Robinson's Electric from South River Model Works - Build in HO Scale
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 เม.ย. 2021
- Watch as I build Robinson's Electric from South River Model Works in HO Scale. This is a challenging kit and a lot went wrong.
This kit was released in 2010 and is one of 450 produced. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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I would like to say thank you though I know I'm only discovering your channel very late and hope you get to read my comment. Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your videos and your builds. I don't think I'm exaggerating in saying that I probably enjoy your kit videos the most from every other channel. You take the opportunity to build up very nice, famous craftsman kits - and present to someone like me a good detailed review and understanding of the pro and cons of each kit and each manufacturer.
Frankly I really enjoy how your videos are long but have space to brief so that you're able to talk through your build and your thoughts of the construction.
As others have mentioned, I also take great comfort (and highly appreciate) of your frank comments and even your admission of mistakes. I think too often, social media presenters only present "finished products" or tops tips. Often when I'm building, I have a sense of "what the heck am I doing here?" Your videos teach me a lot but also give me great encouragement.
There was a point when for some reason I wanted to throw away my entire line of Vallejo washes but after seeing your videos, I've decided to give them a second try and they are working well - I honestly can't remember what my unhappiness was with them.
In any case, I wish you the best and the best of health.
I do hope you continue building and continue posting videos like these. They are really well done.
Thank you and best wishes from Singapore.
Thank you for the comments. I have taken a break from videos because of work but I hope to get back to them at some point when I have more time. I still have a stack of FSM kits. I like to think of my channel as a tribute to the craftsman kits. Most people will never have the opportunity to build them. I have great respect for the individuals who created them, but I do call out the problems and mistakes to help other people build them.
Great episode. I bought and built this model back in the late 1990's or early 2000's. First off the owners of the company retired back in 2016. They continued to sell off their kits through 2020. Any kits you can find now a days are after market sales. No new kits are being made.
Now as for my experience. Though I MAY have never stole products or service from former employers. it is possible that said employers photocopy machine MAY have jumped out in front of me during lunch or as I left work at the end of the day, and DEMANDED that I make copies of South River's floor plans, templates, and instructions. As I watched your problems I had to pause the video, go find the binder with my collection of copies, & Red Ink them with your solutions. Thank You.
Now I was adding interior floors and furnishing. So I had to cut floor plans for each and every level of the build. I think that is what gave me the insight to avoid the issue you were met with at the angled corners. I did back bevel those corners to match the various floor plans by taping the plan to the inside of the building while I was measuring the bracing the corners and interior or the walls. And yes I had some exterior decoration I had to do. The Stair side got studs and a rain spout. The dock side got vines and moss climbing the gap.
I must agree with you that should anyone attempt to purchase any South River kits after market they should first consider their own modeling abilities. These set are NOT for the beginner, novice, or maybe even intermediately experienced modelers. This is so problematic it should be marked "FOR CRAFTSMEN OR PROFESSIONALS ONLY".
My mistake...I built mine bake in the day before LED or Low Voltage Seed Light Bulbs. I had to use the old fashion Christmas Tree Lights. My cupola cough fire from the heat of the bulb. Luckily I was within reach. But out the smoking building. And with the saved instructions was able to rebuild it from scratch materials in my junk box. It stands today almost 2 decades from the original build.
~Jim
Wow, cool story. You should post a video
If you purchase a craftsman kit and copy the plans to keep for your own use and NOT for resale etc to personally profit from I for one do not see the problem. If you intend to make copies to sell in order to profit from the work of others. Yes that is a problem. One that makers of garage produced cast resin kits have faced.
I'm pretty impressed with how it turned out. I'm an HO scale modeler myself. I made 3 tunnel portals from plaster using molds I made from cardboard. I also made the original mainline tunnel portal abandoned, and filled it with dyed plaster rocks. Next to it I made a tunnel from plaster formed with crushed aluminum foil for a new mainline.
I passed on buying this kit simply because I couldn’t figure out where I would put it on the layout. Now I’m glad I did as I didn’t realize how the terrain changed front to back. You came up with great solutions to the problems you encountered in this build but that’s why it’s a craftsman kit. I find it a real short coming to use paper brick at this level of kit. Glad you up graded. I could feel your frustration and disappointment.
