Project Update: American Seltzer Company by Bar Mills

Although I am working on this project every day it doesn't feel like I am moving forward. The small details are eating up all the time. Anyway, the plan is to finish it up this week. Of the few pictures I have taken only one is worth posting.

Project Update: Fat Jimmy's BBQ

Current stage of the project. Nothing is glued in place yet. I need to do some sanding and painting before I can fix sidewalks and structure in place.

Flashback: Majestic Hardware by Bar Mills

Here is another Majestic I built about 9 months ago in a little bit "happier" colors.

Project Update: Majestic Hardware by Bar Mills

After working on and off on this project I am proclaiming it finished. Well, at least structure itself. Eventually I will turn it into diorama but at the moment I don't have any ideas for it. Plus I have to finish other 3-4 which are in various stages of completion.

Project Update: Decker's Tar Soap by FOS Scale Models

The Decker's is all finished. It was fun build. In general I am happy with the way it turned out. There are few things I could have done differently or better but it is just like with  every model. There is always room for improvement.

Project Update: Fat Jimmy's BBQ

I finished the pit past weekend. I added few details which most likely could have been omitted since they will be hardly visible after the pit gets placed inside back addition. I have another BBQ project which is on back burner at the moment. It will have mobile BBQ pit which will be in open. Therefore, it will need more features than just simple shape representation. Besides the pit I made model of Great Pink Desert, i.e. diorama base, cut out sidewalks, chopped up a pile of firewood. I expect to do more work on Fat Jimmy's BBQ this week. I have finished Decker's and another commissioned kit most likely won't be here until next week.

Project Update: American Seltzer Company by Bar Mills

The American Seltzer coming together without any big problems. Bar Mills engineering in general is good. The problems I had so far are as follows. Two wrong windows. Included were 2 extra 12 pane windows and 2 8 pane windows were missing. Fortunatelly, I had two just the right size only not hi def version as included with the kit. Too wide front loading dock ceiling or too high side wall. Depends on how do you look at it. Slot for back loading dock too low. Bracing for side addition has to be offset by 1/16. However, it is visible through the windows if used so I think it is better if it is omitted. I don't think bracing is really needed there. It is all possible that roofing material is incorrectly precut in the area where roofs of taller part of the structure and side addition meet. The roofing material positions are engraved on chip board roofing. I just installed it and two mentioned roof sections don't meet at engraving. Everything else matches perfectly so I tend to discount possibility of assembly error.