Cypress Creek Railroad

[SteveCuster]

Thanks Darryl!

The dimensions you asked for are:
A= 237"
B= 133" to the inside corner behind the closet, 90" to the closet wall.
C= 61"
D= 86"
E= 42"

If the configuration of the room is similar, I'd be glad to share what I would do differently if I did it over. 

-Steve

[Erieman]

Good Morning Steve,

Congratulations on you layout progress. I think your decision to add structures was the right thing to do. You have done  marvelous job on your structures. Adiding detail later will only enhance what you have done. Just superb work.
I'll be following.

Frank aka Erieman

[Rail and Tie]

Thanks Darryl!

The dimensions you asked for are:
A= 237"
B= 133" to the inside corner behind the closet, 90" to the closet wall.
C= 61"
D= 86"
E= 42"

If the configuration of the room is similar, I'd be glad to share what I would do differently if I did it over. 

-Steve

Thank's for the dimensions Steve. I would love to hear what you would do differently as the space I am planning is similar to yours in size  and access. For me, my layout is more of a diorama with moving trains so operations are not as important as getting the scene and perspective right.

[SteveCuster]

Hello everyone,

Over the last 2 weeks I finally finished the replacement roof on the shipyard.

Here are a few before pictures of the original roof.







Here is the replacement roof.






I've never done an individual shingle roof installation on an existing diorama, it was pretty challenging but I somehow managed to not disturb any of the pieces. I used scale 1x6s stained with A&I for the shingles. I've used cedar sheets in the past, but I end up finding it difficult to get a nice gray color from them.


I installed the diorama onto the layout, once the glue dries, I'll start to tie everything together with
plaster.


While I was waiting, I glued this yard tower into its spot. This is from Monster Modelworks. I like the way these kits look but I find them to be very susceptible to warpage, they can be exposed to almost no moisture or they warp like crazy. The toothpicks are in place to keep the walls from bowing out from the ground cover glue mixture.


An overall shot of where it lives.

Now that this obstacle is out of the way, I plan on tackling the mountain of detail parts I need to paint and install, as well as all the vegetation missing from the layout.

Thanks for following along,

Steve

[ACL1504]

Steve,

That roof looks so much better. Fantastic job on the replacement. Beautiful layout as well.

Tom 

[deemery]

Steve, I wonder if spraying with Dullcote or some other flat finish would help prevent the warping.

dave

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looks great, Steve.

very rustic.

Cheers, Mark.

[SteveCuster]

Thanks everyone!

Dave, I primed both sides of the walls with khaki spray prior to assembly and I used a much heavier coat than I would normally use. Adding dullcoat after that may have helped but I'm not so sure. When I weathered the building, I made sure to use no liquid, only chalks.

[Janbouli]

The single shingle roof looks great Steve, a lot of work no doubt but it sure pays off.

[GPdemayo]

Great work on the Shipyard Steve.....

[jerryrbeach]

Steve,

Your shingle roof transformed an already excellent structure into one that is simply outstanding.  Thanks for sharing your work and explaining how you achieved the end result.

[Zephyrus52246]

Beautiful work on the shipyard.  The roofs are outstanding.  The Monster Modelworks kit looks great as well. 

Jeff

[PRR Modeler]

Everything looks outstanding.

[deemery]

Thanks everyone!

Dave, I primed both sides of the walls with khaki spray prior to assembly and I used a much heavier coat than I would normally use. Adding dullcoat after that may have helped but I'm not so sure. When I weathered the building, I made sure to use no liquid, only chalks.

Well, that addresses my idea 

dave

[Jerry]

Steve just outstanding work made only better!!

Jerry