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Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Sumpter250 - 11-30-2012
It really is, just a bit amazing how much we learn from our mistakes, and how many "mistakes" turn out looking the best.
This method of model building is not recommended by me, or The Gauge, as it has a tendency to fail miserably more often than it works,
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Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steve - 12-08-2012
Yes, I don't recommend mistakes either!
Progress
Got the roof supports in
![[Image: lcyFGr.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/lcyFGr.jpg)
Some signage
![[Image: Q4EcIE.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/Q4EcIE.jpg)
A very long dock
![[Image: tyfrmd.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/tyfrmd.jpg)
An over-all view
![[Image: Cco2do.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/Cco2do.jpg)
The roof over the long dock is going to take a while. I still need to decide on materials. Not sure about metal or rolled roofing.
Darn it!....I keep forgetting about doing the roof trim................
one of these days I guess 
Hope your having a great weekend!
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steamtrains - 12-08-2012
So....How is it that the roof shingles are, coincidentally, NP green..??
Terrific job..!!
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steve - 12-08-2012
Steamtrains Wrote:So....How is it that the roof shingles are, coincidentally, NP green..??Now that was just another happy accident
Terrific job..!!
......thanks Gus! 
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steve - 12-23-2012
Well, I decided on a metal roof for the dock. Luckily the roof, although long, is not very wide , so I just needed single panels.
Here it is after a lot of weathering:
![[Image: pKnl5E.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/pKnl5E.jpg)
I still need to add the ridge cap. I will probably use a piece of square stock like I did on the Campbell Mine
![[Image: pPYzD7.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/pPYzD7.jpg)
but believe it or not, I don't have the right size piece....and I'm out of corrugated metal.......must make LHS run.............
I did manage to finally install a lamp on one of my builds...of course it is just for show, but it is a start!
![[Image: 2MJVYB.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/2MJVYB.jpg)
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - ocalicreek - 12-23-2012
Steve,
How did you treat the corrugated metal? Did you spray it with dullcote first, followed by gray paint, a la the campbell instructions, or did you do something different? I'll be facing similar choices soon on my Red Mountain Mine.
Galen
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steve - 12-23-2012
ocalicreek Wrote:Steve,
How did you treat the corrugated metal? Did you spray it with dullcote first, followed by gray paint, a la the campbell instructions, or did you do something different? I'll be facing similar choices soon on my Red Mountain Mine.
Galen
Galen
Definitely spray it with DullCote first. We had a bit of a storm going on when I was doing my roof, and I couldn't take it out to the garage as I usually do to spray it....so I just painted it with a brush using acrylic paint. It was a pain. It was very hard to keep the layers of paint from "peeling" off. Might work better with enamel. If you plan on raising any panels for a beat up look, you will definitely want to do that prior to dullcoting and painting as well.
Hope that helps.
BTW, I would love to see how that project comes along
.......I loved working on the Campbell kit. I learned a lot about scratch building techniques doing it.
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - fast car - 12-24-2012
Steve,
Beautiful work. I always enjoy seeing your scratch building.
Larry
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steve - 12-24-2012
Thank you Larry....I appreciate it!
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - mountaingoatgreg - 12-25-2012
Steve,
Glad to see you back working on the layout, I really like the structure and I look forward to more of your progress.
Keep us posted!
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steve - 12-25-2012
Thank you Greg!
Well....I needed a loading dock out in the yard, near the crane. I remembered Wayne"s thread about team tracks.
Starting at the 4th pic:
http://www.the-gauge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1186
Here is the only shot of the prototype I have.....not very good unfortunately:
![[Image: 2sWyPW.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/2sWyPW.jpg)
You can see that mine is similar to Wayne's with the tie plates and all, but it needs no ramp, and it doesen't need a rail block (since it will be accessable from both sides). If you are going to steal however....steal from the best! LOL
Thank you Wayne for the great inspiration! ![[Image: qxI8Jx.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/qxI8Jx.jpg)
Here it is spotted in it's eventual home:
![[Image: HJFurR.jpg]](https://i.vgy.me/HJFurR.jpg)
This end of the layout is finally starting to look like something
Still a lot to do though.
Merry Christmas to all
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - doctorwayne - 12-26-2012
Thanks for bringing up that old thread, Steve.
The prototype crane which inspired my scene was a travelling one, like yours, but I had picked up a pair of the Kibri cranes for a couple of bucks each, and decided that they were "close enough".
The main reason for the ramps on my loading docks is for delivery of automobiles, or in more rural locales, farm equipment.
It's nice to see you back at work on your layout, although I always thought that it "looked like something". Now it looks like something even nicer.
Wayne
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - modelsof1900 - 12-26-2012
Sreve, very nice details!
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Puddlejumper - 12-26-2012
Thank you for the updates! Keep 'em coming, I was going through withdrawal. Your team track and crane scene looks great, and will likely inspire my own team track when I finally get to it. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, well I plan on plagiarizing the heck out of yours and Wayne's layouts. the first area I am likely to work on is the coal yard, and your trestle was a major inspiration for that.
Dave
Re: Good things come in narrow packages - Steve - 12-26-2012
Wayne..."that old thread" is pure gold, and needs to be bumped up!
Thank you for the encouraging words as well
Bernhard...thank you sir!
Dave...steal away (I always do)
Seriously though, it is always nice to know that my stuff can sometimes be an inspiration for others. Goodness knows that I have been inspired, encouraged, corrected, and energized by many people on The Gauge over the years. Your kind words are greatly appreciated!