Great video as usual
End product was fantastic as usual. The stone footings look so much better than the paper brick, you were on the money with that decision.
Great work and I appreciate your straight shooting opinion.
The building came out great despite it's flaws. Two thumbs up for you and Buddy Guy
Another great video. I always learn something new watching your builds. Thanks for sharing. Dave
Thank you for the continued support
Despite the problems that you encountered during your build, that turned out pretty nice. Thanks for the video.....
That is quite built! The result is spectacular.
I've built three of their kits. They are exquisite kits, but...They are definitely for the advanced, experienced modeler. I would never recommend them for beginners. As nice as they are, I've never built them exactly as the kit was intended. I think that when you are building a structure at this level, that's understood.
One H of a build. Great job,I couldn't have done it.
Great build, Very realistic
Great job.....a blues fan..... I modeled this building in SketchUp from photos with the thoughts of recreating it in "O" scale.....
un gran pasatiempo,esto para nuestra aficion a los trenes HO es muy importante ya que podemos hacerlo nosotros mismos.
Admire your courage and perseverance on these builds! They thoroughly intimidate me and I probably will not even consider building one in my lifetime. But I enjoy your videos. Thanks.
Booter, Even if you just take on a craft model for the simple pride of saying, "I tried. 'Veni, Vidi, Vici.' " You have got to try it. There are thousands of wood or mixed medium kits available. Most are not as complicated, or incomplete, as assembled here there is a Craftsman kit for you.
I only gave you a thumbs down not as a critique but as an encouragement to try.
~Jim
Go back and watch my earlier videos of kits from Bar Mills or Fosscale models. They are way easier (and cheaper). There are only two wood kits that I have built where I did not make videos. The very first kit which was a first timers kit from Bar Mills and the Bar Mills Shack Pack which is also a great starter kit but was not an interesting video. That's it. You can actually watch all of my progress up to this kit. When you see the character that these wood buildings can have, even with simple paint jobs, you may never go back to plastic. Also, if I wasn't making a video, I probably would have quit this one. I don't know where I can put it!
Especially inspirational for noobs. Even the gifted, like you, encounter problems. 🌧️
I laughed when u glued 1 wall upside-down, I did that 2,but harder to fix and on another wall I put the windows in upside-down. Low sugar day. Good work.
Thanks, I have put windows in upside down before as well. In fact, I think it is in one of my videos, but I forget which one - one of the early ones.
Am I the only one that when building wood kits, I always build interior walls (including stairs) to make the building stronger? I always get a sense that not doing interior walls makes the model less realistic. Great video, kit looks nice, but massively complicated and restrictive as it has a diorama base.
While going back to South River model works website I noticed on the brick building the loading dock that doesn't line up he slants down and it looks very weird so that is because of the kit not a mistake you made
tell us how you really feel about the model lmao, But it came out great, nice work.
You are so spoiled for choice when it comes to original craftsmen model kits. Again, another lovely step by step, even with your errors which is a great inclusion, since you offer a guide for others to tackle. Love your paintwork and how you always have images which do depict age and run down. Can you sdvise do you use a mask when spraying acryllic paints? You used a cardboard box, I noticed, without a visible means of air extraction. Is that because you used acryllic. Maybe make a YT video showing us your kit etc for airbrushing would be a suggestion if stuck for making content. Anyway, thanks again, Mike
Thanks for the comments. My airbrushing setup is really just a box. I use a respirator/mask - the kind with replaceable filters. I don't use any special ventilation. It would be nice to have that so paint does not get all over the place, but I don't know where I would vent to as I am not near a window. I don't think acrylic paint is anywhere near as dangerous as enamel or lacquer, but still not good to breath it in large doses.
@@asdasx392 Thank you for the intelligent advice which is solid. I find myself in a similar situation with little ventilation but have a heavy duty mask by 3M which I use. Haven't ventured to using lacquers or enamel paints yet but if I do, I might have to go outside to do it, when the weather goes better. Take care and thanks, Mike