Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain

[tompm]

I decided to step away from the engine terminal for a time and work on the passenger station. In order to finish the layout of the engine terminal I need to know where the passenger station is going.

First step in putting together the passenger station is the assembling the platforms.





I painted the platforms and the top of the roofs using a rattle can. The bottom of the roof, lights, support posts, benches, and signs were painted using a airbrush. Once the paint was dry I built the stair assembly.



Next installed the support posts and light fixtures. I painted the bottom of the fixtures white.



Attached the roof sections and placed them on the layout to see how they looked.







I assembled the benches and signs.



Coming up. Add the benches and signs to the platforms. Build the second set. Weather them.

[tompm]

Time to change things up. I cannot make any further useful progress on the Engine Terminal until I get the passenger station place. The station will determine the limits of the urban area.

First step is to build the station platforms. For this I am going to assemble Walthers Cornerstone Butterfly Platform Shelter



Here is what the open box looks like.



I used a rattle can to paint the concrete parts and top of the shelter roofs. I airbrushed the supports and underside of the shelter roofs.

Assemble the stairs.



Add the supports and lights to the underside of the shelters. Paint the bottom of the lights.



Platforms' assembled and place in approximate location.

[tompm]

Benches and signs.



Weathered and ready.





Next is the passenger station itself.

[ezdays]

Nice, that looks like it will fit well with what you're doing.

[doctorwayne]

Nice, that looks like it will fit well with what you're doing.

I agree with Don, and the fact that your layout is topped with styrofoam should make installation of those platforms (and their staircases) easy.

I scratchbuilt my butterfly platforms, but faked the stairwells, as the tracks are atop 3/4" plywood and in a pretty-well inaccessible area to attempt using a jigsaw...

   

   

The "stairs" are simply the plywood painted black, good enough, I think, as it's not near the front of the layout.

Wayne

[tompm]

Thanks Don and Wayne

I agree with Don, and the fact that your layout is topped with styrofoam should make installation of those platforms (and their staircases) easy.

For once I actually look like I know what I am doing using the foam. It took me about a 20 minutes to cut the foam out for the stairs. Biggest problem was I only have a dull knife to use for cutting the foam. I will get a couple of photos of the platforms in place soon.

[tompm]

Next structure on the list is Walthers Union Station kit.

The Box



The untouched parts



Coloring the mortar lines. I know it is hard to see in the photos. I did two coats. Frist was a darker gray and then an off white.

[tompm]

The walls of the center section being assembled.

[tompm]

Next up is the left section.

Windows and "glass" installed



Walls assembled



Installed entrance awning



Right section walls assembled



Entrance awning added

[tompm]

All sections in place



Decals added



Rear with all sections

[tompm]

Front weathered



Rear weathered



To me the weathering came out too dark. I will need to correct it.

In place with platforms. Notice stairs have been cut into the foam.

[tompm]

I went back and used a lighter color chalk on the station.





Here is the station in place with the platforms

[ezdays]

Progressing nicely, BTW, love those buses....

[Tyson Rayles]

Nice work.

[tompm]

This is not much of an update but here it is.

Began painting the foam a brown color. This area is where Union Station is going to go and will be the first area where scenery will be added.





Track was placed down and tested. It has been outlined. Not sure how well you can see the marker lines.





Next step will be removing the track. Using the outline I will place the roadbed. Once the roadbed is in place the track will be again placed down for testing.