The Slum Landlord Revisited | Boomer Diorama ~ # 285

[@sylwitcha5325]

Thats awesome! You need a bike for one

[@boomerdiorama]

Great idea!👍

[@Vman7757]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks for watching!

[@derz-crackmodellbahnvideosinsp]

The process for finishing an creative, unique object is for us crazy modelers really a bit like a never ending story, but that's the real fun! We always think about how to realize more detail by searching therefor possibilities, and realizing our last 5% of crazy seaming ideas to get happy are the "Pure CHALLENGE and JOY" THANKS ,Olli

[@boomerdiorama]

You welcome!

[@derz-crackmodellbahnvideosinsp]

@@boomerdiorama Same to you :-) " 🤝 " ... Allgäu greetings from an, since already more than 50 years now, Z-scale hooked man. 😁 😇 My currently preffered used three words for highly creative model building, gladly 😭 friends of mine treat me bad for sharing those: "JUST BOOM IT " ... Anyway CHEERS and HAPPY MODELING, crazy Olli

[@mattforte1619]

The local contractor accepts single malt as payment, your killing me Boomer had me in tears and the TV comment topped it off !! Love your work Mate , personally gives me the inspiration to get my backside into the studio...

[@boomerdiorama]

Lol . . . I love all the possibilities of some real world stories. ;-)

[@davecrosson5018]

On first glance, I thought the guy in the window was flipping me off haha! Actually, at first glance I thought this was a photo of the prototype! Which is a testament to your amazing skill. Love the quote from the Word too! ;)

[@boomerdiorama]

I have learned over the years that a great deal of realism can be achieved through paint alone. The challenge is trying to apply paint on a 3D model as I would on a flat canvas. Much in the same way as "thin" layers are built up over process with the true color being the underlying base layer. Cheers and thanks for sharing!

[@JeffRichBLET129]

Plants! Tomatoes , peppers and such in pots. The dichotomy of green against the squalor would pop!

[@boomerdiorama]

;-)

[@randygates364]

You really made the building pop! Remind me of my college days. The deck above me housed a bird feeder. The seed would drop down to the ground and attract rats! Perhaps something of that nature would work on the slum landlord. Pretty minute though.

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds great!

[@ISAACBATENBURG]

Nice addition!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks!

[@michaelimpey1407]

Boomer, the fire escapes do just finish the scene off. I find I will complete a building, and then over time look at it, and compare to what my prototype was, and then add little details to just complete it, it makes a great difference. Thank you again for sharing, and cheers, stay safe, Michael

[@boomerdiorama]

This is why I only use the prototype as a start and then expand out from there. Art embellishes the scene to make it more interesting. I mean, this is why we build model railroads - to create our own world as we would like to see it. ;-)

[@rwissbaum9849]

Great episode! On the fire escapes: potted plants, bicycles, charcoal braziers, lawn chairs...

[@boomerdiorama]

Love it!

[@rwissbaum9849]

@@boomerdiorama You're too kind. After I posted this comment, I read the other comments and found everyone else had suggested the same details. Oh, well...

[@joesipos2975]

Awesome! It does look better and adds 3D detail. CHEERS!

[@boomerdiorama]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@billkrueger7549]

Ever seen a rabbit hutch on a fire escape; yes and a shopping cart used as a BBQ. (They raise the back flap and support it making the grill part. I kid you not. I once worked for a super market chain and was sent out to recover shopping carts from time to time.) I enjoy all your creations and some many times. Love it ...Cheers.

[@boomerdiorama]

Rusty shopping carts look cool.

[@goforitpainting]

Really Cool 👍

[@boomerdiorama]

;-)

[@stevenz4432]

I used to work in a downtown area and it was of the rougher sort and details are always junk under tarps and always a bike usually just as rough looking. Superb modelling and great attention to detail in all your projects thanks for sharing your journey

[@boomerdiorama]

Thanks for sharing!

