This thread was started in September, 2023
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023 in O Scale Builds
Was just going to post these on the 3D details thread, but since I am going to build a blacksmith shop…I figured I’d start a new thread…the shop will sit right next to the Tractor repair shop…so here goes
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MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
Initial paint…no weathering…needs some touch ups…
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023 edited September 2023
Ok…have a few more…but they just don’t want to post for some reason…I’ll try later…it’s probably the 100 degree heat here in Jersey…but check out that grate…it’s unreal…Brett has made some really great prints here…
TomMich
September 2023
Great start on the foundry details.
KKarns
September 2023
initial detail works looks great Art! Look forward to seeing your shop come together.
Karl.A
September 2023
This is going to be a great scene Art, I look forward to following along.
Jerry
September 2023
MuddyCreekRR said:
Ok…have a few more…but they just don’t want to post for some reason…I’ll try later…it’s probably the 100 degree heat here in Jersey…but check out that grate…it’s unreal…Brett has made some really great prints here…
I sent you a message!
Nice start on the Blacksmith shop.
Jerry
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
Just ordered a book on blacksmithing methods and tools…I think it will be a good reference along with all the online info. I was also just at the Mystic Seaport and visited their extensive blacksmiths shop. I also have Alaire Village which has an active shop that I plan on a few visits to “get it right”…work continues…
Karl.A
September 2023
Research is a great tool in our modeling Art,
I’ll admit, unless something has lit a fire in me and I’m fully enthused I find it hard to do.
However, there is so much available these days it is easier than ever.
Learning is always good and research often turns up new and original ideas.
ALCO
September 2023
Would blacksmith equipment be out of place at, say, a shipyard?
Jerry
September 2023
ALCO said:
Would blacksmith equipment be out of place at, say, a shipyard?
I don’t think it would be.
Jerry
Robert.G
September 2023
Even if there isn’t a reason, I would invent one to put it on my diorama !!! 
brownbr
September 2023
Very nice setup.
vietnamseabee
September 2023
Let’s do some ‘smithing…well done
Terry
Dave_S
September 2023
Art,
Do you plan to tinker with the forge and add a fire in the box?
Later, Dave S Tucson, AZ
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
Dave, yes I already have a LED fire simulator for it…I plane to have a removable roof so all the tools and such will be visible…
And blacksmith skills would be needed in almost every industrial endeavor back it the 1800’s and early 1900’s.
I was just at the Mystic Seaport in Conn. and they had a rather large blacksmith’s shop…
Right now I’m working out a floor plan…waiting for the book I ordered…
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
I tried again to post a photo to no avail…
Karl.A
September 2023
Art, Email me the pic to jacksonpainter@hotmail dot com, I’ll see if I can see what the problem is.
Remember file size 175k or less and file name " .jpg " only …
.jpeg will not work.
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
I’ll do that…sometimes it works…sometimes no
Karl.A
September 2023
Art, the problem was the file size.
The first picture was 2mb, the second was 3mb. That is too big to post on the forums. I reduced the file sizes down to 160k for you, here are your pics for you.
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
Thanks…both photo’s are from the Mystic Seaport blacksmith shop. Gives you an idea of the tools and set up…plus that drill looks very familiar
admin
September 2023
Love the set of pics both your 3D Printed set progress and the MS shop photos… So much so see.
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
Brett…as I get the chance…I’ll put up a few more…I love finding mechanical stuff to model in situ…you get to see the colors, tones, grim and dirt…I also have a lot of machine shop photos from the East Broad Top shop and roundhouse that may be of interest with your up coming machine shop stuff…
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
A few more blacksmith photos…
Jerry
September 2023
Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Jerry
TomMich
September 2023
Great pictures! Lots of ideas here.
KKarns
September 2023
Wonderful pics Art…I’m getting close to working my blacksmith details up for my current build.
RayK
September 2023
Yes, thank you for the photos - I did look up the Mystic Lake Blacksmith Shop on-line and it led me to this website.
Mysticseaport dot org/explore/village/shipsmith/
Alco asked “Would blacksmith equipment be out of place at, say, a shipyard?”
