together, I thought "need to do the hinges." But then I forgot and started putting coats of paint on the building. Then I remembered the hinges, and thought, "darn it, was going to do them, but already have paint on." But since they are so noticable, I need to do, not so much for you, but for the sake of the model!

Like your new "sig line".

I find that rod styrene rod works nicely for hinges - the smallest I've found locally is .025", but Evergreen supposedly offers .010".

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Wayne