[@frankcerne7613]

Cool stuff Boomer 👍 your scratch building is on another level man just awesome.... thanks for sharing..😊

[@boomerdiorama]

Not sure what I would do without this. ;-)

[@frankcerne7613]

@@boomerdiorama just keep doing what your doing... LoL 😂👍

[@vincenthuying98]

Dear Boomer, awesome tweak of the ‘slum landlord.’ Definitely will put those Tichy fire escapes on the hard drive. Might be cool to put a set of potted plants on just one fire escape balcony, just as a suggestion of some dweller having a green thumb, or plans and dreams for the tenement they live in. Cheerio

[@boomerdiorama]

Good call!

[@jesselomas8626]

As you've always said something like River Rd is a work in progress. This just adds to an already awesome building... You're killing me, 😂!!

[@boomerdiorama]

This alleyway scene really pulls me in for some reason yet it is not readily seen unless you lean into it.

[@jesselomas8626]

@@boomerdiorama 💓 Keep it up! And TY, as always..

[@stevenstorey1945]

You're right. Boomer, the fire escapes are a really nice finishing touch! It's amazing how just those 3 small details have made such a dramatic difference when viewing the building overall.

[@boomerdiorama]

They add to the story.

[@vikingofengland]

I love this 💪🏻 Maybe one of the rooms should have a red light 😮

[@boomerdiorama]

Lights will be next for sure.

[@bigislandrailcorp7278]

Need to scratch build a few rusty hibachi bbqs like everyone used to have on their porch in the 80s!

[@boomerdiorama]

Awesome!

[@rycarse]

Again, just brilliant! The fire escapes (no doubt marketed as 'balconies') are a wonderful addition for the theme. However, there's no way that he'd have three functioning ladders. One would be either on the ground with the brackets having rusted away, or still in place but leaning out haphazardly at the top rendering it useless. I see the actual address is 417 Front St. Mews. "The Mews" would be a good name for the model; or "Royal Mews" to add some irony. The fact that the store front on Columbia is a vape shop is perfect. The redone blue siding on the gables next door is really lipstick on a pig considering the front and side of the original building.

[@boomerdiorama]

In my experience, anything goes in the real world as does the model to the builder. Cheers and thanks for sharing. ;-)

[@bryanporter7545]

One platform needs a rusty charcoal bbq grill. Maybe with the lid at a 45° tilt. Cheers!

[@boomerdiorama]

Awesome! - a bbq grill! 👍

[@bryanporter7545]

@@boomerdiorama Plus a Home Depot / Lowes bucket. A long string mop draped over a railing near a window for easy access. Cheers!

[@davidhorton5965]

​@@boomerdioramawas going to say the same thing. In my firefighter days we'd see all sorts of junk. Propane cylinders, old oil drums, trash cans, dog crates. As you said, anything you wanted protected it would be under a tarp. Love all the little details you add.

[@boomerdiorama]

Cool!

[@boomerdiorama]

I bet you did see alot of crazy things. My nephew is a fireman (first responder) and the things he tells me just blow me away.

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

Lol that moss is a home run. 🤘

[@boomerdiorama]

The real building looks like it is ready to cave in actually . . . lol.

[@What_If_We_Tried]

3D details idea, a somewhat rusty cheap brand mountain bike with the front wheel over the railing, or some worn towels, or bed sheets drying over another railing, and if that blocks out too much detail, a mop, and mop bucket, and, maybe a cute kitten who has adopted some unfortunate human, and that human is doing their best to love and care for that cat sort of sentiment.

[@boomerdiorama]

Three years working on the Alley Way . . . lol. Just kidding, but it feels like it sometimes. ;-)

[@555metroman]

Now we're talking ! really nice.

[@boomerdiorama]

I like it!

[@PeterTillman3]

These really DO finish the building Boomer. Takes it to another level 😄

[@boomerdiorama]

More character to the alley scene for sure.

[@bin6514]

Love this build! Best channel on KZbin, thanks Boomer!

[@boomerdiorama]

You are awesome! Thank you! ~ Boomer.👍😁

[@boomerdiorama]

Hey . . . thank you!

[@micah1174]

I liked seeing the scripture reference.

