Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain

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

Working on the annex towers

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Building is done

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Now onto some final details such as roof vents. Still deciding about the water tower.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - hillyard999 - 07-11-2026

love it!

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 07-11-2026

For the time being I have decided not to add any roof vents. I may add them at a later date.

I placed the building on the layout. I am pretty shore this will not be its final location.

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What is next?

I am leaning toward the West End Market by City Classics.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - cnrglen - 07-12-2026

The west end market is a great kit. I built it myself a number of years ago, adding lights and an interior.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - LiveSteamer - 07-13-2026

Looking good Tom.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 08-24-2026

Unfortunately the West End Market will not be done at this time. Due to a mishap in the garage while trying to find sealer several objects fell on the walls. They were all knocked on the floor. Four out of five were recovered. The last section is still MIA.

All is not lost for the kit. I did find another one on that auction site and I am waiting for delivery. Thus somewhere down the road the West End Market will be included on the layout.

In the meantime the kit now being worked on is the Main Street Cafe by City Classics.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 08-24-2026

Once again I forgot tto take a picture of the unstarted kit pieces.

First thing is to paint the walls red brick and the window sills concrete.

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Next is to paint the tile on the front wall.

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Lastly painting the border tiles black.
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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 08-24-2026

For the mortar I am going to try Robert's Brick Mortar Formula

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Here we are with our experimental wall section

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Step 1 - Paint the mortar on the wall

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Let it dry.

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Use a damp rag to remov the dried material.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-03-2026

All the walls have been "mortared" and sealed.

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Decals added to the front wall and sign. sign was tricky as the decals didn't quite fit.

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Windows added.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-03-2026

Next I added the glass and the blinds.

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Also added the backdop to the picture window.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-03-2026

Assemble the walls and install the roof.

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Add the coping

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-03-2026

Lastly add the chimney and the sign

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Placed on the layout. May get moved in the future.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - TMo - 09-04-2026

Looks good there! Could I get fries with that?

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - bdw9535 - 09-04-2026

Tom,

Have been following along on your city build. How do you like the Roberts Mortar, does it fill the depressions better then sprackling compound?

Bruce

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-04-2026

(09-04-2026, 03:56 PM)bdw9535 Wrote: Tom,

Have been following along on your city build. How do you like the Roberts Mortar, does it fill the depressions better then sprackling compound?

Bruce

I liked it a lot. It was very easy to use. Brush it on. Leave it dry. Wipe it off with a damp cloth. If you needed to make a second application it was no problem. It was the easiest mortaring I have done. It filled in the depressions easily. I highly recommend it.