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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.
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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?
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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..........
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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.
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Steamtrains Wrote: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 .
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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'....
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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!
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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.
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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?
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Looking real good.
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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.
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I just got a big roundhouse that seems to go together the same way. any tips?
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