The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

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I then marked the cardboard where it crosses the track. I cut the cardboard on the west side of the rail.





I then outlined the cardboard on the plywood with a black marker.



More in a few.

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I then painted white glue inside the black lines. The cardboard pattern was then placed over the glue and weighted down over night.



I then added the paved area to the east of the track. Once the paved area was glued in place, I painted the white glue over the cardboard the same way I did with the highway. This can be viewed earlier in the thread.



After letting the white glue cover on the paved area dry over night, I painted it with Floquil CN Gray.



More in a few.

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Referring to the photo above, notice the space between the paved area and the rail? I used a scale 4 X 8 piece of strip wood and cut the paved area so the strip wood would fit between the rail and cardboard.

I then stained a few pieces of the scale 4 X 8 strip wood with Hunterline Weathering Mix - Sepia Brown.

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I cut the 4 X 8's to fit between and outside the rails.



Diet Pepsi break time. Back in a few.

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This is a little cross over from the Varick Freight build. I mentioned I was going to cover the concrete base of the sign with scenery material.

I stared by painting white glue on the area to be covered.



I used various broken limbs and tree branches from broken Scenic Express Super Trees and placed them on the glued area.



I also added some scenery material between the track and the edge of the structure.



Continued in a few.

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Here is how the scenery blends from the ground up the side of the concrete area of the sign.



I added some basic ground cover to the small triangle shaped area. I cut 39 more guard rail posts and planted them between the road and track.



I added more scenery and a few more trees to the rear of Varick's Frieght.



Nothing else to show for today. More tomorrow if I get the time.

Thanks for the comments and for following along.

[Raymo]

Great looking scene! Glad to see the Judge was at least having a beverage!

[ak-milw]

Very nice Tom, after watching you, you make a guy want to just pack it all in.

[jimmillho]

That is a great looking scene, even with the Judge supervising. 

First chance I get I will bring you the 2 Tons (bottles) of Concrete. Fat chance you will ever get to pay for it

Jim

[GPdemayo]

Progress on the A&S & Bill doing a bang up job of supervising.....looking good Tom. 

[ACL1504]

Great looking scene! Glad to see the Judge was at least having a beverage!

Dan,

Thank you, much appreciated. The Judge is still recovering from the trip to Scranton!


Tom

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Very nice Tom, after watching you, you make a guy want to just pack it all in.

Andy,

Aw shucks, you make me blush! Thanks very much!


Tom

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That is a great looking scene, even with the Judge supervising. 

First chance I get I will bring you the 2 Tons (bottles) of Concrete. Fat chance you will ever get to pay for it

Jim

Jim,

Thanks, I'll certainly take you up on the offer. Payment or not.

Tom

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Progress on the A&S & Bill doing a bang up job of supervising.....looking good Tom. 

Greg,

Many things have been done since your last visit. See you on Wednesday. And, thank you.

Tom

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Today, I got a very good 8+ hours in on the layout.

Much work was done adding more guard rails, highway work including striping, more signs and much more scenery. I even started a small scratch build of a track side shanty.

Hopefully photos to follow tomorrow.

Tom

[RWL]

Tom,

The build is great, the color, the detailing, the sign and for me especially the corbels and upper sheathing, that came out wonderful. It is something not done that often unless it is in the directions and the parts are in the box, nicely done. The location is equally as good, I like the position in relation to the track, not on top of it and not down the road. To all of that I have a question.

You have added bush and bramble to the trackside of the building and it ends right at the corner. I realize the unkempt property is all due to the dispute between the building owner and the local landscaper, but  ... . Would that unbridled foliage not continue around the foundation to the east side of the building?

Just a question.

Bob