FOS The Terminal

[Jerry]

George great job with the roof and skylight!  The sign perfect!!

Jerry

[postalkarl]

Hey George:

Just beautifully done.

Karl

[Opa George]

Thanks much Curt, Jerry and Karl.
Yesterday I finished the large rooftop sign by constructing and adding the rear supports. Three large and two small, each matching the sign uprights in height, and each built by following the template. All relatively easy. Test fit them before dabbing on glue--I got a better fit by trimming the 2x4 braces slightly.


Below is the completed sign and supports from the back. Here is a construction note. I was so eager to work on and get the sign installed that I forgot to finish the rear of the clapboard façade. Had I not installed the sign first, I would have scribed the exposed surface to represent boards, distressed it somewhat, painted and then weathered.  Instead, I settled for a wash of Hunterline driftwood (matching the wood on the sign). Adding a tar seal at the bottom of the wall using a toothpick and working through and between the sign uprights was challenging.


Below are some shots of the front of the bus terminal structure, just about complete. I plan to add a few small details yet, but this part of the kit is pretty much finished. I went light on weathering the stucco, settling for a few swiped of burnt umber chalk. Heavier weathering on the clapboard.




Here is the underside again with the bus bays and passenger islands. I thought it needed more lighting, so I added some (non operating) industrial lampshades on each of the girders. These castings--possibly Tichy but not sure anymore--had HO scale lightbulbs as separate pieces to be installed.  That is about the smallest detail I would attempt at my skill level. But the end result is nice.


Here is the bus terminal sitting next to the shoe mill (not glued/attached yet). It was at this point I began to realize just how large this completed kit will be.  There are four more structures to build and add, plus horse paddocks!


The additional detailing needed on this one includes drybrushing the details with rust, gun metal, white, etc as needed. Adding cast details, debris, etc.  Next structures in the kit will be the tavern and the garage.
--George

[Dave K.]

This is quite an enjoyable ride, George...following along and cheering after each building. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[Raymo]

Wow! Looks great..

[Jim Donovan]

I agree, great to tag along, learning a lot, looks amazing.

Jim D

[GPdemayo]

Looking good George.....

[Opa George]

Thank you Dave, Raymo, Jim and Gregory!
I had a little time after coffee so here is a quick detail.  I was planning a trip to the Railroad Museum of PA down in Strasburg and noticed in the website photos that the museum entrance is art deco. Of interest to me were the large entrance lights. I thought they would add that little bit of something extra, so started looking around for just the correct shape. Found it in a plastic star in my extra parts box.
I painted the star aluminum and cut out the pieces I wanted.


Ta da! Art Deco entrance light fixtures.  I also added some little people waiting for the next bus.


George

[Dave K.]

Genius!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[PRR Modeler]

Beautiful modeling George.

[cuse]

Wow...Great modeling!


John

[ReadingBob]

Stunning! Super job!    

[Bruce Oberleitner]

OMG!  Wow, this is fantastic work.  Nice Job!

[sdrees]

this is turning out very nice George!

[MAP]

You're really nailing the build of this kit George!  Everything is coming out great.  Super idea using the points of the star as lighting sconces!