You are a master at weathering. Always pehnominal work.

Mopar Madness

That weathering!! 

 

Glad you like it. It was fun to do. :) 

Bakster

You are a master at weathering. Always pehnominal work.

 

Such uplifting words from you Bakster. Thank you most kindly. 

Uh Oh!

         I was looking back for more detail amongst all the detail and I spotted a Safety Violation on the Job. I must inform you, that if that man moving or somehow messing with that scaffold gets hit in the head by that big wrench on top, he's gonna have a headache for about a week, if it don't break his safety helmet! 

      Now that Said, I'm Loving every little detail Correct or Imagined. I would imagine ,after looking in here.You spend about as much or more time weathering as you do building. It shows. Great work man! 

Tanker-Builder

Uh Oh!

         I was looking back for more detail amongst all the detail and I spotted a Safety Violation on the Job. I must inform you, that if that man moving or somehow messing with that scaffold gets hit in the head by that big wrench on top, he's gonna have a headache for about a week, if it don't break his safety helmet! 

      Now that Said, I'm Loving every little detail Correct or Imagined. I would imagine ,after looking in here.You spend about as much or more time weathering as you do building. It shows. Great work man! 

 

HIHI! The man is actually about to climb the scaffold. ;) But he should know the rules. :) Thank you kindly for your inspirational words.

Tiking

But he should know the rules. :)

LoL.  Watch a few of the Western truck and Tractor repair on YouTube a while

Knowing the rules and gettign the job done often have some separation to them.

(Actually, that's a good channel for seeing weathering of all sorts of equipment.)

CapnMac82

 

 

Tiking

But he should know the rules. :)

Knowing the rules and gettign the job done often have some separation to them.

(Actually, that's a good channel for seeing weathering of all sorts of equipment.)

Hey;CapnMac82!

Does that show weathered broken Hard hats? LOL.LOL. Oh, what you said is so true!

Another masterpiece from the equipment weathering master.

Like the track rolled up and ready to go.

goldhammer

Another masterpiece from the equipment weathering master.

Like the track rolled up and ready to go.

 

Thanks goldhammer. 

I know space doesn't permit it, but I would agree on the tracks being out flat, and usually the Cat would just be jacked up off of them but the end would still be underneath.  Another detail you might like to add is to modify the track rails at the join link.  They are now made so the link unbolts instead of having to knock out the pin to separate the track ends.  They're called alligators for some reason, affectionately so by those of us who have had to separate the tracks the old way.

Here's a video about the master link on a D6 hi-drive cat, and a screen grab below of the assembled master link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8jZjq_vhsI

jeaton01

I know space doesn't permit it, but I would agree on the tracks being out flat, and usually the Cat would just be jacked up off of them but the end would still be underneath.  Another detail you might like to add is to modify the track rails at the join link.  They are now made so the link unbolts instead of having to knock out the pin to separate the track ends.  They're called alligators for some reason, affectionately so by those of us who have had to separate the tracks the old way.

Here's a video about the master link on a D6 hi-drive cat, and a screen grab below of the assembled master link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8jZjq_vhsI

 

 

 

Great video. Appreciate it. Thank you.

Major Overhaul - Stage 3

Ok guys. Here is stage 3. As you can see, since stage 2 was posted sometime ago, I've added a scratch built steel truss with an overhead crane.  The overhead crane is a kit from Walthers. Yes, it is a HO scale railroad kit. But within the parameters of this scale, its usage was perfect. I had to cut and splice the kit to fit the space I needed. I also incorporated some scratch built parts to give it some UMP! :) 

If you noticed, one of the mechanics has a remote control that operates the overhead crane. The crane itself was modified to simulate the new changes as it was manually operated by a operator who sat in a cab in the air. So, I justified this by the removal of that cabin and replacing the controls as a remote control device, in the hands of the operator. I have one issue, that I am still working out. It is to get the tension of the crane cables straighten out. It's a little better than before, but you can still see a little kink . Any suggestion let me know. 

I also added a scratch built corrugated siding at both ends of the workshop entries. Added a scratch built flood light at both ends as well. I added a fourth figure, a welder. I am still working at improving my figure painting, so don't hit me over the head, too hard. I know I still need more work. But I can tell, I am improving. :) I am still contemplating, if he should be welding where he is at the moment. I'm looking for other alternatives. so, he is not glued in placed until I've decided.
I've also added more detail in the armor cabin. You can see a wire hanging downwards, that looked it has been strip from whatever it was connected to, after being removed from the body. I thought it would add some interest to the effect of the diorama.

So far that's about it. Will try and take some better photos and post the final look, when I get everything finalized. Thanks for looking.

 Hi Tiking!

 Hey! That is quite something. And, I thought I was a detail freak!

 As to your question about the kinks in the cabling for the crane. What we use here at the New Braunfels Rail Museum for models like that is simple. You replace the rolling sheave in the hook unit with a discarded hearing aid or smaller battery or small washers.

 This coupled with woven fly fishing line eliminates that problem. Also it doesn't seem to be affected by Humidity or Temperature. Our  H.O.tower crane stood for seven years with the location of the hook being moved several times. It never gave us any grief.

      Don't worry about the crane in relation to your subject. My 25 ton Boat crane (Upper Rail and Turn, Traveler type) Was forty years old and looked to small to do the job. It launched thousands of boats over the years. It had an very interesting gearing system on the end of the cable reels.        P.S. Is that a Homemade Pod -Racer in those pictures?

Tanker-Builder

 Hi Tiking!

 Hey! That is quite something. And, I thought I was a detail freak!

 As to your question about the kinks in the cabling for the crane. What we use here at the New Braunfels Rail Museum for models like that is simple. You replace the rolling sheave in the hook unit with a discarded hearing aid or smaller battery or small washers.

 This coupled with woven fly fishing line eliminates that problem. Also it doesn't seem to be affected by Humidity or Temperature. Our  H.O.tower crane stood for seven years with the location of the hook being moved several times. It never gave us any grief.

      Don't worry about the crane in relation to your subject. My 25 ton Boat crane (Upper Rail and Turn, Traveler type) Was forty years old and looked to small to do the job. It launched thousands of boats over the years. It had an very interesting gearing system on the end of the cable reels.        P.S. Is that a Homemade Pod -Racer in those pictures?

 

Thank you so much for your views. I appreciate it. As for the anti-gravity speeder below my profile signature, yes. It is a modified, scratchbuilt speeder. That's another, theme I'm into. 

Nice!!! The traveling crane turned out really well. I'd never have known it was HO scale if you'd not pointed it out. And sorry, no idea how the straighten out the cables without putting some sort of weight on it. 

Great job! I love how she's going. Looking forward to finished photos! 

Wow, very spiffy.

A shed!  tehy get to work in a shed!

(nsfw language)

Now, since you did not bring the siding all the way down, you probably need a pigeon nest in one of the wall beams.  (Pigeons are uncaring about cranes, lights, and the like).

Gamera

Nice!!! The traveling crane turned out really well. I'd never have known it was HO scale if you'd not pointed it out. And sorry, no idea how the straighten out the cables without putting some sort of weight on it. 

Great job! I love how she's going. Looking forward to finished photos! 

 

Thank you for your comments. 

Lots to look at, also looking forward to your final reveal. 

Thanks. 

Seriously, you can look at this multiple times and still see something new each time! That's what I love, a depiction of something that makes you come back and look at it again and again.

The crane and building sides really is the cherry on top of this build. You have really nailed all of the details.  

Keyserj

The crane and building sides really is the cherry on top of this build. You have really nailed all of the details.  

 

Thanks. I appreciate it.

You probably do not want to go browse the MiniArt catalog--all kinds of handy stuff in there.

Modern barrels, pigeons, tools, all sorts of things.

CapnMac82

You probably do not want to go browse the MiniArt catalog--all kinds of handy stuff in there.

Modern barrels, pigeons, tools, all sorts of things.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I will. Seen many stuff there that can be useful to this build.

Hi Tiking!

    Hey! just a suggestion here. How about a little rust on the dents near the opening? Just a little maybe, Hmmm?

Tanker-Builder

Hi Tiking!

    Hey! just a suggestion here. How about a little rust on the dents near the opening? Just a little maybe, Hmmm?

 

I add it but decided not to. Most of the photos I saw on the net were of the metal bent, warped of indented, without any rust on it. I just went with that. But then again, I might change my mind. Appreciate the suggestion.