LIME COMPANY MINE - Now that the East End Market is almost complete, I have started another structure. Several years ago I purchased "The Lime Company" from Sheepscot Scale Products. It has been dormant in one for or another for several years. I started it many years ago, painting all the strip lumber with three coats of stain and pigment. They then resided below the layout for many more years. I did take time to build a white model of the structure that resides on the layout. I'll post a picture on tomorrow. In the meantime, I decided to start this project based on some of the knowledge gained from East End Market. Like the market, I started with a inner core. This made a very strong and straight structure. A difference with this project will be gluing the individual boards to the inner core instead of constructing large panels and adhering them to the inner structure.
So stay tuned for my next project - Lime Company Mine.
Frank / Erieman
Oh goodie. I can't wait to see this one. Pictures as soon as possible.
Go Frank go , I really like the hustle and bustle on the forum as of late , everybody's building and posting , just great.
Looking forward to seeing the build Frank. :)
Quote from: coors2u on January 12, 2016, 06:35:05 AM
Oh goodie. I can't wait to see this one. Pictures as soon as possible.
Good Morning Dustin,
I did not have the time last night to take or post any pics, but I will today. That's part of the history of the build. My Bad.
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: Janbouli on January 12, 2016, 08:50:33 AM
Go Frank go , I really like the hustle and bustle on the forum as of late , everybody's building and posting , just great.
Good Morning Jan,
I notice the same thing. Goos to see all the activity on the forum. Must be the weather. Thanks for stopping by. I'll be posting more picture today of the white model, where the building will go on the layout, etc..
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 12, 2016, 09:14:51 AM
Looking forward to seeing the build Frank. :)
Good Morning Greg,
With the cold weather, this is the best thing to be doing. I have had the white model on the layout for years and finally got off my butt and decided to build it. There are several components to the build and will take a while to do. Oh well, who cares, I'm retired. Whoopee.
Frank / Erieman
Frank, do you ever take a break???? Just kidding. If you did, I would have nothing to follow....
Quote from: Erieman on January 12, 2016, 10:55:53 AM
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 12, 2016, 09:14:51 AM
Looking forward to seeing the build Frank. :)
Good Morning Greg,
With the cold weather, this is the best thing to be doing. I have had the white model on the layout for years and finally got off my butt and decided to build it. There are several components to the build and will take a while to do. Oh well, who cares, I'm retired. Whoopee.
Frank / Erieman
Hi Frank,I sure wish you & Tom would quit rubbing it in about the retired thing.....I can't seem to get anything done while working and the kit boxes are stacking up. Woo is me..... (https://modelersforum.com/gallery/27-120116121325-105921001.jpeg)
Quote from: Donato on January 12, 2016, 11:28:15 AM
Frank, do you ever take a break? ??? Just kidding. If you did, I would have nothing to follow....
Donato,
You ask a very good question. Now that I am retired, I have been spending a lot of time on my layout. Just ask my wife!!! I probably get 8 to 10 hours a day in the train room. According to my wife, more than that!!! I have been slacking off a bit on house projects from time to time and that is not good. Most are now done thankfully. The train room has been progressing nicely. I guess I should post some overall pictures sometime. It's not that this is the only interest that I have. I am also involved with the NMRA on a division and national level, I am also the editor of our NMRA division newsletter which I put out three times a year. Issues typically run about 90 + pages and most recently, the publicity and marketing chairperson for our NMRA regional convention here in Scottsdale last September. I guess I do spend a lot of time on trains. Oh Yes, one other thing, I am getting back to painting with watercolors. I would like to do - wait for it -
Train paintings. I guess my life doe revolve around trains, what do you think?
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 12, 2016, 12:15:03 PM
Quote from: Erieman on January 12, 2016, 10:55:53 AM
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 12, 2016, 09:14:51 AM
Looking forward to seeing the build Frank. :)
Good Morning Greg,
With the cold weather, this is the best thing to be doing. I have had the white model on the layout for years and finally got off my butt and decided to build it. There are several components to the build and will take a while to do. Oh well, who cares, I'm retired. Whoopee.