Interesting that this link actually calls it a Shipsmith Shop, so it should fit nicely in a shipyard.
For what it’s worth.
admin
September 2023
Love that, “Shipsmith Shop”! Thanks for the info Ray.
ALCO
September 2023
Looks like my Shipyard is going to have a shipsmith shop! (Say that fast 3 times)
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
Ken was saying he is modeling slow…well…so am I…been working on a diorama for our upcoming fall meet in Mid Hudson…our On30 group…(I’ll post a photo)…here are a few shots of some progress. A little rust added here and there…not much as this is a busy blacksmith…some more weathering will get done as I build the structure and set up the shop…
This is the diorama…it’s a fire scene that will have a fire train, along with a full crew of woodland firefighters from the 1930’s era…
The forge will have an LED fire simulator once installed on the concrete floor of the structure that will house the blacksmith and fabricator’s shop…and I am building a rack for all the hammers and such…
brownbr
September 2023
I’m drawn to that little bridge. I like it.
MuddyCreekRR
September 2023
Have to add in the creek water yet…
ALCO
September 2023
Nice work on both projects! Standing by for updates as things mature.
EmeryJ
September 2023
Loving the landscape work here sir. This is going to look really cool when the train arrives!!
TomMich
September 2023
Great work on both the blacksmith equipment and the fire scene.
CarlLaskey
September 2023
The ground work is very well done a neat little spot in the woods. …Carl…
KKarns
September 2023
Wonderful details Art and the diorama scenic work looks great! Look forward to seeing more.
Karl.A
September 2023
Great work on the scene Art, coming together beautifully. The details are really well done.
Robert.G
September 2023
This will be a great diorama. One can see it already !!!
MuddyCreekRR
October 2023
Thanks for all the good comments…working on the fire cars now…
Jerry
October 2023
Nice looking diorama!
Jerry
RayK
October 2023
Both the details and the diorama are nice, can’t wait to see the fire cars.
MuddyCreekRR
October 2023
Been distracted as of late…but here’s a photo of the fire diorama taken at the Mid Hudson On30 meet last weekend…
MuddyCreekRR
October 2023
I’ll post a few more detailed ones in a bit…
MuddyCreekRR
October 2023
I know this is the blacksmith build thread…and yes it is slowly progressing…I’m scratch building the structure…again…distracted…soon…
KKarns
October 2023
Nice looking dio Art, well played!
MuddyCreekRR
October 2023
Thanks Ken…I still have work to do on the water tank car…found a better water pump…and need to run the steam lines from the loco to the car to power the car…more photos tomorrow…and I taking a que from you for my blacksmith area…I may stay with the tractor repair now…it may make thing easier…
Jerry
November 2023
Very nice diorama Art. Great scenery and cars.
Jerry
CarlLaskey
November 2023
Very nice art…Carl…
TomMich
November 2023
Turned out very nice!
MuddyCreekRR
November 2023
just a few more details to do…then it will be done…then on to the Blacksmith stuff…
randyp
November 2023
Art, I think the caboose looks a little to clean for a fire fighting train. also where are the glowing coals that still need to be extinguished? great looking dio. Randy
MuddyCreekRR
November 2023
No weathering has really been done yet…soot will appear soon…and the pile of logs does have a “glow”…but the button battery was dead when I took these…once I get the chalk working and a new battery…I’ll do a video…then it’s on to my mini module layout with a bunch of SW structures including the Blacksmith…
EmeryJ
November 2023
This is just an excellent scene Art. So cool.
Karl.A
November 2023
Looking great art, the composition and layered scenery elements are really bringing this all together so well.
brownbr
November 2023
Great idea with the burnt out area
Robert.G
November 2023
What a nice diorama you’ve build Muddy !!!
MuddyCreekRR
November 2023 edited November 2023
Thanks Robert…I made it to showcase my friends figures he 3D printed…I also just had to build a fire train…I’ve done some additional work to it…some photos will follow…I’ve been working on the blacksmith shop as of late…