michaelrose55 I have had a very busy work week and all I accomplished today was installing a single tunnel portal
I have had a very busy work week and all I accomplished today was installing a single tunnel portal
Alton Junction
michaelrose55 I have had a very busy work week and all I accomplished today was installing a single tunnel portal:
I have had a very busy work week and all I accomplished today was installing a single tunnel portal:
I know what you mean. It's Friday and I just got home. Been one of those weeks.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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Michael did I read that correctly? You don’t know how long you’re going to stay in the house?
Gary
gdelmoro Michael did I read that correctly? You don’t know how long you’re going to stay in the house?
Yes, you did and no, I don't.
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
With the tunnel portal in place I installed the missing barriers:
More protection against dropping trains:
More tunnel portals:
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I'm still making tunnels...
Another one:
Another kind of tunnel portal, the beginnings of the Barnesville passenger station where the trains disappear beneath the town.
I had enough time to make a few more parts of the station:
SOrt of resembles the Lehigh Valley station in Easton PA only in reverse - there, the trains ran over top the lower structure which housed the baggage rooms and so forth. But the wall on the lower level supporting the trains above was very similar, a row of arches. I suppose that is in no way unique but that's what it reminded me of, minus the trains running under the building.
I gave the brick walls two coats of paint. A dark grey primer and then a dry brushing with a medium gray craft paint. More is to come.
I made some more parts for the station as well:
michaelrose55 gdelmoro Michael did I read that correctly? You don’t know how long you’re going to stay in the house? Yes, you did and no, I don't.
Well, I hope it’s long enough for you to operate the railroad for a while.
I glued 72 leds to the ceiling of the station:
gdelmoro Well, I hope it’s long enough for you to operate the railroad for a while.
It might be years !
A little bit of paint and some roof supports:
The platform bases have been installed and I found two old buildings that I used to check out how the scene will look:
I filled in all the missing ties and painted the station track in preparation for ballasting:
I used part of my lunch break to seal the platform edges with grey paint. It's fun to work with taskboard but because it is a paper based product it will suck up water like a sponge and swell a little bit. The sealed edges will reduce this effect by a lot.
Ballasting is done. Now I have to wait for it to dry...
I just couldn't wait... I had to see how a train would look:
I took a short break from work and glued the visible concrete later on top of the platforms:
A few washes of paint and alcohol/india ink later:
After taking a deep breath I glued the station in place. Changes are now impossible...
I've added a few travelers, not too many. I don't like it when a station looks overcrowded.
It's all closed up now and the light is on:
The interior shot is fantastic.
Very good.
T e d
The Barnesville station wouldn't be complete without Bonnie's diner on top:
tedtedderson The interior shot is fantastic. Very good. T e d
Thank you, I like it very much myself.
I finished the front end of the station, this is it for now.
Here's the first freight train on it's way to Barnesville:
Rumbling through the station: