New Project / Cotton Hill Station

From what I've seen, you're one heck of a builder. Looking forward to this build man, keep us posted.

Using the drawings you can get from the C&O Historical Society for a very small fee

I laid out all the windows and doors on the wood backing i will use

Definatly keep us posted.

I am entering what I call the "2nd Stage of Building".  My layout is "finished" in the sense that I went through and banged everything out is quick is I could to get trains up and running.  Now that is done, I want to go back and start replaceing buildings and re-doing/snazzing up/detailing scenery.  Structure kits  (Beyond PlasticVille) is something I would like to try my hand at.  Something like this is what I have been looking for to pick up tips and tricks.

I got all the window openings cut out i still haven't cut the 2 doors till i decide

wether or not to use an already made door or go with making my own

I used  dimensional lumber to make the bay window

by combining a 2x4 and a 4x4 glued together it made a perfect spacer between the windows

I used a 4x12 for the top and 2  4x4s for the bottom

Packers 1 wrote:

From what I've seen, you're one heck of a builder. Looking forward to this build man, keep us posted.

Thank You for the kind words but i just consider myself an average modeler

I finished cutting out the brick skin and glued it to the wood

I also cut out the base and an additional piece to raise the floor on the freight room side of the station

The 2 plain colored end profiles will be used as internal supports to seperate the freight and waiting rooms

The metal Pan and magnets are a big help in squaring up the walls and holding them

while the glue dries

I got the roof cut out But still have to find A covering that looks like slate

and lots more details to do

Goodness, Terry - you're zipping along on this! As for average, I'll just say this:

Average scratchbuilder = Above-average kitbuilder

   (Terry)                        (a bit above my level)

Keep at it - you're doing great!

J im in Cape Girardeau

I installed a raised floor in the freight and baggage side of the building with a seperating wall and door as indicated in the plans

Heres a shot of the bay window in place

I'll file and smooth the brick joints to hide the seams

Terry, all I have to say is:

JimRCGMO wrote:

Goodness, Terry - you're zipping along on this! As for average, I'll just say this: Average scratchbuilder = Above-average kitbuilder    (Terry)                        (a bit above my level) Keep at it - you're doing great! J im in Cape Girardeau

Thanks for the kind words Jim !

I got all the windows painted and installed

Also got the porch roofs installed

I made the vent out of a window shutter

Still lots to do

I made some benches for the waiting rooms as the drawing showed

out of window blank scraps

I thought about borrowing a laser guided saber saw from Norm Abrams at The New Yankee Work Shop to make the half moon cuts in the end pannels for the feet

but used a rat tailed file instead

I installed slide tracks for the freight doors and used KD graphite grease to make them slide better

I made the door handels from bent straight pins

I installed walls to seperate the Women's and Men's waiting rooms and the Ticket Office

The small room in the center is the Baggage/Express room

I put blue painters tape on the roof and painted it grey as it may be a while till i find some slate roofing

I got lucky on the unusual wide 9 pane windowed doors

If you cut the bottom panes out of an 18 pane engine house window and insert a panel

it fits perfect

I painted the waiting rooms and ticket office floors boxcar red as they are terrazzo floors

Great progress on the station Terry!

The interior is coming right along and the windows look great!

You have fun buiding this station, Terry!

Enjoy it, it will be a gem at your layout.

Wolfgang, who just finished his station

wedudler wrote:

You have fun buiding this station, Terry! Enjoy it, it will be a gem at your layout. Wolfgang, who just finished his station

Wow what a great job on all the interior details and also such good pictures

I wish my camera would focus that close !

Congradulations on a great job !