Build Challenge 4-Railroad Kits Norm Wolfs Gas and Oil

[jimmillho]

The post for the sign is complete and the sign is attached.  I drilled two small holes in the cross bar and pushed the chains in an touched them with a little super glue.

I decided to put shingles on the peaked roof but I did not want to use shake style shingles, so I ordered some 3-tab shingles from Rusty Stump and they arrived on Saturday and now I have a shingled roof that is a little more modern the shake shingles.  Rusty Stumps Shingles are self stick, but I already had 3 M adhesive on the roof board, so I cut the Rusty Stumps shingles into short strips which made them easier to handle but took a whole lot longer to finish the roof.

I do not like working with metal to make a roof, but I tried it for the shop roof.  I cut the corrugated roofing material into an 8 foot wide piece.  I sprayed it with a gray primer and when that dried I used Floquil Rust, Mud, Grime, Dust and some Poly scale Red Dirt.  When I thought it looked bad enough, I cut it into 4 foot wide pieces and put it on the roof board with 3 M adhesive.

Next will be the assembly of the walls. I think that may be tomorrow.

[S&S RR]

Jim


Looking good so far - I'm following along.

[ACL1504]

Jim,

Looks good and you are to fast for me.

Tom

[Powersteamguy1790]

Looking good Jim.

Stay cool and run steam......

[jimmillho]

Jim


Looking good so far - I'm following along.

John,
Glad to have following along.  I appreciate your comments.

Jim

[jimmillho]

Jim,

Looks good and you are to fast for me.

Tom

Butty Tom,

I am not that fast, just using some of my free time.

Thanks for looking in.  I appreciate comments from the Master

Jim

[jimmillho]

Looking good Jim.

Stay cool and run steam......

Thanks Bob.  I appreciate your comments

Jim

[jimmillho]

Noting really un-orthodox here, I put two walls for each building in the four corners of my assembly tray and when the glue dried, I put the buildings together.  I did not assemble them like shown in the instructions.  I have some ideas for the final look with added details and some other neat stuff.

Continued tomorrow

[Polux]

Nice, clean and tidy work.
Personally I love the general colour

[RailroadKits]

Sweet! Well done so far...

[Mike Engler]

Jim- I also think it a great job so far. The walls will be nice and square!


QUOTE  "I even found some "MEM" and "WOMEN" signs for the restroom doors."


I don't even want to know what Mems are.

[jimmillho]

Nice, clean and tidy work.
Personally I love the general colour

Thanks Pol.lux

I appreciate the thought.

Jim

[jimmillho]

Sweet! Well done so far...

Thanks Jimmy

Good Comments from the maker of the kit could give me a big head

Jim

[jimmillho]

Jim- I also think it a great job so far. The walls will be nice and square!


QUOTE  "I even found some "MEM" and "WOMEN" signs for the restroom doors."


I don't even want to know what Mems are.

Thanks Mike,

The Magnetic tray does make it easer to get square corners.

"MEM" is caused by fat fingers on the keyboard.

Jim

[jimmillho]

OK, the buildings are finished, The sign and Billboard are up and now to start on the final touches.  I put a Concrete floor in the Repair Shop and added the privacy fence around the Men's Room Door.  I put a couple of castings just inside the door of the shop.  I have a set of J L Innovative Design Gas Station Detail Castings that I had painted previously.  I have some cars and a pick up truck and a whole box of figures to use for the final look.  I am not going to put in trees and other scenery until I figure out where to put this on my layout.

I think I will cut a piece of ChipBoard just to see the final placement of all the details.  I have a lot of things to do the rest of this week and next, so this may take a while.

Continued soon