The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 2

[ACL1504]

Since I kit bashed the four kits into one long section, I had three support stands left over. I used one of these extra sections to support the additional platform.

I glued the stairs and side railing together and painted the parts with Tamiya Nato Black.



When the black paint dried to the touch, I painted the top of the railings with Floquil Reefer Yellow. When dry, I glued the end platform, stairs and support in place.

Here is how it looks.



More in a few.

[ACL1504]

I mentioned I incorrectly measured the width of the platform but decided not to redo or fix it.

The mistake isn't noticeable from the side. However, looking down from a top view it is very noticeable. On the layout, it will not be possible to get a full top down view of the platform.

So, no harm, no problem.



More in a few.

[ACL1504]

When I assembled the large Magnuson Fuel tank, I carelessly allowed some super glue to rundown and horizontally across the tank side. I didn't really notice it was an issue until I painted the tank with Tamiya Silver.

I used wet/dry sandpaper to remove the extra super glue.



I sanded three separate times and sanded a little more off with each pass. I was careful not to sand off the rivet details.

Once repainted it looked fine. Weathering will also help.



Hopefully, I won't make anymore mistakes for a few days, weeks or months. Heck, I'll be happy to survive the next few hours.

Tom

[PRR Modeler]

Beautiful work Tom. You set the bar very high for the rest of us.

[GPdemayo]

The fuel stand looks right with the stairs added at the other end..... 

[MAP]

The additional platform came out well Tom.  The slight size difference really doesn't take away from the look, which looks great!

[Twist67]

Hi Tom.
Finally I managed to read your thread from page 160 of your old thread up to the last post on this one.
Your layout has coming a long way up to this point and it´s a fantastic way. so many awesome scenes and an incredible amount of work. I love it. Absolut beautiful scenery and landscape.
Great work.
Kind regards,Chris

[ReadingBob]

Looking good, Billy Ray!   

(Name that movie)

Nice job repairing the minor faux pas on the big tank.  The platform, pipes and stairs are looking good too. 

[ACL1504]

Beautiful work Tom. You set the bar very high for the rest of us.

Curt,

Thanks for the very generous compliment.

Tom

[ACL1504]

The fuel stand looks right with the stairs added at the other end..... 

Greg,

Thanks, I agree. It fits the scene better as well.

Tom

[ACL1504]

The additional platform came out well Tom.  The slight size difference really doesn't take away from the look, which looks great!

Mark,

Thank you. When viewed from the side the difference doesn't show but I thought I'd point it out all the same.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Hi Tom.
Finally I managed to read your thread from page 160 of your old thread up to the last post on this one.
Your layout has coming a long way up to this point and it´s a fantastic way. so many awesome scenes and an incredible amount of work. I love it. Absolut beautiful scenery and landscape.
Great work.
Kind regards,Chris

Chris,

Really good to see you back on the forum.

I've been very busy over the past 6 months as you can see and I'm glad you had the opportunity to go back a review it all. It has been fun.

Tom

Thank you for the kind words, very much appreciated.

[ACL1504]

Looking good, Billy Ray!   

(Name that movie)

Nice job repairing the minor faux pas on the big tank.  The platform, pipes and stairs are looking good too.

Bob,

Thank you sir.

Can't remember the movie but I remember Dan Aykroyd said it.

This was a fun little project and now I'm thinking about lighting the platform for night time operations.

Tom

[S&S RR]

Tom


It really looks good - great addition to your layout.

[ReadingBob]

Looking good, Billy Ray!   

(Name that movie)

Nice job repairing the minor faux pas on the big tank.  The platform, pipes and stairs are looking good too.

Bob,

Thank you sir.

Can't remember the movie but I remember Dan Aykroyd said it.

This was a fun little project and now I'm thinking about lighting the platform for night time operations.

Tom

Okay, I'll give you partial credit.     Dan Aykroyd spoke that line in "Trading Places".