Old Layout Construction I
finally got a chance to do some work over a weekend at home.
This is the weekend where I took the vine clinic pictures and started
the wall clinic. I also had a chance to work on detailing
and weathering the Sellios Building. I pretty much finished off
the roof and added a great water tank that I put together from some
spare FSM parts. There is still a lot of detailing to do, but
here are some pictures showing my progress. You also get a view
of the attic where I get to work. Oh boy...
Here
is an overview of the building and the equipment shed on top.
This
is the view from the aisle. As you can see, I still have
e few posts to go on the building.
I
really like this side and will be adding a loading dock and
rear entry door soon.
It
took several coats of chalk, but I think I finally got the
black middle section to look okay.
The
rust came out nicely on the covered windows. The windows
that are boarded from behind are painted cardboard
inserts.
This
is the first equipment shed. I like how the blower came
out; it's was kitbashed from a Kibri detail
set.
The
siding under the building provides a nice little bit of
interest. I built the loading dock from strip-wood
-going by Sellios' pictures.
Here's
the far end of the platform. The lighting adds a
lot; without it- you can hardly see underneath here.
(Note: if you want to do a dock like this, use smaller scale
wood.)
This is an overview of the main
roof, with the equipment shed and the water
tank.
The
tank was kitbashed from left over FSM parts. I built the
supports etc. from pictures of the tank on Stuffy's brewery.
The
main chimney and the front of the equipment
house.
Here's
another view of the top. The equipment house was
kibashed from cut up Magnuson sections.
Notes:
Pretty much the whole building is cut from Magnuson
sections. I love those Magnuson kits! Most of the
weathering is chalk powder or charcoal.
I still have some detailing to do and I have to finish up the
columns on the front side. That'll come over
Thanksgiving.... Any comments are welcome!
You can also get a feel for where I model by these
pictures. My workbench is great, but the A frame
structure drives me crazy. You can also see that I have fluorescents
over the middle of the layout and floods on either
side.
