HO/HOn3 Kit 106 - the Shipyard at Foss' Landing

 

all photographs copyright Brett Gallant

the Shipyard at Foss' Landing
Limited Run Kit 106
$310 each plus shipping

 

This kit redefines what is possible in HO Scale
everything pictured is included except scenery and track

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Study the photographs carefully and take in all the detail.
Remember, this is an 18" x 17" HO Scale diorama!
Like all SierraWest kits, all four sides are highly detailed.
Good luck choosing the view you like best!

Designing and producing kits in both HO and O Scale gives me a unique perspective.
I was tired of using the same techniques and construction methodology
that I had used since I was ten years old. It was time for a fresh look and feel.
I found that I could incorporate a superior level of detail and realism
into the construction of the Shipyard using O Scale techniques and influences.
In fact, it was quite easy and very satisfying; just look at the results.
The Shipyard represents an evolution in HO Scale kit design and production.
The Shipyard is the first HO Scale kit ever produced with the heart and soul of O Scale!
There are so many features about the Shipyard that makes this kit unique... read on.

 

The most important new element is the way the castings are provided. Notice how effectively the clutter is integrated into the diorama, not merely placed around or on top. This is achieved by using individual single crates, barrels, and pieces of junk and clutter. Instead of a single large casting comprised of 8 crates stacked together, the Shipyard comes with eight individual crate castings so you create your own stacks. It is much faster and easier to paint the individual crates giving each unique character through dry brushing and chalk weathering. You add your own personality to each stack in the way you arrange and glue them together. They can be stacked in ways that a single large casting could never be produced. Leaning and off balance crates are more interesting than a simple straight stack! Look at the crate piles and see what I mean. Extend this new methodology over the entire diorama and you see how this fundamental change in modeling philosophy dramatically improves the level of detail and realism.
But the innovation doesn't stop here...

 

The ship under construction is simply a stunning detail. I have always used the laser cut components in my kits in such a way as to aid the modeler, not to replace. The ship is no exception. The keel and ribs are laser cut plywood and chipboard laminated together to create a strong and realistic appearing composite. The scaffolding, planking, gangways, and bracing elements are all stripwood. This combination creates a natural appearing scene with the realistic feel I wanted to achieve. Modeled after Dave Revelia's award winning diorama, the ship under construction is the reason the diorama exists; so it better be great!
The weathering and coloring methods are new too. They're really very fast and simple to perform and solvent free! How did I ever get along without this technique?
It works equally well on all materials so you can match the weathering between wood walls, paper shingles, resin castings, etc...
Online video tutorials walk you step by step through the construction of the main building including weathering, window and door construction, shingling the main roof, etc...

 

Extra time was spent detailing the main roof. Notice the way the shingle rows are staggered prototypically along with the addition of a realistic cap, flashing, fascia, and rafter details. Thanks to Nick Ogden for his technical expertise in making sure these were correct. In HO Scale extra details are easily overlooked. When added together they really enhance the appearance. It's that sum of the parts rule. Once again laser technology is used to create jigs and fixtures that aide in the construction. The laser cut roof is self-adhesive with each row peeled back one at a time. This makes adding the shingle strips straight and even quite simple. All you have to do is butt the shingle strip against the next row of adhesive backing to line it up. Nothing is faster or more effective, weathering ties it all together.

 

Just some of the Shipyard Features:
• Large realistically detailed main building constructed board on board from a laser cut core
• Laser cut doors and windows - They don't look like they're laser cut!
• Office and warehouse sitting upon a large wharf with track and loading docks
board on board clapboard (made easy I promise...)
• Storage yard with large table saw annex and shed
• Separate siding for lumber delivery
• A second wharf with storage shed and large barge derrick
• Ship under construction with planking, gangways, and scaffolding
• Tons of famous SierraWest resin and metal details to junk and clutter the scene - no skimping here - only the best and I mean loads of small details too
• Cast resin brick and stone retaining walls create the pit for the ship to sit in
• The usual assortment of laser cut goodies, templates, and our wonderful manual
• New simplified weathering techniques for the wood and metal castings
(the results speak for themselves...)
• Online video tutorials will walk you through the construction of the main building

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(or call Brett at 972-618-5563)

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the Shipyard at Foss' Landing
Limited Run Kit 106
$310 each plus shipping