discussion Joe's 1/22 Artesania Latina San Francisco Cable Car

[flyjoe180]

Fantastic work Joe, it's really coming along a treat.

Thanks Ian

Joe

just caught up on this. Have to say it looks absolutely stunning!

Very well done.

Andrew

Thank you Andrew

Great work on the roof. Looks fantastic.

Cheers Tim

I used to think it was a cool word, when I thought it was pronounced with 4 syllables: "cle-ress-tor-y", but now I know it's pronounced "clear-story" it doesn't seem so cool! This model is however really cool!
Pete

Thanks Peter. And now I too know how to pronounce it :smiling3:

This is really top drawer stuff.
Great S.B.S. and excellent photos too.

Thanks for being so thorough, Joe.

Thank you for the comment Ron

 

[flyjoe180]

Garden chores complete, I managed to squeeze some build time into my life. We left off with the roof construction being completed.

First I filled and sanded the roof, followed by a primer coat. I also prepped the roof sign boards.




The interior got a coat of white. All paint will be gloss varnished once painting is complete. I have discovered that house acrylic paint sprays nicely with water, saving me a fortune in model paint. It also covers really well. I used it as a primer for the top yellow surfaces. The windows and gaps are blanked off with tape so the yellow top colour doesn't get inside too much.


First coats of yellow. I think if I did this again I'd get hold of a rattle paint spray can. Getting tired of cleaning the airbrush (or lazy).


Two coats in, I attached the sign boards. I might also attach the light fittings. It will be easier to paint them in situ on the roof, and prevent damage to my yellow from CA glue.


That's it for now, a brief update which doesn't really show the time it has taken to get this far with the roof, but the result I hope will be worth it.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Joe. Very nice I like working with those wood kits now and then

 

[flyjoe180]

Joe. Very nice I like working with those wood kits now and then

Thanks Lee. This is a first for me, and I have to say, whilst I am looking forward to doing something in plastic again, it has been rather enjoyable and I'll be doing more in the future.

 

[Lee Drennen]

Joe. I’ve found out plastic is more forgiving than wood but still like to work with it

 

[Mini Me]

Joe, for a first timer you have done a Masterful job so far. Keep it up.
Rick H.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Nice to see this moving along again. Roof finish is good, especially being all yellow which is hard at the best of times.

 

[Ralph]

Loving it Joe :smiling3:.

 

[Steve Brodie]

This is going to look stunning when finished.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Joe
You really are making a great job of this. It will be stunning when complete.
Jim

 

[Neil Merryweather]

I'm enjoying this build ,Joe.
I enjoyed travelling on the real thing a few times

 

[adt70hk]

Garden chores complete, I managed to squeeze some build time into my life. We left off with the roof construction being completed.

First I filled and sanded the roof, followed by a primer coat. I also prepped the roof sign boards.




The interior got a coat of white. All paint will be gloss varnished once painting is complete. I have discovered that house acrylic paint sprays nicely with water, saving me a fortune in model paint. It also covers really well. I used it as a primer for the top yellow surfaces. The windows and gaps are blanked off with tape so the yellow top colour doesn't get inside too much.


First coats of yellow. I think if I did this again I'd get hold of a rattle paint spray can. Getting tired of cleaning the airbrush (or lazy).


Two coats in, I attached the sign boards. I might also attach the light fittings. It will be easier to paint them in situ on the roof, and prevent damage to my yellow from CA glue.


That's it for now, a brief update which doesn't really show the time it has taken to get this far with the roof, but the result I hope will be worth it.

I've seen someone else spray house paint online. I slightly recoiled initially but it worked well as your say.

 

[flyjoe180]

I haven't had much time to build lately, but have made progress and we are on the home stretch.

Those lights I mentioned. I decided to paint them prior to fitting to the roof. First a coat of black, then gloss orange for the front lights, and gloss red for the rear facing lights. Thank goodness for the Mr Hobby Almighty mini clips. One of the best little investments I made.



I then fixed two of each to the front and rear of the roof, and to the lower body.



And in true form I knocked two off the roof, resulting in paint damage so it was back to the paint booth and an aggressive coat of yellow. All fixed up and the white touched up from overspray inside.



Next session will involve a gloss varnish inside and out for the roof and positioning the bell. Once that is dry I will fit the interior roof glazing, followed by a session of decal placement and strategic varnishing to protect them.

I also have a solid plan for a display base. More soon, thanks for checking in.

 

[Mini Me]

Getting there Joe......I'm glad you are considering a display case, this build is just too beautiful to get chucked up on a shelf to get all dusty. Your skill and craftsmanship deserve to be protected and preserved. :thumb2:
Rick H.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Beautiful work Joe. These last touches are bringing it home....great stuff!

 

[Jim R]

Coming on a treat Joe. You're really making a fine job of this.
Jim

 

[flyjoe180]

Getting there Joe......I'm glad you are considering a display case, this build is just too beautiful to get chucked up on a shelf to get all dusty. Your skill and craftsmanship deserve to be protected and preserved. :thumb2:
Rick H.

Thanks Rick. I'm creating a base for it, and it will sit inside a TV cabinet inside, turns out the missus likes it! :thumb2:

Beautiful work Joe. These last touches are bringing it home....great stuff!

Cheers Tim, nearly there :thumb2:

Coming on a treat Joe. You're really making a fine job of this.
Jim

Thank You Jim, glad you like it :thumb2:

 

[flyjoe180]

I gave the roof a few coats of gloss varnish. Once the coats of varnish were dry, I cut sections of clear acetate to size and glued them into position using PVA.


Then I added that wee bell to the front of the roof. Ding ding.


Next I applied the various decals. I had reservations about these decals, but they went on fine using normal techniques and Humbrol's Decalfix.

The roof side boards:


The rear board:


The front:


Various tiny external and internal decals (ignore the roof bad fit, it's just resting on the body for now):


A few previews. Pretty happy with the colour match between the side number decals and the wine red I used:






If you wanted to leave it there, the build is technically complete. You would just have to add the two sets of bogies and you're done.

But I am going to spend some time creating a base for it, especially to accommodate that section of grip that protrudes below the cable car. Hopefully I can create a street surface, with a groove for the cable and some rails.

Thanks for looking, it's been a long build and I know it takes time to read through all these posts. Stay tuned for the base and reveal, hopefully before Christmas! Until then, keep safe everyone and keep building.

 

[papa 695]

That looks great Joe, fantastic work. looking forward to seeing the base and the grand reveal.

 

[Mini Me]

Hi Joe, an extraordinary job on this work of art Sir. I'm quite certain that you will create a fitting base display this beauty. If it were mine, I think I would try my hand at a turntable base like the one down at Fisherman's Wharf ..........that way I could rotate it to view it from different angles as well as add a little more history to an already historic model. Cheers, Rick H.