1/2" Scale project still in progress (somehow)

[mobilgas]

  John,  ill let you poke around for old bottles and magazines......while ill be looking up in the rafters for then old porcelain signs....NOS gas globes still in there orig box...oil cans....and calling a tow truck to pull out that old pickup thats behind them old doors              Chuck you got to put a sign  on that pole          Craig

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks for the nice words! Yeah, Jerry my penny is back!

Thanks for those pics, Craig-just the kind of weathering I was looking for. I was just sanding the parts for the lubester last night. 20 min tops, and I was ready to assemble. Still beats scratch fab time and gets me to my favorite part of modeling faster. Even the pump is cleaning up easy and so far I haven't broken the pipes off.

John, the layer lines are inconsistent so some are more noticeable than others. The penny pic above shows a part just primered and the lines do show. But they look worse than they are. They sand off easy and I think a light sanding with a coat of Mr Surfacer would make it go even faster. The lines go thru the part, so in the pic of the meter box, it looks worse than it is-some of what you are seeing is inside the part. If you go with really crusty weathering then maybe even less sanding required!  Russ, don't be afraid of a little modelling work!

I have gotten a hold of some decal paper to try a homeade decal sign, another new thing for me.

[Chuck Doan]

I finished one shade and mounted it. I almost finished the other and then ruined the paint. Do over time.

I also added the wiring coming out of the wall. At least they thought to put wire nuts on the exposed wires. I found a lot of pics with wiring just going through a hole in the siding. We don't need no stinkin' codes!

I also finished the flashing over the top boards.

[jacq01]

   You love to do these little details,  don''t you..................

   amazing............inspirational.....

   Jacq

[Ken Hamilton]

Okay....how in the world did you do the wire nuts???

[lab-dad]

exceptional!
And; yea, how'd you make the wirenutz?
-Marty

[TRAINS1941]

If I could remember half the things you do to make a model come to life I'd be a wizard!!!!!

I ran out of words a long time ago for the things you do!!  Let's just say Chuck is Chuck and it don't get any better than this.

Jerry

[mobilgas]

Chuck,      Your weathering and finishes are spot on           Craig

[Chuck Doan]

Thanks! THe wire nuts are just a piece of Plastruct .020 rod, chucked in the drill press and hand sanded to a taper. Then cut to length and put a .008 drilled hole for .006 wires. Paint and serve. There is also a bit of electrical tape made from a strip of alum foil.

Jacq it is a sickness...best not to stand too close.

[finescalerr]

I thought the model already looked pretty good. This has brought it into the realm of sufficient. -- Russ

[chester]

Well if Russ says it's OK, I guess it is. 

Fabulous stuff Chuck. You are without a doubt, 'da man.

[Malachi Constant]

Oh sure, .020 rod chucked in a drill press, sanded to a taper, then drilled to take .006 wire ... no knurls on the outside, no little springy-threads on the inside.  This is obviously much, much easier than it appears and we should all be doing it!  And, if it's that "easy" to make scale electrical tape, then should be no problem to make scale duct tape and fix anything we screw up along the way. 

[JohnP]

Jacq it is a sickness...best not to stand too close.

Chuck, if I wanted to catch it too what do I have to do???

John

[NORCALLOGGER]

Chuck,
I am a little disappointed, those wire nuts are not fluted
Stunning work.
Rick

[Philip Smith]

talk about attention to detail. You win Chuck! You should write a book on how you do what you do.

Philip