The Atlantic and Southern Build, Part 1

Started by ACL1504, December 21, 2013, 09:23:16 AM

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I got to looking at the bridge shack and realized the manufacturer put a concrete structure on a wooden deck. This needed to be changed. I also wanted to enlarge the wooden deck.







I cut a piece of Evergreen styrene to fit the area shown below. This piece was slightly larger than the proposed deck area. It was glued under the existing platform.




I then cut a piece of styrene to fit the actual area I wanted. This piece fits flush to the existing planks on the deck.

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

I painted the styrene black, spread white glue on the top and added scale 2X8's to the existing planks. The 2X8's were stained with Hunterline A&I mixes.









The new bridge shack comes next.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

The old concrete shack didn't come apart easily as you can see in the photo below.




I cut a piece of clapboard the size of the original wall.



To mark the window location, I used a black Pentel to mark the back of the plastic window.





Prior to the window marking, I measured and drew lines on the rear of the clapboard. I marked the center line and the window height. I

I then placed the window on the rear and pressed it against the back. This transferred the ink to the wood.



I used this to cut the window openings.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

Fast forward and all the walls are finished.



The walls were painted with Floquil Reefer White and the door and windows with Floquil Reading Green. The original roof was painted with the Reading Green also.



Fast forward again and the walls were braced and glued together.



Now I have a wooden bridge tender shack on a wooden deck.




"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

PRR Modeler

Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

ACL1504

Quote from: PRR Modeler on March 01, 2017, 12:58:56 PM
Excellent modeling.


Curt,

Thank you, very much appreciated. This was a fun little project.

Tom ;D
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

Powersteamguy1790

Great photo's Tom. :) 8)

Stay cool and run steam........ 8) 8)

GPdemayo

Quote from: ACL1504 on March 01, 2017, 11:42:41 AM
Quote from: jimmillho on February 28, 2017, 08:37:27 PM
I can't believe you let Greg run into that fence AGAIN.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

jIM


Yep, every time.

Tom ;D


I didn't run into the fence.....it just jumped right out in front of the car as I was leaving with a tummy full of pig and one to many root beers.  ;D
Gregory P. DeMayo
General Construction Superintendent Emeritus
St. Louis & Denver Railroad
Longwood, FL

ACL1504

Quote from: GPdemayo on March 01, 2017, 04:21:56 PM
Quote from: ACL1504 on March 01, 2017, 11:42:41 AM
Quote from: jimmillho on February 28, 2017, 08:37:27 PM
I can't believe you let Greg run into that fence AGAIN.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

jIM


Yep, every time.

Tom ;D


I didn't run into the fence.....it just jumped right out in front of the car as I was leaving with a tummy full of pig and one to many root beers.  ;D


Okay, stick to that story. Root beers my behind.

Tom ;D
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

This large dirt area finally dried after three days.






With the roads now completely dry, I added more scenery and trees to the back areas.









More in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

I then started adding ground cover to the area on the right of the track.







While that area was drying, I moved to the other side of the track and drew in where I wanted the dirt road.








More in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504







I painted white glue inside the lines and then added Scenic Express fine dirt to the top of the glue.



I use a soft bristle brush to spread the dirt.





More in a few.

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504



After finishing the road I moved to the area behind the track.

For this I painted on the white glue and then used Woodland Express Earth to cover the glue. When dry I added diluted matte medium to the earth cover.





I then added broken tree branches and other tree debris to the area to represent shrubs.



The road is still not completely dry.



More in a few.
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

ACL1504

In this photo, you can see I added more matte medium to the dirt road and added a few trees to the other side of the tracks.



I then added more trees to the other side of the river basin.









More in a few.

"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

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