Bar Mills Babcock Boiler build

[nycjeff]

Thank you Curt, Karl and Tom for looking in. As I said earlier in this thread, this is my first Bar Mills structure kit and I've been very impressed with the quality and engineering of the laser cut wood pieces. Continuing on...



Nothing is glued together yet, just placing things together to see how they look. I just placed some pieces of stripwood on the interior floors to give the impression of inside activity.



The roof is on and I've mounted the front dormer window frames. I'm pleased with the overall look of the kit. I like the way the shingles came out, but I will use weathering chalks when everything has been glued together.



My thin styrene base has been painted and the first layer of scenery material has been put down. I placed the kit's pieces on the base and drew a pencil outline, then I used a brown craft paint which I covered with my base scenery material which is sifted dirt from my yard. I put some fine turf soil material on as well.



Everything has been placed on the base and I'm starting to figure out where the castings will go



You can see the large roof vent and the support wires here. This was the first time that I've attempted this detail. I used stiff brass wire which I painted black. I used my pin vise drill to start small holes in the vent and then placed the wires in those holes and onto the roof with super glue. I noticed that Karl did this in his build and I liked it. Thanks Karl



A better view of the support wires here and also the exposed underlayment on the shingle roof. I will cover the exposed white at the building perimeter with more scenery material when all is glued down. I really like the way this kit has come together. That's it for now, more later. Thanks again to everyone that has looked in, it's nice to have the support and interest.

[PRR Modeler]

Great job on the kit Jeff.

[Dennis Bourey]

Very nice job Jeff. Dennis

[postalkarl]

Hey Jeff:

Frank B & I did A test fit for this kit for Bar Mills. It's A neat little Kit. Can post A few picks if you'd like me to.

Karl

[nycjeff]

Thank you Curt and Dennis for the kind words.

Kark- please post your pics, I used your build thread quite a bit as a reference when doing mine. You did such a good job on yours. If there are some folks who did not see your build they would enjoy your pictures for sure. I never mind anyone posting on my thread- that's what the forum is all about.    Jeff

[nycjeff]

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I've added a few more details and some scenery elements. This will do it until it's on the layout







I've really enjoyed this Bar Mills kit and definitely would like to do some more. The instructions were very well done and as I said several times I was very impressed with the quality of the laser cut wood pieces. That's it for this build, now on to another. I want to try a larger wood kit next time, I've done several smaller style buildings and want to try something a little larger. Thanks to everyone who looked in.

[PRR Modeler]

This will be a very nice piece for your layout.

[nycjeff]

Thank you Curt. When I started my layout I relied on styrene kits because of their affordability. As I progressed I began to realize that there was more out there than plastic. Now that the trackwork is finished and I've finally ballasted most of my track, I have found out how much enjoyment there is in wood craftsman kits. I discovered the forum and saw how the real experts assembled these kits. It has opened up a whole new phase of the hobby for me. I'm at a point where I will have to begin removing some of my old styrene kits to make room for the wood kits that I am building now. That's not a problem and it just shows once again what a great hobby this is. As we all know, a layout is never finished.

[postalkarl]

Hi All:

Jeff gave me permission to post A few of my pics of this kit here. So here they are.

Karl

[Dennis Bourey]

Karl, That's a Great looking kit. You did a superb job on it!!!! Dennis

[GPdemayo]

Great looking, detailed kit.....well done on both Jeff & Karl versions..... 

[postalkarl]

Hey Dennis & Greg:

Thanks Guys. Yeah Jeff did A great job on this one also.

Karl

[Dennis Bourey]

Great job Jeff....Dennis

[nycjeff]

Thank you Karl for posting pics of your build, as I said, I used it quite a bit for reference on mine. Thanks to all for the kind words.