Frank / Erieman
Hi Frank,
I sure wish you & Tom would quit rubbing it in about the retired thing.....I can't seem to get anything done while working and the kit boxes are stacking up. Woo is me.....
(https://modelersforum.com/gallery/27-120116121325-105921001.jpeg) (http://modelersforum.com/gallery/27-120116121325-105921001.jpeg)
Greg,
I had a similar problem with a lot of those and other boxes under the layout. What i find is that after time, many of those wonderful boxes get sold. Either they will not fit (visually or functionally) in the layout or you just run out of time. I would recommend that you pick one kit and work in a dedicated area on it. But, wait, aren't you suffering from the same disease as the senior member of the SBG. " changing your layout"? Good luck with all those boxes. Hmnnn, is there anything there that I could use ???
Frank / Erieman
Here are some pictures of the Lime Company structure kit once offered by Sheepscot Models. George Barrett was the designer and have several wonderful kits. I have built one to date - Phillips Station. I saw this kit at a NMRA meet many years ago in California. One of the pictures is that model with what appears to a best in show award. The other pictures include the white model of the main building, the series of white model buildings in the location on my layout and some pics of the internal structure technique that I am using on the model. The main building is one of several building in the kit and I will also be adding a couple of other structures to the scene. So-o-o, stay tuned.
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: Erieman on January 12, 2016, 12:16:49 PM
Quote from: Donato on January 12, 2016, 11:28:15 AM
Frank, do you ever take a break? ??? Just kidding. If you did, I would have nothing to follow....
Donato,
You ask a very good question. Now that I am retired, I have been spending a lot of time on my layout. Just ask my wife!!! I probably get 8 to 10 hours a day in the train room. According to my wife, more than that!!! I have been slacking off a bit on house projects from time to time and that is not good. Most are now done thankfully. The train room has been progressing nicely. I guess I should post some overall pictures sometime. It's not that this is the only interest that I have. I am also involved with the NMRA on a division and national level, I am also the editor of our NMRA division newsletter which I put out three times a year. Issues typically run about 90 + pages and most recently, the publicity and marketing chairperson for our NMRA regional convention here in Scottsdale last September. I guess I do spend a lot of time on trains. Oh Yes, one other thing, I am getting back to painting with watercolors. I would like to do - wait for it -
Train paintings. I guess my life doe revolve around trains, what do you think?
Frank / Erieman
Guess you have a (ready for it?) a one track mind!!
WOW, we are off to the races, Frank do you even stop to breathe? ;D
8)
Quote from: ak-milw on January 12, 2016, 08:02:49 PM
WOW, we are off to the races, Frank do you even stop to breathe? ;D
8)
Good Evening Andy,
As I mentioned to Donato, I have been quite busy on lots of challenges. Regarding the layout, I have a goal to have a little over half the layout fully completed by September. So-o-o, I am on a rather quicker pace to accomplish everything by then. The Lime company, which consists of about nine structures, is the main item to complete. The balance will be scenery. Hopefully nothing else will step in to slow me down, but I'm on a mission. Stay tuned for more progress photos. The main internal body is cone and assembled. I have been applying the exterior pieces of wood, one piece at a time. All i can tell you is that there are a lot of pieces. In many places, each vertical is composed of two pieces. Whoa is me. This is going to take some time to install all the siding.
Thank for stopping by and stay tune for more progress of the main building.
Frank / Erieman
What happens when you get it finished.....are you going to pull a Langford? ;D
Frank
This looks like another great project - I will be following along.
Quote from: S&S RR on January 13, 2016, 08:53:23 AM
Frank
This looks like another great project - I will be following along.
Good Morning John,
Yup, another structure project to keep me off the streets. I am not building it like the directions, but using some of what I learned from East End Market. The biggest difference is the board by board exterior of the building. S-l-o-w g-o-i-n-g when you do board by board. I'll post a picture later today. Sounds like you have made a change to your project. Any pics?
