Buffalo Canyon Mining Company in On30

Started by friscomike, January 30, 2025, 09:41:22 PM

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Larry C

Mike fantastic job on the build; I'll be looking for your next adventure.
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Jacobs' Landing: A Micro On18 Layout
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elwoodblues

Mike,

The post office looks great but I do have a couple of observations/suggestions,

    1 - In addition to the I/A wash I would use a darker stain along the bottom of the building to show dirt splashed up on the building due to caused by rain.
    2 - All Post Offices I've seen also includes a sign indicating the town they are in.

Just my 2c (CDN) worth.

Looking forward to your next build.
Ron Newby
General Manager
Clearwater Valley Railroad Co.
www.cvry.ca

kyle creel

Just catching up Mike-
I really love the P.O. - it's gonna fit in so well and look so 'at home' on the layout.... ;)  ;)  ;) fantastic job...

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry. Co.

friscomike

Howdy folks,

Philip, thank you for the kind comment.  The shingles are from Dr Ben's.  Pinking shears are too small for O scale.

Rick, thank you for following and sharing your wisdom.

Larry, I have appreciated your support and encouragement.

Ron, thanks for your comments and following the build.  Indeed, the lower edges need some darkening.  I plan to do that when I plant the PO on the layout in hopes of blending it in with adjacent buildings and the terrain.  Great catch on the city sign.  I will add one.  I appreciate your comments.

Kyle, thank you for the supportive comments. I do appreciate them.

Have fun,
mike




Philip


Michael Hohn

Mike,

Your post office turned out terrifically.  I like the architecture; very classy.  As for the general neatness and clean appearance, I know you plan to dirty it a bit, but I think post offices were generally kept up because like banks, they had an image to maintain.

Looking forward to seeing your fine structures planted on your layout.

Mike

ACL1504

Mike, Howdy,

The PO is wonderful and weathered just right! Well done sir.

Tom
"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

GPdemayo

Great work with the Post Office Mike, well done..... 8)
Gregory P. DeMayo
General Construction Superintendent Emeritus
St. Louis & Denver Railroad
Longwood, FL

friscomike

Howdy folks,

Mike, thanks for your encouragement and perspective.

Tom, thank you for the kind comment.

Gregory, thanks for the compliment.

I appreciate the comments and critiques.  Thanks to all who are passing through.

Have fun,
mike

Jerry

Mike I don't know how I missed the final.

Beautiful work on that PO.  You can deliver my mail anytime!  ;D

Jerry
"And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." A. Lincoln

friscomike

Howdy folks,

Jerry, thank you for your generous comment. "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds".

I've been working on the structures on the upper level, planting the water tower, maintenance shed, and depot.

Today, I focused on making paths around the aforementioned structures using soil and tan sanded grout blend.  It's still wet, but photos will follow when it's dry.  

I permanently attached the hand car track in the maintenance shed and made a loading dock for the other side of the depot. The loading dock was one of the five-dollar Friday kits from Morgan Hill.  In true form, it is missing half of the top planks. It's a nice kit otherwise and fits perfectly between the tracks with a ramp to the depot platform.  I stained it, and when it's dry, I'll weather the deck and plant it.

Here is the obligatory kit contents.


Have fun,
mike

PRR Modeler

Curt Webb
The Late Great Pennsylvania Railroad
Freelanced PRR Bellevue Subdivision

Philip


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