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TIPS

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BY

DAVE

FRARY

PROVEN

TECHNIQUES

for

improving

kits

WOOD

PLASTIC

METAL

PLASTER

ABOUT

THE

AUTHOR

35

years

of

active

model

railroading

Dave

Frary

finds

his

enthusiasm

for

the

hobby

remains

as

strong

as

ever.

Dave

is

best

known

for

articles

co-authored

with

Kalmbach

editor

Bob

Hayden

and

for

hundreds

of

After

almost

photos

that

have

appeared

in

and

on

the

covers

of

MODEL

RAILROADER,

Railroad

Model

Craftsman,

CLASSIC

TOY

TRAINS,

GREAT

MODEL

RAILROADS,

and

many

other

publications.

Several

of

Dave's

best

photos

appear

in

the

Kalmbach

book,

A

TREASURY

OF

MODEL

RAILROAD

PHOTOS.

His

popular

HOn2

?

layout,

the

Carrabasset

&

Dead

1

River

Ry.,

had

large

portions

destroyed

by

a

flood

several

years

ago.

Dave

is

now

working

on

plans

and

models

based

upon

the

Maine

seacoast.

for

his

seventh

layout,

A

native

of

the

Boston

area,

for

photographer

Dave

has

worked

as

the

National

Aeronautics

and

Space

is

a

Administration

(NASA),

as

an

audiovisual

technician,

and

as

an

Apple

computer

repairman.

All

Dave's time

now

divided

between

Blue

Ribbon

Models

and

lobster

fishing.

His

other

interests

include

fishing,

cooking,

and

travel.

222

TIPS

FOR

BUILDING

MODEL

RAILROAD

STRUCTURES

MODEL

RAILROAD

HANDBOOK

NO.

34

BY

DAVE

FRARY

Introduction

1.

PHOTOS

BY

THE

AUTHOR

2

Getting

started

with

the

right

tools

4

Where

2

3.

to

find

kit

products

instructions

10

11

Tricks

with

Working

with

wood

and

paper

and

kitbashing

13

21

4.

Plastic

structure

tricks

5.

Tips

for

6.

7.

using

metal

castings

for

plaster

buildings

24

26

31

Techniques

Roofing

ideas

8.

Painting

9.

techniques

38

44

51

Weathering

techniques

and

formulas

10.

About

adhesives

11.

Tips

on

detailing

54

64

Index

KALMBACH

Originally

published

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1989

by Blue

Ribbon

Models.

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1992

by

James

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in

book

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not

be

reproduced

in

part

or

in

whole

without

in

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permission

from

the

publisher,

except

the

case

of

brief

quotations

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in

reviews.

Published

by

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U.S.A.

Kalmbach

Publishing

Co.,

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Crossroads

Circle.

P.O.

Box

1612.

Waukesha. Wl

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Printed

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Dave.

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building

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Introduction

THIS

BOOK

IS

a

collection

of

my

ture-building

tips

and

modeling

favorite struc-

techniques,

tech-

own

techniques

long,

I'll

as

you

continue

to

build.

Before

be

reading

your

book!

niques

developed

during

more

than

30

years

of

craftsman

kit

building.

Some

of

the

tips

will

help

you

as

you

start

a

modeling

project;

others

will

help

you

through

complicated

building

steps.

And

many

others

provide

painting,

finishing,

and

detailing

techniques

to

help

you

show

off

to

best

advantage.

all

JUST

A

LITTLE

MODELING

PHILOSOPHY

As

you

build

more

and

more

craftsman-type

you'll

kits

your

hard

work

GETTING

STARTED

WITH

CRAFTSMAN

KITS

Plastic

kits

can

provide

every

nut

but

they

can't

provide

the

simulated

wood

grain

invisible

item

that

comes

in

the

box

with

most

craftsman

kits:

real

modeling

satisfaction.

That's

exactly

what

craftsman

kits

are

about.

