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#1
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 03:16:06 PM
Dave,

Yes, it did but not as much green as the Floquil Natural Pine.

I do have one of Hunterline's Driftwood and only six bottles of the "Holy" Floquil Dreftwood Stain.

Tom
#2
Kit Building / Re: CCK Doc Koontz Build
Today at 02:44:03 PM
Quote from: Philip on Today at 11:54:00 AMIt deserves bigger photos sir. Don't be shy!  ;D

Philip
Philip,

You may be correct but I'll keep them this size and stay humble.

Tom
#3
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:42:14 PM
I was going to stain the floor with Floquil Natural Pine, but to me the color looked to green. I chose to stain the second floor with Floquil Teak stain. This looks much better.





Done for today.
#4
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:39:13 PM
I stained the four exterior walls with Hunterline Light Gray A&I. I stained the upper inside wall sections also. The walls still warped.



I placed weights on each wall until the stain was completely dry. This was overnight.



The next morning, all four walls were flat.



#5
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:35:22 PM
The piece in the following photo, serves as the second floor ceiling and the base for the roof brackets.

Notice the short bracket ends that extend out over the roof base.



I plan on lighting the second floor with partial interior. This piece will be removed several times and the potential for these short extensions to break exist.

Here is how I added more extensions to the brackets.

I glued HO scale 8X8s to each side of the kit bracket and when the glue was dry, shaved and sanded the 8X8s to the original bracket angle.



Now, I've more than doubled my extensions.
#6
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:27:38 PM
Everything fits nicely.



#7
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:25:43 PM
Quote from: Larry C on Today at 11:11:21 AMTom you're going right to town there. Nice when stuff fits the way, or almost, the way it should. Should make a nice addition to your little empire; have fun.
Larry,

Thank you as well. Yes, so far, all the pieces fit nicely. And, I am having fun on this one. Not that Koontz wasn't fun, but its nice to not have to recut pieces to fit.

Tom
#8
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:19:14 PM
Quote from: Michael Hohn on Today at 10:11:53 AMLooking good, Tom.  I like how laser cut kits fit together so well, with reasonable care, of course.

Mike
Mike,

Thank you. Yes, this one fit very well and the laser cutting is very precise and pieces fit tightly.

Tom
#9
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:17:53 PM
Quote from: PRR Modeler on Today at 09:09:41 AMGreat looking progress and how to Tom. Are you going to light it? Are you doing the exterior walls in Buff and trim in Asphaltium (chocolate brown) to support all the Pennsy equipment you have? ;D

Butty Curt,

Thank you, much appreciated. Yes, it will be lighted with partial interior on the second floor. 

NO, this baby will be in the A&S RR colors and not that other one you mentioned. We may have lots of Pennsy equip. but the railroad is still A&S.  8)

Tom
#10
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:15:18 PM
Quote from: Rick on Today at 06:09:52 AMTom, it's starting to look like a tower.
Rick,

Yes, it does doesn't it? This is a great little kit.

Tom
#11
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:14:07 PM
Quote from: Jerry on Today at 12:51:04 AMTom don't know how I missed the start of this one.

You've already have the tower assembled. And it looks perfect from where I'm sitting.

Jerry


Jerry,

Well, you are here now and that counts. Thanks for joining the fun and the comment.

Tom
#12
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:13:01 PM
Quote from: elwoodblues on January 24, 2026, 11:22:24 PMTom,

You are building at 60MPH there. At the rate your going will be finished within a week.  Looking great so far.

Ron,

Thank you and yes, this one is moving quickly. Maybe a little over a week to finish this one.

I'll need to wait on some parts I ordered, it may be over a week though.

Tom
#13
2025 Winter Challenge / Re: 2025-2026 Winter Challenge - AMB Interlocking Tower
Today at 02:10:56 PM
Quote from: Pennman on January 24, 2026, 05:17:54 PMTom,

Thanks for the note about you being concerned for my absence.
I see you are like me, in that you turned your cutting pad on
your chopper due to being severely cut. I'll be sitting in the
second row, I sit rather tall in my seat.  ;)

Rich
Rich,

You are very welcome and I sincerely hope and pray you are on the way to a full recovery.

Yes, I turned the pad. If you don't, you'll end up with bad cuttings.

Happy to have3 you along on the journey.

Tom
#14
Kit Building / Re: CCK Doc Koontz Build
Today at 09:01:56 AM
Quote from: Mark Dalrymple on January 24, 2026, 02:14:11 PMThe kit looks great on your layout, Tom.

Your patience has paid off.  Nice summary and conclusion.  I'm pleased you enjoyed the process/ challenge.  Have you seen a brick one built up yet?  There certainly seems to be a lack of flat iron buildings in the modelling world.  I can think of a few by Foscale kits and a couple of FSM kits that have some of the challenges of this shape without ever making it to a point.

Thanks for sharing your process on another great build thread.

Cheers, Mark.
Mark, Cheers,

Thank you for the nice compliment. The only brick one I've seen is the one Jeff Grove built.

I did build FOS' Flat Iron District kit and last year I did the flat iron build for the challenge. I believe I'm done with building flat iron style structures.

Tom

Jeff Grove build.

#15
Kit Building / Re: CCK Doc Koontz Build
Today at 08:57:06 AM
Quote from: craftsmankits on January 24, 2026, 01:13:44 PMLooks great Tom!  Fits in well, and quite a challenge to complete.  Thanks for all the updates and pictures.  Everybody loves pictures, plus all the info regarding the build etc.  Mark

Mark,

Thank you and you are welcome. I think I post close to 375 photos.

I'm happy to have this one behind me.

Tom
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