DPM Small Diesel Lubritorium

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Looking good Tom, in the long run I think you will be glad you added the pits inside.

Andy,

Thanks for the kind remarks, much appreciated. Yes, I'm very happy I added the bits.

Tom

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Tom.....that detail is the "pits" ....   

Donato,

I agree..... they are. It's a "pitty" I didn't think of putting in the pits.

Tom

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Hi Tom:

Very nicely done so far. The pits look great. Keep the photos coming.

Karl

Karl,

Thank you for the positive comments, much appreciated. Photos will definitely be added.

Tom

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The only drawback to the holes in the floor is that it has probably initiated an OSHA inquiry as to the dimensions, lighting and other safety features present around the pits. And once the camel has its nose under the tent..........

Chipper,

Lucky for me there was no OSHA when this railroad was built.

OSHA - Oh Sh-t, government Here Again!

Tom

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I added the new portion of this thread to my layout build. That's how busy I've been as I don't know where I'm going of where I been.

Anyway, here it is in the correct thread.

I used Evergreen Scale Models .060" (1.5mm) thick sheet styrene for the floor.





I placed the edge against the track and marked where the cut needed to be made.



Continued in a few.

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After about 30 minutes or so, I had the floor pieces cut and in place. I still need to add expansion joint lines in the floor and paint is a concrete color.





The roof installation is next.

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These next few steps are relatively simple in task. I used the same .060" thick Evergreen sheet styrene to make the roof. I turned the structure over and marked on the unpainted styrene the inside wall width. I then cut the styrene to fit.



I used the same method to cut the little addition section. I then glued the two sections of roof together.



More in a few.

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To represent a gravel roof, I used 150 grit sandpaper from Ace Hardware and glued it to the top of the roof section. I used 3M spray adhesive to glue the paper to the styrene.

I trimmed the sandpaper flush to the outside edge of the styrene and set aside to dry.



I used some light weight spackle to fill in the small gap holes on the top of the walls.

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When the spackle was dry, I sanded it lightly to smooth the edges.

I then spray painted the walls and the parapet wall trim with Floquil Oxide Red. In the photo below you can see the Oxide color as opposed to the "out of the package" color of the walls.

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I decided to add a storage structure and office to the rear of the lubritorium. My first plan, shown below, didn't fit what I wanted. I also wanted to use this as another switching move by having a boxcar drop off barrels of lube and other parts. The structure below was too small.





More on this structure and the lubritorium tomorrow.

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More on this structure and the lubritorium tomorrow.

I'm waiting ...... (let me tell ya...it's the pits to wait for the next installment...)

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Donato,

Listen my friend, I'm just glad you didn't fall in the "pit" while you were waiting. Wasn't that a little pithy of me?

Tom

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Where was I? Oh yea, working on the second structure. However, I want to cover some other things first. Ya'll don't mind do ya?

I painted the lubritortium floor with Floquil Concrete. I'll weather it with chalks and other stains.





I have something in mind for the interior of the lubrirtorium. I'll need to test fit a few things first before I share the idea. If it works, it will be really neat. If it doesn't work then ya'll will not know.

More in a few.

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I once again want to give a shout out and thanks to Bob Leonard, RWL, for his thought provoking ideas on the lubritorium. This is what I love about great friends and members of the forum. We tend to put ideas in each others heads. I never considered any kind of storage for the lubes, grease, etc.

The second structure is just that, a separate building for items/materials used in the lubritorium. I made it simple with an office area and added a bay for a boxcar load to be delivered.

Here's a little teaser for Donato.

The photo below shows the underside of the roof of the storage facility.



I covered the top side with the same grit sandpaper as I did with the lubritorium.



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I spray painted both roofs with Floquil Grimy Black and set aside to dry. Once the paint was dry, not cured, I test fit the roofs on both structures.

Here is how they look together.