The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

[deemery]

I took a short piece of rail, filed the base down so a rail joiner would slip on it more smoothly.  Then I drilled and glued the other end into a dowel. I use this "tool" to open rail joiners, sliding a joiner onto the rail-in-dowel tool with pliers, and then wiggling it appropriately until it's easy to slip on and off the rail.


dave

[ACL1504]

Dave,

The rail joiner tool is really handy. I have one I made but don't use it on the code 83 rail with the "N" scale code 80 rail joiners. I like them to fit very tight from the start. I do on occasion need to use needle nose pliers to get one on.

Thanks for adding the tool idea to the thread for others whom may not know about it.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I've been working on the area around the wonderful FSM station Reading Bob built for me.

I've glued the cork base down and now need to "pour" some concrete.







Continued in a few.

[ACL1504]

The rear of the station has a small freight dock and dirt road.



I need to add dirt to the road across the tracks.



There, I added "dirt" to the road.


More in a few.

[ACL1504]

I plan to add some passenger sheds to the station. I have many of the FOS Passenger Platforms/sheds. The FOS platform kit was QK5 and is no longer available.

[ACL1504]

Time to "pour" some concrete around the station. I used some two ply cardboard for the concrete areas. I got the stuff from Sam Flax Art Supply at a cost of around $3.50 for a 24"X30" piece. The two ply is nice and thick.

You can see I fast forwarded here a little.





Since I was already cutting the cardboard slabs, I decided to cut the road that will run along the track and behind the fence.



More photos in a few.

[ACL1504]

Time for a Diet Pepsi break.

[sdrees]

Very nice looking station Tom. 

[ACL1504]

Very nice looking station Tom.

Steve,

Thank you, all the credit goes to Reading Bob for the build. He is the Atlantic and Southern Contractor.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I guess I could replace the station.

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I got the four walls glued together on the Wrigley structure. Not much else I can do on this build until I get all the windows from Tichy.

[ak-milw]

Looking great Tom , I really like the dirt

[jimmillho]

Awesome Concrete pour......I did a lot of that in my youth!!!!

Jim

[jlgrove]

.....beautifuk work, loving the progress.....

[ReadingBob]

Great progress.  I'm trying to figure out a way to say the new area looks awesome without it sounding oddly self serving.     Oh, the heck with it.  George should get most of the credit for the station anyway so "Awesome!"