StLCPfan Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 That's how talented Hillflyer is people. Spread the word throughout the enthusiast community, and maybe he can get some funding for future projects and to finish the Aeroplane model. This man is the Leonardo Da Vinci of roller coaster miniature model designers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted July 16, 2015 Author Share Posted July 16, 2015 ^^^ Aw shucks you are TOO kind. I show you some more! I went crazy looking for more photos I knew I had of my Traver Cyclone Station house model before I remembered they were print pictures in a box in my closet! The station house was the first thing I built for this project in 2000. I haven't seen these in years, some of these seems like last year. Throw back Thursday photos 2000-2002. Construction of my first model since 1985's Giant Dipper sectional. The last picture is of me and my dogs that I took yesterday before bringing the black one to the Humane Society for adoption. I remember when i took this one...it was the Sunday night before 9/11. I can't see it here, but the finished product had a figurine of the nurse in the station. Newly bought plywood that I used for the base. Traver's famous "trick track". The the track for this model was not quite as detailed as what I'm doing now. Finished product The famously heinous high drop into the figure 8, before the station is placed on top. Ziggy, Tim, Joey and Pepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Getting ready to add more decking. I played a strategic personal financial decision that enabled me to stock up on some supplies. Quantum leaps to be made in the near future. Transfer table area awaits decking. Floor joists added for crew deck support. The deck is added. It's a fine line between painting aging looking wood and a simply bad paint job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 Simply this is how I'm making the queue railings. I made a template, inserted painted plastic strips and non painted strips then I peel out using plastic card. I add the extras after. This is the same amount of slats per bay. I'm using pencils as the main roof support columns. Only six sides as opposed to eight ...the trade off is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 More station work. I was going to match the colors with the rest of the coaster but I wanted the station to have its own appeal too. When San Diego Giant Dipper shut down in 1976 its red white and blue station faded away. Since this the model will be based on the Giant Dipper restoration project, I incorporated a little of that in there. The station fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I love what your'e doing here, and though you may not get a lot of comments, know were all enthralled with what your doing! Also, the shots with the cars in the background make this look so amazingly real. You are doing an epic job on this model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 ^^^^ Thanks Freak, Literally ALL the comments thus far have been favorable and supportive. I couldn't want more than that. I'm surprised there aren't more questions actually. When I built the Traver Tri clone in 2000 nobody knew about it and I did a good job I think. But for every comment I do get, I'll post a previously unreleased photo or two. I'm still learning to be a good detail painter. I still have to touch up the paint on all this. Trying to make the maintenance house look weathered. Somehow taking pictures and enlarging them shows clearly every flaw. That forces me to be more microscopic with my detailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Trying to make the maintenance house look weathered. Somehow taking pictures and enlarging them shows clearly every flaw. That forces me to be more microscopic with my detailing. I think the 'flaws" help with the overall aesthetics, and create an even more authentic weathered look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 How I recreated the safety sign over the tunnel mouth. Saved the photo to my files. I'm glad it was a straight-on shot. Using Microsoft paint I painted over the letters in color and whitened the back. Cropped it. Copy/Pasted. Printed. Voila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 10, 2015 Author Share Posted August 10, 2015 I felt like keeping it small this weekend. Spent some time starting work on the ticket booth located at the stations front. The plans. It was the exact same design booth that stood at the San Diego Giant Dipper. Cut out all my parts and laid out tools. Trying to detail the grooves in the corner posts. I will add a screen and turnstile. I can't wait to build the roof. The Giant Dipper ticket booth. This remained in place until the early 70's. The Airplane ticket booth. Where as I think maybe the Giant Dipper booth was 4x4, the Airplane was 4x5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 Update on station construction. Exit stairs. Note the ticket booth Thhe The garage. I hate stair cases. Hard to build and this needs one obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G Force Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Station looks great so far, any estimation on when this will be completed? Its bound to be pretty close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 (edited) Station looks great so far, any estimation on when this will be completed? Its bound to be pretty close. Thanks. I can't believe i thought I was going to have this done last November. And then I said April. ETA is now next April. Here are a few photos of the station ceiling being built. Hollowing out the tip of a pencil that will serve as a support post for the roof The whole post to ceiling joists assembly is being test fitted Keep in mind, some of this is not glued yet. I'm just test fitting (so everything looks like it's just resting on something) Add the ceiling. The top of each post has been hollowed out and the red and white truss has a peg that slides in Edited August 19, 2015 by hillflyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 19, 2015 Author Share Posted August 19, 2015 Forgot to add photos of ticket booth assembly. Cocktail anyone? Close to done. Since, I have cleaned it up a little bit, added a support beam across the top of the cage and cut off the construction base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrt Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Wow, that ticket booth is so detailed! One of the neatest little details on the whole model. It's things like that which are really setting this model apart. The whole station is coming together really nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 First photo taken last April. Not much has changed with the overall look since I've been doing mostly the station house. I fucked up and the staircase from the upstairs office lands right on the transfer track. I had to tear the floor up as well as some track to recenter it. Floor is ripped up, I had messed up here too. It's fixed here, but before I had this all glued on the wrong side. I've been doing lots of these kinds of things lately. Looking out towards the station from inside the garage. Painted the stairs and some walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 I keep being amazed at the level of detail you put into this project! Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 More station photos. My staircase turned out nice I think. It's SO much better than the old one. Baby miče are now able to make it into the office/break room. I've been trying to make the station look old and abandoned so I like the photos of the debris scattered on the floor. I've also made temporary roof post stabilizers to keep them from leaning until its time to lock them in place. Remains of old staircase. I've been trying to make the station look old and abandoned so I like the photos of the debris scattered on the floor. I've also made temporary roof post stabilizers to keep them from leaning until its time to lock them in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted August 28, 2015 Author Share Posted August 28, 2015 I don't know what to call these red and white supports except huge-ass headers. I like to paint them after making them. Painting the red sticks before gluing was messier than just painting then afterwards. I aged the ceiling. Soon to add hardware like pipe conduits and lights etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 I made some grude tool to square the front portion od the station so i could a) keep the roof supports straight so I could b) best fit the main beams. Detailing the main roof columns. This is getting all like hard and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowspace Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Great model can't wait to see it finished i am working on making one out of popsicle sticks ill post up some pics in a few days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillflyer Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 I love long weekends. I love making a huge visual impact working on something easy in a short time. A roof support column before painting Laying out where the ceiling joists meet the header board so I can cut the slits After cutting out the shape of the ceiling from a sheet of plastic, I begin to add the box beams. Slipping through the 2x8 ceiling joists through the slits mentioned earlier. Flip it over and adding the roof trusses. Adding the actual roof. Laying the roofing across the curvy part. Behind the scenes of the drop tunnel. Reminds me of my set building days. The attic The front view Painted the roof that familiar institutional green. I love long weekends. My final ceiling joist pattern based on educated guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradox Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 hot damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowspace Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Wow The roof looks great , i also love how u made the flooring look so real. U are doing a great job keep it up . Paint looks great to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 I second that notion. Keep it up, it looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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