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 13, 2016, 08:20:12 AM
What happens when you get it finished.....are you going to pull a Langford? ;D
Good Morning Greg,
No such luck and you are not going to like the answer, I know I don't. There comes a time in every one's life where the discussion of downsizing comes up. Well, we have been discussing just that topic. Not right away mind you, but perhaps in the next five years or so. Sounds terrible doesn't it. I agree. Yipes. While we are both in good health, it is something we are discussing. As we all know, downsizing a railroad is a real bummer. Having done this once about 25 years ago, I do not look forward to it. That being said, I have been thinking about this and have built many of the structures on removable bases. That's the good news. Next is to figure what size house, if I could have a train room, etc... Another thing I am considering is getting back to painting. I have always enjoyed watercolors and have been working on studies of painting steel. Perhaps I will do railroad watercolors? Anyway, no Langford, just a Frank.
Frank / Erieman
Oh come on, what did I do to everybody? That's right, pick on the guy that won't fight back.
Tom :'(
Quote from: ACL1504 on January 13, 2016, 03:32:32 PM
Oh come on, what did I do to everybody? That's right, pick on the guy that won't fight back.
Tom :'(
Pick on you? We are just stating facts. Besides, if we didn't like you, we wouldn't pick on you. We would find someone else to harass. And another thing, The next railroad will be much smaller. Well, maybe.
Frank / Erieman
Frank , downsizing a home does not always mean downsizing the railroad room , just buy a smaller house with a huge shed, double garage or whatever as a side building ;)
Quote from: Janbouli on January 13, 2016, 07:55:04 PM
Frank , downsizing a home does not always mean downsizing the railroad room , just buy a smaller house with a huge shed, double garage or whatever as a side building ;)
Jan,
I like your thinking, but moving my layout is a total impossibility. We all have experienced making an attempt to move a large layout. My last one sat in the garage collecting dust for several years before I decided to take it totally apart.Most of the structures on my current layout have been designed to be easily removable. Growing old is hell. In the meantime, I am building my little bit of paradise train room.
Frank / Erieman
An hour and 1/2 into my early morning fun in the train room. I thought that I would share the technique I am using on The Lime Company structure. The interior or frame is constructed of 1/6 plain Northeastern lumber. It serves two features. It keeps the building very straight and square. Onto the sub structure, I have been gluing the exterior boards scale 2 x 8's. Lots of them as you will see in the photo. And different colors. As I may have mentioned, I have had this kit for many years. Several years I thought that I would start construction. After applying three separate coats of pigment to each piece ( at different times to allow the pigment to dry) I sort of ran out of steam. The kit contained some 800 plus sticks of wood. Needless to say it took a long time to apply the pigment.
Well several years have gone by and it was time to get back into the build. This is the only major structure remaining to be completed on the center section of the railroad. It will be a rather large complex, consisting of an office, barn, water tank, feed elevator, hopper, screen house and two other ancillary structures. I will be adding a second hopper to the complex. Hopefully I have enough wood for the additional hopper because I no longer have the old Floquil pigments that I used years ago nor do I remember the colors, thinning rations, etc...
So her I sit in the wee hours of the morning, gluing these little sticks to the inner sub structure. Hopefully, I will not go totally crazy before this project is over.
...our recent downsizing was the best thing that's happened to my hobby enjoyment
in years...now I can spend all the time I want on buildings/trains.....
Quote from: ACL1504 on January 13, 2016, 03:32:32 PM
Oh come on, what did I do to everybody? That's right, pick on the guy that won't fight back.
Tom :'(
Way to go Tom.....you're spreading the
"Langford Syndrome" all over the forum. If I had more of the StL&D completed, I would be able to tear it up and start again too.
Nobody picks on you.....you have all the guns & ammo! ;D
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 14, 2016, 09:19:37 AM
Quote from: ACL1504 on January 13, 2016, 03:32:32 PM
Oh come on, what did I do to everybody? That's right, pick on the guy that won't fight back.
Tom :'(
Way to go Tom.....you're spreading the "Langford Syndrome" all over the forum. If I had more of the StL&D completed, I would be able to tear it up and start again too.
