centaur567
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WOW!! Gary S.
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"Easy Pickins"
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Steve Ski
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Well, it could very well be,I tried to post this the other day. Is that a '35 Rothschild?
Tanks, Bro. Not yet, how bout you? It's comin fast ya know.
Thanks, Gary!
Steve Ski
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Ok, snow fly is here, the bunker is powered up and runnin!
Building the Accessories
Building up the accessories is another fun part of the build and usually signals we’re getting close to finishing the project, but not always. A lot of times I’ll work the accessories in between other larger portions of the build to keep the momentum going. In this case, after almost twelve years, we’re getting very close to being done. Ya, this isn’t the first glacial build I’ve done, but I plan on it being the last, and that goes for the huge base foot print, too. HA!
Since I’ve built the out-building/work shop there needed to be enough junk and tools placed around the area to give it a well-worn aged appearance. The veggies will make a big difference in telling the age of the structure, but so will weathering, and the rusted, worn-out tools, junk, and old equipment. Looking over old sheds and structures from Normandy in the 40’s I didn’t find too many detailed photos, but enough to get an idea of French country style builds. Yes, many were stone and brick, but several were wooden structures, so this will fly nicely.
After rummaging through tons of photos I ran across some old milk jugs, wooden buckets, brooms, shovels, and tools of all kinds. I made the milk jug out of scrap roof flashing and copper wire. The wine grape bucket was made in the same fashion as the barrels, a pretty simple process. But that gear “thingy majigey” is made from a hand full of gears from some old toys I found in my oldest son’s old toy stash. Call it whatever you want, but it could have been from an old conveyer system, who knows?
The cutters are a bit large for the scale, but they’ll have to do. As you can see it’s made from 12ga. wire hammered flat on one end and bent to shape for the hand grips. I used actual broom thistles cut very thin for the old-style broom and chunks of resin to form the sledge hammers. The pry bars are heavy gage wire bent and shaped and the old-style oil can is made from very thin sheet metal. There’s even a funky old-style candle lantern that will hang from the rafter beams. I knew those old beer bottle tops would come in handy someday.
I also made a loaf of bread, a round of cheese, some sausage, and a convenient picnic blanket to round out the scenario. Oh ya, one of those wine bottles will be opened, guaranteed.
I do believe I’ve got enough accessories to round out this shop in decent fashion, but if anyone can think of anything I might be missing, please holler, there might still be room for more small items.
Next up, planning the ground work and veggies. This is going to take some time planning the flow of the pour and placement. More to follow soon.
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
Building the Accessories
Building up the accessories is another fun part of the build and usually signals we’re getting close to finishing the project, but not always. A lot of times I’ll work the accessories in between other larger portions of the build to keep the momentum going. In this case, after almost twelve years, we’re getting very close to being done. Ya, this isn’t the first glacial build I’ve done, but I plan on it being the last, and that goes for the huge base foot print, too. HA!
Since I’ve built the out-building/work shop there needed to be enough junk and tools placed around the area to give it a well-worn aged appearance. The veggies will make a big difference in telling the age of the structure, but so will weathering, and the rusted, worn-out tools, junk, and old equipment. Looking over old sheds and structures from Normandy in the 40’s I didn’t find too many detailed photos, but enough to get an idea of French country style builds. Yes, many were stone and brick, but several were wooden structures, so this will fly nicely.
After rummaging through tons of photos I ran across some old milk jugs, wooden buckets, brooms, shovels, and tools of all kinds. I made the milk jug out of scrap roof flashing and copper wire. The wine grape bucket was made in the same fashion as the barrels, a pretty simple process. But that gear “thingy majigey” is made from a hand full of gears from some old toys I found in my oldest son’s old toy stash. Call it whatever you want, but it could have been from an old conveyer system, who knows?
