C&O station at Mt Hope

[C&O Fan]

I finally found a photo of the C&O Station at Mt Hope.

So I'm going to scratch build it to replace the Walthers Built up I'm using now

I made a scale drawing from the photo and had to selectively compress the length so it would fit in the same space

Then I traced the window and door openings on to the board and batten siding and cut them out

 

I know there is a formula for a hip roof but I can never remember it I use a simpler method I draw out a rectangle adding 4 ft to the width{ this will  give you 1 ft of overhang on each side and 1 ft loss on each side for the pitch @ 22degrees} and 2 ft to the length {this gives you 1 ft overhang on the ends} then find the center of the rectangle and draw a line down the center lengthwise that will be the ridge line The ridge line will always measure the length of the rectangle minus the width    no mater what the pitch then mark a point half the width of the rectangle in on the ridge line from either end that will be the intersect point { T } for the angle lines drawn from the ends     Click here: UnitMath Example: ( Hip Roof )   With the angled ends cut out I place the paper roof on the ruler and raise it to the width I want In this case 12 ft       10 ft for the building and 1 ft over hang for each side

The brown cardboard roof on the left is the finished product

Then tape it Then invert it and trace the new triangle for the ends Cut out the triangle and glue it in place   The new triangle will be longer and narrower than the old because of the pitch

I'll post more pictures as I make progress

[C&O Fan]

I painted and stained the walls and added a beam

accross the top to keep the walls straight

Thinking about building studded walls for the interior

[MisterBeasley]

Three cheers for scratchbuilding!

If this station is going to be near the front of your layout, I'd give a lot of thought to putting in an interior and lighting.  With big open doors on the freight dock, you can model the inside of the freight storage room with some boxes and barrels, and maybe a figure or two of workers carrying stuff around.  The passenger waiting area could be built to prototype, if you have photos, or "imagineered" with some benches and a ticket counter.

Keep those pictures coming...

[C&O Fan]

Thanks Mr B

I'm going to put studded walls and a floor in the freight side and leave the doors open

But i'm not sure about the passenger side I think the walls may have been paneled

alas I have only this one picture to go on

[C&O Fan]

I finished the windows and Studded the inside of the freight half

i think i'll leave the doors open and show some crates and barrels inside

i still have to put in the floors,

touch up paint , weather it and finish the roof

[C&O Fan]

Finished the roof and painted it flat black

 

[JimRCGMO]

Coming along fine, Terry!

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

[C&O Fan]

Coming along fine, Terry!

Jim in Cape Girardeau 

Thanks Jim

I made a second roof

this one has 1 scale foot more overhang and looks more like the photo

I also made the floor for the inside by just drawing lines on the wood and staining it

The notched piece of wood will be the concrete base and the notched out section will tuck under the railing in front of the station

this piece will get a coat of aged concrete

here's a closer view of the doorway

 

 

[MisterBeasley]

Looking even better.

Are you going to model the loading dock on the right side of the photo?  If so, you might want to raise the floor level inside the building in the "freight room" side.

[C&O Fan]

Looking even better.

Are you going to model the loading dock on the right side of the photo?  If so, you might want to raise the floor level inside the building in the "freight room" side.

I've been thinking about it Mr B

However right next to the station is an extended passenger platform on the layout

and the loading dock would interfere with that

which does not follow the proto type but it does enhance the layout's operation

for larger passenger cars

See Photo

 

 

Mt Hope had a 2 car local that made 6 to 10 trips per day to and from Thurmond to connect to the main line a distance of about 15 miles

That used short Harriman type coaches pulled by a 2-8-0

but the larger heavy weight mainline coaches just don't look right next to the station

with out the passenger platform

[MisterBeasley]

Yeah, seen in that context, I don't think the raised freight platform would look right at all.

The whole scene looks very good, by the way.  I like the barrier fences with the concrete supports.

[C&O Fan]

Yeah, seen in that context, I don't think the raised freight platform would look right at all.

The whole scene looks very good, by the way.  I like the barrier fences with the concrete supports.

The barrier fences come in a kit

4 to a package and are made to interlock to make a fence as long as you like

Here's a whole bunch strung together

 

[C&O Fan]

I use Medical gentle paper tape for roofing material

[C&O Fan]

I installed the doors, finished the trim and gave it a light coat of ink wash

I also made some crates out of the wood from the window cut outs

 

I installed a light on the office side of the building

 

 

[Cox 47]

Great job Terry!!....Jerry

[C&O Fan]

Here's the finished station on the layout

Here's the old Walthers Built up station

[C&O Fan]

Great job Terry!!....Jerry

 

Thanks Jerry it was a fun little project !