Nobody picks on you.....you have all the guns & ammo! ;D
Greg,
I'm willing to bet that you are next with the "Langford Syndrome" even though you have yet to add onto the house. Once you get that blessing, you are in start over mode. Not me. I'm full speed ahead with this layout. Completing Lime company is my main focus in structures. This building and repairing the foundation of another will probably bring an end to 1/2 or more of the layout. Full speed ahead. This kit has about seven buildings that are all sticks. Imagine that!!! I have completed applying all the stick siding to the main building. Roof, foundation and a few other details and then it is on to building #2. I figure that this complex is going to take me the better part of two months. Hopefully less. Pictures on Sunday.
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: Erieman on January 13, 2016, 11:30:23 AM
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 13, 2016, 08:20:12 AM
What happens when you get it finished.....are you going to pull a Langford? ;D
Good Morning Greg,
No such luck and you are not going to like the answer, I know I don't. There comes a time in every one's life where the discussion of downsizing comes up. Well, we have been discussing just that topic. Not right away mind you, but perhaps in the next five years or so. Sounds terrible doesn't it. I agree. Yipes. While we are both in good health, it is something we are discussing. As we all know, downsizing a railroad is a real bummer. Having done this once about 25 years ago, I do not look forward to it. That being said, I have been thinking about this and have built many of the structures on removable bases. That's the good news. Next is to figure what size house, if I could have a train room, etc... Another thing I am considering is getting back to painting. I have always enjoyed watercolors and have been working on studies of painting steel. Perhaps I will do railroad watercolors? Anyway, no Langford, just a Frank.
Frank / Erieman
Five years.....I guess Tom and I better get out there to see it before it's gone. I wouldn't want to miss out seeing it in person. Road trip..... ;D ;D ;D
Greg,
Remember, five years go by fast. Anyway, an update on the barn building on the Lime Company. All the main walls are covered with the 2x8 lumber. I am now installing the stone base. Because of the different track heights, I have glued a piece of 3/4" pine to the base allowing me to get the correct building height, install the posts between the track and make sure the C/L are correct with the track already on the layout. Posts and bases are next. Then I can place it on the layout and verify all the building locations.
The roof will be next. It will be constructed using a cardstock base with standing seam rib roofing which should be here Tuesday or Wednesday. Here is a pic of the building.
Frank / Erieman
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Frank, I think a gray weathering would look great on the siding, it would show all the different boards.
8)
Quote from: ak-milw on January 17, 2016, 03:30:42 PM
Frank, I think a gray weathering would look great on the siding, it would show all the different boards.
8)
No worries Andy. It's coming. I typically weather once I have all the main pieces together. I'm close. I still have the front supports, bracing and additional horizontal boards on an inner wall. Once that is done, out will come the weathering. I agree, right now it is too plain. Give me a day or two and it will change its complexion. Worn, but not too worn. Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned for the weathering.
Frank / Erieman
Frank
Great start! I will be following along.
Quote from: S&S RR on January 17, 2016, 09:33:19 PM
Frank
Great start! I will be following along.
Good Morning John,
The morning is starting out partly cloudy, temps in the low 50's. Should get up into the mid 70's later today. As usual, I am in the train room. Working on the Lime Company build. Lots of sticks. Progress is slow, but steady. So much to do. so little time. I'll be posting some more pictures mid week of my progress. thanks for stopping by. Keep up the good work on your build.
Frank / Erieman
Frank,
Afternooon, well at least it is here. The vertical board by board siding is wonderful looking Frank. Cant' wait to see how you finish it.
BTW, your loco is coming along a smooth as new ribbon rail. 8) 8)
Tom ;D
Quote from: ACL1504 on January 18, 2016, 01:15:43 PM
Frank,
Afternooon, well at least it is here. The vertical board by board siding is wonderful looking Frank. Cant' wait to see how you finish it.
BTW, your loco is coming along a smooth as new ribbon rail. 8) 8)
Tom ;D
Tom,
You are the man. I took a look at your paint thread before opening this one. I am in awe. Thank you my friend for the fine work.
