Thank you Bill!
George, sent you mail.
Tinplatetraincrazy posted:George, sent you mail.
Got it and sent you a reply.
I want to take my time with this project to get it right. Will keep folks updated on this thread. I hope to make some significant progress over the holidays.
George
I finished editing the photos and mocked them up in drafts this weekend.
I used these to check the fit and size. I will also use them as templates to cut the tin.
I bought some tin sheet at Menards. This is a large sheet for drip pans. The gauge is lighter than some of the ductwork sheets.
Next step is to print the photos on photo paper cut them and spray them with fixit.
George
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I did this on a PC without the benefit of Photoshop. I edited pictures in Paint 3D but they are sized and cropped in MS Powerpoint. I find that it is much easier to size the photos and print them correctly from PowerPoint.
George
Please keep us posted on your most excellent project! ☺
George, looks great! Off to a fantastic start! I see you chose the later version with the vertical shingle pattern! Horizontal or vertical looks great. Trickel has the casting for the chimney for the finishing touch. Please keep us posted here!
George, this seems like a cool project!
If you need anything done in Photoshop I have experience doing numerous reproduction prints for different restorations.
Bill Clay posted:George, looks great! Off to a fantastic start! I see you chose the later version with the vertical shingle pattern! Horizontal or vertical looks great. Trickel has the casting for the chimney for the finishing touch. Please keep us posted here!
Good to know on the chimney. I didn't see it in his catalog. Is this the top cap?
Thanks,
George
Hi George, yes he has the chimney top or cap. It isn’t showing in his catalog but should be available. Send him a email.
Hey George! Are those files available?
They’ll be available when I finish.
George
Great job George! Looks like a exceedingly nice copy of the original! Right down to the wood base like Ives made it. Please keep us posted on progress.
George,
Nice job. You should be happy how it turned out. What were you using for glue?
Tom
I’m using super glue. The photos need to be sealed with fix-it or a small amount of residue will damage the photo.
George
Looks great. Can't wait to see it finished!
Here is a Google Drive link to the files I used. Ives Powerhouse Folder
The PowerPoint has all of the files sized and ready to print on slides. I used HP Premium Plus Photo Paper, an HP inkjet printer, and Krylon Preserve It Gloss Spray. I printed the slides on the best quality setting with the printer set to Premium Plus paper and I used the borderless printing setting.
The chimney was a challenge. I would do it over, but I only have so much time to work on projects like these. I found a piece of heavy pipe that I cut to fit in the bottom of the chimney so it wouldn't fall over. I may still add a smoke unit, but the cotton batting works pretty well.
Merry Christmas!
George
