shayfan84325 That kit, like many of my structures, has a corrugated metal roof and I'm still not satisfied with my methods for making the corrugated metal look aged but not hammered. I like my structures to look like they've been around for a while, but that they have been cared for. Anyway, if you or anyone else, has a good method for aging corrugated metal, I'd love to hear it.
That kit, like many of my structures, has a corrugated metal roof and I'm still not satisfied with my methods for making the corrugated metal look aged but not hammered. I like my structures to look like they've been around for a while, but that they have been cared for. Anyway, if you or anyone else, has a good method for aging corrugated metal, I'd love to hear it.
Great job Crandell, like shayfan says about the Danby kit, the roofing was hard for me to get "right" . I'm not complete, but have most of it behind me. I may decide to use Paper Creek Model Works "Medium Rust" instead. For the carriage, I chose to use HOn3 rail, I felt it looked better that the bulky casting that came with the kit. Please keep us updated on your project.
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selector I recently tackled my first fine(r) sort-of-craftsman-like kit. It is of a CPR-style water tank made by Kanamodel who have shops in Port Coquitlam, just minutes out of Vancouver, BC. This was a challenge I had been putting off, and for me a necessary prelude to Keystone's Danby Sawmill. -Crandell
I recently tackled my first fine(r) sort-of-craftsman-like kit. It is of a CPR-style water tank made by Kanamodel who have shops in Port Coquitlam, just minutes out of Vancouver, BC. This was a challenge I had been putting off, and for me a necessary prelude to Keystone's Danby Sawmill.
-Crandell
Hi Crandell,
Thanks for getting us off to a good start. Your water tank looks really good. I built a Keystone Danby Sawmill a few years ago - it's a great kit. Exercise lots of patience and follow the instructions carefully and your success is practically guaranteed. If you plan to put lights in it, I suggest integrating them as you build the structure, it will be tough to hide the wires after it's built.
Again, you do great work!
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Hi all: It was a quiet day in Columbia, till the bear showed up. He was probably looking for an easy meal. The local police force quickly surrounded him. "Get your hands, er paws up, ordered the Chief. "Uh, his paws are up, whispered the Sgt". "Oh, OK said the Chief, maybe we should wait for the Deputy Game Warden, he'll know what to do". Crandell, nice job on that tank, and a great yard shot, including the switch stand. Jarrell, that's a fine line up of locos.
Thanks, Sue. I look forward to seeing how you do. I expect that it will be very good if I am to judge by your early works. (No, not meant to pre-judge or to put you on the spot...I have no such desire. )
Jarrell, thanks to you as well. You continue to give me tips and help with my imagery, and this latest one of yours merely reinforces my belief that I am lucky to have you as my mentor. BTW, that is some nice eye-candy you have hissing and panting on the radials. It is so apparent how large the A Class is next to the others. In my own case, I expect the y6b was a large enough engine, but it looks tiny compared to the C&O H-8 Allegheny...that thing is a monster! I also like how you are doing with the turntable and the rails to the edge. It is a bit of work, isn't it?
I Love it, Crandell.
This weekend, I am hoping to get some paint on the coaling tower that you were helping me with this spring.
Thanks for inspiring us to keep moving forward.
Sue
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I see we're off to a fine start this weekend..... love that tank, Crandell!
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I finished remotoring and updating the drive of my Athearn SDP40F A unit and repowered the B unit with a Proto 2000 E unit chassis. Both run as quiet as any Atlas or Kato unit I've seen. I've yet to patch them for the L&A. I installed Digitrax DZ125 decoders in both units and acceleration/decelaretion rates have been set.
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Hello, Everyone. A week seems to zipp by these days!
I recently tackled my first fine(r) sort-of-craftsman-like kit. It is of a CPR-style water tank made by Kanamodel who have shops in Port Coquitlam, just minutes out of Vancouver, BC. This was a challenge I had been putting off, and for me a necessary prelude to Keystone's Danby Sawmill. It did present me with some struggles, but I learned that my greatest liability was my reluctance to get on with it. So, in its glory, and with me quite happy how it turned out, here it is.
(For the sticklers, please try to suspend disbelief....the K4s was just passing through this yard...for some reason.)