Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - Printable Version

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - Porthos63 - 10-09-2024

Fantastic scene! That's some seriously good work.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 02-04-2025

(10-09-2024, 11:08 AM)Porthos63 Wrote: Fantastic scene! That's some seriously good work.

Thank you.
Sorry it me so long to reply.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 02-04-2025

While I was nursing the old heater along I found myself with some time to do a few upgrades.

First I added some trees.

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I started to do some ballasting at the switch for the coal dealer.

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While that was drying I carved and added some spackle to area behinds the bridge wing walls.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 02-04-2025

Next I painted the area.

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I then added some greenery.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 02-04-2025

I filled in some of the barren areas

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I ballasted across the bridge.

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I added ground cover from the bridges to the Golden Valley Cannery.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - TMo - 02-05-2025

Lookin' good, Tom! A couple of days and some effort changes the whole vibe of that area and I'm sure you're feeling a sense of accomplishment. Inspiration + Perspiration = Satisfaction.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 05-09-2026

Wow, I can't believe it has been over a year since I posted here. I guess I ws having too much fun running trains and then there life's issues.

Now I am finally back to the layout. Having to clean up for the water mitigation people forced me into clearing and cleaning the layout. With the clean up and mitigation done I now have many oppruntiities to work and improve the layout. The next structure to be assembled is Bachmann's Spectrum City Scenes Trade Tower.

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Another kit with a gazillon windows and walls.
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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 05-09-2026

Speaking of the windows I have begun to add them to the first wall section.

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First wall completed with window frames and glazing.

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Many, many more windows to go.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 05-09-2026

I kind of got a little ahead of myself. Before I started the Trade Tower. I built replacement passenger platorms to replace the ones that were severaly damaged from a variety of misfortunes.

Here are the old damged ones.

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And here are the new platforms

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I still need to do some weathering before that are completed.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - hillyard999 - 05-10-2026

(05-09-2026, 10:12 PM)tompm Wrote: Speaking of the windows I have begun to add them to the first wall section....
First wall completed with window frames and glazing....
Many, many more windows to go.

Tom,
I have always loved those Bachmann skyscrapers, never had the space to include one.
Looking forward to your build.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 07-08-2026

I finally got all the windows and glazing done. I began assembying the walls.

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Next is the roof and then the second tower.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - hillyard999 - 07-09-2026

Tom,

that is looking really nice.
what colors/ paints are you using?
I like the contrast of the windows.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 07-09-2026

(07-09-2026, 08:13 AM)hillyard999 Wrote: Tom,

that is looking really nice.
what colors/ paints are you using?
I like the contrast of the windows.

No paints. The colors are what pieces were molded in. When I first started the building I considered chnaging the colors but now I am glad I did not

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - TMo - 07-09-2026

Great building, Tom! It's going to look great in your cityscape.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 07-10-2026

Thanks folks

I assembled the upper tower

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Next is putting the two tower sections together

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