Riverbend Chapel by FOS

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Looks great Tom.

Curt,

Thank you.

Tom 

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Hey Tom, I'm looking forward to seeing the completed scene.   Jeff

Jeff,

Thank you as well.

Tom 

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I finally finished the grave yard posts and fencing.

It is very fragile and with adding the HO scale 2x2's I'm not sure how I would have glued the fence to the posts.





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Some of you may have noticed the HO scale 4x4's glued to the inside bottom of some posts. Since the fencing is fragile, I tack glued these to give the fence some stability while it is being installed. They will be removed one the posts are glued in place.



Also, there is a section of fence that has been damaged by a falling tree limb. Well, the limb hasn't fallen yet but it will, trust me.



More in a few.

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I wanted to have an open casket so I made one. I used the kit casket as a template and drew the outline on the fence board as shown.

I drew three, one for the top and bottom and a smaller one for the top.






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Using one piece for the bottom, I edged glued some HO scale 2x8's to the side. I tried 1x8's but they proved to be to flimsy and difficult to work with.



For the angled side piece, I used a new single edge razor blade and cut down on the 2x8. I then reversed the board and edge glued it to the upper side of the bottom. This gave me the perfect fit for joining the two side pieces of the casket.

An hour later this is what I had. I used the smooth side of an Emory board to clean any fuzz.



More in a few.

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Yes, of course there will be a mishap. The casket will fall off the truck and expose a cadaver in the casket.


Here is where everything will be placed.



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After four months and 221 photos, I'm calling this one finished. Since it will go on the layout, the rest will be covered in the A&S RR thread.

This is a great kit and the church can be built as is or kit bashed as mine. I did so in order for my church to look more like a southern style country church.

Building the grave yard was a bit "tricksie" but when finished, it really is a nice touch Doug at FOS came up with.

I thank all who followed and any comments positive or negative are welcome.

Tom 

[Timbob60]

Nice job, Tom. Here's a couple of caskets in case you haven't seen them.

https://www.rustystumps.com/proddetail.php?prod=C2014

https://www.rustystumps.com/proddetail.php?prod=C2014S

timbob60

[PRR Modeler]

All your modeling always looks fantastic.  Another excellent build in the books.

[GPdemayo]

Good work Tom.....the mishap with the casket will be a hoot. 

[ACL1504]

Nice job, Tom. Here's a couple of caskets in case you haven't seen them.

https://www.rustystumps.com/proddetail.php?prod=C2014

https://www.rustystumps.com/proddetail.php?prod=C2014S

timbob60

Timbob60,

Thank you for the kind words and stopping by.

I do remember seeing them but couldn't remember where. Thanks for the links. I've bookmarked them.

However, I did have fun making my own out of wood.

Tom   

[ACL1504]

All your modeling always looks fantastic.  Another excellent build in the books.

Curt,

Thank you for the very generous and kind compliment. This was a fun build but I'm also happy to be moving on.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Good work Tom.....the mishap with the casket will be a hoot. 

Greg,

Thanks and yes, the casket mishap will be a fun mini-scene.

Tom 

[Oldguy]

Very, very well done.  Great modifications.