Somehow the passengers have to get to the trains... I made three little sheds that cover the elevators down to the platforms. Was a fun little project for a Sunday. They need a lot of weathering though which they will get at some point.
Michael
The Breitenbach - Rosenheim Railroad V3
No progress but a nice train showed up in the mail today:
Michael, forgive me if you have provided this information before, but how do you throw the point rails on your turnouts?
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrain Michael, forgive me if you have provided this information before, but how do you throw the point rails on your turnouts? Rich
I will use tortoise switch machines.
As I seem to be unable to come up with a decent structure right now I'm doing something that doesn't require a lot of creativity. I used some leftover pieces of plywood to create the base for a river that will run next to the main line in this area:
michaelrose55 richhotrain Michael, forgive me if you have provided this information before, but how do you throw the point rails on your turnouts? Rich I will use tortoise switch machines.
No river yet but something:
After throwing away three attempts at making a structure this one seems to be acceptable. This will become the ticket office for the Barnesville station.
I have added the roofs and made shingles:
I've glued shingles on one side of the roof:
Just to show you how small the shingles really are:
I'm done roofing, my back hurts...
A first attempt at painting the roof:
The next structure on top of the station will become the railway post office building:
michaelrose55 The next structure on top of the station will become the railway post office building:
Hey Michael-
When you say the structures on top of the station are on top of the station (that seems pretty clear), do you mean they are on top of the station for now? Kinda staged there? Just to keep them together? For photos? Or, are they on top of the station because that's where they'll be permanently placed?
Robert
PS Still looking good, by the way.
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ROBERT PETRICK michaelrose55 The next structure on top of the station will become the railway post office building: Hey Michael- When you say the structures on top of the station are on top of the station (that seems pretty clear), do you mean they are on top of the station for now? Kinda staged there? Just to keep them together? For photos? Or, are they on top of the station because that's where they'll be permanently placed? Robert PS Still looking good, by the way.
Robert,
they will be placed exactly where they are now (and I don't care whether that's prototypical ). I'm glad you like the way it looks!
I painted the REA building and added windows & doors:
Today I have started to work on the first building behind the ticket office:
My first attempt at making some kind of cobble stone street:
I worked a bit on this building as well:
Somehow I have to get electricity to all these buildings and a few street lamps. This layer will hold the structures and provide channels for thin wires. The road surface will be glued on top.
Test fitting all structures to make sure the cutouts are correct:
I have laser engraved the road surface layer. Holes are for street lamps:
And here's the final layer:
And here it is, all glued together:
I put on two coats of paint and a thin coat of spackle:
I added dirt and grime. A lot of it. Too much?
This is how it looks with the structures and some cars added:
After taking a deep breath I have installed the 10 street lights. Here's the underside of the parking deck with all the wires:
It looks a lot nicer on the top: