2026-2026 Winter Challange - OVL Co. Maintenance Buildings

[elwoodblues]

Ron looking really good; well done. I like your idea for holding the details to paint; may have to borrow that one.

Thanks Larry, the idea for holding the detail parts to paint is one I borrowed from a modeling buddy that paints figures.

[elwoodblues]

Time for another update. . . . . .

More progress to report.


The side wall built.  There is nothing special about this, I built it as per the plan provided with the kit.




At this point, I had to make a decision, do I continue the build by gluing the building to the loading platform or come up with an alternate method.   Continuing the build on the loading platform would mean working with a 24" x 4" base sounded like a recipe for disaster, so I decided to build a "assembly jig" that would be easier to work with.




The building and side yard wall in place on the "assembly jig"
 

[elwoodblues]

Houston, We Have a Problem . . . .  

After cutting the rafters for the side wall roof and getting ready to install them, I ran into a "spacing" problem.


The kit instructions call for a spacing of 1.875" (1-7/8") between the wood floor and the side wall.




I made a small error when building the assembly jig by leaving the 1-7/8" space between the outside of the wall (instead of the inside) and the inside of the side wall but this didn't make up the the difference of the rafter length.




The kit comes with a rafter cutting jig so I cut the 6 required rafters using the provided jig.




The length of the rafters is 1-9/16" making the rafters (1-7/8" - 1-9/16") 7/16" too short.




I glued 2 new styrene spacers for the side wall in the new location that will allow the rafters to attach to the buiding and sit on the side wall.




The side wall in it's new location on the assembly jig.

[elwoodblues]

Progress Continues. . . . . .



The rafters installed between the building and the side wall.

Thank's all the progress for now, thanks for looking in.

[PRR Modeler]

Looks very good Ron. Great problem solving.

[Rick]

Ron, nice job fixing the jig and attaching the rafters.

[friscomike]

Howdy Ron, that's a clever jig.  Nice work on the building. Have fun, mike 

[elwoodblues]

Looks very good Ron. Great problem solving.

Thanks Curt, at least it was an easy problem to solve.

[elwoodblues]

Ron, nice job fixing the jig and attaching the rafters.

Thanks Rick.

[elwoodblues]

Howdy Ron, that's a clever jig.  Nice work on the building. Have fun, mike

Thanks Mike, I am having fun.