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The fence is made from fiberglass screen. An HO scale fence kit costs about $20. Fiberglass screen from ACE Hardware, which is the same as what comes in the kit, costs around $1.00 a foot. Virgil, next building is a bank. Probably made from high density polyurethane foam. I'm going to build some HO scale cars and trucks first. I need a little break and something to take to the NNL.
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The latest addition to Davetown. Old cars and black and white pictures. Here's the link to all the pictures: http://public.fotki....own-speed-shop/
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Thanks! The houses are 1:87 scale. I'm not sure if they are still in production or not. I picked up all 5 at a train show real cheap. They're all right out of the box with a few minor modifications. I took pictures while I was building them.
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Here's the latest addition to Davetown. More pictures: http://public.fotki.com/daveinthehat/davetown/five-victorian-houses/
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what do i use to take off primer
DaveInTheHat replied to hellonwheelz3's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
Alcohol will take some primers off. I usually use oven cleaner to take paint off. I like Mr. Muscle. The only place I've been able to find it lately is Ace Hardware. Works quick, after all the paint is off I soak the plastic in white vinegar to neutralize what I used to take the paint off and clean any residue. -
http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/model-shows--contests/nnl-east-2010/
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That looks fantastic! The red and the aluminum together really pops. That would look so cool with some neon lights around the top. Can't wait to see it done.
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Here's the diorama that I've been working on for a while. Here's a link to the build from start to finish: http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davetown/dave-craft-boats/
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Thanks. I'm doing pretty good. Only a few minor problems to deal with. Chris, I was in Lehigh Valley. Nice hospital, hope to stay out of it now.
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Here's a link to a printable ruler. http://www.printmini.com/printables/rulers/index.shtml
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Looks good. I've been wanting to do something with a Tonka truck for a while now. I saw a guy on ebay has replacement windshields and other parts for Structo, Tonka and Nylant stuff. What I looked at seemed pretty reasonably priced.
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I had a great time. Got to see a quite a few of my friends. Here's my pictures. I think something might be going wrong with my camera. It's been acting kind of strange for a while. A lot of my pictures came out a little blurry. http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/model...-september-sho/
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Hey! That's great stuff. Thanks for sharing. Seems like your diorama will be good for a lot of different photo opportunities.
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Earlier this month I had a stroke. I wanted to get back to my workbench as soon as I could. I had some trouble with getting my hands to do what my brain wanted them to do. I picked a couple of simple kits that I could finish fairly quickly to try and work to get back to my 'normal'. The doctors told me it would be a few months. The box car was pretty much out of the box. Nice little kit that takes a lot of detail painting. For the Southern Oil I replaced a lot of the plastic parts with wood and made my own base. I probably wont use these as part of "Davetown". I don't even really want them for anything. Maybe then next think I do will be a new section of my town. Here's the kits that I started with. Here's how they turned out. Here's a link to the pictures I took while I was building. http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davet...orage--box-car/
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Doesn't seem that small to me. I guess it's all what you get used to doing. It isn't that much different from detailing a 1/25 scale dashbord.
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I took a bunch of pictures. Had a great time! http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/model.../nnl-east-2009/
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Thanks! For the main part of the building I used Bainbridge 4000 illustration board. For the details I used posterboard and card stock. It's 1/87 scale.
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Another part of Davetown. This is my first attempt at scratchbuilding a building from paper. I made the tower from brass. More pictures: http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davetown/wdav1095-fm/
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If it's scuffed you can polish it out with tooth paste. Then give it a couple coats of car wax.
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Thanks!
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Thanks guys! Larry, it's in 1:87 scale. Hope you have a quick recovery from your interior work.
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I just finished another section of Davetown. I took some detail shots. There's a total of 312 pictures from start to finish on my Fotki page: http://public.fotki.com/DaveInTheHat/davet...alvage-company/