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More progress between yesterday and today...
I painted a good chunk of the castings, still a lot more to go though.
I weathered up the tarpaper and added some details to the roof. I also added the little roof over the freight door and the bumper.
The other side roof...
I glued this one down.
I added the flooring for the repair shed, the concrete loading dock and the supports for the little overhang over the freight door.
I started framing out the little overhang on the repair shed, I just placed it here to make sure everything fit where it should.
All the parts are glued up, after the glue dries, I'll weather the wood a bit more.
The base ground cover is added and soaked with glue, this is not my favorite part of a scene. This is where all the weird stuff can happen with all the moisture around a structure. The loading dock is being held down with whatever I had around that was heavy enough.
Next step will be gluing the repair shop and beginning the detailing of the scene, my favorite part of a build.
Thanks for following along.
Roof over the warehouse looks perfect, great weathering, the tires and scraps of wood look so natural and blend in perfectly.
The truck repair is also coming along so well.
I wish I had your vigor right now, it's like watching a three year old run around and wishing I still had that kind of energy... haha.
Outstanding progress and fantastic results, I'm really enjoying watching you work.
Jerry
Ken, the track has been operational for a long time, but I really only run the trains when my 2-year-old asks me to, the track usually gives me trouble until I get a few runs around with a cleaning car. I think I may invest in a dcc keep-alive decoder so the trains run a bit more reliably. Anyone have any experience with these?
Who made it Bryan? and did it have a decoder with it or was it piggybacked on an existing decoder?
I'll contact TCS and give them the engines I have and see what I need.
I added the tarpaper roof to the overhang, I also adding corrugated roofing to the repair shed. The kit was intended to have a shingled roof but I like the way the O scale version looks with the metal roof, so I went that route.
Weathered all the roofing up a bit. The metal roof is removable.
I glued down the repair shed. The ground cover is only dirt right now just because I wasn't sure where the details and vegetation will sit just yet. It looks like Tombstone or Deadwood here, hopefully it won't when I'm done.
Once the glue dries, I'll start detailing the interior and all around the scene here. Hopefully I'll get to that later tonight.
Thanks for following along.
Jerry
The metal roof and signs on the truck repair are already starting to show it's character.
Can't wait to see you filling this scene up with all those awesome SWSM details that you do so well.
I spent some time working out the details over the last couple days.
Started putting together the interior of the repair shop.
I also started adding some details around the exterior...
I started working on the loading dock details as well.
Last thing I added tonight was a small fence for the rear of the scene. The toothpick is holding it up while it dries. This fence will work to close off the back of the scene and also give me another spot to naturally pile details along.
Thanks for following along. I've been simultaneously working on the welding shop and it's placement on the layout. I should have an update on that part of the kit soon.
You have been busy and it all looks so natural.
Jerry
You're right about that Ken, but it's one of the most rewarding parts of the hobby. Once a scene starts coming together and feels right, it's worth the effort.