Great stuff Greg. I have become a real fan (and appreciative of the effort required) to do stick built scale structures. I will be watching intently.(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
I concur with the Rooster. I found out that paddle wheel style was often home built as all the parts were common and available, vs expensive commercial models…
Thanks for all the kind words! I was hoping there might be an aerial photo but, oh yeah, the airplane hadn’t been invented yet …
I’ve also been trying to research the skating rink and the opera house to help figure all this out and will report back on what I find. Part of the problem, of course, is the sometimes inaccurate reporting of events. For example, I just read one account that said the opera house burned down in the 1906 SF earthquake but I am pretty certain it was the 1904 fire. Things like that.
All righty then, I did some further research and things are starting to make sense now. I was able to better date the photos of the livery after I found a similar photo in a book at the county library.
It appears to me that the one on the left is later. The doors look weathered where the ones on the right look more fresh. However that may be lighting. They do look similar. The way the willow is trimmed looks very similar. The way the sign is attached to the tree is identical.
Seasonal, same year the stains on the front are similar and as Devon pointed out adding leaves is the only difference there. Fashions appear similar, could be a cool day by the bay, every day.(https://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif) No not that cool! Golly
That is an interesting building and that water pump windmill is a wonder.
I do that that “sign” is a shutter over a window with slates for air circulation.
I look forward to seeing this build progress.
I have finally started to make some real progress this weekend. I have almost completed the main level framing. The facade, rafters, and other components are being assembled and will be attached soon. I temporarily clamped some of them together to examine the fit, and so far everything seems to be coming together relatively nice.
I need to start on the various doors, windows, and hardware, especially for the sliding doors. Once the framing is completed, I can also start on the exterior, staining, weathering, and detail work.
And the best part? I’ve only managed to shoot myself with the pin nailer once, and it didn’t even draw blood!
Nice! And that building mat is pretty cool too.
Jon Radder said:
Nice! And that building mat is pretty cool too.
Shhh! It’s my wife’s but I want to keep it!
Starting to take shape. I like the boad by board construction. I know it takes longer, but it really gives you the feel of the real thing. I’ve only had one mishap with the pin nailer myself. Yesterday, I shot one and it went through the board and across the room. Must have hit a soft spot in the wood. Fortunately, the only thing it hit was air, well, and the floor of course. Looking forward to more updates.
Starting to look like a building. Will you still have time to get it done, light it on fire, and rebuild it before Feb 13. . .
Yeah, still trying to work out the logistics for that …
Here are a couple shots of the exterior being added to the side. I forgot I had these strips and now have to mill only 64 more of them …
Siding looks good. Too bad its all got to go up in smoke (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-foot-in-mouth.gif)
Well, it doesn’t necessarily have to all go up in smoke, but I do want at least some of it to go. My initial thoughts on this project stretch back over the last few months, before I considered doing it for the Mik’s, and it was always intended to be a structure that was either under construction or partially destroyed. The challenge for me has largely been how to preserve and maintain it, not only the wooden structure but also the surrounding rubble, debris, and detritus, on an outdoor layout. It was by sheer coincidence that I, independent of each other, came across an article on the 1904 fire and photographs of the livery and then put two and two together. Anyway, I’m still working out the logistics and I’m open to suggestions! In fact, HELP!
The solution seems obvious…ill send you some ashes , you send me the livery stable … sounds like a win-win to me!(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Damn Eric, I was too late. I was thinking the exact same thing.
Better start making the pumper so your crew can fight the fire,
Aw shucks, guys.