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Muddy, I tried out 2 different sizes of styrene .020 & .030. In person the .030 looks better, but in the pics it looks a bit oversized. Oh well. To get the bends around the end of the swing arm, I used a heat gun and slowly bent it. I don't use this material often, but it worked for this project. Now that crooked angled piece on the swing arm is bothering me. Must have knocked it when I set it aside to dry.
On to the station, AKA the Woodcutter Shack. I have a few variations on this build. It will be board and batten construction with a partial interior. Not sure about roof type yet but the green tarpaper from the Chama station looks interesting. Hope to get a little bit done today then I'm traveling for work for the next 10 days.
Last update for a couple weeks. I'll be in FL for a while. Not a bad place to travel but the meeting schedule sucks. I'll barely see the outside of a conference room.
The siding for the station is on. I considered doing the siding like Kevin O'Neill started on his last build because I liked that look. In the end I'm going with board and batten and will paint to match the water tank. I'm going to do the mineral spirit resist and will paint the battens and walls seperately so I can get a nice paint peel on the walls and then add the battens.
As mentioned earlier, there will be a partial interior and I'm going to cover the studs with some stiff cardstock (Muddy) then paint to give a finished look. Still undecided on roof.
Jerry
All of the main structures have the walls up. I wanted to get to this point to start to play around with the layout of the dio. There are 2 options as I see it (other perspectives welcome). Total footprint is going to end up around 12x24 and the track will come in at an angle leaving more real estate for other stuff.
Option 1 is to have all of the service facilities on the far side of the track with the station on the near side. This placement makes some sense but the backside of the station is not as interesting, though it will make for a more interesting view from the backside of the dio.
Option 2 is to move the station next to the water tower with sand/fuel on the near side. Better view of the station from the front and will give more depth.
The oil tank that comes with the Woodcutter shack will go in the same location as the sand (no matter which side) as will a small bunker of coal, a cord or so of wood, and a gas pump...can't have too many options when it comes to fuel in a place like Jerkwater, right?
The 6 pole open shed from Woodcutter will be a work area for the handcarts. Will either go between tank and workshed, or behind the workshed. I'd also like to add a tree or 2 in the background...perhaps with an abandoned vehicle overgrown with weeds/vines.
I think it's time to circle back on the castings while I ponder this.