Scratch Building a Short Line Warehouse (Part 2) | Boomer Diorama ~ Vlog # 184
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No risk, no fun! Cheers
This comment deserves the "Boomer" pin to top! I like that approach. You are bang on! 😁😉💥
I will often get comments on my scratchbuilt structure methods such as, “It looks great, but it takes too long.”
1. It may take a long time, but it is how I choose to enjoy the hobby.
2. What’s the rush? Why not take the time to make something wonderful and unique.
I always enjoy your perspective, Boomer. Cheers!
Masterpiece's take too long . . . lol. Cheers.😁👍
Glad you cut those blocks into strips. For a moment I thought you were going to lay individual blocks! Next step a canvas wrap round jacket😵💫. Cheers
The strips are a bit of work as well. ;-)
So good to have Boomer back doing these teaching with love tutorials. Great line "A Walthers Layout". I scratch built my first warehouse a few months ago and it has flaws, but what a learning experience. When you model the "West" you are forced to stay away from kit models that all have a Northeast or European feel, especially the desert.
Ahhh . . . the desert. If I was ever compelled to model an "N" Scale shelf layout it would be the "Mojave" desert - Southern Pacific. 😁
I wish I could do this. But I'm left-handed.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wish I could but I'm ham handed
@@davebnsfnscale4433 🤣🤣😜👍
You can do it!
Being in the creative industry for over 30 yrs like yourself, i just want to thank you, for sharing your creative thoughts, art techniques and amazing passion for this incredible hobby we all love.
Wow, thank you! Nice to hear from others in the genre for sure. Cheers ~ Boomer.
Boomer I agree. Scratch build is the most fun instead of the easy way with standard kits. For many years I'm hooked on scratch build for my layout or diorama's. You always make something unique. But with the today's quality of model kits, especially with laser cut it is very tempting for modelers to use those. Have a great Christmas with your family and friends and a prosperous and healthy 2024. Keep on the good work. Cheers from the Netherlands, Ronald, Modellbahn Rosenbahn
Kits are awesome too . . . Happy New Year. 😁
Hah, first time I've seen anyone use a nail gun for building a model building! I like the sturdy substructure idea, and I'm also really looking forward to seeing the "alleyway scene" come together.
I like to build my models to last. ;-)
"Don't sweat the small stuff." I agree completely, getting too bogged down with prototypical details can take the fun out of the hobby. Relax and enjoy your own personal work of art. That's what it's all about!
Exactly!
The angled wall really does open up the possibilities for things further in the background! Really great idea and explanation, thank you for sharing!
Awesome, thank you!
I like the 30 degree tip, amazing how much that opened up the background view. I may steal that at some point..
Go for it! I can't wait to build the "Slum" back alley scene.
Good stuff Boomer!
Ya know I learn something every video.
Now I have to build something that will hold my weight. Pass the 2x4s! Lol
Cheers from Ontario
Bob
Right on! . . . lol. It pays off later when you need to drill and reef on things for revisions etc.
Love your videos. Your 'Walthers layout' comment gave me a good laugh at myself, mostly because I deliberately tend to choose Walthers kits for my buildings. To be a little fair to myself I have kit-bashed many of them to a greater or lesser extent - one of which is a diesel servicing facility from a Walthers single story brick warehouse that I am very happy with.
This warehouse build series has, though, inspired me to build a large concrete background warehouse from scratch using some acrylic sheet I've got kicking around. I was going to do my usual thing and use two Walthers walls end to end as a facade to fill the space, but I'll go down your path instead. I'm building a 'Minnesota-Commercial-ish' layout, so plenty of buildings to base it on.
Check out the "Plastruct" texture sheets for brick and block etc. You can save a lot of time and still produce a really great model as well.
Great lookin building, again! I never would have thought to use a brad nailer, brilliant! Keep’em comin’ my friend, can’t wait to see what you do next.
It only takes one or two brads to do the job. ;-) Thanks Ralph.👍
Thanks for the tips, really like to your watch the scratch builds.
Glad you like them!
Thinking of it, I do take modern buildings for granted. I find myself paying much more attention to an old wood crib grain elevator (nearly always interesting), a 100+ year old brick factory with arched windows or an old school concrete block building with tile wall caps and steel sash industrial windows. To my eye, it seems as if the landscape was so much "richer" in the past. However, I still found this video to be informative and useful, especially a method of modeling concrete block walls I had never considered.
I get what you say and wholeheartedly agree. You should like the Milner Grain Elevator scene I have planned for section three down the road. This short line railroad has a little bit of everything. For me, the challenge is finding the romance in the plain jane as well. 😁Cheers ~ Boomer
One of my favorite things to do when I visit a town is look at the local architecture, especially in an area near some tracks or where tracks used to be. I do the same thing with nature, rolling hills, bluffs, and stands of trees. I soak it all in and let my imagination ponder if I could recreate it and if so what materials would I use. I guess I need some Baltic birch! 🙂
Same here, always looking for inspiration !
Couldn't agree more. As you know, I only use the "Baltic Birch" for larger building models. I never used this method for the Diner obviously. On the other hand, larger buildings need rigid support to avoid deflection and warpage from humidity. Plastic is not immune to warping. I do like your idea of skinning solid blocks of wood for some building though. ;-) Cheers.
Thank you!
