Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 4) Started 8/14/21

[PaulS]

John,
More great work being accomplished on the S&S !!
As for your question on the construction paper, you can look for acid-free, lignin free, and stable construction paper at art supply stores.   All paper will eventually fade from sunlight but these will tend to fade less and more slowly ...
Keep up the great work !!
--Paul

[John B]

John,
I never get tired of looking at your volumes. I especially like looking at all the gizmos that you have on your workbench.  Keep up all the good work


John

[S&S RR]

Nice detailing to that tar paper roof John , such a large layout with so many structures yet so many details , great stuff.

Jan


Thank you so much for the kind words and for following along.

[S&S RR]

It's "The Thrilla of Manilla" on John's workbench...  :-)


dave

Dave


Yes it is.

[S&S RR]

Excellent build. The sun porch is a really nice touch.

Curt


Thank you - it was a challenging thing to put together - lots of pieces and angles to deal with.

[S&S RR]

John,
More great work being accomplished on the S&S !!
As for your question on the construction paper, you can look for acid-free, lignin free, and stable construction paper at art supply stores.   All paper will eventually fade from sunlight but these will tend to fade less and more slowly ...
Keep up the great work !!
--Paul

Paul


Thank you for the kind words and for following along.  Also thank you for the tip on the construction paper - time to get the Dick Blick catalog out.  Every time I do that it seems to get very expensive. 

[S&S RR]

John,
I never get tired of looking at your volumes. I especially like looking at all the gizmos that you have on your workbench.  Keep up all the good work


John

John


Thank you for the encouraging words and yes I'm guilty of being a tool junky. It is very rare that I buy a tool that doesn't get used - the biggest problem is finding them when I need them.

[postalkarl]

hey John:

Looks great. Love the Sal Manila Egg Wholesaler sign. Can't wait to see more.

Karl

[S&S RR]

hey John:

Looks great. Love the Sal Manila Egg Wholesaler sign. Can't wait to see more.

Karl

Karl


Thank you for the encouraging words.

[S&S RR]

I started putting the roof on the Hooker & Son building, yesterday.  This is not your everyday roof.  I think it's the most complicated roof I have ever run across. Here is how Bob describes it in the instructions.







I took pictures of the instruction pages on this one so I could study them on my iPad while I was on the treadmill.  Multitasking - I often look ahead at build instructions while I'm on the treadmill to make better use of the time.

[S&S RR]

Here are a few progress pictures of the installation of the roof.  I added a couple wood braces to supplement the cardboard bracing that Bob provided in the kit.





A few scraps out of the bass wood supply and a couple angle cuts. Now the roof isn't going to warp.






























I added a brace in both ends of the roof.




Now for all the dormers.  I have a whole tray full of pieces.

[deemery]

The one 'trick' I've learned about doing complex roofs is to construct my own templates.  (80 lb cardstock from Office Depot works great for this.)  You can start by scanning the kit templates, printing them onto the cardstock, and test-fitting the cardstock before cutting the kit roof.  And if necessary, you can then reproduce the template using a drawing program (I've been known to use PowerPoint for that :-( ) and adjust the drawing as necessary until the cut-out roof template is correct.


dave

[PRR Modeler]

Love that sentence in the instructions. Good luck John.

[S&S RR]

The one 'trick' I've learned about doing complex roofs is to construct my own templates.  (80 lb cardstock from Office Depot works great for this.)  You can start by scanning the kit templates, printing them onto the cardstock, and test-fitting the cardstock before cutting the kit roof.  And if necessary, you can then reproduce the template using a drawing program (I've been known to use PowerPoint for that :-( ) and adjust the drawing as necessary until the cut-out roof template is correct.


dave

Dave


I have been adding lots of wood bracing to the roof cards that are provided by the kit. It wouldn't hurt to have some extra thickness to the card stock - sure is the way to go with any scratch builds.

[S&S RR]

Love that sentence in the instructions. Good luck John.

Bob wasn't kidding on this one. I spent most of the day figuring it out - making progress.