The Atlantic and Southern Build Thread Continued, Part 4

[NKP768]

Nice work Tom..

Doug

[ACL1504]

Steaming along, Tom.

Long may the new found energy continue...

Cheers, Mark.

Mark, Cheers,

Yes, new coal in the box and steamed up, ready to go. Thanks for stopping by.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Hey Tom:

It's coming along nicely as usual. Can't wait to see more.

Karl

Karl,

Thanks very much, more is on the way.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Tom, glad to hear you're feeling better and making good progress on the layout . I also have one of those Boston sharpeners.  Great minds think alike!


Jeff

Jeff,

Thank you, much appreciated. Yes, after several months of feeling like crude, I feel much better and have more energy. The Boston sharpener is the best.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Wonderful work Tom!  Your gaining your speed back!


Jerry

Jerry,

Thank you, I just feel better than the past several months.

Tom 

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You have to admire the movers and shakers of Tahope.....when it comes to more tax revenue from a mixed use development, they can more pretty fast getting all the approvals passed and the permits issued. 

Greg,

The  movers and shakers of Tahope don't do anything unless you "grease"  some palms in the permitting department.  The more grease, the faster the process. 

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Nice work Tom..

Doug

Doug,

Thank you very much.

Tom 

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As I mentioned in an earlier post, a small hobby shop will be placed between the two tracks. This was a FOS freebie and I don't remember what I purchased to get the free kit. It was offered in 2018.




Here's a note Doug put in this one.



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The kit has no instructions but it is pretty much a straight forward build.



Nice signs, a bit bright but perfect for the hobby shop.



More in a few.

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I took some time and familiarized myself with the parts. I labeled them for quick reference.



I started with the front wall facade. There are many parts to it but these two go together. I cut the top portion off. It fits at the top and on top of the lower piece.



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After the two were glued together and dry, I then glued the part to the front wall section.



These three parts make up the main front wall.



More in a few.

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I used 8X8 scale lumber to brace the rear wall and sub structure walls.



When dry, I used Hunterline Light Gray A&I to the front wall sections.



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I then glued the three base pieces together.



When dry, I painted the front sidewalk and sides of the base with Floquil Concrete.



Continued - Nope, done for tonight!

[Keep It Rusty]

What a cool little kit. Love that Doug does this.
Can't wait to see the shop! Maybe it should be called "Between the Rails"?

[GPdemayo]

You have to admire the movers and shakers of Tahope.....when it comes to more tax revenue from a mixed use development, they can more pretty fast getting all the approvals passed and the permits issued. 

Greg,

The  movers and shakers of Tahope don't do anything unless you "grease"  some palms in the permitting department.  The more grease, the faster the process. 

Tom 

Kind of sounds like the shenanigans that go on down in Miami.....