Buffalo Canyon Mining Company in On30

Started by friscomike, January 30, 2025, 09:41:22 PM

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friscomike

Howdy folks,

Curt, Jerry, and Rick, I appreciate your comments and support.

The maintenance shed is progressing well.  I have to say this kit is well engineered. 

Today I worked on the roof.  It's drying now, and I will post photos when it is dry.

In the meantime, here are a few photos of progress.

Walls assembled and ready for the roof.


Rafters in place and glued except for the end rafters.



I decided to use corrugated iron roofing instead of the included wood shingles.  It will match the depot which is next to it.


One roof panel drying under weights


Yesterday I received a hand car kit from Wiseman Model Services to accompany the maintenance shed.

Have fun,
mike

PRR Modeler

Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

Rick

Mike, that's a seriously strong roof to hold all those weights.
It's all coming together nicely.

PRR Modeler

Mike is the roofing from Wild West Models? I think that's the name. If not they are very similar.
Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

Larry C

Mike nice job on your build so far. The green color fits the structure very well. Enjoy the build.
Owner & CEO of the
Pratt's Hollow Short Line RR

http://www.ussvigilant.blogspot.com

Jerry

Mike that gets better with each post.

I really like the roof and my God are those rafters strong!!

Jerry
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln

friscomike

Howdy folks,

Thank you Curt!  Indeed, the corrugated iron is from Wild West Models.  It comes in long strips that I cut on the chopper.  Notice there is no blood on the roofing.  ;)

Have fun,
mike

friscomike

Thank you, Rick.  IAH makes a strong kit.  ~mike

friscomike

Larry, thank you for the encouragement.  I know it is a modeler's choice to choose colors, but it is helpful when folks share their critique, good or bad.  ~mike

friscomike

Jerry, thanks for the complement.  I was leery of putting all that weight on the roof, but so many rafters did the trick. ~mike

Michael Hohn

Very nice, Mike. Good choice on the roofing.

I didn't realize this was going to be such a weighty subject.

Mike

friscomike

Quote from: Michael Hohn on March 02, 2025, 08:32:07 AMVery nice, Mike. Good choice on the roofing.

I didn't realize this was going to be such a weighty subject.

Mike
Howdy Mike, thanks for the comment.  You know the wind blows hard in west Texas, so had to keep the roofing down...  Have fun, mike

Philip

Nice work Mike! Are the Wiseman handcars On30 gauged?
Philip

GPdemayo

Gregory P. DeMayo
General Construction Superintendent Emeritus
St. Louis & Denver Railroad
Longwood, FL

elwoodblues

Mike,

The handcar shed is coming along great great, I also like the colour.
Ron Newby
General Manager
Clearwater Valley Railroad Co.
www.cvry.ca

 
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