If

you're

reading

this

book

you've

probably

already

sampled

craftsman-type

kits.

If

you

haven't,

these

slightly

—

and

bolt

—

even

develop

a

personal

set

of

rules

to

apply

to

all

your

structures.

Everybody

has

a

different

philoso-

phy,

just

as

everyone

builds

kits

differently.

The

rules

I

follow

result

from

a

desire

to

build

complete

scenes

that

capture

the

look

and

feel

of

prototype

scenes:

Often

my

models

are

more

caricature

than

board-by-board

copies

of

the

real

thing.

My

nine

rules

are:

more

complex

kits

will

open

a

whole

new

world

of

modeling

pleasure

for

you.

There's

a

lot

of

gratification in

taking

a

box

full

of

wood

sticks,

met-

al

or

plastic

castings,

cardboard,

and

sundry

other

materials

and

assembling

them

into

an

attractive

model

one

that

won't

fit

back

in

the

box!

Even

if

you

don't

have

the

space

(or

the

urge)

to

build

a

layout

right

now,

you

can

have

a

lot

of

fun

and

"bank

time,"

by

building

a

closet

full

of

crafts-

man

structures,

saving

them

until

the

day

when

you

can

plunk

them

down

on

your

layout.

Don't

be

afraid

to

depart

from

the

instruc-

tions

when

you've

got

a

good

reason

to

do

so

©

Model

only

what

you

can

see

©

Don't

spend

time

on

interior

detail

except

window

curtains

and

shades

O

Structure

models

don't

have

to

be

exact

©

Think

of

your

models

in

terms

of

the

scenes

they

will

be

part

of,

not

as

individual

buildings

©

Don't

worry

if

everything

doesn't

turn

out

perfect

O

—

©

Don't

use

same

set

of

techniques

on

every

structure

©

Weather

everything

(but

not

the

same

way)

©

Above

all,

try

to

capture

the

flavor of

the

structure

and

its

surroundings.

YOUR

FIRST

CRAFTSMAN

STRUCTURE

craftsman

kit

you

build

shouldn't

be

your

largest

or

most

expensive.

Instead,

choose

a

small

project,

and

if

you're

in

the

mood

for

advice,

choose

the smallest

Campbell

kit

that

you

like.

The

reason

for

this

is

the

instructions.

Campbell

instructions

have

been

among

the

best

craftsman

kit

directions

for

as

long

as

I

can

remember.

They

will

get

you

going

and

keep

you

going

with

out

undue

beginner

first

HOW

TO

USE

THIS

BOOK

organized

and

indexed

this

book

so

it

can

serve

as

your

general

kit-building

reference.

It's

a

tool

to

help

you

build

models

better,

and

that

means

it's

not

meant

to

be

read

from

cover

to

cover

like

a

novel.

Instead,

it's

a

book

for

thumbing

and

browsing

and

ready

reference.

For

example,

if

you're

starting

a

wood

kit

with

plastic

doors

and

windows

and

the

instructions

tell

you

to

paint

the

windows

first,

look

up

"Window

and

door

castings"

and

"Painting

plas-

tic"

in

the

index,

and

see

if

you

can

use

some

of

my

techniques

to

make

the

job

easier.

I

hope you

enjoy

this

book

and

I

hope

you'll

use

it

to

have

more

fun

building

structures.

I've

The

frustration.

After you've

completed

a

simple

Campbell

kit

move

on

to

a

bigger

project,

one

that

will

continue

build-

ing

your

confidence

and

introduce

you

to

more

advanced

construction

and

finishing

techniques.

Every

craftsman

kit

will

teach

you

new

techniques

soon

you'll

be

a

pro,

making

up and

refining

your

—

—

T)AV£

Pete

Laier's

HO

Arcadia

Northern

fea-

tured

a

superb

mix

of

craftsman-type

and

plastic

structures,

as

well

as a

healthy

dollop

of

eye-catching

waterfront

atmosphere.

(Left)

Dave

Frary

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