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A tribute in miniature
Witt Manufacturing (1/87 scale) is my scratchbuilt copy of one of the buildings in FOS Scale Models' "Printer's Row" kit. The corrugated metal came from Paper Creek (no longer in business); wood siding, tarpaper roofing, and brick pavement are from Clever Models. I used Photoshop to make the roofing lighter and more faded. The tall chimney is a soda straw wrapped in paper -- a printed metal texture from texturelib.com. Details come from Walther's and Fine Scale Miniatures. Windows and doors are from my digital parts bin.
The fire stair is basswood with railings from Caboose Industries and risers from Northeastern. I painted it medium green, weathered it with my alcohol-&-leather-die wash, and dry-brushed it with rust. The landing has an open grid made with mesh fabric. The walls and roofs of my scratch-built structures are 0.5mm card (cereal boxes) covered with texture papers and braced heavily inside with basswood and balsa. My friend Roger Witt was a member of our IPMS chapter in Oshkosh, WI and a skilled and prolific scale modeler who built railroad models for hire and mostly WWI aircraft for fun, casting and scratch-building lots of details as he went. I learned a lot of "tricks" from him. Roger passed away in 2020 and the IPMS chapter is holding a scale model contest in his memory. This is my entry.
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This is a splendid little build and a great way to remember him - thanks for doing this!
Chris
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Your imagination shows no sign of running out quite yet, Sakrison. Well done.
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Wow, that indeed looks magnificent! What a finely detailed building, with such realistic skin and weathering. Very well done sir!
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Lovely building.
I think the support columns on the first floor are reminiscent of the old west. Nice way to honor your friend. Mike |
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A great tribute and a very neat model.
Don |
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What a wonderful (and wonderfully made) tribute.
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Thank you for your comments!
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Incredible nice, small, and precise building!
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