Very sweet indeed!!!!!! Time was needed in this one I see.
Toad
Tom Trigg
Nice work! I especially like the roofing.
Rex
The spring project on the Seashore, Horry And Georgetown (SHAG RR) has been the construction of the enginehouse. If there is a particular enginehouse that served as inspiration, it would be that of the Cliffside RR in North Carolina. My buildings are stored on the screenporch when I'm not operating, so they are not exposed to sun & rain, but are out in the temperature changes. The foundation bricks were placed prior to tracklaying in anticipation...
There was a vendor a couple years ago at the East Coast Large Scale Train Show (York, PA) that had some milled cedar boards that looked like board & batten siding. That is the wood for the walls. The cedar was easy to work with, as long as I remembered that it was prone to split along the grain. Framing is 5/8" stock, glued with Titebond II Ultimate Wood Glue. This was then stained with Minwax "Special Walnut".
I think that nothing looks more like a weathered tin roof than actual weathered tin. I salvaged a piece of tin off of a collapsed peach packing shed in North Carolina. The flat sheet roofing works far better than the "corregated" style. The peak is bent along the crease already in the roofing. This was cut by hand and then filed to remove edge burrs. The tin roofing is attached to the rafters with PL Polyurethane Premium Construction Adhesive, allowing for a removable roof. Windows are Optix by Plaskolite acrylic sheet .080 thick. The smoke vent is a pvc plumbing pipe. GE Silicone II silicone sealant in clear helps hold the windows and in black secures the smoke vent and serves as "patch" for a couple holes.
I hope you enjoy the photos and a little visit to "The Smooth Steppin' Route".
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