The cutters are a bit large for the scale, but they’ll have to do. As you can see it’s made from 12ga. wire hammered flat on one end and bent to shape for the hand grips. I used actual broom thistles cut very thin for the old-style broom and chunks of resin to form the sledge hammers. The pry bars are heavy gage wire bent and shaped and the old-style oil can is made from very thin sheet metal. There’s even a funky old-style candle lantern that will hang from the rafter beams. I knew those old beer bottle tops would come in handy someday.
I also made a loaf of bread, a round of cheese, some sausage, and a convenient picnic blanket to round out the scenario. Oh ya, one of those wine bottles will be opened, guaranteed.
I do believe I’ve got enough accessories to round out this shop in decent fashion, but if anyone can think of anything I might be missing, please holler, there might still be room for more small items.
Next up, planning the ground work and veggies. This is going to take some time planning the flow of the pour and placement. More to follow soon.
Thanks for watchin. Cheers, Ski.
Kitchen sink?? 
Fantastic work Steve!
Fantastic work Steve!
Heavens Eagle
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So far so good Steve!
paddy
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Ahh so thats a Italeri Harley ? I built one of them but it went off course and i ended up with a front wheel half metal and half original plastic spokes
It was when i first started flirting with 0,5mm metal spokes and i couldn't see how to join them to the hub on one side as it was so small
( i got away with it as no one noticed )
It was when i first started flirting with 0,5mm metal spokes and i couldn't see how to join them to the hub on one side as it was so small
( i got away with it as no one noticed )
Steve Ski
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Wow, that one looks great, Paddy. So, you know how delicate these kits are, brutal at times. I had one take a swan dive off the bench, somehow got crushed under foot, oops! Actually, I reached up, pulled another one off the shelf, the one you see here. That Hog is anatomically correct, as far as possible. Every wire, plumbing, everything, was put onto it to get it to specs. I was told I did miss an obvious one, fender support mounting bolts, front fender, front and back. Those will be addressed, it's on the punch list.
Thanks, HE!
Thanks, HE!
paddy
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Yea i know what you mean especially the levers and foot pegs, i had one fall off its stand on to its side and it broke the footrest. I dont have your skill painting leather so i made my own luggage . The spokes are always the giveaway on these italeri bikes, basically to scale they need to be about 0.7mm , sorry i said 0.5 above, thats for 1/12 ish... look at the difference it makes
. The spokes are always the giveaway on these italeri bikes, basically to scale they need to be about 0.7mm , sorry i said 0.5 above, thats for 1/12 ish... look at the difference it makes
Heavens Eagle
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That wired wheel looks great Paddy! I have a couple of the 1/9 German bikes. One has the side car and one is the 2 wheeler with the soldier. Yeah I have always liked the BIG stuff. Also have the 1/9th Kettenkraftrad and 1/9th Kubelwagen. The Kubelwagen I have tons of straight from the "real thing" photos for reference as well as Saúl levels of other reference. (used to collect the old ones in the 80's and had a '47 etc)
Steve Ski
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Muchos gracious, me Hermano!
I poured the slab yesterday; it's still wet this morning. In the daylight basement at 57* it's perfect for a slow cure. I used a sizable amount of Elmer's wood glue in the mix, so I'm not expecting any shrinkage, cracking. or warping. Instead of sitting on my thumbs I'm cutting out more ivy leaves. Progress should move much faster once the base is cleaned up and painted.
I poured the slab yesterday; it's still wet this morning. In the daylight basement at 57* it's perfect for a slow cure. I used a sizable amount of Elmer's wood glue in the mix, so I'm not expecting any shrinkage, cracking. or warping. Instead of sitting on my thumbs I'm cutting out more ivy leaves. Progress should move much faster once the base is cleaned up and painted.
JamesOLeary
Master at Arms
Glad to see you back to work on this, Ski. Nice grouping of accessories.
Steve Ski
Well-known member
Hey, Brother, me too! Yes, time to get er done. Hope all is well over yonder.