Thought you might enjoy another pic of the board by board of Lime Company. Man, there are a lot of boards on this build. Just when I think I have added all the boards, I find another area that needs more boards. The 3/4 " block helps keep the building square and is a good reference for the leg placement. Now the kit had no information on the area under the arches. Obviously, that is where the product was loaded into the cars. I have to dig thru some old mine books to see what I can find for the shoot. It needs the detail. More later.
Frank / Erieman
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Frank, it probably was four tapered sides to the middle with chute opening dead center , like a four sided pyramid upside down.
8)
Quote from: ak-milw on January 18, 2016, 07:37:06 PM
Frank, it probably was four tapered sides to the middle with chute opening dead center , like a four sided pyramid upside down.
8)
Thanks Andy,
That was my thought also. I'd like to find a photo so I can consider if I want to detail the area / or not. I'm moving fairly quick on this building. Roof is next. Thanks for stopping by. Appreciate your comment.
Frank / Erieman
Frank,
I found this photo on the net showing loading lime cars at a quarry in Rockford Maine.....photo credits are
Collection:
Keystone-Mast Collection
Contributing Institution:
UC Riverside, California Museum of Photography
Here is the link to the photo shown...
http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt5c6015np/?order=2&brand=calisphere
A few other photos and information about that quarry is also at that link. ;)
Tom,
Thank you for stopping by and finding the photos on lime mining. While looking at a couple of train magazines while my wife was having surgery , i found just what i was looking for. I'll make a sketch and post it.
thanks for your help.
Frank / Erieman
Nice looking structure so far, Frank. Hope your wife did well with the surgery and heals up quickly.
Jeff
Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on January 19, 2016, 07:57:12 PM
Nice looking structure so far, Frank. Hope your wife did well with the surgery and heals up quickly.
Jeff
Jeff,
Thanks for stopping by and your kind words on the structure and the wife. Wife is doing just fine. She heals extremely quick. Not bad for an old broad. Only kidding.
Frank / Erieman
Hope everything is well with your wife Frank.....thoughts & prayers.
Those old broads can put a scare into us on occasion, I know mind did a couple of years ago, but she came out just fine and feisty as ever. :)
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 20, 2016, 08:43:29 AM
Hope everything is well with your wife Frank.....thoughts & prayers.
Those old broads can put a scare into us on occasion, I know mind did a couple of years ago, but she came out just fine and feisty as ever. :)
Thanks Greg for your concern about my wife. She had elective surgery yesterday to correct a wrinkly skin condition on her neck. Her mother and aunt had the same thing. Phyllis just wants to look beautiful for me. She is healthy as a horse, going to the Gym four times a week. Yes, I go twice a week, but I do all the yard work. Now that yesterday is behind us, I am back in the train room working on scenery and the build of the lime company. Oh yes, I take an occasional peak at what our friend is doing to my engine. Simply marvelous.
frank / Erieman
Good Morning,
I have been working on the Lime company structure off and on the last few weeks. Progress is being made. I am about half way thru the build. The photo shows the components and where I am. The office is almost complete, the barn is about 75% complete, the feed elevator is about 65% complete, there sre two hoppers in the photograph. One is a foamboard model and the other is an old Campbell's model. Still to be started are the water tower and office and a couple of other small buildings. All the conveyers will have to be built and of course, thee will be lots of junk to be added to the scene. Well, maybe, i am not as far as I think I am. Progress comes slowly, sometimes even slower. Enjoy the pic. More soon.
Frank / Erieman
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Frank,
The mine area is looking fantastic. the board by board structure fits right in. Great job and keep the photos coming.
Tom ;D
What Tom said..... 8)
Looking great Frank.
8)
Quote from: ak-milw on January 31, 2016, 05:24:14 PM
Looking great Frank.
8)
Thanks Andy,
This is a with lots of pieces. Almost 900 sticks. My fingers hurt from using the razor blades. Lot of details to be added. I hope to complete this sometime in February. The operative word is"Hope". Progress is very slow. thanks for stopping by.
