My big A$$ Machine shop (1/16th)

[lab-dad]

When a window closes another door ...er gets installed?
Oh well, you get the point.



I just could not bring myself to paint the door.
I did paint the trim which probably is wrong but at least it gave me the chance to use some of that crackle paint finally.

The flooring is half the thickness it will (eventually) be just testing colors.
-Marty

[TRAINS1941]

Nice looking door Marty.

Jerry

[finescalerr]

There is something to be said for good craftsmanship in a very large scale, n'est-ce pas? -- Russ

[shropshire lad]

Interesting brick bond pattern. No doubt Nick will know what to call it.

Russ

I don't know what Nick will call it (they have a way of saying things funny over there anyway) but the brick work in the photos look like what I would call a Common Flemish Bond. (3/4 brick Bond course every 6 rows)

Everything looks great Marty!

  Yes , it is Flemish Bond .

[lab-dad]

Thanks guys!
Russ, I don't speak Spanish but I assume that's a compliment.
-Marty

[shropshire lad]

Thanks guys!
Russ, I don't speak Spanish but I assume that's a compliment.
-Marty

  Fool , he's talking in German !

[Chuck Doan]

Great looking door Marty! What is the origin of that handle?

[lab-dad]

Thanks!

What is the origin of that handle?

Micro Mark sells them, The handle is nice as it has that curve in both directions like it should. It is also solid brass so the blacken it gave it a nice patina.
I used square head screws to attach it instead of the pins that came.
They also have the (operating) hinges i used.
The hinges are 5/16" tall and 5/32" wide.
I can measure the handle if you want. The center rail is 1/2" for reference (I think)

-Marty

[finescalerr]

What will you do about a lock or latch? -- Russ

[mabloodhound]

Nice door Marty.
I don't see any mullions anywhere.   Lots of muntins between the glass though.

[TRAINS1941]

-MJ

Well if this is just the start.  No weathering or anything I think it looks great. I don't know what they call the marks from the saw but it really looks realistic to me.

Good job Mr. Jones.

Jerry

[shropshire lad]

-MJ

Well if this is just the start.  No weathering or anything I think it looks great. I don't know what they call the marks from the saw but it really looks realistic to me.

Good job Mr. Jones.

Jerry

Jerry ,

They call them " sawmarks" !

   Nick

[shropshire lad]

Marty ,

    This build is coming along nicely , however , there are one or two things I am unclear about . This wooden floor you have spent so much time on, is it a suspended floor , on timber joists , with the floor boards nailed to the joists ? Or is it a concrete floor , with the floorboards attached to battens fixed to the concrete ?  Because if it is the former , I can't see how the joists would support the weight of the machinery and if it is the latter , I wonder if they would have bothered with the floorboards if there was a concrete base . Will you be putting the machinery on concrete pads ?
  In this scale I reckon you need to show nail heads in the floorboards at approx. 16"" centres .

Not being too picky , I hope ,

   Nick

[Hydrostat]

Marty,

I think there should be gaps between the planks. Often the older planks have dried out badly so they start to bend upwards from the long sides (hope I did say it understandable), especially where sunlight shines onto them. And I would underpin Nick's comment concerning the concrete floor/pads.

Volker

[finescalerr]

Marty, between the Terrapin comments and the ones above you have some very good information ... and no doubt a few more guys will add to your grief. So far everything I've read seems valid and Nick's structural tip is crucial--a point I'd completely forgotten. (Anders might have written something about it in the article about his HO enginehouse/machine shop.) I think you are getting top notch advice for creating an outstanding diorama. -- Russ