Juneco/ Keystone Danby sawmill

[cnrglen]

I've finished the mill up to the roof install.
I detailed the interior and some of the exterior.

   

I started with painting some figures that will go into the structure. These are all made by Juneco as well, just not included in the kit. I spray primered them in white and hand painted them from there.

   

Then I added detail parts to the workshop area of the mill. The workbench, extra saw blade, barrels and drums all came with the kit. I added a drive belt from the steam engine to the saw husk assembly, made from brown paper.

   

The stairs are from Central valley. I made the wood stack by cutting a piece of 2X4 into a slice about 2 scale feet wide and using a sharp knife, I cut scale firewood. It's all glued together with Matte Medium.

   

The next project will be a roof over the sawmill, but I wnat to leave the workshop open for viewing. I'm also considering a small elevated water tank to supply the boiler with water. The kit comes with a cast metal cistern, but I like the idea of a water tower instead.

[hillyard999]

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 I'm also considering a small elevated water tank to supply the boiler with water. The kit comes with a cast metal cistern, but I like the idea of a water tower instead.

That could also double for fire protection for the mill.
A detailing opportunity for hoses and hosecarts!

Keep up the good work, great project!

[cnrglen]

Thanks, the water tower is currently in the design phase.
In the meantime, roofing has started.

   

I started with installing the rafters on the main building. These all line up with the framing studs on the long wall. For a change, these were actually including in the kit.

   

I added stringers across the rafters for the corrugated roofing to lay across. These were not in the kit and the instructions tell you to lay the roofing directly on the rafters. I don't know if that's a proper building standard and this looks better to me.


   

I did cut the roofing into strips but I'm not sure about the size. The smaller size is about what the instructions call for, I cut others at twice the size for comparison. I'll think about it for a bit before comiting.