Getting paid this time

I have been building buildings for our live steam park but this time I have an order for some and getting paid! :D Cool! Russ

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That IS neat Russ:)
I know you do it because you love it, BUT:)
scott

Next building for this order. Still needs trim, paint, roofing and skylight windows. Havin' fun and makin' a buck, doesn't get much better! :D Russ

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Liking that one better than the other one Russ!
Especially the engineered truss and the non-OSHA stairs:)

Great Russ! Passion AND pay!

Scott, you can always use the other end, it will have a dock and a ramp! ;) Besides it's old west stuff - no OSHA! Russ

Those are really nice, my great nephew is into Thomas the train I made him a station that his wooden tracks connect to, not anywhere as nice as yours.

Finished the freight house today so ready for delivery. Next up is a saloon! Guess I need to do some more research on that one! ;) Russ

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:)
Like it even better now:)
Saloon should be fun!!
scott

Hey Russ. I really like that design. That would make a spectacular shop, though maybe a tiny bit bigger! If I ever build another shop I'm going to hire you as my architect!

Take care my friend

Thanks Bill, and the customer liked it too! I'm going to take my time on the saloon and make sure it comes out right!! ;) Russ

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Totally unrelated to ShopBot but same customer. The wife had this old garden planter that was falling apart and she was going to toss it. So I looked at it and immediately thought train, (I know big surprise). So did a rebuild and ended up with a neat little water tower for the tracks. Russ

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Neat Russ!! :)
NICE conversion and finished product!
scott

Very well done, Russ. :)

Phil

Looking forward to the saloon myself, Russ. :)

OK here's the Saloon. After this comes the church and now they've a millinery store. Havin' fun now! LOL Russ

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Really liking the realistic roof Russ....what material and how did you make it?
Kinda expected John Wayne double swinging Saloon doors for dramatic entrances(and Exits:)
BUT then remembered your snow...and models probably have to be buttoned up pretty well.
Looking forward to church also:)
scott

Thanks Scott. In our hobby most enthusiasts are machinist hobbyist not wood workers. So one of our members made a machine that has opposing rollers machined to those ripples. Think old time washing machine rollers. The material is off the shelf aluminum flashing. I cut the size I want plus 15% for width and feed them into the machine. For this particular model I didn't want the shiny look, so it's been rattle canned. Iv'e used this method before. Russ

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Thanks Russ!
I LIKE the looks of the Saloon roof!
Church should be fun......and then down to brass tacks on the millenery:)

Russ, great job bro. I love that someone made a tin roller. And interesting factoid about the %15 reduction. Looking forward to the church.

~Joe

"factoid about the %15 reduction" yeah it was an eye opener on the grain elevator. I figured the square feet required and wrinkled up a box of pieces and went to work, I was way short! ;) Russ

Got the church done, ready for delivery tomorrow O hope. Russ

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Looks cool. Nice job.

Nice Russ:)
Kinda like the fact that the Sintra(?) looks old and used(?)
Never used the stuff before, but wondering if it was used or tearout?
Kinda looks like Cherry trim on MBR door after wheelchair and stuff has hit it over 22yrs:) (IF I had painted instead of oiled).

Bottles in Saloon looked kinda empty:)
scott

"Bottles in Saloon looked kinda empty" Payment for getting the church built! :cool: Russ

Scott, the distressed look is tear-out from the cheap plywood. Since the intent was a period look it was not a concern. On other models it would bother me a lot but on these not so much, The sintra is great stuff and cuts very clean and glues up with pvc cement. On the buildings it is most of the trim pieces like the arched window frames. I use sintra a lot for making my smaller models. Russ

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Thanks Russ,
Yep...reminded me of my first old NH church....when population went up around 1800...they lifted it Way up...put granite foundation in, and then decided to lift it up some more to add a bottom floor:)
Think the boards came from ALL over...and then of course painted the paint for 200 yrs:)
The Church in this town predated the country by 10 yrs.....built by shipbuilders though...interesting joinery:)

Period building is Good!

Figured you got paid in trade for the saloon judging by doorknobs on church:)

Thanks!
scott