East Side Lumber Co.
September 2025 edited September 2025 in O Scale Builds
Mail Call: The kind of work I want to come in to!
Great looking kit, and packed very well as always. Todays lunch reading will be going over the manual, then hopefully construction will begin very soon.
Thank you Brett for another amazing kit and great service!
Comments
KKarns
September 2025
All right Aaron! You scored a great kit there and look forward to seeing what you do with it.
MuddyCreekRR
September 2025
I still haven’t started a thread yet…busy cutting blanks for the laser to burn up at Mid-Hudson…maybe tonight…
TomMich
September 2025
Looking forward to see what you have in store for us. look forward to getting my kit and build along.
East Side Lumber Co.
October 2025
After looking through the instructions, I decided to jump in and start the Mack truck. With some other surprises planned for the mill build, I feel a service truck will work better rather than just a flatbed, so after digging out a few other Sierra West boxes of bits, a mockup has been created.
I hope to start painting some of the parts today and then get a better feel for the overall layout/look. stay tuned…
KKarns
October 2025
Nifty idea Aaron. Highlights the versatility & utility of those gorgeous SWSMs 3D prints…
East Side Lumber Co.
October 2025
splashed a little color on lunch today to get a feel for it. the truck body looks bright due to lighting, but is a flat white that will get grunged a bit and some rusting. Colors could change some, we’ll see once its back on the bench.
admin
October 2025
Looking forward to your build, your weathering is always so well done. Love the idea of the flat bed load, especially the air compressor. That’s exactly what I had in mind when the sleds were added.
East Side Lumber Co.
October 2025
Thanks Brett, I hope I can do this one justice.
Colors are on and first layers of grunge put in, now for the detail weathering. The wood deck still needs worked over some, as well as some detailed painting on compressor. The frame had a slight warp when I started, but didn’t realize how bad it got during the painting process till I had it together (what I get for leaving it sit in the sun to paint and dry for a bit lol). But rather than try straightening it, I think I’ll “weld” some patches on each side to look like a bent/broken frame happened at some point and they just pieced it back together.
KKarns
October 2025
Love that last shot Aaron! That compressor, with its awesome detail, looks great sitting on the Mac. I like the light color used on the Mac as well. Turning out to be a nifty piece.
East Side Lumber Co.
October 2025
Thank you Ken, quite an honor coming from the master. I plan to tackle the compressor tonight as far as weathering to make things pop, but loving how it looks on this. Spent my lunch break adding some dirt to the tires and some dry brushing and scrapes around a few areas. Starting to come together.
Jim M
October 2025
Very well done. That head on shot is a money shot, so cool. Great job.
TravisS
October 2025
Looking good!
MuddyCreekRR
October 2025
Looking great Aaron…bring it up to Mid-Hudson so I can get a closer look see…
East Side Lumber Co.
October 2025
Thanks everyone. Art, will do, hope to finish it up there as I haven’t had much time to work on it as of late.
Mountaingoat
October 2025
That Mack truck is looking great.
Rick
East Side Lumber Co.
November 2025
Been slow with progress lately with life and all, but chipped away a little more on the service truck this past weekend. Gonna take some scrap wood and make a box around the goods in the back.
With a lot of inspiration from the farm going into the build, I decided to add a little touch here as well. Any tractor or running equipment, whether in the shed or not, had an old coffee can covering the stack at grandpa’s place, so instead of adding a rain cap like I was planning to the compressor, I decided to dig out one of Brett’s cans and paint it up to cover it. Hope to button this up and get onto the mill this weekend 
glandesjr
November 2025
Hi Aaron:
Your truck looks great and I really like the compressor. I like the color you also chose for the body. Very well done. Thanks.
TravisS
November 2025
Really nice! All the colors you chose really create an eye catching model and the weathering brings them all together.
Kevin L
November 2025
Nice job.
Mountaingoat
November 2025
Today I was following a pickup towing a small trailer that was wagging the dog. He had a welder behind the axle so the weight placement was causing the problem. You have mounted the compressor forward so you still have weight on the front tires. Sorry, I’m an engineer and notice this stuff.
You have done an incredible job on this truck. Lost of interest to catch the eye…Rick
KKarns
November 2025
Nice touch Aaron! This piece just keeps getting better. Love the boots.
kebmo
November 2025
looks excellent!