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Logistics, Base & Buildings, Updated Feb. 13, 2020
- Thread starter bob letterman
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Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Oct. 31, 2019
Thanks Moon Pup,
I appreciate it!
Dad
Thanks Moon Pup,
I appreciate it!
Dad
mike walsh
Master at Arms
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Oct. 31, 2019
Bob,
I can't add any words of praise everyone has all said it before me.
I must say you have a keen eye for detail for bringing out your exceptional workmanship.
Michael :drinks
Bob,
I can't add any words of praise everyone has all said it before me.
I must say you have a keen eye for detail for bringing out your exceptional workmanship.
Michael :drinks
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Oct. 31, 2019
Thanks Terry!
Bob
Thanks Mike!
Bob
That is great!
Thanks Terry!
Bob
Extra good stuff!
Thanks Mike!
Bob
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Oct. 31, 2019
Thanks Luiz!
Bob
Simply fantastic images!
Luiz
Thanks Luiz!
Bob
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Oct. 31, 2019
Thanks Mike,
Gotta tell you, this one was a lot harder than I thought it would be or it looks!. Especially fitting it all together. I think you'll see what I mean when it is complete! There's a lot more to it than what I've posted so far!
But, I think it will make a dramatic improvement to the diorama!, (I hope it will at least!).
Bob
Bob,
I can't add any words of praise everyone has all said it before me.
I must say you have a keen eye for detail for bringing out your exceptional workmanship.
Michael :drinks
Thanks Mike,
Gotta tell you, this one was a lot harder than I thought it would be or it looks!. Especially fitting it all together. I think you'll see what I mean when it is complete! There's a lot more to it than what I've posted so far!
But, I think it will make a dramatic improvement to the diorama!, (I hope it will at least!).
Bob
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Oct. 31, 2019
Thanks Warren,
Believe me, it was pure luck! I had never done that type of marble before and they are all very different! Because it was an in-your-face kind of pattern, I was afraid it might turn out clownish! I lucked out and I'm pretty happy with it!
Bob
Wow Bob,
those marble columns and tiles are some of the most realistic modelling I have seen! That's amazing!
Thanks Warren,
Believe me, it was pure luck! I had never done that type of marble before and they are all very different! Because it was an in-your-face kind of pattern, I was afraid it might turn out clownish! I lucked out and I'm pretty happy with it!
Bob
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Oct. 31, 2019
Here's a short update. Been busy this last week and haven done a lot.
First, the big hole in the side of the train station had to be fitted with bricks and mortar. I used resin brick sections that I cut out of building parts in my scrap box. Fitted them and glued them in, then came back with Cell-u-clay and used it to simulate mortar. The intention was to create a hole made by a tank round. Later, I will paint the bricks a reddish brown and yellow the plaster. The rubble created by the hole will be on both the train station floor and the sidewalk outside.
A Closer shot.
Next, I built the trusses that will support the Collar Beams. Many trusses in the prewar European train stations were quite intricate.
Then they are assembled with three posts. You would think they would be called columns but, no, they are called posts regardless if they are timber, metal or masonry in commercial architecture.
When in place these trusses and posts will support the collar beams I started next.
These are the basic collar beams prior installing purlins that will eventually support the roof itself. The roof material itself will be made of glass panels with steel framing and the roofing material itself.
Then they are connected with bracing and eventually can stand alone, ready to install on the building eaves, shown here being weighted down with whatever I could find to insure they are true when the glue has set.
Another angle.
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That's it for now, Thanks for looking in!
Bob
Here's a short update. Been busy this last week and haven done a lot.
First, the big hole in the side of the train station had to be fitted with bricks and mortar. I used resin brick sections that I cut out of building parts in my scrap box. Fitted them and glued them in, then came back with Cell-u-clay and used it to simulate mortar. The intention was to create a hole made by a tank round. Later, I will paint the bricks a reddish brown and yellow the plaster. The rubble created by the hole will be on both the train station floor and the sidewalk outside.
A Closer shot.
Next, I built the trusses that will support the Collar Beams. Many trusses in the prewar European train stations were quite intricate.
Then they are assembled with three posts. You would think they would be called columns but, no, they are called posts regardless if they are timber, metal or masonry in commercial architecture.
When in place these trusses and posts will support the collar beams I started next.
These are the basic collar beams prior installing purlins that will eventually support the roof itself. The roof material itself will be made of glass panels with steel framing and the roofing material itself.
Then they are connected with bracing and eventually can stand alone, ready to install on the building eaves, shown here being weighted down with whatever I could find to insure they are true when the glue has set.
Another angle.
That's it for now, Thanks for looking in!
Bob
Heavens Eagle
Well-known member
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Nov 18, 2019
Looking good Bob! I am looking forward to having the surgery on my leg this Thursday (Nov 21) over and done with. It is outpatient and should be home by early afternoon.
If all that goes well I am planning on being in Tulsa on Thanksgiving and if it is OK with you coming by for a visit on the Friday after.
It is looking awesome as always!
Looking good Bob! I am looking forward to having the surgery on my leg this Thursday (Nov 21) over and done with. It is outpatient and should be home by early afternoon.
If all that goes well I am planning on being in Tulsa on Thanksgiving and if it is OK with you coming by for a visit on the Friday after.
It is looking awesome as always!
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Nov 18, 2019
B)
Great scratch building as usual Bob. The damaged wall section look very realistic even without paint on the bricks.
Ian.
B)
Great scratch building as usual Bob. The damaged wall section look very realistic even without paint on the bricks.
Ian.
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Nov 18, 2019
Outstanding!
:dude
Outstanding!
:dude
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Nov 18, 2019
Thanks Rhino! It looks kinda crude now, but, hopefully, it will shape up as I go forward with it!
Bob
Awesome!
Thanks Rhino! It looks kinda crude now, but, hopefully, it will shape up as I go forward with it!
Bob
Logistics, Base & Buildings Updated Nov 18, 2019
I didn't know about the surgery? It doesn't sound too serious but, good luck anyway.
Well, of course! What was I gonna say Paul, No?
Please give me a call that morning when you leave and give me an idea of your arrival time! Looking forward to seeing you!
And thanks once again!
Bob
Looking good Bob! I am looking forward to having the surgery on my leg this Thursday (Nov 21) over and done with. It is outpatient and should be home by early afternoon.
If all that goes well I am planning on being in Tulsa on Thanksgiving and if it is OK with you coming by for a visit on the Friday after.
It is looking awesome as always!
I didn't know about the surgery? It doesn't sound too serious but, good luck anyway.
Well, of course! What was I gonna say Paul, No?
Please give me a call that morning when you leave and give me an idea of your arrival time! Looking forward to seeing you!
And thanks once again!
Bob