new project

[tetters]

That totally ROCKS man!!!

[e-paw]

The sand house is moving along.

[LynnB]

Sand house looks good. Just curious have you ever tried using alcohol and india ink mix as a wash, it will tone down any britness without making drastic color changes. I use it on everythingfrom ballast to anything I build including rock faces. Glad you figured out how to post multiple images at once.

[e-paw]

I like the effect of India ink and use it quite often. On the sand house I thinned some Min wax stain with alcohol, I seams to start out glossy but dulls down after a few days. The water tower on the coal dock is colored with the India ink mix. I am currently working on the windows and doors(post pics latter).

[Bigsteel]

looks great ,is that a board by board construction?

[Spitfire]

Wow Steve, how did I miss this thread?? It looks amazing!!!

cheers
Val

[e-paw]

It's heavy card stock with wood bracing. Strip wood glued over that as siding.

[e-paw]

I had to redo the roof after a small soldering iron accident (say, whats burning?). It still needs shingles. The trim and front door are all finished. The chimney for the sand dryer is installed (needs paint) and the windows are ready to go in.I've decided to enlarge the sand bin, should be complete soon

[Trucklover]

That sand house looks like a beauty!! Nice and dirty

[doctorwayne]

I like the way you've built the man-door built into the larger door - very prototypical.

Wayne

[Steamtrains]

That is a beauty of a structure...!!!
Coming to think of it, most of us have a warped sense of "beauty"...Seems like the more dirty & dilapidated a structure is, the more "beautiful" it is to us....

Speaking of doors and such...Where would I look for operating door hinges for the doors to my roundhouse..?? I'm starting to collect an "arsenal" of sources for that upcoming build....

[Bigsteel]

looks great ,im sure weve all lit something on our layouts on fire at one point or another .but it looks to have risen form the ashes quite well --josh

[iis612]

Wow, I love it!! That is one of the coolest looking coaling towers I have ever seen. That must be one busy yard to need that much coal!

Matt

[e-paw]

I was adding the shingles on the roof of the sand house when I realised I have no where to put ANEY of the buildings I am working on. So I felt that maybe it was time to start working on that problem. OHHH look bench work where there was none before.

[LynnB]

Oh ya we have wood eruption