Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 3) Started 7/27/19

[S&S RR]

hey John:

Looking just beautiful.

Karl

Karl


Thank you,

[S&S RR]

I did some more work on the Sayles Mill Build, today.


Here is a picture from the dry fit of the castings for the walls and water trough.

[S&S RR]

You can see from this picture that I filled in the baseboard underneath the tower with foam to bring it up to the correct level.  The tower came off easy I just ran a razor blade along the glue lines. I made a number of changes to the castings to get the levels I wanted for the water trough and backwaters castings. I also moved the wall out about 1/4 inch farther from the main structure to allow for more room for the track.  I fill then filled the gaps with basswood.

[S&S RR]

Here is a picture of the build at the end of the day with lots of glue drying.





At this point the wall castings only have a coat of primer.  I will achieve the finish color with stains and soft pastel chalk.

[S&S RR]

I will glue the tower back in place after I add the timbers for the trestle leading to the coal drop in front of the boiler house.

[Mark Dalrymple]

Exciting stage, John.

Looking mighty fine.

Cheers, Mark.

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

That's coming along just nicely.

Karl

[S&S RR]

Exciting stage, John.

Looking mighty fine.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark


Thank you, it all starts with a good foundation.

[S&S RR]

Hey John:

That's coming along just nicely.

Karl

Karl


As always, thank you for following along and the encouraging words.

[deemery]

I don't know if Russ did the rockwork for SRMW, but his wall castings look to be a good match if you need more:  https://www.nebrownstone.com/blog/product-category/dry-stacked-stone-walls/

dave

[postalkarl]

Hey John:

You are quite welcome.

Karl

[S&S RR]

I don't know if Russ did the rockwork for SRMW, but his wall castings look to be a good match if you need more:  https://www.nebrownstone.com/blog/product-category/dry-stacked-stone-walls/

dave

Dave


Thank you for the link - I'm familiar with Russ' castings.  He really has some nice stuff. I actually made some molds of  the Castings that come with Bob's kits. The kits are designed to be dioramas so you need to make your own castings for the opposite wall when you are completing the scene for your layout. I also have some nice castings left over from the Tucker & Cook build - I didn't model it as a mill so I didn't use them on that build. The story on the S&S RR is the mill pond was filled in for the Eagles Nest Yard. Interesting thought  - maybe I should have one of the castings showing like it was filled in.

[deemery]

John, I'm looking forward to seeing how you work up the yard to make it look like a filled in mill-pond!  That's an interesting scenic concept to ponder.

dave

[S&S RR]

John, I'm looking forward to seeing how you work up the yard to make it look like a filled in mill-pond!  That's an interesting scenic concept to ponder.

dave

Dave


Yes - I have been pondering it ever since I mentioned it.  We will see what I can come up with.

[cuse]

Beautiful work John. I really admire the order as well as the magnitude.