Newest kit project (pics added)

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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I wanted to share some pics of my newest kit: An Alexander Scale Models Freight Station. Here are some that I took late last night.

I’ve added some things to the interior that weren’t part of the kit:

  • Wood flooring
  • Door and window trim
  • Sliding freight doors
  • Interior wall (for 2 rooms)
  • Beam support

I’m about 90% done. All that is left to do is to construct the roof assembly, which will still be a challenge. I’d like to add some furniture eventually and a few more details.

Tom

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Looking good. Can’t wait to see that Mike pull up along side.

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Looking good, be sure to post more pictures when you get it finished .

John

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Looking good. Tom

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Very nice! What sort of lighting, if any will you add to this?

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Tom, Very nice!! What type roof shingles/paper are you going to use?

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Good work. I love looking at your stuff.

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If you arent sure what kind to use I cannot recommend the Cambell shingles enough.

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Looks great Tom! I really like the sliding freight doors. However, the scale of the grain in your wood floor is slightly out of whack![(-D] Just kidding…

Trevor[:)]

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I can tell you’re having fun. C’mon, admit it. [:-,][(-D]

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looks great

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Simon,

Thanks. I will probably add a couple of grain-'o-wheat bulbs for outdoor lighting and 2 or 3 for inside lighting - one for each room. I need to figure how I’m going to wire it first.

Tom

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Bob,

Thanks. The kit came with two (2) sheets of 600 grit sand paper cut to a specific size. I ended up using one of them to sand a part before I realize what it was supposed to be used for. [:I] I have plenty of 600 grit paper layout around the house.

I need to look at pictures of the prototype again… I may, however, take Stuckarmchairing suggestion and look at the Campbell shingles. Shingles would look pretty cool.

Tom

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Uhhhhh…the flooring was made from a REALLY big tree??? Thanks, Trevor. You’re absolutely right though If I were to do it again, I would definitely lay down dimensional wood (like 1 x 4) to simulate wood flooring strips. Hmmmmm. Ya’ know…I may still have enough clearance to try that after all…

Tom

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You’re darn tootin’, Crandell! [:D] Besides the obvious love for trains, this is what MRRing is all about - for me. As I go along, or as I look at something in hindsight, I can see how I would do something or try a technique a little (or a lot) differently the next time.

IWhen I’m done, I’m planning on jotting down all the discoveries, things, and techniques that I learned onto the kit nstruction sheet so that I can refer back to them in the future.

Tom

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Why don’t you try scribing 3" wide lines in the floor to simulate hardwood flooring. If you color some differently it could take away that big board look.

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Excellent level of Craftmanship and imagination. Gotta love that redwood tree floor too!! [8D]

Once you have furniture installed the overall look of the floor will be broken up and cease to be anything close to an issue.

Dave

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Wow, nice looking, including the floor. Scribing lines sounds like a good idea from NDPRR.

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Norm,

Good suggestion. I’ve done that on a couple of other floors that I modeled. It’ll be a little more challenging since I can’t take the floor out but I can make do with a small straight rule.

Tom

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Looks really nice. I really like the sliding doors, I’ll have to remember that for some of my own projects.