Railroad Kits Westboro Sandhouse

[madharry]

While checking my stash of kits, I found this little kit lurking in the cupboard. I think it will look nice on the "Caldwell Junction" layout that I am building on the forum. Here are the pictures of the kit before I get started. The structure it self still stands at West Lebanon, New Hampshire in the remnants of the old Westboro Yard of the Boston & Maine.

Mike

[PRR Modeler]

I'll be following.

[postalkarl]

Hey Harry:

I 'lol be following along also.

Karl

[GPdemayo]

Neat sandhouse Mike.....I'll be looking in. 

[ReadingBob]

I don't remember this one.  Should be fun.  I'll be following along too!

[madharry]

I don't remember this one.  Should be fun.  I'll be following along too!

Thanks Curt, Greg and Karl. Bob this is one of kits by White River Structures that Railroad Kits bought out. It is a big and complicated kit  and it was selling at just $34.00. I cannot see how any profit could be made at that price. The walls are laser cut by Northeastern, there is a bag of sand from Arizona Rock & Mineral Co. and a beautiful chimney from Mr Plaster Products besides a slew of scale wood and other details.
Mike

[Lynnb]

That is a great looking kit for $34.

[tom.boyd.125]

Mike,
Will follow your build...
Tommy

[madharry]

Thanks Lynn and Tom.
Continuing............I identified all the walls and lettered them on the reverse before painting them grey. I then distressed the walls adding nail holes and a little A&E.

[madharry]

Continuing...............There is a bunch of timber in different sizes to be added to the outside of several walls. I dunked the lot in A&E and allowed them to dry.

[madharry]

The tall chimney was first painted with a concrete colour with a little white spirit added to allow the paint to flow into the gaps between the bricks.This was allowed to dry for 24 hours before dry brushing with a brick colour.

Mike

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking good, Mike.

Looks like you're off and running with this one.

Cheers, Mark.

[Lynnb]

Looks good, thinning the concrete colour paint worked out well .

[PRR Modeler]

Nice look Mike.

[BandOGuy]

Mike,
Thanks for the "just in time" bricks and mortar tip!