01-29-2011, 12:59 PM
Let's start the construction shots with the freight platform. As I mentioned in the reply above, I used two kits as a starting place. I decided early on to use the freight platform as a base for a stripwood overlay. The molded in wood detail on the platforms is crude, to put it lightly. However the detail does give you an indication of how the planks should be oriented.
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I cut the platforms to size and glued them together. I'm going a little out of sequence here since I actually cut the freighthouse walls first in order to determine how long the platform should be. I cut away the molded-in ground detail from the kit base and actually used this to brace the joint between the two sections.
The original kit has plastic 'stone' overlays that you laminate on the platform sides (don't get rid of these...I'll show you how I used them once I place the structure on the layout...). I had been studying photos of stations from the Virginia Tech digital image collection and came across several that showed board and batten siding used as platform 'skirting'. Since I have an ample supply of B&B, and since I've never seen it on another model that I can remember, I decided to use that.
The planks are scale lumber (2x10's). A NWSL chopper sure comes in handy here! I cut the planks to leave a little overhang beyond the skirting. Both the B&B and planks were attached to the platform base using Walther's Goo. When this tube is finished I'm finding some less-smelly contact cement! Apply it using the two-part technique as directed for good adhesion.
More in the next post.
Galen
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I cut the platforms to size and glued them together. I'm going a little out of sequence here since I actually cut the freighthouse walls first in order to determine how long the platform should be. I cut away the molded-in ground detail from the kit base and actually used this to brace the joint between the two sections.
The original kit has plastic 'stone' overlays that you laminate on the platform sides (don't get rid of these...I'll show you how I used them once I place the structure on the layout...). I had been studying photos of stations from the Virginia Tech digital image collection and came across several that showed board and batten siding used as platform 'skirting'. Since I have an ample supply of B&B, and since I've never seen it on another model that I can remember, I decided to use that.
The planks are scale lumber (2x10's). A NWSL chopper sure comes in handy here! I cut the planks to leave a little overhang beyond the skirting. Both the B&B and planks were attached to the platform base using Walther's Goo. When this tube is finished I'm finding some less-smelly contact cement! Apply it using the two-part technique as directed for good adhesion.
More in the next post.
Galen
I may not be a rivet counter, but I sure do like rivets!