I had fun with the Mt Hope Station so I thought the station on the C&O mainline at Cotton Hill would be fun
My friend Art Choose to include it on his layout as he has room for it
I found some drawings from the C&O Historical Society so they will be a big help
Here are 2 COHS Photos
I’ll post some photos of the construction progress
From what I’ve seen, you’re one heck of a builder. Looking forward to this build man, keep us posted. [tup]
Using the drawings you can get from the C&O Historical Society for a very small fee
I laid out all the windows and doors on the wood backing i will use
Definatly keep us posted.
I am entering what I call the “2nd Stage of Building”. My layout is “finished” in the sense that I went through and banged everything out is quick is I could to get trains up and running. Now that is done, I want to go back and start replaceing buildings and re-doing/snazzing up/detailing scenery. Structure kits (Beyond PlasticVille) is something I would like to try my hand at. Something like this is what I have been looking for to pick up tips and tricks.
I got all the window openings cut out i still haven’t cut the 2 doors till i decide
wether or not to use an already made door or go with making my own
I used dimensional lumber to make the bay window
by combining a 2x4 and a 4x4 glued together it made a perfect spacer between the windows
I used a 4x12 for the top and 2 4x4s for the bottom
Thank You for the kind words but i just consider myself an average modeler
I finished cutting out the brick skin and glued it to the wood
I also cut out the base and an additional piece to raise the floor on the freight room side of the station
The 2 plain colored end profiles will be used as internal supports to seperate the freight and waiting rooms
The metal Pan and magnets are a big help in squaring up the walls and holding them
while the glue dries
I got the roof cut out But still have to find A covering that looks like slate
and lots more details to do
Goodness, Terry - you’re zipping along on this! As for average, I’ll just say this:
Average scratchbuilder = Above-average kitbuilder
(Terry) (a bit above my level)
Keep at it - you’re doing great! [tup]
J im in Cape Girardeau
I installed a raised floor in the freight and baggage side of the building with a seperating wall and door as indicated in the plans
Heres a shot of the bay window in place
I’ll file and smooth the brick joints to hide the seams
Terry, all I have to say is:
[tup][bow][tup][bow][tup]
Thanks for the kind words Jim !
I got all the windows painted and installed
Also got the porch roofs installed
I made the vent out of a window shutter
Still lots to do
I made some benches for the waiting rooms as the drawing showed
out of window blank scraps
I thought about borrowing a laser guided saber saw from Norm Abrams at The New Yankee Work Shop to make the half moon cuts in the end pannels for the feet
but used a rat tailed file instead
I installed slide tracks for the freight doors and used KD graphite grease to make them slide better
I made the door handels from bent straight pins
I installed walls to seperate the Women’s and Men’s waiting rooms and the Ticket Office
The small room in the center is the Baggage/Express room
I put blue painters tape on the roof and painted it grey as it may be a while till i find some slate roofing
I got lucky on the unusual wide 9 pane windowed doors
If you cut the bottom panes out of an 18 pane engine house window and insert a panel
it fits perfect
I painted the waiting rooms and ticket office floors boxcar red as they are terrazzo floors
Great progress on the station Terry! [tup][tup]
The interior is coming right along and the windows look great!
You have fun buiding this station, Terry!
Enjoy it, it will be a gem at your layout.
Wolfgang, who just finished his station
Wow what a great job on all the interior details and also such good pictures
I wish my camera would focus that close !
Congradulations on a great job !