It was just a piece of trim that needed to be notched. I had saved a piece of white oak that had neat looking knot right in the middle that I wanted to put over the doorway. Once I got it glued and pinned on, I realized it went below the door header just a wee bit to far so it head to come off. As you can imagine, the act of taking it off destroyed the knot so I had to install a different piece and notch it.
And so it ends ………
The 2016 Mik’s Build Challenge has come to a close. The crew at WSRR has thoroughly enjoyed participating this year. I can truly state that we follwed Rule #1 to its fullest. This may have been our first entry, but it will certainly not be our last. Watching the build process of all the other structures has provided as much enjoyment as constructing our own engine house. They are all great models. Our crew has learned many new techniques from viewing their work. We may not have finished but we had fun anyway. A big shoutout goes to Dave, The Tin Man, Taylor. Mr. Paws, Uncle Munson, R.E. Mington, myself and the rest of the crew really appreciate Dave providing the tin and organizing Mik’s challenge. THANKS DAVE!!!
The crew was unable to finish the new engine house on time but they will keep working until it is complete but now they will have the luxury of time. We will need to order some more tine from Taylor Tin Works once they get moved into their new facility. BTW: Have you seen that fine structure? What a place to work!!
Below are some final photos.
This the front of the engine house. Here you can see unfortunately my most glaring screw up. Not the only one by no means, but the most obvious. I discussed this in a previous post so I won’t go over it again. I will, however, do something to make this look better and to appear as if it was meant to be there.
This is the left side of the building which is pretty well complete other than the finish on the wood. I like the natural look so I may just put a clear coat on it and call it good. You can also see the weathering on the tin panels. On this side I used an aluminum blackener. Thanks goes out to Eric Schade for that little helpful tidbit. The other side is shown further down and I weathered it differently.
Here you can see the unfinished roof. As stated earlier, we will need to purchase more tin from Taylor Tin & Iron Works.
This is the right side that needs the most work. The open wall is where the workshop will be attached. All the lumber has been milled just need to sit down one evening and put it all together.
This tin was weathered using muriatic acid, Hydrogen peroxide and paint. For my very first attempt at weathering anything, I thought it turned out pretty good. The next to last piece on the right is from the Al. blackener batch. Both give good results but the acid method is much cheaper.
After the workshop is complete, we will add the rest of the roof and decide on a finish. I want to add interior lighting, a wood stove in the workshop, install a ceiling and add other details in around the building. I will continue this build log over in the modeling section once I make more progress.
Thanks to everyone for all your feedback and help. This has been a lot of fun.
A little decorative trim could make that error look like it was planned.
Looks good. Now I have to keep Smokey from seeing this thread, or he will want one in Shannon sooner then later.
Could you just carve the boo boo into a nice arch?
The roofing looks perfect. Well done.
David Maynard said:
A little decorative trim could make that error look like it was planned.
Looks good. Now I have to keep Smokey from seeing this thread, or he will want one in Shannon sooner then later.
Thanks David. Believe it or not, that was the last piece of wood I added. I guess it was too late at night and I was too tired. So if Smokey sees this thread are you saying he will want 2 engine houses?(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Eric, thanks for the tip on the Al blackener. I used 4 oz to weather 29 sheets of tin. I like the looks and its much more forgiving than the acid. The first piece I attempted with the acid came out with half of it gone. As stated earlier and I think you said it too, the blackener is expensive if you have a lot to do.
No, Smoky would just want one. Someplace to keep the railroad’s pride and joy out of the weather. Number 7 is his baby. Number 8 on the other hand, looks like she was rode hard and put up wet.
Dan the Shay engine house turned out Very Nice!. Good looking windows and interior. Where do you get the Aluminum Blackener?. The roof turned out pretty cool using the stuff you used…