Stuck at Work -
- Thread starter Gary S.
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Thinking to myself:
Need to get back to working on structures. The plastic molding factory needs to be finished, painted, weathered and detailed. I bought this thing off the consignment shelf at the LHS, then I bashed on it, reinforced the internal structure, made it longer, and added the silos and loading dock doors.
Need to get back to working on structures. The plastic molding factory needs to be finished, painted, weathered and detailed. I bought this thing off the consignment shelf at the LHS, then I bashed on it, reinforced the internal structure, made it longer, and added the silos and loading dock doors.
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Nice building, Gary. How long is it? It looks like you could spot at least 8 to 10 cars there. Do you have a before picture of it?
Loren
Loren
Hey Loren,
Glad to see you on today. Will you get the chance to work on your layout?
The structure is a couple inches shy of 6 feet long! So I could put 10 40 footers in that siding with no problem. Covered hoppers will bring plastic pellets to a pneumatic unloading system at the silos, and boxcars will be loaded with finished product and shipped out from the loading doors. I don't have any "before" pics. Essentially, the red brick and gray siding was the existing structure. I cut the building into two pieces, added the silo area and the light blue second floor behind there, and added the additional brown brick portion. Also cut the loading doors in. I added a base made from flooring laminate which is about 5/16th inch thick, and added some structural supports inside to make it bombproof so it can be handled without falling apart.
As I mentioned, I still have a ton of work to do on it.
Glad to see you on today. Will you get the chance to work on your layout?
The structure is a couple inches shy of 6 feet long! So I could put 10 40 footers in that siding with no problem. Covered hoppers will bring plastic pellets to a pneumatic unloading system at the silos, and boxcars will be loaded with finished product and shipped out from the loading doors. I don't have any "before" pics. Essentially, the red brick and gray siding was the existing structure. I cut the building into two pieces, added the silo area and the light blue second floor behind there, and added the additional brown brick portion. Also cut the loading doors in. I added a base made from flooring laminate which is about 5/16th inch thick, and added some structural supports inside to make it bombproof so it can be handled without falling apart.
As I mentioned, I still have a ton of work to do on it.
I'm stuck at retirement. I would like to be part of the workforce but I can only work on my layout.
Jacques
Jacques
Gary. I have things to do today, but I might get time. Yesterday I cut in a switch and layed some track for that building. I was going to use a switching lead for the siding but switching was a big hassle.
Loren
Loren
I'm actually kind of "baby-sitting" things around here today. I have plenty of free time, but every now and then I have to check up on what the others are doing. Makes for a long day, especially since I got here at 6:30am and won't leave until 10:30pm. I took the photos last night because I knew I needed ammunition for The Gauge today.:mrgreen:
Thanks for the compliments!
Thanks for the compliments!
I had to look at the first pic of the caboose twice to figure out that it was a model and not the prototype. Finally noticed the Kaddee trip lever. Nice job!!
Russ, that is the best compliment I ever got! Thank you so much. Honestly, these cabeese were my first weathering efforts on rolling stock (I had, many years ago, done a little military modeling). And for some reason, everything seemed to just flow, and they turned out darned nice. ops:
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Well let's see.... things I need to do:
Finish painting the track
finish ballasting the track
Build 3 more industries for the lower west industrial area
Put in ground cover/foam
Put in vegetation around creeks
Put in bushes/trees
Finish building/painting existing structures
Detail the structures - AC units, vents, piping, people, product, junk, fences, signs, etc
Detail the layout - telephone poles, junk, switch stands, signage
Decide whether car cards or switchlists and do it
Weather the rest of the rolling stock
Complete performance improvements on the locos
Complete rolling stock kits that are still in their boxes
Paint the fascia and turn-out knobs
Shoot, maybe I'll be done in a couple weeks?
Finish painting the track
finish ballasting the track
Build 3 more industries for the lower west industrial area
Put in ground cover/foam
Put in vegetation around creeks
Put in bushes/trees
Finish building/painting existing structures
Detail the structures - AC units, vents, piping, people, product, junk, fences, signs, etc
Detail the layout - telephone poles, junk, switch stands, signage
Decide whether car cards or switchlists and do it
Weather the rest of the rolling stock
Complete performance improvements on the locos
Complete rolling stock kits that are still in their boxes
Paint the fascia and turn-out knobs
Shoot, maybe I'll be done in a couple weeks?
Somewhere in one of your threads you said you had to fix some couplers.
So maybe you will be done in 21/2 weeks.
Loren
So maybe you will be done in 21/2 weeks.
Loren
I forgot about that, Loren. so adding to the list:
Add Kadee draft boxes and couplers to all rolling stock
Test all cars for coupler performance and repair those unfit for operation
Paint and decal a few "special" covered hoppers and tank cars
Come up with names for all my industries
Come up with railroady names for tracks and such
Finalize an operating system
Put the handrails on the Atlas U23B
Repaint and decal the KATO GP38 in freelance shortline colors
Maybe 3 weeks...
Add Kadee draft boxes and couplers to all rolling stock
Test all cars for coupler performance and repair those unfit for operation
Paint and decal a few "special" covered hoppers and tank cars
Come up with names for all my industries
Come up with railroady names for tracks and such
Finalize an operating system
Put the handrails on the Atlas U23B
Repaint and decal the KATO GP38 in freelance shortline colors
Maybe 3 weeks...