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Not much to show this morning but here is the basic foundation, ready for that nice Victorian Cottage to sprout up. Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Country: USA | Posts: 4191 sgtbob Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/22/2020 :  4:39:39 PM     Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends and fellow model makers on the Forum. From my home to yours. Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Country: USA | Posts: 4191 quartergauger48 Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/22/2020 :  5:32:07 PM     quote: Originally posted by Terrell You're moving along quickly, Bob. Looking good!! But don't worry, I already have your next project laid out for you. Come on Fred, this is right up your alley'.. Ted Country: USA | Posts: 6169 sgtbob Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/24/2020 :  06:40:49 AM     The planking has been applied to the deck area and after a bit more cleaning up of the edges it will be painted light gray. I forgot to post the photos of the molds so far, the two piece mold for most parts and the one piece mold for the two sizes of scroll work. Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Country: USA | Posts: 4191 Bernd Fireman Posted - 12/24/2020 :  10:14:52 AM       Going to be interesting to see how those two part mold pieces are going to turn out. I would think some vent holes to let trapped air bubbles out might be in order. Here's wishing you good luck on your casting. Bernd New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black Diamonds Country: USA | Posts: 3895 sgtbob Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/26/2020 :  10:56:31 AM     Not too much time to work on the project over the holiday weekend but I did find time to paint the decking gray, add a white topping strip, and do some planning and interpreting the photos again, and again, and again. Also, I will be needing a zillion of those little balusters I am casting so I took five of my castings and made a new little two piece mold in which to cast them five at a time. Bernd, thanks for the advice, much appreciated, however so far the casting seems to be going OK. I'll try to post a photo soon. Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Edited by - sgtbob on 12/26/2020 11:00:33 AM Country: USA | Posts: 4191 TRAINS1941 Engineer Premium Member Posted - 12/26/2020 :  12:21:18 PM     Nice looking molds Bob. Jerry "And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln Country: USA | Posts: 13060 sgtbob Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/27/2020 :  06:45:46 AM     Thanks Jerry. These all have to be cleaned up but it's a sample of the castings I am getting from those molds. Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Country: USA | Posts: 4191 Michael Hohn Fireman Posted - 12/27/2020 :  08:50:15 AM       Very nice, Bob. Country: USA | Posts: 7006 Ensign Fireman Posted - 12/27/2020 :  09:47:17 AM     Bob, looks like the Santos casting company is in full production mode, turning out quality castings once again! Greg Shinnie Country: Canada | Posts: 8939 Bernd Fireman Posted - 12/27/2020 :  1:25:22 PM       Bob, I'm impressed with how good those castings turned out. A closer look at your mold shows no sprue gates. How'd you do that? Bernd New York, Vermont & Northern Rwy. - Route of the Black Diamonds Country: USA | Posts: 3895 Ray Dunakin Fireman Posted - 12/28/2020 :  01:43:24 AM       Cool! Country: USA | Posts: 3360 sgtbob Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/28/2020 :  3:34:11 PM     Mike, Greg, Bernd, and Ray, thanks for posting. Bernd, sorry for the delay in getting to your question, I have not been on the Forum much over the holidays. There are no pouring gates, this is called the "squash" method. I have tried to explain it several times but I know it is hard to describe. Here it is: 1. lay the two mold halves, open side up, next to each other. 2. mix up a batch or resin and carefully pour it into both mold halves slightly overfill (it is messy, work on a bunch of newspapers). 3. This resin sets up so fast you can see it start to thicken like heavy syrup. 4. as it thickens you can pick up one mold half, turn it face down and quickly plop it onto the other mold half. Quickly throw the flat board onto the molds and add weight, as much as you can, it will hold the mold halves together. 5. let it fully cure, I leave it about a half hour, then demold the parts. It's a thing to get used to. If you do it too fast you will loose much of your resin and if you go too slow you will get a thick parting web between parts. You will loose some parts due to air bubbles but it's easier than trying to get the mold to fill through a too small gate. I hope that helps. Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Edited by - sgtbob on 12/28/2020 3:35:43 PM Country: USA | Posts: 4191 sgtbob Fireman Premium Member Posted - 12/29/2020 :  07:14:40 AM     Here I have painted the decking and added the steps and sides to the front. Many of you will remember that Charlie has supervised all my work since 29 JAN 2011 and here he is again with his cousin Larry looking over the job so far. (Charlie started work in vol.1 page 16 and has been around ever since) Bob http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=30102 http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=51837 Country: USA | Posts: 4191 Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 of 10 Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Previous Page | Next Page Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       WorkShops, Garage, Machines and Tools       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       Dead Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Steam Shop       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-2020 Railroad Line Co.
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