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Post by g3750 on Apr 9, 2021 1:18:43 GMT
Updated 4/8/2021:
First HO background house is done!!
George
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2021 19:35:19 GMT
George that HO house came out great!
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Post by Zeke on Apr 9, 2021 19:38:40 GMT
That is exceptional work! Looks great!
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Post by g3750 on Apr 10, 2021 3:01:10 GMT
George that HO house came out great! Thank you! But I have to say that HO is not my cup of tea. Waaaay too small.
On some steel-mill related other forum that I belong to, someone asked what size an N scale ore yard should be. I had to bite back my first response "Too d*** small". 
George
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Post by g3750 on Apr 10, 2021 3:01:34 GMT
That is exceptional work! Looks great! Thank you so much!
George
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Post by g3750 on Apr 10, 2021 3:03:38 GMT
Updated 4/9/2021:
A little bit of this and a little bit of that was worked on today. In the first photo, 4 ingot molds fresh from their coat of rusty red primer share the paint booth with some HO Tillman Farmhouse windows in the foreground.
The major wall and roof segments of the first (there will be 2 next door to each other on Highland Avenue) HO Tillman Farmhouse are laid out for test-fitting. The base and far right wall have already been cut in half. The far left wall has yet to be sliced vertically.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by ptc on Apr 10, 2021 12:48:41 GMT
Every day you maker progress, George. That's way to get things done.
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Post by g3750 on Apr 11, 2021 1:33:36 GMT
Updated 4/10/2021: Work today focused on installing windows and doors in the 2nd HO house - the Tillman Farmhouse. This home will be located at the corner of Superior Street and Highland Avenue (see photo below). There are actually 2 of these side-by-side in this neighborhood.
Our first step was to gather the larger pieces and do some test-fitting. Note that I have already cut the base in half along its mid-line. The leftmost wall needs that treatment, as do both sides of the gabled roof.
Here's the left wall after being cut vertically. This was done with a Zona saw but without the benefit of a mitre box. The plastic is a bit too thick to slice and snap, as you might do with a thin styrene sheet.
I must say that the Walthers kit is very well designed. These windows fit neatly and accurately into the wall from the rear. Here I am allowing some Ambroid ProWeld glue to seep into the joint. Afterwards, I will flip over the wall and install the window frames in the front.
Here we are gluing the soffit to the roof sections. Later I will give the roof an India ink wash to age it.
I used my 90 degree angle clamp to hold a corner of the house together while flowing more Ambroid ProWeld down the corner seam.
Here's a look at the front of the corner. To the left is some of the black construction paper I will use to make the floor between stories and black out the top floor. I've got to remember to install draperies in the window before I go too far in assembling the house.
More when I know it.
George
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Post by Traindiesel! on Apr 11, 2021 3:05:29 GMT
That is some fine detail work you're doing, George! All the work will definitely be worth it when you can sit back and run the trains.
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Post by g3750 on Apr 11, 2021 3:31:54 GMT
That is some fine detail work you're doing, George! All the work will definitely be worth it when you can sit back and run the trains. Thank you! I am having a hard time being that patient. There is still a ton of work to do before I am running trains. Unlike previous layouts, this one requires that certain sections of scenery be completed before moving on with laying track. There won't be a completed plywood "jungle" that will allow me to run trains.
But I certainly appreciate the encouragement.
George
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Post by Traindiesel! on Apr 11, 2021 3:52:15 GMT
That is some fine detail work you're doing, George! All the work will definitely be worth it when you can sit back and run the trains. Thank you! I am having a hard time being that patient. There is still a ton of work to do before I am running trains. Unlike previous layouts, this one requires that certain sections of scenery be completed before moving on with laying track. There won't be a completed plywood "jungle" that will allow me to run trains.
But I certainly appreciate the encouragement.
George
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Post by g3750 on Apr 12, 2021 2:09:15 GMT
Updated 4/11/2021: Started work today by clamping pairs of walls together.  That's the left wall and front (as you look at the house) in the clamp. The gable and right side wall sit on the work bench.  Here's a close-up of the leftmost wall and the front. Yes, I did remember to install the curtains.   In these next two photos, you can see that I've joined all the walls to create the front of the house (even if it is upside down in the clamp).   Once I had all the walls together, I used some right-angle braces from City Classics to keep everything square (mostly).  After that, I joined the walls to the base. This is a good place to stop.  Tomorrow, we'll need to give the roof a good aging wash, install a light on the first level, and put a black-out floor in between the stories. We'll see what we get to as it is a teaching day. More when I know it.
George
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Post by Country Joe on Apr 16, 2021 18:56:12 GMT
I haven't had much online time in the last few weeks so I had to do a lot of catching up on this thread. You've accomplished a lot in that time. The first background house looks great and the second is really coming along. You are doing an excellent job.👍
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Post by ptc on Apr 17, 2021 12:52:36 GMT
This is going top be a nice looking structure, George.
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Post by g3750 on Apr 18, 2021 0:39:01 GMT
Updated 4/17/2021: Things are getting back to "normal" around here after a 3 day trip out of town. Today I had a chance to glue on the roof sections and chimney of the Tillman Farm House. I am now in the process of considering which front porch to install. I also received a set of Faller (Kit #180519) HO steps of various kinds. I expect that over time these will see some use somewhere on the layout. In this first photo, I've assembled the roof.
We managed to get the chimney installed without collapsing the roof.
I am looking at several options for the front porch.
Here's a peek at the Faller assortment of HO steps. It's astonishing (and frustrating) how many options and items are available to HO modelers, but not to us. 
More when I know it.
George
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