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: GPdemayo on January 31, 2016, 12:05:56 PM
What Tom said..... 8)
Greg,
You are a man of few words. Thanks for stopping by.
Frank / Erieman
Quote from: ACL1504 on January 31, 2016, 11:51:47 AM
Frank,
The mine area is looking fantastic. the board by board structure fits right in. Great job and keep the photos coming.
Tom ;D
Thanks Tom, I'm working on it. It's taking me longer because I keep looking on your progress on my engine. What more can I say. Thanks for all your hard work. Stop back soon for more progress on this build.
Frank / Erieman
Frank
The mine is coming along real nice. I like the location you chose for it. I'm looking forward to getting back out there to see all the progress you have made. BTW our temperatures have been in the 40's and 50's this week and all the snow melted. It looks like spring - but I'm not fooled.
Wayne is planning on heading out in two weeks and has your phone number - put him to work on those trees.
Frank,
Your Lime Company build is looking very impressive. ;)
How many structures have you done using that inner sub structure core material to prevent warping ?
Quote from: tom.boyd.125 on February 01, 2016, 01:42:16 AM
Frank,
Your Lime Company build is looking very impressive. ;)
How many structures have you done using that inner sub structure core material to prevent warping ?
Tom,
This is the second one. There are a couple of others that I should have used this technique, but a lot of glue and a clamp has made the warp work so far. I would highly recommend this technique for long, narrow structures to prevent any signs of warping. Part of the warping is probably due to only painting one side, the exterior. On all of the structures that I have built this way, all the walls are totally painted, detailed, etc. before assembly. This current structure is different in that board by board is glued directly to the inner frame.
A couple of years ago i built Thurmond Station from an old article in Mainline modeler. I did not use this technique on the build and prior to judging, noticed that the building had warped about 3/16" overall. It's about 160 scale feet long. A lot of Elmers and a clamp and it is now flat. You might go back on my layout thread and see the building.
frank / Erieman
Been under the weather with a cold. Sort of take it out on you. Feeling better, but hope it doesn't come back. Spent some time working on the structure for the Lime Company. Lots of cutting and re cutting. Beautiful structure, bad documentation. Muddling thru it though. Not of the structures are fully complete. Building the basics and then looking at the site to see if I need to make changes to the design of the complex or a specific component.
I have purchased a couple more conveyers to add interest to the site. Two sidings are shown. The three track sidings are: car storage; car loading of product one and car loading of product two. Other product is transported up the conveyer to a screen house, then sent to two size hoppers. Still to be built is another smaller wooden hopper for truck loading of material.
Progress is slower that I would like, but I like the visual progress I am seeing.
Frank / Erieman
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Progress on the Lime company has been moving along. Perhaps not a fast as I would like. I have found that trying to finish assemble the multiple components of this kit "in situ" is extremely awkward. As you can see in the two prior photos, the mine location is both high and quite a bit into the layout. The past few days I have several attempts to assemble various structural components with their respective conveyers. Not as easy as it looks. I have "somewhat " fumbled on several occasions, including almost destroying one of the structures. I have to rebuild the screen house once again ( this will be the second rebuild)
So, i have decided to make a placement arrangement on a work surface that I can reach, adjust and repair, without climbing on a variety of step stools, leaning over existing structures, etc.... Hopefully this should expedite the completion of this complex with a lot less wear and tear on yours truly. I'll take a pic later so you can see what I have decided to do. So far, much easier.
Frank / Erieman
As promised, here are a couple of pictures of the mobile work surface that I have decided to use to assemble the 8 different structures. I tried doing the assembly on the layout, but found it too difficult and downright clumsy to do. Hence the mobile tablet. It's the right height, rotates to see other views, etc.. Just perfect and it should help in the final assembly procedure.
This is not the first time I have used this table. Actually, i have built most of my structures on it. This time I am also assembling all the structures together before installing final installation on the layout. The conveyers really create an assembly problem and this should make it easier.
