I started the rail today. So far so good.I soldered up the leads and glued them in place with CA. It's a little tricky to set the rail down and line it up before the glue drys.[
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I'll cut the overhanging rail to length after the glue has had plenty of time to set. When it's all set I'll paint and weather the rail.
I am glad you are in the kit bash competition
I got the bridge installed and wired. there is a small block of wood under it to support the weight of a loco.[
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I also started on the operators shed. For now it's just a mock up, but you get the idea of what I'm after.[
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The operators shed is almost complete. It's made from some left over siding and roofing from a laser kit I completed a few years back. The window is a cut down DPM, and the door is scratch built.[
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While that dries I started an the base for the apron. I wanted a pored concrete portion next to the sea wall to support it . I started by marking off the aria to get covered, then masked it off with 3 layers of tape. The tape will give me the right thickness for the pour. I then spread some Spackle over the foam. After an hour or so I pealed the tape off leaving a nice crisp edge. When that dried fully I scribed expansion joints and cracks in it.[
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Afterwards I painted it with some craft store paint that matches Polly Scale aged concrete. When it dries I give it some weathering.[
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Here is the finished base, I also prepared the aria for some ground foam.[
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I will say it again, I am sure glad you are in the kit bash competition.
Lester Perry Wrote:I will say it again, I am sure glad you are in the kit bash competition.
And I'm not!
Looks real good. Keep it up!
I'm also in the scratchbuild, I just may have to drop out of it
because of lack of time or change my modelling subject to something smaller. I'm almost finished with the car float + apron and hope to start the scratch soon.
The next thing that I got to was to install a railing around the operators shed. I checked my parts bin for some bashing fodder and came up empty, So it was off to the LHS. when I got back I soldered up some brass to form the railing. now to trim the bottom edge and paint it.[
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While that dries I added some washes, caulks, and dry brushing to the whole structure. Afterwards I installed it on the layout, added some ground cover, and small details.[
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I hooked up the lights and gave them a test.[
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The next step was to ballest and weather the track.[
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This project is almost complete. Just a few more details and other odds & ends.
Some guys have a long row to hoe.....Outstanding work...!!!
I really admire the care and consideration you have given every step of this project.
The effort is apparant in your finished product and has really paid off IMO. In fact, I think kitbashing in general, to be done well, almost forces you to slow down and contemplate each step of the process in order to pull off a great structure in the end.
Galen
WOW, this is all outstanding work!
