Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

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Step 8: I used a brush to spread the dirt into the wall then wet everything down with wet water.

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Step 9:  Then I added the white glue (4:1) - the same process used to apply ballast.

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Step 10:  I then added the weights again to keep everything from warping.  Notice the plastic card from my hotel stays between the weights and the wood.  I think you could write an entire book on the uses for those plastic cards in model railroading.

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Step 11:  When the glue was dry enough to handle the assemble I moved it to the diorama and glued it in place. Again with the weights - this time we will let it dry over night.

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The wood again is wet so it looks a little dark.  Step 12: Will be some dry brushing after everything is dry to bring out the texture in the wood.

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In addition to the wood retaining wall I also started adding the trim and inside bracing to the Warehouse structure.  Tomorrow should be toping out day with the roof going on.








I'm trying the same technique of adding the prime and color to the trim after I install it.  First time for everything - we will see how this goes.   

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking really nice, John!  Your stonework looks terrific!  Liking that crib wall too.

Cheers, Mark.

[Janbouli]

Thanx for the crib wall John, looks great, I'm glad the instructions are that well done , makes me less nervous to start a kit like this.

[postalkarl]

Hi John:

You are doing a bang up job on this one. Love you stone work colors. Keep the pics coming.

Karl

[S&S RR]

Looking really nice, John!  Your stonework looks terrific!  Liking that crib wall too.

Cheers, Mark.

Thanks for the kind words and for following the thread - this is a very fun build - I can't believe how many detail castings I have painted and there still lots to go.  It is all about the details.

[S&S RR]

Thanx for the crib wall John, looks great, I'm glad the instructions are that well done , makes me less nervous to start a kit like this.

Jan


Thanks for following along on the thread.  Yes - the FSM instructions are great.

[S&S RR]

Hi John:

You are doing a bang up job on this one. Love you stone work colors. Keep the pics coming.

Karl

Karl


Thanks for the kind words and for following along on the build.  I'm glad you like the colors - They are different than the recommended kit colors but I wanted to match the area on the layout. 

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Today, I spent my modeling time catching up on all those little tasks on the Brambell's build that I had skipped.  So today;  I painted the inside of the warehouse black, added lights, installed and painted the corner trim, and painted more castings.

[cuse]

Looks great John. I really like the cribbing wall idea.


John

[S&S RR]

Looks great John. I really like the cribbing wall idea.


John

John


Thanks for stopping by - I like the way the cribbing wall turned out - using the cardboard template as a backing for the dirt works great.  It's time for the roof and all the additions to the warehouse.