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Follow along as an n-scale sectional model railroad is built. I'm not a pro, just a guy with a hobby that gives me peace of mind.
Close up shot of the stairway leading up to the unloading deck. |
East side with freshly primed Steel Structure & new hand rail along the top unloading deck. |
This is the stairway pre-paint. |
While looking a bit like an aircraft carrier this is the west side of the ore dock without any of the unloading chutes on it. |
Looking down the existing elevated line to the ore dock Note the lack of track on it! : - ( |
A look from the opposite direction. You can see the edge of the gator board and 2 different colored Kato bridges. |
A view of the west side of the dock. I'll need to fill the gaps between the Kato bridges. It will take 4 single truss Bridges to complete the dock understructure. |
The larger loading dock roof is some textured paper that I did some dry brushing of pumpkin, pigskin, and burnt sienna acrylic paints. The decking has a red wine vinegar and steel wool stain. |
Pre-rolled roofing on the 2 story newer structure |
Blue painters tape on all the joints and you can see the over hang roof rafter detail. |
I spread the rolled roofing with a coat of Elmers extra strength glue stick glue. It's very easy to apply with your finger. |
As you can see the glue starts out blue, but it dries clear. It also rubs right off your finger. |
I add more blue painters tape over the ridge and down the valleys on the roof I paint over the tape with shades of gray and metallic's, to simulate a metal ridge cap and valleys. |
I dry brush the rolled roofing with flat black and white paint. The sign framing is just scrap wood and all the raw wood is stained using a red wine vinegar and steel wool stain. |
Kit 1 is the Rabbit Hash store. It's an Ok structure, but there's a big difference in the quality of the pieces between the 2 kits. |
Kit 2 is the tool and Die Company. This kit has better wood, thickness wise and the instructions were much better. |
Starting the Tool and Die, using the Micro-mark framing jig. |