I'm lookiing forward to your "Un-Urban Renewal" project,Ray,but I'm blown away by the figures in front of the buildings. More of your own creations?
Mike
middleman I'm blown away by the figures in front of the buildings.
Me too... I would love to see close ups of these guys.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Thanks. The figures don't look quite as good in close up, but here they are:
Here are some more figures I made...
My father-in-law is the engineer:
Our son is the fireman:
These two represent my dad and my stepsister. They were built to occupy my scratchbuilt railbus:
The passenger in the rear is Cris' grandmother:
"The figures don't look quite as good in close up..."
I'm sure you are your toughest critic,Ray. They all look amazing.Thanks for posting those shots.
Ray, Whenever I see your fine work makes me wanna' go up in scale. Thanks & regards, Peter
Ray, When I get my house done, and my workbench set back up... I would love for you to send me a figure that I can paint for your layout.
A really lovely piece of work that is 'in the top drawer' of modeling.
Thanks for showing.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
I just finished another project. One of my early structures is a two-story drugstore. The exterior walls were made of real stone and mortar. Unfortunately I had used clear plastic in the windows, and this became fogged, yellowed, and cracked from exposure to the elements. Also the painted styrene portions of the structure were becoming worn and faded. The incandescent grain-of-rice bulbs I used for lighting had burned out long ago.
So I refurbished the building, putting real glass in the windows, replacing the bulbs with LEDs, and repainting the parts that were worn and faded. I also cleaned out the dirt and cobwebs that had gotten into the interior.
At last the building is finished and reinstalled on the layout:
That's all for now. Enjoy!
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Some are very good
Some are excellent
Not many, but a few take it that bit further.
'One or two' are memorable.
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Looks fantastic, Ray!
Mark P.
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It looks great Ray.
I'll bet that project would have made a great spoof of "flip this house" with the right narrator.
It was effort well spent.
Ray, your modelling is so well-done that I'm never sure if I'm looking at model-work or the real thing.
Beautifully rendered!
Wayne
Thanks for sharing your great work with us on the forum. I hope you can continue to update us with progress on the hardware store.
York1 John
Hi Ray!
All I can do is echo the others superlatives! You are an inspiration!!
Cheers!!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I agree with everyone Ray, spectacular!
Museum quality for sure!
Mike.
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Ray, Your artistic work is like a well executed movie set, all those subtleties adding to a wonderfully realistic sense of time and place. I suspect ol' Sol plays a fading part under those bright 'Sandy Eggo' skies.
Thanks and regards, Peter
Thanks, everyone! I appreciate all your comments.
When I finished the exterior of the building back in 2014, I also made the removable box that will contain the interior details. The walls, floor, and ceiling were also finished, so all that remains is to add the interior details and lights:
I'm taking a couple shortcuts on this project that will make things easier for me. First of all, I found some inexpensive 1/24th scale tool and hardware sets online. These should work well to represent brand new hardware, with minimal work needed to make them presentable:
Secondly, I decided to make enclosed displays for the two windows. This means the only view into the interior will be through the glass on the doors, so I won't need to put as much effort into detailing the interior. I built the display enclosures out of 3mm Sintra PVC board:
Test-fitting the enclosures in the room interior:
That's all for now, more later.
When I started on the interior for this building (way back in January), I thought that using "store-bought" tools to make window displays would save me a lot of time creating interior details. As it turned out, enough of the interior is visible through the doors that I still had to create a lot of details for the interior. I ended up getting bogged down, and set the project aside while I worked on other things. Anyway, I finally have some progress to show... I made a row of bins for nails and screws, with space above it to display other products. Only one end is detailed because the other end will not be visible: I built another rack full of various pipes: The store's interior is built in a box that slides into the main structure. I cut an opening the rear wall and turned it into a false doorway to another room, using a photo. I also began adding details to the rear wall: Here's a look at the interior as it nears completion: The last item I made for the interior is a cash register. I used some Lego pieces to form the basic shape, then added various bits of styrene to make it look like an old-fashioned cash register with a wooden case: Here's how the building looks with the interior installed and lighted: The only thing left to do is make some exterior light fixtures, mount them, and complete the wiring. .
Ray, more of your amazing modeling work! Thanks for the photos!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
Excellent work Ray!
Wonderful modelling that is 'top drawer'. Absolutely stunning. The lighting is 'just right' imo. Not dark or too bright. Thanks for posting.
Ray, amazing as always. Thank you for sharing your incredible work!
Terrific Ray, absolutely terrific! Thanks for posting, regards, Peter
Glad to see I'm not the only one that takes years to build and post. I will definitely take the time to go through your whole thread - your attention to detail is stunning!
Apologies in advance of you documented this earlier, but are your rock faces real rocks?
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Aralai Glad to see I'm not the only one that takes years to build and post. I will definitely take the time to go through your whole thread - your attention to detail is stunning! Apologies in advance of you documented this earlier, but are your rock faces real rocks?
Thanks! Yes, it's all real rocks.