Recent content by Karl Osolinski

Hello fellas, I just finished this market yesterday. I scratch built it from photos of a market on the F&SM of George Sellios. It did take more time than I expected but most stuff usually does for me!! Karl Osolinski Berkley, MI Here is the first entry into "Gems". A collection of some of...

DiGiorgio Furniture Hello folks, I think this is my favorite FSM kit ever. Named after Clint Eastwood's partner in the Dirty Harry movies. Karl Osolinski Berkley, MI

Hi Ron, Thanks..... I was never really satisfied with the results of painting the metal roofing material - it just never looked right to me. Then I started using the chemical etchant (from Radio Shack) that gave it a nice texture but was not the color I wanted.....then I discovered dry paint...

Barzini Lumber Co. Hello, I did this Barnstead kit and then did not care for the layout that was suggested. I thought it was using up way too much real estate so I pushed the buildings much closer together to make a smaller scene. Karl Osolinski Berkley, MI

Hi Tom, Thanks. I draw a freehand sagging roof line till I get one that I like and then make a cardboard template of it. Then I use the template and draw around it on graph paper - now you have the shape of the side. I then make a frame of 4x4's glued onto the drawn lines - use super glue on...

Fanucci Flour Hello everyone, I just wanted to thank everyone for the nice comments I've received since posting photos of my models....thank you all very much and I'm glad that you are enjoying the photos. Well, since I hit the big 60 today, I'm going to take a break from building and maybe...

Hello jasbourre, I use a Sony 8MP, DSC 828. But, more importantly, the lighting is the critical ingredient for good table top photography. If you can set custom white-balance on your digital camera and work with a live histogram it makes it easier, but not mandatory. Just about any 3-5 MP...

Robert's Machinery Hello all, This is the FSM G. Wilikers....it's a big model but has some interesting lines. I replaced the big transformer in the front with a billboard scene. I added extra details and people that I have stashed away. Karl Osolinski Berkley, MI

Fresh Fish, sort of Hello, This is how my FSM Emporium Seafood ended up. I changed 2 of the buildings from shingle walls to board by board walls and sagged the roof on the long shed. Karl Osolinski Berkley, MI

Hot Rods at Big Lou's Hello folks, I really like this FOS structure....very tiny with loads of character. Lou, the owner, is really into cars so he is having his annual car show with BB-Q and live music. It looks like some hoods have arrived on Harleys and the big cop will be keeping an eye...

Hi Pat, No, the brick front wall is one of the pieces I used from the kit....I just colored it. Karl O.

Hi fellas, The way I do the peeling paint is pretty easy....here are the steps: 1) Apply base color on wood (I use Floquil Grime) 2) Dab on rubber cement with a stiff brush and let it dry for 15 minutes 3) Airbrush on the final color and let it dry a couple hours 4) Go over the wall...

More Scratch Built Stuff Hello fellas, I like signal towers and sheds so I just keep building them. These are a few of the towers I've done from different sources. The brick one started as an Atlas plastic kit that I added a wood platform, stairs and Victorian roof like the one George Sellios...

Gas Station Diorama Hello, This building started out as an Ed Fulasz kit. The only parts used from the kit are the base for the store and the brick front wall on the garage. All the walls were scratch built from Northeastern "aged" clapboard siding and the windows are from Tichy. I used the...

REA Warehouse Hello, This is a scratch built version of the old FSM Weary Willy's kit. It is built board by board from Kappler lumber. Cheers, Karl Osolinski Berkley, MI