That block building is gonna be nice, with some washes to bring out the mortar lines. I would use a brad nailer on my PVC lumber structures, if I had one. On my last build, I predrilled and hammered in panel board nails. Then applied solvent to all the seams. I think I could stand on them. And yes I have been waiting for the back-alley build, I still remember those prototype photos. Can't wait for that build. Take care - Bill.
Thanks Bill. I'm looking forward to building the back alley flats for sure.
Nice model project
Thank you! Cheers!
Fantastic!👏🏻
😁
You're good. Very good.
Thank you very much! I hope it inspires the community. ;-)
Great video.
Thank you. Cheers!
Good heavens, teaching without words. Fantastic.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Right from my backyard, lol. Seen that building many times but had no idea how I would simulate cinder block construction yet along achieve that raised relief of the blocks. Never considered shifting a wall like that to "open" the scene, fantastic. I learned a lot from this episode. Thank you. PS: love the cameos by Dusty
Thank you. I really like the way this building turned out. Some time's when we revise a model it looks better than the prototype! . . . 😉
I was going to ask if that's why so many kit-buili, millimeter-'perfect buildings don't look quite right, but you answered ut. 😂
I have seen buildings on the waterfront near where the Halifax explosion occurred in 1917. Warehouses have lines of bricks that are wavy from the blast. But instead of tearing dowm the wall or the building, the owners filled the gaps to strucural integrity and they still stand 100 years later to tell a story.
I think as modelers we all tend to lean towards engineering a perfect model and forget about reality as you just mentioned. ;-)
Sorry to hear about your loss -- you're always omong friends here. As the oldest in my family, I lost the youngest whom I largely raised, and he and I shared.modelling together. It was great watching him do his thing and yet tutoring him away from.dusaster.
“Boomer-Proof”!!! 🤩
Lol . . . ;-)
Another great tutorial on building a structure, Boomer! I have a small concrete block warehouse on my layout that has a trapezoidal footprint to fit the foreground space available. (The front facing "wall" is solid flat black where the building disappears off the front of the narrow shelf layout.) I used Pikestuff concrete block wall sections. It looks decent, but I wish I'd seen this tutorial first. Perhaps I should rebuild it for that nice rough look you achieved. But I'm not so sure about it withstanding my weight. 🙂 Cheers from Wisconsin!
Sounds awesome!👍
Your angled wall adds to the depth of field and I am going to try that on my next scratch build. As I have said I model in N Scale and for the longest time kits were available for what I wanted to build. At first I copied the walls and cut them out with styrene and made my own buildings. Using your ideas and technics I have upped my game. There is a great feeling when visitors say "where did you buy that kit and I just built it". To be honest , you just have to put in the work! Thanks Boomer for your incites !
Sure thing. Once you build one, the next one is easier, and even more fun. Cheers.
Looks spot on so far. Well thought out. Once the details get added it should look incredible.
At first I thought, "what a boring building." The more i get into it the less I think so. 😉
There is no such thing as a "standard" building. Each building is designed by architects to meet a specific owners needs on a specific site. Yes there are standard designs for chain restaurants as an example,, but often modifications are required.
Taking an existing building and modify it to fit the space available is good use of existing inspiration. Following the design and proportions of an existing structure is good modeling practice.
Thank you you sharing your talents.
You are welcome!
Some of mine will be rebuilt from 40' foot containers and a retired troop kitchen car. The troop kitchen car will be named after my mother and who loved to cook and people loved to eat her cooking. I have it sitting across from the nearest rail. Then I'll plan on using skirting around bottom. The two containers will be rebuilt into a (1) Scale House, this where train team gets there orders for the day. The Scale House will look better than ever. Down at the other end and where the Yard Offiice. So in the more. It was another day good this. To the to, no pain. For the delivery, the following was., Both now uses toilet paper to a large cieling, this is where the Epi. The truck drivers will check in and where to deliver the product. Near the rear is the small locker room with bench for the drivers and equiipment operator. Attached to the ball is just a fridge, microwave and the kitchen sink. Now for the rail crew, it will be top of the line with plenty both will have the necessities. Then near by the work station, like any other layout I'll go out and
Sounds awesome! 😉
What a great video! We are going to be building a couple small industries on our layout and this was extremely helpful.
Great to hear! Have fun. Try little "mock-ups" until you find a shape you like. ;-)
Meets or exceeds manufacturers specifications!
Lol . . . overkill for sure. I need to though because I am clumsy and rough with the warehouse thing . . . ;-)
Dear Boomer, the 30° angle also enhances the illusion of depth and perspective. Plus, it elongates the compressed building.
Yes indeed. 😉
This is going to be an interesting build to watch. I noticed that in your prints of the buildings you have what looks like vertical white lines evenly spaced. Is that on purpose of is there something up with your printer?
My printer sucks. I just bought it as well and it sucks. I see your point though. 😁😉
But what kind of master R U to do reallistics miniature wonders buddy
A having fun modeler . . . When the fun is over it all ends my friend. Cheers ~ Boomer.😁
Well , congratulations Bro ,nice job
Asking for a friend. Do you have cat hairs in your models?
Not really. I mean I see the odd one, but Dusty doesn't go up there much and when she does it's a short supervised stay. ;-)
I lost my artistic license for 12 months because I was drawing too fast.
Lol . . . ;-)