In the background you can see a elevation view of all the buildings along with a photo of small cabins that will be scratchbuilt for the miners. I'll probably build 6 to 8 of them, space and time dependent.
Frank / Erieman
The flu bug appears to be leaving my body and giving me more time to work on this complex. The screen house has been built four times. On the fourth time, I finally got it right and no more changes. There is still one more structure to be built. The kit only has one wooden Hopper, but I am adding a second one. The second hopper will be for truck loading rather than rail. It will be a smaller hopper. I have not started this building yet.
While my birthday was officially on Monday, the family is working on a family and friends birthday celebration this Sunday. So I have to clean up the train room, get the trains running and most importantly, clean the bathroom. In the meantime, here a few pictures taken today. Lots of details, weathering, etc.. to be added. Damn birthdays keep getting in the way. Anyway, enjoy the pics. And yes, I now see the piece of roofing sticking up. I'll fix it.
Frank / Erieman
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Frank, the structures are just wonderful and they look natural in their setting.
Frank beautiful job on this build.
Jerry
Beautiful structure. Well planned and placed.
For all that lime being produced here, do you have or will there be a cement plant in the present or future?
If not, there must be lot outhouses around the countryside! 8)
Dave
Seattle
Quote from: DACS on February 27, 2016, 02:14:18 PM
Beautiful structure. Well planned and placed.
For all that lime being produced here, do you have or will there be a cement plant in the present or future?
If not, there must be lot outhouses around the countryside! 8)
Dave
Seattle
Good Afternoon Dave,
Thank you for stopping by this thread. First of all, the kit is names "The Lime Company", so it is name only. I am using is as a mine for a steel mill complex that I have started. The do use lime in the steel making process, but this is a bot overboard. As you will see in future photos, the minerals being mined are more red ore like. Part of my layout will be reminiscent on Pittsburgh, with a large steel mill complex. I just liked this structure. It probably should be in the KIT category, but a box of sticks, a brief description is scratch to me. I have also made a lot of changes from the original kit design to fit my location better.
Thank you for stopping by. If you want to see more of my layout, here is the thread: http://modelersforum.com/index.php?topic=102.0 Enjoy the pics and come back often.
Frank / Erieman
Donato and Jerry,
Thank you for your kind words. There is still a lot to go on this structure and its scenery. I figure another month, at least. So-o-o, stay tuned.
Frank / Erieman
Ah, i see.
Yes, they use lime in steelmaking. I did not apparently read, that it is a kit.
It is still a great looking piece of the craftmans ability.
Dave
Seattle
And I meant no offense with "outhouse" insert.
I will visit your thread. The name for some reason, just brought memories of my youth on the farm, back into the light.
Dave
Seattle
Dave,
No problem with the outhouse. always good to see someone with a sense of humor. Potty Humor, I meant.
Have a great weekend. Let me know when you have browsed thru my layout thread.
Frank / Erieman
Good Afternoon everyone,
Been doing some house work. yard work and now trains. I have been building several (7) living quarters to surround a portion of the mine. Still needs steps ans a chimney, but I decided to drill some holes in the scenery to see the overall. I had a real bad time with the metal roofing on all the mine structures. i just could not find an adhesive to keep the roof down. Then, while looking thru my material bin, I found what I needed. Last year, while in Houston, I visited a hobby shop that I had never been to before. It turned out to be G&G Hobbies, Gus and Gil Freitag. While browsing around the store, i came across a metal roofing material made from paper. It was cheap and fairly large. I purchased a couple of these sheets. Well, a year later and I re-discovered them and after a little experimentation, found that they are just what I needed. The roof on the small houses is corrugated metal, but the roofing on the mine is the paper product. Easy to paint, cut, weather, etc... I'm liking it.
Here are a couple of pictures of the mine / living quarters. Lots of scenery to go, but I like what is there. lots of scenery still to go, but that is a couple more pages. SOON, I hope.
Frank / Erieman
Frank,
The mine in looking good.
Tom ;D
Quote from: ACL1504 on March 20, 2016, 05:27:06 PM
Frank,
The mine in looking good.
Tom ;D
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