Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 3) Started 7/27/19

S&S RR · August 28, 2020, 07:52:10 PM

Update: Whispering Falls build. Test fit of the beam structure for the main floor of the barn.

S&S RR · August 28, 2020, 07:53:16 PM

Gluing the main beam structure over the template.

S&S RR · August 28, 2020, 07:54:58 PM

The baseboard is glued together and moved from the layout to one of my workbenches. I will build the diorama here and then move it back to the layout.

S&S RR · August 28, 2020, 07:56:21 PM

The main building for G. Wilikers is going together on my layout table.

S&S RR · August 28, 2020, 07:58:46 PM

Mark's question prompted me to take a picture of the clamps and fixtures that I have to help with getting things square and held in place as the glue dries. As you can see from the pictures I use a lot of weights and angle plates, too.

S&S RR · August 28, 2020, 08:00:07 PM

It really helps me having everything within arms reach during this process.

S&S RR · August 28, 2020, 08:00:36 PM

S&S RR · August 30, 2020, 10:11:23 AM

Update on G. Wilikers: The walls of the main building going together.

S&S RR · August 30, 2020, 10:19:18 AM

Update on The Whispering Falls Build: I added the wood floors to the lower level and the main level of the barn. I used three different colors of Hunterline Stain to get the old board, replaced a few years ago, and replaced recently look. The lower level floor will be heavily weathered to make it look like a barn with cows in it. Lots of hay, dirt and hay after the cows are done with it. Next up, scratch building the interior for the lower level.

PRR Modeler · August 30, 2020, 11:22:02 AM

The wood looks great.

Mark Dalrymple · August 30, 2020, 03:10:45 PM

More good progress, John.

Looking great. Do you keep notes on the different techniques/ colouring/ weathering you are using on your builds? I just wonder as I think I'd be inclined to muddle them up if I was doing three at a time.

Cheers, Mark

S&S RR · August 30, 2020, 04:13:29 PM

Quote from: PRR Modeler on August 30, 2020, 11:22:02 AM
The wood looks great.

Curt

Thank you, this is a new technique for me - I think it is going to work very nicely inside the barn.

S&S RR · August 30, 2020, 04:19:21 PM

Quote from: mark dalrymple on August 30, 2020, 03:10:45 PM
More good progress, John.

Looking great. Do you keep notes on the different techniques/ colouring/ weathering you are using on your builds? I just wonder as I think I'd be inclined to muddle them up if I was doing three at a time.

Cheers, Mark

Mark

Thank you for the encouraging words - I keep some notes on the workbench as I'm building and then these build threads serve as a historical record for me. It is very rare for me to use the same technique on multiple builds - I keep changing things up so it doesn't all look the same. Except for the driftwood undercoat on G. Wilikers I'm using a completely different technique between these three builds. It keeps life interesting.

S&S RR · August 31, 2020, 08:31:40 AM

I'm at the point with both the G. Wilikers build and the Whispering Falls build where I need to figure out what I want to do with lighting. I need to get some serious lighting into the Whispering Falls Barn to show off the interior details.

deemery · August 31, 2020, 02:09:30 PM

I hope you'll provide some work-in-progress/thought process notes on planning structure lighting. That's an area that I'm getting into. One thing I haven't quite figured is how I'll hook up all those lit-up buildings. I think I'm going to run a 12VDC bus, and just plan all the structure lighting around that as the standard.

dave