Blair Line Blairstown Depot

[Janbouli]

Looking great Bob , that sponge seems to work very well.

[postalkarl]

Hey Bob:

Looking good. Can't wait to see it come together.

Karl

[Oldguy]

Jan and Karl, thanks for the encouragement.

[Oldguy]

I use the transfer tape to hold down the rolled roofing.  The get it on straight, I use the squaring jig.  I does require an extra step of flipping the roof card over and cutting off any access.  And as you can see, I scribed in the roof deck boards and gave it a quick coat of pan pastel.


As before, I cut sandpaper to prototype width of 3 feet and a length of 33'3".  Again the squaring jig comes in handy as for the verges and eaves are out of 1" material, which works out to be 0.018".  So I needed to ensure the roofing overhangs the roof card. I used a piece of 0.020 plastic and my scale rule which is also 0.020.  To hold the card in place, again I used 3?8' rare earth magnets.  Once the roofing is installed, flip the piece over and ensure the other end is cut for the 0.020 overhang.  All roofing edges will be covered over by an application of roofing tar
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[Oldguy]

Pretty much done.  Next up adding a Western Union sign and a train order lantern.  I added some splashed up mud as the "platform" was chat and weeds.
I was going to add the rafter tails.  The fascia is perpendicular to the roof, so the tails will only have one angle cut, so it should be fairly easy to add.   Painted some 2x6s and planned on using a Rusty Stumps joist jig for the spacing.  Cut the first rafter tail, using my roof angle jig and worked to get the length just right and  then . . . . .  How come it doesn't look right?  Idiot.  The roof cards are really thick and I used 1x6s for the fascia.  Any only now, I realize that nothing will work without it looking really stupid.  Okay, no rafter tails.  Sometimes one gets so bogged down in planning ahead, that one forgets the crucial details.

[PRR Modeler]

Nice looking building Bob.

[Oldguy]

I finally got it finished. About half of the depots on my section of the High Line have these depot mounted order boards.  I cobbled it out of brass tubing and wire, soldered together.  The Lantern came from a Caboose Industry ground throw and I made the red board from scrap plastic; it does rotate.  It looks low, because it is.  The bay window is about 3 feet too short!  This kit will be a decent stand-in until I scratchbuild a replacement.  Assuming that I can locate some decent B&B siding.  The Western Union sign was printed on glossy photo paper, glued two sides together.  I left a tail on one sign and glued it to the building.  Since it is just paper, it should with stand the occasional bump.
I have attached a photo of the prototype.

[Opa George]

Beautiful job on this station, Bob. I've enjoyed following and seeing how you solve problems and come up with what is, in my opinion, an award winner.
--George

[ACL1504]

Bob,

I agree, very well done for sure. I always enjoy a finished model especially when it involves solving issues during the build.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

Great job Bob.....

[Oldguy]

George, Tom, and Greg thank you for the compliments.  Very much appreciated.

[PRR Modeler]

Very nice Bob