Dixie Garage, Carolina Craftsman Kit

I have not been posting for over two years, and the main reason is I would rather spend time modeling than posting about it.  Therefore, don't expect any detailed descriptions, as not much time or thought is going into posts going forward. 

 The parts of the kit.

I am adding a garage door to the back wall, so I cut an opening using the front door opening as a template. 

I am using the scrap piece to fill in the old window opening.

I applied paper printed studs to the inside wall when the wall could be visible through the large doors.

The back patch came out pretty well.  As I recall, I used the rubber cement method for the pealing paint.  Dab some rubber cement on the siding before the finish coat of paint, then when the finish coat of paint is completely dry rub of the rubber cement.

I used a decal for the "GAS" sign, but all the others are printed on paper and glued to the building.

There a wood stove below the chimney, but it has obviously never been used, since the chimney is clean,

The truck cab is from Sylvan, and the bed and winch were 3D printed, as were the barrels, rusty fender compressor, gas bottles and wall fan.  The scuppers and downspouts were 3D printed using copper infused filament, and were weathered naturally using salt and ammonia. 

Thanks for looking.

Just for Giggles #9, HO details

Some odds and ends I have been working on.

Bleachers

I designed these for a friend. I did some simple internet research to get the standard dimensions, and then played around with some of the cross sections until I was able to get a good 3D print.

I used wood for the benches, but if you are modeling a more modern era, styrene strip painted aluminum would be more appropriate. 

Ships Boiler

I based this on a boiler for a large ship.  But then it turned out to be too large to fit on a flat car as an open load.  So I scaled it down to fit an HO scale flat car.

Drawn in SketchUp, it was easy to resize.  I broke it up into two pieces for optimum 3D printing.

Wood Water Tanks

This is a kit from Built Rite Models, a small water tower.

A nice simple one evening wood craftsman kit.  It is available in HO and O scale and could be used in any number of scenes.

Traffic cones

I did a little Internet research to get standard sizes.   I drew several different sizes in SketchUp, and

printed out a bunch of them.

A great addition to a street scene.