Weekly Photo Fun 1-8/1-14

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Secondhandmodeler said:
Do you use stain or paint?
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Boards are plastic (molded into the kit) and are painted as follows.

I decided to use black as the basic color of the car (Black and Mineral Red/Boxcar Red were the 2 most common colors for the cars). After the car was dry I brushed on Earth Color using a fine (0/10) brush. When that has completely dried, I started with Roof Brown and painted individual boards skipping several randomly (sometime only one or two and other times 4, 5, or even 6). Then I add a drop of a light gray (reefer gray I think) to the small amount of Roof Brown I was using to give a slightly lighter color. Used that for a bunch more random boards. Again lighten the paint with another drop or two of the gray. Repeat process.... I ended up using about 4 different shades to complete the painting of the boards. After the car is completely dry, use a small piece of coarse (60 grit I think) sandpaper to scratch lightly to show some of the back and even a bit of the original gray plastic. Whalla! Car is ready to decal!
 


1970's era Atlas GP40
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Taken with my blackberry tour.
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Anything not white plastic i've added myself. Handrails, what a PITA!!!!

The trucks are just for show right now but do fit the chassis.
 
Final shots of Ellington's Mercantile (aka Allen's Grocery) before it is packed up for shipment. This was a built piece in terrible shape that a client sent to me for reworking.

Matt Dillow
MD Custom Models
 
And a couple of progress shots of the Cranberry Iron Works hoist tower in Sn3. The lattice work is photo-etched brass from Special Shapes which is no longer in production (called nearly 100 hobby shops across the country to locate the 16 packages that were needed for this tower). I like this product as the lacing is much smaller then the HO scale Central Valley girders, which I guess I will have to use in the future.

Also a shot of the drill bit stand that I did for the machine shop, looked around and there was no good place to "store" drill bits when not in use so a bit of scrap and some broken drill bits and another detail. Yes that is a "C" clamp on a nail hanging on the right side too.

Matt Dillow
MD Custom Models
 


Chris:

Yes I have been a full time custom builder for the past 4 years now, 7 years before that part time. Shop is in a 16x36 building in back of the house which at one time housed my HO layout. I work 8-10 hours per day on projects, 6 days a week.

Matt Dillow
MD Custom Models
 
Tom - That is some fantastic inside detail, are those pictures?

Jeffrey - Fantastic weathering, did you do the work yourself?

Matt - Amazing work as always.
 


Got this for a Christmas gift. Finished it last night and it will be another background building for the new area I am still working on.

Added 2 small vents to the right side of the main roof and replaced the arch window under the peak with a vent grille. I also added a fire escape to the left side wall just to add interest and break up the flat look a little. Brick mortar and weathering also done.

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