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Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 06:09:02 PM
Once the sidewalks were securely glued in place, it was easy to just slide the structure in against the sidewalks.





Have more progress but didn't get the photos loaded and cropped for this posting.

Done for today.
#2
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 06:05:29 PM
I cut the roof panel from the kit template. As I mentioned in a previous post, this cardboard panel is to thin for my liking.



I used it as a pattern and cut the new roof panel from the much thicker cardboard.






#3
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 05:42:43 PM
Quote from: Philip on April 20, 2026, 12:34:08 PMFine job Tom!


Philip,

Thank you Philip for the comment and for stopping by.

Tom
#4
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 05:41:57 PM
Quote from: elwoodblues on April 20, 2026, 11:38:25 AMTom, you have made a ton of progress since I last looked in.  It is all starting to come together.  The sidewalks look great.

Ron,

Thank you my friend. I hope you wife made it home today.

Tom
#5
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 05:41:08 PM
Quote from: Jerry on April 20, 2026, 09:42:56 AMTom looking good.  Great tutorial on how you did all of this.
Just a pleasure following your builds.

Jerry
Jerry,

Thank you for the kind and generous compliment. I'm very happy to have you follow along. I also enjoy posting the progress.

Tom
#6
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 05:39:08 PM
Quote from: deemery on April 19, 2026, 07:06:00 PM
Quote from: Rick on April 19, 2026, 06:04:01 PMTom, too bad laying the sod isn't as easy as the Woodland Scenic's Turf.
But imagine how big the static grass gun would have to be...  Who's going to hold that thing up?

dave
Dave,

Well, I sure wouldn't want to hold it!  8)

Tom
#7
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 05:38:27 PM
Quote from: PRR Modeler on April 19, 2026, 06:36:08 PMEverything is very well done Tom.


Thanks Butty Curt.

Tom
#8
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 20, 2026, 05:37:53 PM
Quote from: Rick on April 19, 2026, 06:04:01 PMTom, too bad laying the sod isn't as easy as the Woodland Scenic's Turf.
Rick,

Yes, you are correct about that!  ;D

Tom
#9
The O-Narrow Line / Re: Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 4
April 20, 2026, 08:15:34 AM
Morning all,

Thanks for breakfast Curt. Good luck with dad today.

Its cool today with a nice sea breeze. Love this type of weather, not cold and not hot.

Rick very nice picture of a wide open space. Looks very peaceful.

Jim and Ron, thank you both for the nice compliment on the A&S RR.

My plan is to work a little on the Horwood Bros. build.

Have a very pleasant and safe day everyone.

Tom
#10
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 19, 2026, 05:14:54 PM
While the sidewalks were drying, I used painter tape to mark the inside edges of the corner sidewalks.

I painted on some white glue and then added some green turf.



In this case, I used Woodland Scenics Blended Turf #T1349 as the base.



I left it alone and let the white glue soak into the blended turf.

Done for today.





#11
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 19, 2026, 05:07:26 PM
I placed the sidewalks in position to check the alignment and proximity to the main structure.



The main building sidewalks were aligned with the building, marked and glued in place.



I set the building in position and used small weights to hold the sidewalks while the glue dried.

#12
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 19, 2026, 05:01:41 PM
I spilled the white glue and you can see it is still drying where other areas are dry. The good news is that is seeks it's own level while drying.



I let the glue dry for a several days prior to painting in the paved areas.

The unpainted areas are where future structures will be placed.



#13
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 19, 2026, 04:57:37 PM
Quote from: Rick on April 13, 2026, 06:27:19 PMNice to see you back it Tom.


Rick,

Thanks, I have a week prior to the new sod being delivered Friday.

Tom
#14
Kit Building / Re: Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.
April 19, 2026, 04:56:44 PM
Quote from: PRR Modeler on April 13, 2026, 06:02:22 PMGreat job so far Tom. Will it be done by Saturday? ;D
Curt,

Thanks Butty, much appreciate the comment.

Tom
#15
The O-Narrow Line / Re: Geezer's Lounge (Rev 1) - Volume 4
April 19, 2026, 08:15:58 AM
Morning again,

Well, half of my post went missing. Not sure what I did, but no biggie.

Yes, we did have a great time yesterday. The crew from the Villages were a great bunch and we did in fact get into some heavy BSing. It was all train related.

I hope to update the Horwood thread later this afternoon.

Have a great Sunday everyone.

Tom
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