In-ko-pah RR: Another brick building, 1/24th scale

[petros]

Hey, don't tell me its a model! You surely went to some small town, found an old street and made a photo, did you? Just WOW!

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks, Leon and Petros!

[TRM]

LOL...pretty sure you're not going to bore anyone around here my friend!! Not to be too blunt, your s*it is just total fun to see!! LOL!! Always something new and amazing to see with you updates!! At least that's my take
on it!!

[Foenetik]

amazing work. and theres no way you could bore us. also its pretty bad @ss you are able to scribe bricks in a waiting room while someones getting a procedure. Youre a superstar in my book haha

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks bunches for the kind words, guys!

[kaytermarram]

Absolute simply amazing! With your sills I would love to see you doing some kind of modern labor with tons of electronic equipment, just the way like in those RESIDENT EVIL games. And I scupt the figures, hehe!

Frank

[madairbrush]

The level of details in your work is unbelievable. You make really art. I wish, I could make such good dioramas, like you. Great job!

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks!

Just for fun, here's a pic of me in front of the railroad:

[deafpanzer]

That's great picture of you and your huge collection! You definitely have a HUGE passion for this!!!

[Wes]

Ray

I follow your work on a couple of other forums. Always love seeing your updates.

Cool selfie by the way.

[Foenetik]

i never realized this was outdoors, i just assumed you had perfected natural light indoors. so i went to your site (yay google). wow. what an undertaking! its amazing. amazing. ahhhh-maaaaay-ziinnnnng. i noticed the foundation and such was mostly concrete and rock but with the buildings, does weather fight you?

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks!

Yes, weather is always an issue outdoors. Here in sunny San Diego the two biggest problems are the sun, which causes UV damage (fading paint, brittle plastic); and the occasional small hail in winter, which tends to wear of paint on upper surfaces and can damage some of the more delicate plastic plants.

But I'm defenseless in the battle of model vs nature. I've learned which materials and paints hold up best to sun, rain and hail. I also coat almost everything with Krylon UV-resistant clear and that makes a big difference in protecting against UV damage.

[BJ---Rest In Peace]

Amazing Work.

[Ray Dunakin]

I've started making the interior details for the barbershop, beginning with the chair. The base of the chair is made from a cast-resin metal lampshade I bought at the club swap meet a few years ago. I sanded down the rim of the shade, then filled the underside with epoxy putty:






The chair itself was made from various bits of Sintra PVC foam board, plus some styrene strips, and detailed with nut/bolt/washer castings from Grandt Line:






That's it for now, more later.

[Leon]

WOW!!!! The chair is awesome looking Ray.

[madairbrush]

Unbelievable. Looks like a chair from a kit, you have bought. I can not believe, you make all these beautiful little things by yourself. Masterclass!!!

Cheers Matt

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks, Leon and Matt!

[kaytermarram]

Absolute stunning! It is always a pleasure to watch you build this stuff, it looks so top notch I could forget all areound. Real great work here, the chair is truely amazing!

Frank

[S e r z h--Rest In Peace]

Look at this construction site and admire the ability to create a small world!!!
Painstaking work with minor (seemingly) little things make its truly alive.
The impression that I look at the present building. Looked with great pleasure

Ray - good luck!

[coro69]

always very inspiring looking at your creative creations... keep on...

[Wes]

Ill have a short back and sides please mr barber.

Fantastic work Ray.

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks guys!

Since I finished the chair, I've been too busy with "real life" stuff to get any modeling done. And already-full schedule for the week ahead just got busier thanks to our refrigerator deciding that now would be a good time to start making Really Bad Sounds.