[@boomerdiorama]

The Hebrew Proverbs are profoundly true any way you look at them.

[@silvertrain7945]

I think an old bicycle would look good on one of the fire escapes. Maybe an old rug as well. Another good touch might be a clothes line with some laundry hanging from it.

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds good.

[@dan8402]

At least one needs a lawn chair and BBQ.

[@boomerdiorama]

Yep!

[@J3scribe]

You need a ratty, old rug draped over one of the railings. A couple of lawn chairs, and something that can be used to place a couple beers or whatnot on, like a step stool, which might come in handy for going in and out the window. A mop. A shovel with a broken handle, or other neglected tools. A kids trike. Some discarded toys. Plastic milk crates.

[@boomerdiorama]

This hobby never ends when we go down the detail rabbit hole . . . lol. ;-)

[@nomo69ss25]

BBQ grill, Weber ( any/all sizes), hibachi, etc! 🫡✌️

[@boomerdiorama]

BBQ grill sounds awesome.

[@randydobson1863]

Hi Boomer Diorama & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Boomer & Friends Randy

[@boomerdiorama]

😁👍

[@davidsnodderly9524]

...a few potted plants (some dead) and a bicycle wheel

[@boomerdiorama]

Ahhh . . . yes indeed. A "stolen" bicycle . . . lol.

[@janetlewis7145]

Great detailing of the old run down building. Let me guess the local building enforce have never been inside the building. We have similar here in California with absentee owners too. They live outside of the USA or within in the USA about 300 kilometers away. Bill from California

[@boomerdiorama]

It makes you wonder how they even get away with renting these places as well . . . lol.

[@StanWhite-xu9rv]

Enjoyable revisit11

[@boomerdiorama]

It feels more to what I initially envisioned.

[@mr.e1944]

One fire escape needs an up-turned crate and an ash tray and beer bottle balancing on the railing. The guy is inside going to the Jon, but will be back to finish the cigarette smoldering in the ash tray. I’ve seen that among a dozen other fire escape scenes.

[@boomerdiorama]

Lol . . .

[@mr.e1944]

@@boomerdiorama Great work Boomer!

[@paullindell]

Hi Boomer You need some plants on the fire escapes. Maybe tomatoes in 5 gallon buckets. How about a pair of snow tires for that car that was repoed 2 years ago.

[@boomerdiorama]

Lol . . . I love the snow tire thing with the repo story. Spare tires for sure. ;-)

[@GlennOLeary-eq2cu]

Boomer great job, people leave their Christmas ornaments out or leave them for storage for the year out on the escape.or Keds toys like big wheels or bikes. Cheers

[@boomerdiorama]

Ahhh . . . a Christmas tree. ;-)

[@antopac4067]

Ahh... yes, the buildings next to the Front Street parking Garage at 6th and 4th at New Westminster...

[@boomerdiorama]

Lol . . . full of character and an excellent subject for a building facade. ;-)

[@allenlandis4504]

don't forget to put my charcoal grill on my fire escape.

[@boomerdiorama]

😁👍

[@boomerdiorama]

I think the charcoal grill will be the first detail on the fire-escape. It seems to get the most votes. Cheers and thanks for sharing! ~ Boomer.

[@danielfantino1714]

Boomer you don´t have to be shy to go back in time with super detailing. You could have started at the begining with 2 cereal boxes. It would have been great. Once satisfied with dimensions with windows opening and doors location, make a better model. I´m pretty sure that some boxy trashes will be added later. Slum landlord goes with slum tenants...😊😊

[@boomerdiorama]

It feels quite satisfying when you have a smaller railroad that you can tweak away and never seem to grow tired of it. The diversity of modeling subjects is off the charts. I'm still planning stuff on section one and two and have not even come close to section three - and beyond. What a fantastic hobby we all share. ;-)

[@danielfantino1714]

@@boomerdiorama i totally agree and your moveable structures is a brillant idea. A never boring world. Cheers my friend

[@boomerdiorama]

Every single model component on the layout is moveable including the utility poles.

