Winter Challenge 2024/2025 - Flat Iron Corner Building - Tom Langford.

[Jerry]

You can come do my tree planting anytime!!

Beautiful work on that utility pole.

Great tutorial all the way through on this build.

Jerry

[friscomike]

Howdy Tom, great finish on the build.  I look forward to your after action report.  Have fun, mike

[elwoodblues]

Way to go Tom, those details really make the scene pop.  Great job on the pole and the tree planting.  I think you need to give us the type of fertilizer you used to have those flowers grow and bloom that fast. 

I saw my first Florida palm tree just after crossing the state line a couple of weeks ago.

[Rick]

Tom, these last couple of additions look outstanding!

[ACL1504]

You can come do my tree planting anytime!!

Beautiful work on that utility pole.

Great tutorial all the way through on this build.

Jerry

Jerry,

Jerry thank you for all the kind comments, I appreciate you following along.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Howdy Tom, great finish on the build.  I look forward to your after action report.  Have fun, mike

Mike, Howdy,

Thanks very much and following along on this build. I did have fun.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Way to go Tom, those details really make the scene pop.  Great job on the pole and the tree planting.  I think you need to give us the type of fertilizer you used to have those flowers grow and bloom that fast. 

I saw my first Florida palm tree just after crossing the state line a couple of weeks ago.

Ron,

Thank you for the compliment and being a follower of this build thread.

Everything grows fast in Florida.

When you get a free Saturday, you are very welcome to come visit the A&S RR. Let me know a couple weeks in advance and I'll have the Saturday Butty Group here to meet you. We are 127 miles south of Jacksonville. You'll get to participate in our quality BS sessions.

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom, these last couple of additions look outstanding!

Rick,

Thank you as well Rick. I appreciate all the comments and you following along on this build.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

If you are like me, I don't like reading long screeds in a build thread. I loose interest and you know from following my threads, I keep it short and to the point. So, that said, I'll try to keep this one short.

When I decided to join the Winter Build Challenge, I was unsure of what I wanted to build. At this stage in the layout, I don't have the time to build a structure that will end up being a shelf orphan.

My main focus now is to get the center isle, Tahope, populated with structures. I looked at the space I had available and decided a structure just north of the large FOS Flat Iron District build would be the location for the challenge build.

As it worked out, the space available was the shape of a flat iron. I also knew this build would be a challenge and I wanted to scratch build a Victorian style structure that would look and fit the space and style of the FOS Flat Iron.



I wanted the lower front to look Victorian but also look completely different for the rest of the FOS kit.

[Larry C]

Well, what can I say; Tom you did a fantastic job on this build and I especially like your attention to detail. That looks amazing on your layout and certainly looks like it belongs there. Very well done!!!!!

[ACL1504]

I knew how I wanted this challenge build to look. My goal, through out, this build was to follow what I had in mind and stick to that though process for the final look.

I also know two stories wouldn't look correct and four stories was to tall for the space.

Drawing, cutting, gluing and scratch building the lower front was a great deal of fun and I'm very happy with how it turned out.  I believe the stained glass look was appropriate for the cafe as well. I made sure my measurements were precise as the slightest mistake would be magnified as the build progressed.

I also had to be sure to keep the second and third level windows at the same height for the building to look believable.

Cutting the stringers was a challenge but I've done it for several other builds. I'll use commercial stringers from now on to save time.

The Victorian Cafe front and the rear staircase are the two main visual effects on the build. One front and one in the rear. The rear faces the track and is the most visible to the viewer/visitor.

I tried to stay true to the details I had in mind. The only thing that will be added later is the electrical hookup wires from the building to the utility pole.

I made a few mistakes along the way but they were easily fixable.

Here are the final pictures on this build.

[ACL1504]

Well, what can I say; Tom you did a fantastic job on this build and I especially like your attention to detail. That looks amazing on your layout and certainly looks like it belongs there. Very well done!!!!!

Larry,

Thank you for the very generous and kind compliment on the challenge build. This was fun to scratch build but now I'm looking forward to my next project whatever that may be.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

[ACL1504]

[ACL1504]

Looks like someone left the water on.