[@danielfantino1714]

@@boomerdiorama Since you love super detailing details hence story telling. Never seen on any layout. Good for your library. All layouts have (or don´t) signals. My CN neighbor is replacing former round type searchlight with new LED type on different location. Along roadbed, wires from former signal to the new one. New masts are bolted on a rather complex four legged tripod (have all measurements) sink in new ballast surrounded by sectional metallic boxy structure. They made it 2X2, then increase it in 4X2 galvanised steel panels. They worked on that for weeks. 2 Masts for 2 mainlines are in with each 2 signals for both directions that are still looking 90 degrees from track since not in service yet. Old crossing caban will be replaced too with a new one, probably bigger. Before it was just for the crossing. Now add signals. For that project instead of just plain vegetation along tracks, add ground work excavation, mud, big stones gravel, big wooden roll of wire, panels for that boxy structure assembled or not, the tripod installed or not, some groundwork machinery that can also ride on track, hi rail trucks, pick ups, and workers. An interesting details project of modernising signaling system. Have send photos to your friend Chicago crossing. More will follow. Hope it can intetest you even if for your library. Even you can have fun with that super detailing project with new LED signals replacing your former searchlight type. No wiring under the layout needed since not operational yet. Don´t forget paint mark on many locations where underground wires will be. Enjoy !

[@ronaldvanpinxteren3644]

Wow that's a great improvement to the building. The entire scene looks fantastic. Can you tell me what the height of the building in front is (the warehouse) and the height of the Slum Landlord. This because the proportions between both buildings is very good. Thanks and Cheers Ronald

[@boomerdiorama]

The warehouse is 28" scale feet, and the slum landlord building is 50' scale feet. I hope you have a scale ruler. ;-) Cheers.

[@ronaldvanpinxteren3644]

@@boomerdiorama we have here in Europe a metric scale but I think the warehouse is 8,4 mtr = about 10cm and the Slum LandLord is 15 mtr = about 17,5 cm. Is that correct? Cheers

[@canoeingnav7618]

The truths you speak in this video had me giggling. How about on of the tenants is a gardener and has potted plants on their fire escape.

[@boomerdiorama]

Potted plants sound cool. ;-)

[@blairmielnik8228]

not going yo pass the 4" ball test

[@boomerdiorama]

Lol . . . Probably full of asbestos as well.

[@josephdelimater3918]

Do you read the Bible a lot, and you any other verses for model railroading? Thank you and Iove your channel.

[@boomerdiorama]

Yes I do!

[@Manchild-o7d]

Tattoos, piercings, cigarettes, booze and a 66" flat screen TV. All the necessities for life...lol...I'll most likely be criticised for saying that, but I've worked with such folks and they have their distinct priorities, which aren't always what you might expect...

[@boomerdiorama]

We live in quite a world . . . ;-)

[@CPRRAMSEY]

Add a BBQ or a cooler on fire escape

[@boomerdiorama]

Sounds cool.

[@CPRRAMSEY]

@@boomerdiorama thanks

[@TWNTY-es8lu]

flat screens are no longer that expensive and there are "good, better, best, in quality measurements, making them affordable to everyone....However if there is a Tesla, Lamborghini, or a Porche parked out front now ya gotta wonder Hmmmm Meth Kitchen 3rd floor??

[@boomerdiorama]

I see Mercedes pulling up to food bank stores out here all the time . . . ;-)

[@TWNTY-es8lu]

@@boomerdiorama too funny same here in Ct, folks dressed to nines came to the soup kitchen, follow em out to the street, they are jumping into Cadillacs, BMWs.. oh well ..the building looks great!!! cheers

[@ministerspencer3751]

Boomer. I love your work and I hate to do this but the Bible verse is proverbs 28:6 don’t mean to be nitpicky but I can’t help paying attention to detail.

[@boomerdiorama]

O.K. Thank you!

[@jeffmurphree2937]

Add Dusty to one of the landings

[@boomerdiorama]

. . . or in the window. She loves to look out the window. ;-)

[@stevenlitkey9354]

Station , Diner , Slumlord. 😃😃

[@boomerdiorama]

;-)